SEWARD, Neb. — Indiana Wesleyan Women's Volleyball was upset by MidAmerica Nazarene in five sets Saturday at the Concordia University Tournament. They fell 25-12, 25-19, 24-26, 21-25, 10-15 after building a 2-0 match lead. The loss snapped the Wildcats' six-match winning streak. Indiana Wesleyan (7-3) posted a season-high 11 team service aces in the loss.
THE ESSENTIALS
- Location: Friedrich Arena | Seward, Neb.
- Records: IWU - 7-3 | MidAmerica Nazarene - 4-1
- NAIA Rankings: #3 IWU | MidAmerica Nazarene: NR
SET ONE
- Tied 1-1, Indiana Wesleyan reeled off a 5-0 run to take a 6-1 lead, then added a 3-0 run, featuring a kill from Aubree Deshetsky and a service ace from Shae Williams, to lead 9-3.
- MidAmerica Nazarene answered with a 3-0 run to close within 10-8, but the Wildcats pulled away again with a 4-0 run, featuring two service aces from Daniella Joseph, to lead 14-8.
- Indiana Wesleyan added a 5-0 run, featuring a service ace from Blair Gardiner and kills from Shae Williams and Breanna Tubergen, to extend the lead to 19-9.
- Using a 4-0 run and 2-0 run, capped by kills from Aubree Deshetsky and Shae Williams, the Wildcats won 25-12.
SET TWO
- Indiana Wesleyan opened with a 5-0 run, featuring three kills from Shae Williams, to take a 5-1 lead.
- MidAmerica Nazarene answered with a 3-0 run to close within 12-11, but the Wildcats responded with a 3-0 run of their own, featuring a kill from Aubree Deshetsky and a service ace from Camaya Murry, to lead 16-13.
- Indiana Wesleyan pulled away with a 5-0 run, featuring a kill and a service ace from Shae Williams, to lead 21-15, then closed out the set on a 3-0 run, featuring back-to-back kills from Marin Sanchez, to win 25-19.
SET THREE
- Indiana Wesleyan opened with a 4-0 run, featuring two kills from Shae Williams, and then added a 3-0 run, featuring a kill from Jaycee Folkers and a service ace from Camaya Murry, to take a 7-2 lead.
- MidAmerica Nazarene twice trimmed the deficit with 3-0 runs, closing within 18-17.
- The Pioneers then reeled off a 4-0 run to take a 23-21 lead, and closed out the extra-point set, 26-24, to get on the board.
SET FOUR
- MidAmerica Nazarene opened with a 4-0 run to take a 4-1 lead, but Indiana Wesleyan answered with a 3-0 run, featuring a kill from Marin Sanchez, to tie the set at 4-4.
- The Pioneers answered with a 3-0 run, featuring two service aces from Malasy Sakounlaphoum, to retake a 9-7 lead, and maintained control down the stretch, closing out the set 25-21 to force a decisive fifth set.
SET FIVE
- MidAmerica Nazarene opened with a 6-0 run, featuring three kills from Mia Olson and two service aces from Callie Winebarger, to take a 9-2 lead.
- Indiana Wesleyan answered with a 4-0 run, featuring a kill and a service ace from Shae Williams, to close within 9-6, but the Chargers answered with a 3-0 run to extend the lead to 12-6.
- MidAmerica Nazarene closed out the match, winning the fifth set 15-10 to take the match, 3-2.
KEY WILDCATS
LOOKING AHEAD
- Indiana Wesleyan closes out the Concordia University Tournament today at 5:30 PM against No. 3 Concordia University in Seward, Neb.
- Links for tickets, live stats, and video are available at IWUWildcats.com.
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