MISHAWAKA, Ind. – Indiana Wesleyan Women's Volleyball won its fourth match in a row Wednesday night, sweeping Bethel University 29-27, 25-13, 25-19 at Gates Gymnasium. It was the Wildcats' third straight sweep and completed a 2-0 season sweep of the Pilots, whom they also beat 3-0 on Sept. 16. IWU hit .237 to Bethel's .081 and led in kills (49-31), digs (76-61) and assists (46-28). Aubree Deshetsky had 19 kills, Shae Williams had 14, and Morgan Osborn's serve took over sets two and three.
THE ESSENTIALS
- Location: Mishawaka, Ind.
- Records: Indiana Wesleyan 19-8 overall, 11-3 CRL; Bethel 9-19 overall, 3-11 CRL
- NAIA Rankings: IWU - #13 | Bethel - Unranked
SET 1 (W, 29-27)
- Neither team hit better than .133 in a set that was tied eight times. IWU had 17 kills against nine errors, and Bethel hit .063.
- Bethel opened with a 3-0 run, then pushed the lead to 9-4 on a 4-0 run (4-5 to 4-9) on Lily Vester's serve.
- The Wildcats answered with a 4-0 run (6-10 to 10-10) split between Osborn's and Williams's serves. Bethel replied with a 4-0 run of its own on Haley Johnson's serve (10-10 to 10-14).
- A 3-0 run (14-17 to 17-17), with two points on Deshetsky's serve, tied the set again. Bethel then went up 21-18 on a 3-0 run (18-18 to 18-21) that included a Vester ace.
- IWU reached set point on a 3-0 run (23-24 to 26-24). Bethel pulled even at 26-26 and again at 27-27, but kills by Deshetsky and Williams closed it, 29-27.
SET 2 (W, 25-13)
- IWU started on a 4-0 run (0-0 to 4-0), three points of it on Williams's serve.
- Bethel cut the lead to 8-7 on a 3-0 run (8-4 to 8-7), and IWU answered with a 3-0 run (10-10 to 13-10).
- Osborn then took over with a nine-point run (13-11 to 22-11), eight of the points on her serve, including two aces. A Bethel timeout in the middle of the run didn't stop it.
- IWU hit .361 in the set while Bethel hit .056 and finished with 13 points.
SET 3 (W, 25-19)
- The Wildcats opened with a 3-0 run (1-2 to 4-2) on Camaya Murry's serve.
- Osborn went back to the line for an 8-0 run (6-5 to 14-5), serving six of the eight points and adding another ace. IWU added a 3-0 run (17-11 to 20-11) with Murry serving.
- Bethel made it 21-17 with 3-0 runs of its own (20-11 to 20-14 and 21-14 to 21-17, the second with a Vester ace). Deshetsky's kill made it 24-18, and a Bethel service error ended the match, 25-19.
KEY WILDCATS
- Aubree Deshetsky — 19 kills, .325 hitting percentage, 9 digs, 19.0 points
- Shae Williams — 14 kills, 16 digs, 2 block assists
- Camaya Murry — 20 digs
- Blair Gardiner — 44 assists, 9 digs, 3 block assists
- Morgan Osborn — 3 aces, 10 digs
- Marin Sanchez — 8 kills, .240 hitting percentage, 2 block assists
- Alivia Morgan — 4 kills, .333 hitting percentage
LOOKING AHEAD
- Indiana Wesleyan returns home Saturday for its homecoming match against Goshen College at 1 p.m. The Wildcats swept Goshen 3-0 in the first meeting.
- Links for live stats and video are available at IWUWildcats.com.
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