Indiana Wesleyan University

UPLAND, Ind. – Indiana Wesleyan Women's Volleyball dropped a hard-fought Crossroads League battle at No. 12 Taylor University on Saturday, falling in four sets despite a dominant third-set showing that kept the match alive. The loss evens the season series between the two teams at 1-1, with IWU having taken the first meeting back on Sept. 2.
 

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Upland, Ind.
• Records: Indiana Wesleyan 15-8, 8-3 CRL; Taylor (Ind.) 21-5, 9-2 CRL
• NAIA Rankings: IWU - #16 | Taylor - #12

SET 1 (L, 19-25)

• Taylor opened with a 3-0 run and then stretched that into a 1-7 cushion with a 4-0 burst.
• IWU answered with a 3-0 run of its own to trim it to 10-14, then ripped off five straight points (12-16 to 17-16) to grab its first lead of the set.
• Taylor closed the set on a six-point run, scoring the final six points to take it, 25-19.

SET 2 (L, 16-25)

• The teams traded points through the middle of the set before Taylor broke away with a three-point run to go up 5-10.
• Th Wildcats brought the set within 4 (14-18) with a kill from Marin Sanchez.
• The Trojans delivered the finishing blow with a five-point run late (15-20 to 15-24) to close out the set, 25-16.

SET 3 (W, 25-17)

• IWU came out firing with their backs against the wall, opening the set with a 7-0 run to seize immediate control.
• The Wildcats extended the cushion with another 3-0 run to lead 14-7.
• Using the early momentum, the Wildcats traded points until eventually closing the set out 25-17 thanks to an Aubree Deshetsky service ace.

SET 4 (L, 21-25)

• Taylor built an early cushion with a 3-0 run to lead 3-8.
• IWU clawed back with a 4-0 run of its own to trim it to 8-9. On the run, Aubree Deshetsky tallied two kills and Breanna Tubergen notched a kill of her own.
• The two sides battled to an 18-18 tie after another IWU 4-0 spurt, but Taylor pulled away late with a 4-0 run (20-21 to 20-24) to close out the match, 25-21.

KEY WILDCATS

• Aubree Deshetsky — 19 kills, 10 digs, 21.5 points
• Shae Williams — 12 kills, 6 digs, 13.5 points
• Blair Gardiner — 22 assists, 11 digs
• Camaya Murry — 15 digs
• Breanna Tubergen — 6 kills, .357 hitting percentage, 6.0 total blocks
• Morgan Osborn — 11 digs
• Marin Sanchez — 6 kills, 6 digs

LOOKING AHEAD

• Indiana Wesleyan returns home Monday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. to host The Master's University (Calif.).
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