MARION, Ind. – Indiana Wesleyan Women's Volleyball opened Crossroads League Championship Tournament play with a 3-0 win over Huntington on Saturday, taking the Quarterfinal 25-22, 25-18, 25-16 to move into the semifinals. The second-seeded Wildcats have now won nine straight matches and finished a 3-0 season sweep of the seventh-seeded Foresters, adding to earlier wins of 3-0 on Sept. 23 and 3-1 on Oct. 28. IWU hit .339 as a team to Huntington's .227 and held edges in kills (51-37), assists (43-34) and aces (5-0). Aubree Deshetsky led the way with 21 kills at a .447 clip, and Blair Gardiner ran the offense with 26 assists and no errors. The Wildcats hit .536 in the third set to close the match out.
THE ESSENTIALS
- Location: Marion, Ind.
- Records: Indiana Wesleyan 24-8 overall, 15-3 CRL; Huntington 13-20 overall, 6-12 CRL
- CRL Tournament Seeds: #2 IWU | #7 Huntington
SET 1 (W, 25-22)
- The opener was tied four times. IWU took its first lead on a 3-0 run (1-3 to 4-3), with Camaya Murry serving two of the points. The Wildcats then went on a 4-0 run (5-6 to 9-6), with Morgan Osborn serving two points and Gardiner one.
- Osborn served two more points in a 3-0 run (12-10 to 15-10) that put IWU up five.
- Huntington pulled within two on a 3-0 run (24-19 to 24-22), two of the points on Maggie Hollon's serve, but IWU closed it out, 25-22.
SET 2 (W, 25-18)
- The set was tied four times. From 4-4, IWU went on a 4-0 run (4-4 to 8-4), with Osborn serving three straight points.
- The Wildcats built a 17-9 lead on a 3-0 run (14-9 to 17-9). Huntington answered with 3-0 runs (17-9 to 17-12 and 18-12 to 18-15), two of the points in each on Hallie Higgs's and Kennedy Urban's serves.
- Gardiner served three points in a closing 4-0 run (20-16 to 24-16), and IWU finished it, 25-18.
SET 3 (W, 25-16)
- IWU opened with a 3-0 run (0-1 to 3-1), with Aiva Kresge serving two of the points. Daniella Joseph then served four straight points in a 5-0 run (7-5 to 12-5).
- The Wildcats added 3-0 runs (12-6 to 15-6 and 16-11 to 19-11). Huntington answered with a 4-0 run (16-7 to 16-11), two of the points on Higgs's serve.
- Osborn served two points in a 3-0 run (19-12 to 22-12), and Huntington cut the lead to 23-16 with a 3-0 run on Eliza Byrum's serve before IWU finished the match, 25-16.
- IWU hit .536 in the set.
KEY WILDCATS
LOOKING AHEAD
- Indiana Wesleyan advances to the Crossroads League Championship Tournament Semifinal on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
- Links for live stats and video are available at IWUWildcats.com.
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