COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 22 Indiana Wesleyan University volleyball nearly upset No. 3 Missouri Baptist in the opening match of the Columbia Classic but dropped the contest in five sets. IWU rebounded with a quick and easy three set win over MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) to split their two Friday matches.

JUST MISSED THE UPSET…

Indiana Wesleyan won the first two sets over No. 3 Missouri Baptist by identical 28-26 scores. MBU rallied to win the final three sets that were highly competitive games.

KILLING IT

Kelly Miller continues to set new personal highs early in the season. For the second time this season, Miller set a new career-high in kills with 26 vs. Missouri Baptist. She set a new high of 25 last weekend vs. Reinhardt (Ga.). She has contributed 20 or more kills in four of seven matches on the season.

COACH MOATS QUOTES

“I think we made some good progress today in discipline and mental toughness. I am proud of the growth I see each match. In the first match, we came out confident and ready to play the No. 3 team in the country. We fought hard but our youthfulness let it get away. We learned and came back more focused in the second match. I am excited to continue to see the growth.”

SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE

Indiana Wesleyan plays two more matches on Saturday to complete the weekend classic. Things do not get any easier. IWU plays Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) at 10 a.m. and ends with No. 5 Park (Mo.) at 4 p.m.