MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- No. 23 Indiana Wesleyan University volleyball inched closer to a Crossroads League regular season championship on Friday night as they defeated host Bethel (Ind.) 3-0 in Mishawaka, Indiana. The Wildcats won by scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-16.

Matchup Details

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan 3   -   Bethel 0     |   25-16, 25-15, 25-15
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 26-7, 15-1 Crossroads League   |   Bethel 18-15, 9-7 Crossroads League
• NAIA DII Top-25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 23   |   Bethel - Not ranked
• Location:  Goodman Gymnasium   |   Bethel College   |   Mishawaka, Indiana
  Brief:  No. 23 Indiana Wesleyan University volleyball inched closer to a Crossroads League regular season championship on Friday night as they defeated host Bethel (Ind.) 3-0 in Mishawaka, Indiana. The Wildcats won by scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-16.

What Went Down

• Indiana Wesleyan had little trouble in collecting an important Crossroads League victory on Friday night at Bethel. Bethel failed to reach more than 16 points in any of the three sets.
• Morgan Miller (SO/Goshen, Ind.) had a game-high 12 kills as she hit .333 in the match.
• Bianca Cifaldi (JR/Itasca, Ill.) was the only other player with double digit kills besides Miller as she had 11 kills. Cifaldi was efficient as she earned a .360 attack percentage.
• The Wildcats continue to rack up assists as they are eighth in the nation in that category. IWU added 38 more assists tonight as Katey Holler (SR/Marion, Ohio) had 19 and Emily Workman (SO/Tinley Park, Ill.) finished with 15.
• Banner Rodgers (SO/Carrollton, Texas) led all players with 13 digs on Friday. She was closely followed by Ashlen Buck (JR/Brazil, Ind.) with 11 digs.
• Kelly Cypher (SR/Libertyville, Ill.) built upon her team lead in service aces on Friday as she had five more. Cypher has served 41 aces on the season.
• The Wildcats managed just three blocks against the Pilots. Remy Bucknor (JR/Euless, Texas) had a solo block and a block assist while Kristin Predajna (SR/Fishers, Ind.) contributed two block assists.

Coaches Corner

• “We have been waiting all year to see the girls play like this. We are really proud of their effort and performance and we are ready to play Huntington tomorrow.”  -- IWU head coach Candace Moats

Extra! Extra!

• Indiana Wesleyan controls their own destiny when it comes to chasing the Crossroads League regular season championship. Indiana Wesleyan is 15-1 in the league and has two matches remaining -- Saturday at Huntington (Ind.) and Wednesday at home vs. Goshen (Ind.). Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) is 16-1 with their final league match on Saturday at Bethel.

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan stays on the road as they play at Huntington (Ind.) on Saturday. The Crossroads League match begins at 3 p.m. in Huntington, Indiana