SEWARD, Neb. — Indiana Wesleyan Women's Volleyball outlasted No. 3 Concordia (Neb.) in five sets Saturday to close out the Concordia University Tournament, winning 25-23, 23-25, 21-25, 26-24, 17-15 at Friedrich Arena. The win bounced back from Saturday morning's upset loss to MidAmerica Nazarene and improved the Wildcats to 8-3 on the season.
Camaya Murry set a season high with 27 digs, and Indiana Wesleyan posted a season-high 87 team digs in the marathon match.
THE ESSENTIALS
- Location: Friedrich Arena | Seward, Neb.
- Records: IWU - 8-3 | Concordia (Neb.) - 6-2
- NAIA Rankings: IWU - #3 | Concordia (Neb.) - #3
SET ONE
- Concordia used a 3-0 run to take a 4-2 lead, but Indiana Wesleyan answered with a 3-0 run, featuring kills from Breanna Tubergen and Shae Williams, to take a 6-5 lead.
- Concordia tied the set at 12-12 with a 3-0 run, then reeled off another 5 in a row, featuring two service aces from Jenna Sladky, to take a 19-17 lead.
- Trailing 21-23, Indiana Wesleyan closed the set on a 4-0 run, featuring three straight service aces from Camaya Murry, to win 25-23.
SET TWO
- Concordia used a 4-0 run, featuring two service aces from Ella Brueggemann, and a 3-0 run to build a 12-6 lead.
- Indiana Wesleyan answered with a 3-0 run of their own to close within 12-9, but Concordia pushed the lead back to 16-10 with another 3-0 run.
- The Wildcats rallied with two different 3-0 runs, featuring kills from Aubree Deshetsky and Shae Williams, to close within 23-24, but Concordia closed out the set, winning 25-23 to even the match at one set apiece.
SET THREE
- Concordia opened the set with a 4-0 run, featuring back-to-back kills from Shandy Faalii, to take a 4-0 lead.
- The Bulldogs later added a 4-0 run, featuring two more kills from Shandy Faalii, to extend the lead to 21-14.
- Indiana Wesleyan answered late with a 3-0 run, featuring a service ace from Payton Barendsen and a kill from Aubree Deshetsky, to close within 21-24.
- Concordia closed out the set, winning 25-21 to take a 2-1 match lead.
SET FOUR
- Concordia used a 4-0 run to take a 7-3 lead, but Indiana Wesleyan answered with a 3-0 run to close within 2 and later tied the set at 16-16 with another 3-0 run.
- The Wildcats took the lead with a 3-0 run, featuring kills from Aubree Deshetsky and Shae Williams, to go up 19-17, but Concordia answered with a 3-0 run to retake a 20-19 lead.
- Trailing 23-24, Indiana Wesleyan closed the set on a 3-0 run, featuring a kill from Aubree Deshetsky, to win 26-24 and even the match at two sets apiece.
SET FIVE
- Concordia used a 3-0 run and later a 4-0 run to take a 10-5 lead to start the deciding match.
- Trailing 8-13, Indiana Wesleyan reeled off a 6-0 run, featuring four kills from Shae Williams and a kill from Marin Sanchez, to take a 14-13 lead.
- The Wildcats closed out the match on a 3-0 run, featuring a kill and a service ace from Shae Williams, to win the fifth set 17-15 and take the match, 3-2.
KEY WILDCATS
LOOKING AHEAD
- Indiana Wesleyan closes out the Concordia University Tournament with the win. The Wildcats' next match will be their home opener on Wednesday against the Taylor Trojans.
- Links for tickets, live stats, and video are available at IWUWildcats.com.
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