FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Indiana Wesleyan Women's Volleyball extended its winning streak to three matches, downing No. 20 Midland in four sets Saturday at the Onset Invitational, 25-20, 25-17, 20-25, 25-16. The Wildcats (5-2) posted season highs in kills (55), assists (53) and digs (69) in the win, one day after sweeping both Loyola and Defiance to open the tournament.

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Turnstone Center | Fort Wayne, Ind.
• Records: IWU - 5-2 | Midland - 2-2
• NAIA Rankings: IWU #3 | Midland #20

SET ONE

• Trailing 2-1, Indiana Wesleyan reeled off a 5-0 run, featuring two kills from Aubree Deshetsky, to take a 6-2 lead.
• The Wildcats added a 6-0 run, punctuated by a service ace from Payton Barendsen and a kill from Shae Williams, to extend the lead to 12-4.
• Midland answered with two separate 3-0 runs to trim the deficit to 18-15, but Indiana Wesleyan responded with a 4-0 run, featuring back-to-back kills from Shae Williams, to pull away and close out the set 25-20.

SET TWO

• Midland used a 3-0 run to take a 6-4 lead, but Indiana Wesleyan answered with a 3-0 run, featuring a kill from Aubree Deshetsky, to retake an 11-9 lead.
• The Wildcats pulled away with a 4-0 run, capped by a service ace from Camaya Murry, to lead 18-14.
• Indiana Wesleyan closed the set on a 4-0 run, featuring three straight kills from Shae Williams, to win 25-17.

SET THREE

• Midland opened with a 4-0 run to take an 8-3 lead, but Indiana Wesleyan answered with a 3-0 run, capped by a Morgan Osborn service ace, closing the the gap to 10-8.
• Trailing 18-19, Midland closed the set on a 5-0 run to win 25-20, cutting the Wildcats' match lead to 2-1.

SET FOUR

• Indiana Wesleyan opened with a 6-0 run, featuring kills from Aubree Deshetsky and Breanna Tubergen and a service ace from Camaya Murry, to take a 6-1 lead.
• The Wildcats added a 3-0 run to extend the lead to 11-4.
• Despite two Midland 3-0 runs trimming the margin to 15-12, Indiana Wesleyan answered with a 4-0 run, featuring back-to-back kills from Aubree Deshetsky and a service ace from Morgan Osborn, to lead 19-12.
• The Wildcats closed out the match on a 3-0 run, capped by a service ace from Payton Barendsen, to win the set 25-16 and take the match, 3-1.

KEY WILDCATS

• Aubree Deshetsky - 20 kills (season-high), .439 hitting percentage
• Shae Williams - 19 kills, .196 hitting percentage, 14 digs
• Blair Gardiner - 48 assists (season-high), 6 digs
• Camaya Murry - 20 digs, 3 service aces

LOOKING AHEAD

• The Wildcats head to Spring Arbor University on Tuesday beginning conference play at 7 PM.
• Links for tickets, live stats, and video are available at IWUWildcats.com.

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