MARION, Ind. -- The top-seed Indiana Wesleyan University volleyball team dominated No. 4-seed Grace (Ind.) 3-0 in the first semifinal of the NCCAA Midwest Regional Tournament held in Luckey Arena. IWU won 25-11, 25-13, 25-18 and advances to the finals at 3 p.m. later today against No. 2 Cincinnati Christian (Ohio) or No. 3 Oakland City (Ind.).

Game Vitals

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 3   |   Grace - 0   (25-11, 25-13, 25-18)
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 31-8   |   Grace 19-19
• NCCAA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 1   |   Grace - No. 22
• Location:   Luckey Arena   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana 
• Brief:  The top-seed Indiana Wesleyan University volleyball team dominated No. 4-seed Grace (Ind.) 3-0 in the first semifinal of the NCCAA Midwest Regional Tournament held in Luckey Arena. IWU won 25-11, 25-13, 25-18 and advances to the finals at 3 p.m. later today against No. 2 Cincinnati Christian (Ohio) or No. 3 Oakland City (Ind.).

What Went Down

• In the first set Indiana Wesleyan led 12-7 before scoring 13 of the final 17 points for the 25-11 win.
• The Wildcats scored the first eight points in the second set. The Lancers would get no closer than seven points the rest of the set as IWU won 25-13.
• Indiana Wesleyan held a 10-9 lead in the third set before they pulled away for the win. IWU scored the next three points and was not threatened again.
• Indiana Wesleyan hit .352 as a team. IWU was led by Bianca Cifaldi (JR/Itasca, Ill.) with 12 kills and a .348 attack percentage and Morgan Miller (SO/Goshen, Ind.) with 11 kills and a .611 attack percentage. Kylie Portera (JR/Lake in the Hills, Ill.) contributed eight kills with a .615 attack percentage.
• The Wildcats earned eight blocks with no solo blocks. Kylie Portera had five assists while Remy Bucknor (JR/Euless, Texas), Morgan Miller, and Kristin Predajna (SR/Fishers, Ind.) all had three block assists.

Coaches Corner

• “I was very pleased with how we came out. We came out on a mission. I am proud of the girls for embracing this new journey in the NCCAA Tournament. It was exciting to see.”  -- IWU head coach Candace Moats.

Extra! Extra!

• The last time Indiana Wesleyan competed in the NCCAA Tournament was 2010. IWU went 4-0 in the Midwest Region and followed with a 5-0 run at the final site to win the NCCAA National Championship.

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan plays in the NCCAA Midwest Regional Tournament championship match at 3 p.m. IWU plays the winner between No. 2 Cincinnati Christian (Ohio) and No. 3 Oakland City (Ind.) who play at 12:30 p.m.