MARION, Ind. – Indiana Wesleyan Women's Volleyball swept the University of Saint Francis 25-14, 25-16, 25-17 on Senior Day Saturday, extending its winning streak to seven matches. The Wildcats improved to 22-8 overall and 14-3 in Crossroads League play, with six straight conference wins. They also completed a 2-0 season sweep of the Cougars after winning 3-1 on Sept. 26. IWU served 10 aces, hit .316 and held Saint Francis to a .000 attack (24 kills, 24 errors). The Wildcats led in kills (36-24), digs (38-30) and blocks (6.0-4.0).
THE ESSENTIALS
- Location: Marion, Ind.
- Records: Indiana Wesleyan 22-8 overall, 14-3 CRL; Saint Francis 9-20 overall, 5-12 CRL
- NAIA Rankings: IWU: #13 | Saint Francis: Unranked
SET 1 (W, 25-14)
- The set was tied only once, at 2-2. IWU then pulled away with a 3-0 run (2-2 to 5-2) on Camaya Murry's serve, including an ace.
- The Wildcats added a 4-0 run (5-4 to 9-4), three of the points on Shae Williams's serve with an ace, and a 3-0 run (11-8 to 14-8) on Blair Gardiner's serve. Saint Francis answered with a 3-0 run of its own (14-8 to 14-11).
- Morgan Osborn then served a 4-0 run (14-11 to 18-11) with two aces, and Murry's serve produced a 3-0 run (18-12 to 21-12) that put the set away.
- IWU hit .375 in the opener with five aces, while the Cougars hit -.045.
SET 2 (W, 25-16)
- The set was tied four times early. Marin Sanchez then served a 5-0 run (4-4 to 9-4).
- IWU added a 4-0 run (17-14 to 21-14), three of the points on Gardiner's serve. Saint Francis called a timeout at 20-14, but the Wildcats closed with a 3-0 run (22-16 to 25-16) behind Murry's serve, ending the set on a Murry ace.
- The Wildcats had just one attack error in the set and hit .344.
SET 3 (W, 25-17)
- Osborn's ace started a 3-0 run (0-1 to 3-1) for IWU. The Cougars answered with a 3-0 run (6-3 to 6-6) on Kellyn Bertsch's serve, including an ace, to tie it at 6-6.
- Sanchez then served back-to-back aces in a 3-0 run (6-6 to 9-6), and Murry's serve produced a 4-0 run (15-12 to 19-12) that built the lead.
- The Wildcats closed it out with an Aubree Deshetsky kill, to win the set 25-17.
KEY WILDCATS
- Aubree Deshetsky — 13 kills, .417 hitting percentage
- Marin Sanchez — 10 kills, .529 hitting percentage, 2 aces, 2 block assists
- Blair Gardiner — 27 assists, 8 digs, 1 ace, 2 block assists
- Camaya Murry — 14 digs, 3 aces
- Shae Williams — 8 kills, 1 ace
- Morgan Osborn — 3 aces, 6 digs
- Jaycee Folkers — 3 block assists
LOOKING AHEAD
- Indiana Wesleyan closes the regular season Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. at home against Grace College. The Lancers won the first meeting 3-2 on Oct. 1.
- Links for live stats and video are available at IWUWildcats.com.
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