UPLAND, Ind. – Indiana Wesleyan Women's Volleyball fell 3-0 (18-25, 16-25, 19-25) to top-seeded Taylor in the Crossroads League Volleyball Tournament Championship on Saturday, ending a 10-match win streak. The second-seeded Wildcats finish conference play 25-9 overall and 15-3 in the CRL. Taylor took the season series 2-1 after IWU won 3-2 on Sept. 2 and the Trojans won 3-1 on Oct. 10. Taylor hit .226 as a team to IWU's .043 and held edges in kills (40-31), assists (36-29), digs (54-45) and blocks (10.0-7.0), while the two teams tied in aces at 4-4. Camaya Murry led the Wildcats with 19 digs, and Jaycee Folkers had five blocks.
THE ESSENTIALS
- Location: Upland, Ind.
- Records: Indiana Wesleyan 25-9 overall, 15-3 CRL; Taylor 31-5 overall, 16-2 CRL
- Crossroads League Rankings: #2 IWU | #1 Taylor
SET 1 (L, 18-25)
- The opener was tied seven times. Taylor opened with a 3-0 run (0-0 to 0-3) on Mackenzie Gerig's serve, and IWU answered with a 3-0 run (0-3 to 3-3), two of the points on Ashlee Gallegos's serve.
- Morgan Osborn served two points, including an ace, in a 3-0 run (6-8 to 9-8) that gave the Wildcats their first lead. Taylor answered with 3-0 runs (11-10 to 11-13 and 13-15 to 13-18), two of the points in each on Suzanne Storey's and Emily Livengood's serves.
- Osborn served three points, including an ace, in a 4-0 run (14-19 to 18-19) that pulled IWU within one.
- Taylor closed the set with a 6-0 run (18-19 to 18-25), five of the points on Azure Flagle's serve, including the final ace.
SET 2 (L, 16-25)
- Taylor opened with a 3-0 run (0-0 to 0-3), two of the points on Gerig's serve, including an ace.
- Daniella Joseph served two points in a 3-0 run (5-7 to 8-7) that gave IWU its only lead of the set.
- Flagle answered by serving five straight points in a 6-0 run (8-7 to 8-13).
- Livengood served three points, including two aces, in a 4-0 run (13-17 to 13-21), and Margo Hernandez served two in a 3-0 run (15-21 to 15-24) that gave Taylor set point.
- IWU hit .032 in the set.
SET 3 (L, 19-25)
- The set was tied four times. Taylor ran off a 3-0 run (5-3 to 5-6) on Hernandez's serve and a 3-0 run (6-6 to 6-9) on Flagle's serve.
- Aiva Kresge served two points, including an ace, in a 3-0 run (8-12 to 11-12) that pulled IWU within one.
- Taylor answered with a 3-0 run (11-12 to 11-15) behind Ellie Herschberger's serve and a 4-0 run (12-15 to 12-19) behind Livengood's serve.
- Shae Williams served two points, including an ace, in a 3-0 run (12-19 to 15-19), but Taylor held on, 25-19.
KEY WILDCATS
LOOKING AHEAD
- The Wildcats will learn more about NAIA Tournament games on Monday, November 16th, at 5 PM during the National Selection show!
- Links for live stats and video are available at IWUWildcats.com.
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