MARION, Ind. -- Bianca Cifaldi (SO/Itasca, Ill.) and Morgan Miller (FR/Goshen, Ind.) led Indiana Wesleyan to a victory over Saint Francis (Ind.) in their Crossroads League home opener Wednesday night in Luckey Arena.

Indiana Wesleyan won the match by scores of 25-21, 25-16, 28-26. The win is the sixth straight for IWU and the team has won 18 consecutive sets. Indiana Wesleyan now stands 7-3 on the season and 2-0 in the Crossroads League while Saint Francis evens their overall mark at 5-5 and 1-1 in the league.

Cifaldi clubbed a match-high 15 kills on Wednesday with a .303 hitting percentage. Miller finished with 14 kills and a .480 hitting percentage in addition to seven digs.

“They’re our big hitters right now,” said IWU head coach Candace Moats. “And we are counting on them.”

Indiana Wesleyan trailed 21-20 in the opening game before the Wildcats responded with five straight kills to end the match. Four of those kills came from Cifaldi. Following an easy game two victory, Indiana Wesleyan seemed to follow suit in the third set as they led 21-14. Saint Francis rolled off seven straight points to tie the score at 21-21 and held a set point at 26-25 before Indiana Wesleyan scored the final three points for the match victory.

“We are in a season of growing, developing, and learning,” said Moats. “It’s like a classroom on the court. It’s learning the situations before they happen. They are very receptive girls and they want to learn. I’m excited for them because they are definitely going to get better. Tonight we learned even more experiences that will help us grow.”

Katey Holler (JR/Marion, Ohio) earned 20 assists and Emily Workman (FR/Tinley Park, Ill.) added 17 while Ashlen Buck (SO/Brazil, Ind.) collected a team-best 12 digs. Kristin Predajna (JR/Fishers, Ind.) had one solo block and Remy Bucknor (SO/Euless, Texas) assisted on two blocked shots.

Luckey Arena will host Indiana Wesleyan vs. Taylor on Friday night at 7 p.m. It will be White Out Night in Luckey for the rivalry game and prizes will be given out between sets.

Moats wanted to let Indiana Wesleyan fans know they are needed Friday evening.

“We need you more this year than any other year. With your presence you are going to be that seventh man on our court that’s going to help us come out and really do something big. And it’s going to take the enthusiasm of our Wildcat Pride to push us through to a big night. So come out and help us out!”