MARION, IND. - No. 1 Indiana Wesleyan volleyball finished the Siena Heights Labor Day Invitational 3-0 after picking up a pair of sweeps on Saturday. The Wildcats earned their victories over Siena Heights and Trinity Christian to move to 7-2 entering Crossroads League play.

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Siena Heights University | Adrian, Ind.
• Records: IWU - 7-2 | Siena Heights - 4-2 | Trinity Christian - 1-5
• NAIA Top-25 Ranking: IWU - #1 | SHU - NR | TCC - NR

MATCH ONE VITALS

• The Wildcats had trouble shaking off the fatigue from last night's 5 set reverse sweep, falling behind 15-10 and giving up runs of 4-0 and 6-1. IWU went on a 12-3 run to take a 23-19 lead before kills from Marissa Mullins and Marin Sanchez finished off the set.
• The momentum carried into the second set as Indiana Wesleyan went up 14-2 to begin set two. The red and gray coasted the rest of the way for a 25-14 win.
• Trailing by 1 in set three, IWU went on a 12-3 lead to gain control. The Wildcats took the set 25-16.
• Martina Demarchi led the offense with 11 kills. Eva Joldersma tallied 9.
• Jessica Ickes had 5 blocks.
• Cadee Notter recorded 14 assists.
• Abbigail Porter posted 27 assists.

MATCH TWO VITALS

• Indiana Wesleyan took an early 14-4 lead in set one, but TCC used a 7-2 run to pull within 6 points. IWU held on for a 25-16 victory.
• With a 12-8 lead in set two the Wildcats went on a 13-5 run to take the set 25-13.
• Set three featured runs of 7-2, 7-3, and 8-2 as Indiana Wesleyan completed their second sweep of the day.
• Joldersma led the way with 13 kills.
• Porter led the team with 23 assists and 8 digs.

MOATS PERSPECTIVE

• "It was a solid weekend of competition and I am proud of the grit we showed," said Head Coach Candace Moats. "We have things to work on and will continue to stay focused to keep our development growing!  Proud that many contributed to the wins especially Saturday!"

LOOKING FORWARD

• The Wildcats will host Grace College on September 4th 7 PM.
• Individuals looking to attend can purchase tickets at IWUWildcats.com/Tickets

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