MARION, Ind. -- For the 12th time in 15 years the Indiana Wesleyan University volleyball team has won the Crossroads League Tournament Championship. IWU has appeared in the title game in 14 of the last 15 years and took the crown on Saturday in Luckey Arena with a 3-0 win over Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio).

MATCH VITALS

• Crossroads League Tournament Championship
• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 3   |   Mount Vernon Nazarene - 0
  • Set 1:  IWU 25-20
  • Set 2:  IWU 25-19
  • Set 3:  IWU 25-21
• Tournament Seeds:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 1   |   Mount Vernon Nazarene - No. 2
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 34-2   |   Mount Vernon Nazarene 31-5
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 16   |   Mount Vernon Nazarene - Not ranked
• Location:   Luckey Arena   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana 
  
   

STAT TRACKER

• Morgan Miller - 7 kills, .500 attack percentage, 6 digs
• Kylie Portera - 8 kills, .462 attack percentage, 5 block assists
• Sarah Collicott - 8 kills
• Katie Elson - 22 assists, 4 digs, 2 kills
• Emily Workman - 18 assists, 3 digs, 1 ace
• Tay Thomas - 11 kills, .474 attack percentage, 1 solo block, 2 block assists
• Banner Rodgers - 15 digs, 4 assists, 1 ace
• Bianca Cifaldi - 9 kills, 6 block assists
  
   

MATCH MOMENTS

• Indiana Wesleyan has advanced to seven straight Crossroads League Tournament championship matches and 14 out of the last 15. IWU has won 12 of those championships dating back to 2002.
• The Wildcats hit .340 as a team with 47 kills and 13 errors in 100 chances.
• Three of Mount Vernon Nazarene’s five losses have come to Indiana Wesleyan this season.
• Both squads had already clinched the two Crossroads League automatic bids to the NAIA National Championship. The NAIA national office will release Opening Round pairings and which teams receive a bye into the final site on Monday.
   

COACH MOATS SAYS…

• “To do what we have been doing is just phenomenal. To be a part of this is so exciting. They are taking ownership of this team. It’s our program. It’s our opportunity. It’s our team. It’s our accountability. It’s our discipline. I am just so proud of this team.”
   

UP NEXT FOR VOLLEYBALL

• Indiana Wesleyan will learn what’s next for them at the NAIA National Championship when the national office releases Opening Round pairings and byes. The live selection show is scheduled for Monday at 11 a.m. noon ET here:  http://www.naianetwork.com/