Kearney, Neb. - Despite having more kills and digs, and having a better attack percentage, the 10th-ranked Nebraska-Kearney volleyball team fell at 3rd-ranked Wayne State (28-30, -25, 22-25, -16, 12-15) Tuesday night in Rice Auditorium.

A school-record crowd of 1,536 watched Wayne improve to 11-0 and earn its first win over the Lopers (10-3) in four years.

UNK trailed in the match 1-0 and 2-1 before blitzing the Wildcats by nine points in the fourth set. That momentum, however, didn't last as Wayne broke a five all tie in the fifth set with four straight points that turned the tide.

In the fifth, an unforced UNK hitting error gave Wayne a 6-5 lead. The 'Cats Shelby Schultz and Mindy Moody followed with a block and then senior setter Diedra Artz served up one her team's six aces to make it an 8-5 score. A Wayne kill followed, prompting UNK to take its second timeout in as many points.

The Lopers tried to come back, making it a 14-12 score after a block from senior middle Jeri Walkowiak and freshman outside Ashley Leitner (Lincoln SW). However, Wayne junior outside Tali Fredrickson recorded a kill right after to end the set and match.

On the night, UNK recorded 74 kills, 116 digs, 12.0 team blocks and a .180 attack percentage. Wayne had 61 kills, 96 digs, 12.0 team blocks and a .143 hitting efficiency.

The Lopers, taking six less swings then Wayne, did have six more hitting errors, 35-29.

Sophomore outside Ariel Krolikowski (Grand Island) paced the Lopers with 24 kills, 27 digs and a .353 attack percentage. Her fifth double double of the year, she was just five kills short of tying Kelli Bunger's school-record for kills in a match.

Also on the outside, Leitner -- who was scheduled to redshirt but brought out of that last weekend -- had 12 kills and five digs.  In the middle, Walkowiak had 17 kills and three blocks with Omaha freshman Ellie Pesavento recording 11 kills and having a team-high nine blocks.

Finally, senior libero Katlyn Heiserman (Manchester, Iowa) had a match-high 28 digs with senior setter Cola Svec (Elkhorn) having a career-high 70 assists and 24 digs.

Wayne was paced by Fredrickson (16 kills, 20 digs), Artz (47 assists, nine digs, six kills) and senior middle Jennifer Hefner (15 kills, nine blocks).

UNK hosts Colorado-Colorado Springs and Colorado Mines this weekend.