WOLVES WHACK WARRIORS TO STAY UNBEATEN AT HOME

Oct. 6, 2001

Our House: NSU is 6-0 at home this season.

Northern State made short work of its fifth-straight Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference opponent at home Saturday afternoon, dominating Winona State 3-0 (30-13, 30-16, 32-30).

The win not only kept NSU's undefeated home mark intact at 6-0; it also continued a dominating week-long stretch over NSIC opponents. In the past seven days, the Wolves have blanked four league teams 3-0 and held each team to a hitting percentage under .100.

Saturday, the Warriors hit just .028 on the night. WSU had trouble getting offense going due in large part to the Wolves' service game, led by junior outside hitter Kim Heny (Powell, Wyo.). Heny blasted seven aces on the night, and in reality accounted for more NSU points on the night as many of her serves were received over the net as meatballs for the Wolves' front line to feast on.

Heny also led the team defensively with 11 digs to go with six kills. Senior Shanna Dahl (St. Cloud, Minn.) led the team with 11 kills on an outlandish .556 hitting percentage. Sophomore setter Tara Sauter tallied 22 assists in two games to lead the team. In the final game, many of NSU's underclassmen got a chance to play, and were able to stave off a late WSU comeback to complete the sweep.

NSU improved to 12-7 overall and 6-2 in the NSIC with the win, while WSU fell to 6-13 overall and 3-5 in league play. The Wolves will face their toughest home weekend next week, as league front-runners Wayne State (Neb.) and Southwest State (Marshall, Minn.) come to town. SSU is undefeated in league play, while WSC has one loss in the NSIC.