WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Indiana Wesleyan women's volleyball split day two of the Keiser University Tournament, falling to #14 St. Thomas in five sets before responding with a 3-0 sweep of Texas Wesleyan. The Wildcats (2-2) were upset by St. Thomas 28-26, 24-26, 19-25, 25-23, 9-15 in the day's first match, then answered that setback by closing out Texas Wesleyan 25-19, 25-19, 25-20. It marked IWU's second straight day splitting its two matches, having also gone 1-1 on day one of the tournament. Through the first weekend of matches, freshman
Aubree Deshetsky is tied for second in the NAIA with 67 kills.
THE ESSENTIALS
- Location: Keiser University | West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Records: IWU - 2-2 | St. Thomas - 3-1 | Texas Wesleyan - 1-3
- NAIA Rankings: IWU - #3 | St. Thomas - #14 | Texas Wesleyan: Unranked
St. Thomas 3, Indiana Wesleyan 2
SET ONE
- St. Thomas took its first lead of the set with a 3-0 run, capped by back-to-back kills from Raya Mlyakova, to go up 13-11.
- Indiana Wesleyan answered with a 3-0 run of its own, featuring kills from Aubree Deshetsky and Breanna Tubergen, to tie the set at 16-16.
- The set stayed even into extra points before the Wildcats closed it out on a 3-0 run, punctuated by a service ace from Camaya Murry, to win 28-26.
SET TWO
- St. Thomas opened with a 4-0 run to grab an early 4-1 lead, then later used back-to-back 3-0 runs to push the margin to 18-13.
- Indiana Wesleyan rallied with two separate 3-0 runs, the second capped by a service ace from Daniella Joseph, to tie the set at 22-22.
- St. Thomas closed on a late push in extra points to win the set 26-24 and even the match.
SET THREE
- Tied at 7-7, St. Thomas used a 5-0 run to seize control at 12-7 and later extended the lead to 18-10.
- Indiana Wesleyan answered with a 7-0 run, highlighted by three kills and back-to-back service aces from Blair Gardiner, to cut the deficit to 20-18.
- St. Thomas closed the set on a 4-0 run to win 25-19 and take a 2-1 match lead.
SET FOUR
- St. Thomas jumped out to an early 14-6 lead behind a string of 3-0 and 4-0 runs.
- Trailing by eight, Indiana Wesleyan clawed back with a 3-0 run followed by a 6-0 run, featuring kills from Jaycee Folkers and back-to-back kills from Marin Sanchez, to tie the set at 18-18.
- The Wildcats closed the set on a 3-0 run, capped by a service ace from Aubree Deshetsky, to win 25-23 and force a decisive fifth set.
SET FIVE
- St. Thomas used back-to-back 3-0 runs, the first to take a 12-8 lead and the second to close out the match, winning the fifth set 15-9 to take the match, 3-2.
Indiana Wesleyan 3, Texas Wesleyan 0
SET ONE
- Texas Wesleyan opened with a 3-0 run, including a kill from Faith McClellan and a Madison Grekstas kill, to lead 3-2.
- Indiana Wesleyan answered with a 7-0 run, powered by five kills from Aubree Deshetsky, to take an 11-7 lead.
- The Wildcats later added a 5-0 run, capped by a service ace from Ashlee Gallegos, to extend the lead to 21-14 and closed out the set 25-19.
SET TWO
- Indiana Wesleyan used a 4-0 run early, featuring a kill from Aubree Deshetsky and a kill from Marin Sanchez, to lead 8-3.
- The Wildcats added back-to-back 3-0 runs, highlighted by kills from Mariana Van Der Aa, to build a commanding 19-12 lead.
- Texas Wesleyan closed on a 3-0 run, including two service aces from Loes Peijnenburg, but Indiana Wesleyan held on to win the set 25-19.
SET THREE
- Texas Wesleyan opened with a 3-0 run to lead 3-0, but Indiana Wesleyan answered with a 4-0 run, featuring back-to-back kills from Allysen Fullenkamp, to go up 6-4.
- Texas Wesleyan responded with a 3-0 run of its own to lead 9-7, before Indiana Wesleyan pulled away down the stretch.
- The Wildcats closed the set on a 4-0 run, punctuated by a service ace from Blair Gardiner, to win 25-20 and complete the sweep.
KEY WILDCATS
vs. St. Thomas
vs. Texas Wesleyan
LOOKING AHEAD
- Indiana Wesleyan next competes next weekend at the Onset Invitational in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
- Links for tickets, live stats, and video are available at IWUWildcats.com.
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