Wayne State 3, Parkside 0 | 25-16, 25-23, 25-16
The Parkside volleyball team couldn't finish off the sweep of Wayne State on Saturday afternoon on the road, as the Warriors cruised to the 3-0 win over the Rangers.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Wayne State never trailed in the opening set, jumping out to a 21-12 lead and never letting the Rangers close in the end. The second set came right down to the end, with the Rangers and Warriors trading the lead back-and-forth throughout. It was tied at 23-23, but the Warriors were able to use back-to-back kills to end the set and take a 2-0 lead. The third set saw the Rangers take the first point, but Wayne State scored two straight and didn't trail again. They jumped out to a 9-3 lead, then 18-8 and finished the match off with a 25-16 match-clinching win.
 
STATWORTHY
As a team, the Warriors hit .272 with 41 kills and 16 errors while Parkside finished with a .082 hitting percentage, going for 28 kills and 20 errors. Junior Jazmine Neal led the way with eight kils while senior Rachel Hedman and sophomore Reese Rossnagel each had six. Sophomore Alysha Brickl led the way with 17 assists and sophomore Kaylee Kuecker had a team-high nine digs.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Rangers welcome in Purdue Northwest next weekend on Friday night at 7 p.m. inside De Simone Gymnasium. They'll head to PNW on Saturday for a 2 p.m. matchup.