WAYNE, Neb. -- A middle hitter for Wayne State College was announced on Monday afternoon as a Player of the Week.

WSC's Taya Beller of was announced as the Northern Sun Conference Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota following her play in three Wildcat road wins last week. It’s the second time this season that Beller has received NSIC Player of the Week recognition.

Beller, a 6'2" sophomore middle hitter from Lindsay (Humphrey HS), averaged 4.50 kills and 0.70 blocks per set while hitting .398 in a 3-1 road win at Augustana followed by NSIC road sweeps over the weekend at Northern State and MSU Moorhead.

She started her week with a career-high 18 kills and a .457 hitting percentage in a 3-1 Tuesday win at Augustana. Beller added 15 kills and four blocks in Friday’s 3-0 win at Northern State and had 12 kills with a .478 hitting percentage in a 3-0 Saturday sweep at MSU Moorhead.

For the season, Beller ranks third in the NSIC in kills per set (4.06), second in hitting percentage (.437), third in points per set (4.59) and 10th in blocks per set (0.93).

Wayne State, 21-0 and 11-0 in the NSIC, is ranked #1 in the AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll and will host the University of Mary Friday at 6 p.m. and Minot State Saturday in a 1 p.m. contest in Rice Auditorium.