WAYNE, Neb. – The honors keep rolling in for the Wayne State College volleyball team.

Kelsie Cada and Rachel Walker received Northern Sun Conference Volleyball Player of the Week honors Monday afternoon from the league office, with Cada being named Offensive Player of the Week while Walker collected Setter of the Week accolades. It’s the first time this season that either player has earned NSIC Player of the Week honors.

Cada, a 6-0 junior outside hitter from Wahoo (Bishop Neumann HS), was named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week after averaging 4.67 kills per set in home sweeps over the weekend against UMary and Minot State.  Cada posted a career-high 21 kills in Friday’s 3-0 sweep over UMary hitting .541 with just one error in the match.  She also averaged 2.17 digs per set, hit .400 for the weekend and had three service aces.

For the season, Cada ranks fifth in the NSIC in kills per set (3.64), fifth in points per set (4.33) and fifth in service aces per set (0.40).

Walker, a 5-9 junior setter from Lincoln (Southwest HS), averaged 11.67 assists per set (tied for best in NSIC last week) to go with 2.00 digs last week facing UMary and Minot State.  She was credited with 41 assists in Friday’s 3-0 sweep over UMary and added 29 assists with two aces in Saturday’s sweep vs. Minot State.  Walker led WSC to a .388 team hitting percentage last week, tops in the NSIC.

This season, Walker ranks fourth in the NSIC averaging 10.99 assists per set along with 2.32 digs per set.

Wayne State, 23-0 and 13-0 in the NSIC, is ranked #1 in the AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll and will host Sioux Falls Thursday at 6 p.m. in Rice Auditorium.