COLUMBIA, Ky. – No. 21 Indiana Wesleyan University volleyball was tied 1-1 at No. 5 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and led 20-16 in the third set. However, Lindsey Wilson completed a late comeback in that set and went on to defeat Indiana Wesleyan in four sets in the final match of the LWC Classic. IWU finishes the opening weekend with a 2-2 mark which featured two closely contested matches vs. top-15 programs.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 1   |   Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) - 3
  • Set 1:  LWC 25-15
  • Set 2:  IWU 25-22
  • Set 3:  LWC 25-23
  • Set 4:  LWC 25-13 
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 2-2   |   Lindsey Wilson 3-0
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 21   |   Lindsey Wilson – No. 5
• Location:   Biggers Sports Center   |   Lindsey Wilson College   |   Columbia, Kentucky 
  
   

STAT TRACKER

• Emily Workman:  20 assists, 6 kills, 8 digs
• Lauren Gross:  9 kills, 2 solo blocks, 1 block assist
• Abigail Rutt:  21 digs
• Tay Thomas:  9 kills, 1 block assist
• Morgan Miller:  9 kills, 1 solo block
• Kelly Miller:  8 kills
   

MATCH MOMENTS

• Two times in the second game the Wildcats had a stretch of scoring six straight points. The second of those began with IWU trailing 20-18 and resulted in a 24-20 lead.
• Indiana Wesleyan led 20-16 in the third set before Lindsey Wilson stormed back. LWC captured 9 of the last 12 points to earn the 25-23 lead and gain a 2-1 lead in the match.

COACH MOATS SAYS…

• “I really didn’t know how we were going to do this weekend. The girls came out ‘16 Strong’ and it was probably the most fun that I ever had as a coach. I loved their passion and we are going to have a very good season.”  
   

PLAYER’S PERSPECTIVE (featuring Lauren Gross)

• “We played really hard. We had a lot of freshmen who had not played at the collegiate level before, so just having them step up to play a role was really crucial and important. They did such a great job of doing that for our first tournament. I thought we played really hard every match and we fought for every point, especially with tougher ranked teams like Doane and Lindsey Wilson. I thought we did a really good job of playing as a team and playing with heart this weekend. It is about the team and not about ourselves. This is a great weekend to start out our season and I am feeling very confident for our next matches at home.”

UP NEXT FOR VOLLEYBALL

• Indiana Wesleyan returns to action in a week and a half when the Wildcats host Spring Arbor (Mich.) in the home opener and Crossroads League opener. The match begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30 in Luckey Arena.