Box Score SIOUX CITY, IOWA - Indiana Wesleyan volleyball kicked off NAIA National Championship Pool Play Tuesday, sweeping Rocky Mountain College (Mont.) in straight sets.

WILDCATS WIN! @IWUVBALL swept Rocky Mountain to win their first match in the NAIA National Volleyball Pool Play Round pic.twitter.com/LbjhAgfT8m

— IWU Wildcats (@IWUWildcats) April 27, 2021

WHAT HAPPENED

• IWU jumped out to a quick 17-5 lead in set one, hitting .333 while RMC hit .071. IWU hit over .300 in all three sets with a three-set average of .341.
• RMC hit .448 in set three, tops in the match.
• Martina Demarchi notched a match-high 15 kills, with Ana Collar collecting 14 and Marci Miller totaling 10.
• Collar was tops for the Wildcats with a .379 hitting percentage, and Marci Miller second best with .375.
• Olivia Zawadski started NAIA Pool Play with a bang, collecting 47 assists, bringing her two-match Championship total to 89, tops in the NAIA.

MOATS PERSPECTIVE

• I felt the team was prepared and ready to start the tournament! It was a team effort all around! Looking forward to the next match and the fight from the girls!!

NEXT TIME OUT

• IWU will play Midland (Neb.) tomorrow at 1 p.m. EST. A win will secure a spot in the NAIA National Championship Quarterfinals.