MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — Indiana Wesleyan Women's Volleyball, ranked #6 nationally, rallied from a two-set deficit to outlast #15 Mount Vernon Nazarene in five sets Friday, winning 28-30, 23-25, 25-18, 25-17, 15-10 at Ariel Arena. The Wildcats won three straight sets after dropping the first two, improving to 10-4 overall (3-1 CRL) and bouncing back from Wednesday's upset loss to Marian.
Aubree Deshetsky set a season high with 25 kills, and Indiana Wesleyan posted season highs in team kills (72) and assists (68) in the win.
THE ESSENTIALS
- Location: Ariel Arena | Mount Vernon, Ohio
- Records: IWU - 10-4 (3-1 CRL) | Mount Vernon Nazarene - 14-6 (3-1 CRL)
- NAIA Rankings: IWU - #6| Mount Vernon Nazarene - #15
SET ONE
- Mount Vernon Nazarene opened with a 3-0 run and extended the lead to 19-9 with a series of 4-0 runs.
- Trailing 11-20, Indiana Wesleyan reeled off a 5-0 run, featuring kills from Marin Sanchez and Shae Williams, to close within 20-16, then added a 4-0 run to close within 21-20.
- The Wildcats took the lead with a 3-0 run, featuring a kill from Marin Sanchez, a service ace from Payton Barendsen and a kill from Aubree Deshetsky, to go up 23-22, but Mount Vernon Nazarene closed out the extra-point set, winning 30-28.
SET TWO
- Mount Vernon Nazarene used a 3-0 run to take a 7-4 lead, but Indiana Wesleyan answered with a 4-0 run, featuring kills from Breanna Tubergen and Shae Williams, to tie the set at 11-11.
- The Cougars pulled ahead again with a 3-0 run, taking a 20-17 lead, but the Wildcats tied it again at 21-21 with a 3-0 run, featuring multiple kills from Marin Sanchez.
- Mount Vernon Nazarene closed out the set, winning 25-23 to take a 2-0 match lead.
SET THREE
- Mount Vernon Nazarene opened with a 3-0 run, but Indiana Wesleyan answered immediately with a 4-0 run, featuring a kill from Aubree Deshetsky and kills from Marin Sanchez and Shae Williams, to take a 4-3 lead.
- The Wildcats extended the lead to 11-7 with a 3-0 run, and despite a Mount Vernon Nazarene run closing the gap to 15-14, Indiana Wesleyan answered with back-to-back 3-0 runs, featuring kills from Shae Williams, Jaycee Folkers and Marin Sanchez, to lead 22-16.
- Indiana Wesleyan closed out the set, winning 25-18 to cut the match deficit to 2-1.
SET FOUR
- Indiana Wesleyan used a 3-0 run, featuring a kill from Marin Sanchez and a service ace from Camaya Murry, to take a 5-3 lead, then added another 3-0 run, featuring back-to-back service aces from Payton Barendsen, to lead 9-6.
- The Wildcats extended the lead to 16-10 with another 3-0 run, then pulled away further with a 5-0 run, featuring a kill from Jaycee Folkers and multiple kills from Mariana Van der aa, to lead 21-13.
- Indiana Wesleyan closed out the set on a 3-0 run, featuring back-to-back kills from Aubree Deshetsky, to win 25-17 and even the match at two sets apiece.
SET FIVE
- Indiana Wesleyan opened with a 3-0 run, featuring back-to-back kills from Aubree Deshetsky, to take a 3-1 lead, but Mount Vernon Nazarene answered with a 3-0 run to take a 4-3 lead.
- The Wildcats answered with a 3-0 run, featuring a kill from Aubree Deshetsky, a kill from Shae Williams and a service ace from Ava Barnes, to retake a 6-4 lead, then extended the lead to 9-5 with another 3-0 run, featuring a kill from Aubree Deshetsky and Marin Sanchez.
- Mount Vernon Nazarene answered with a 3-0 run to close within 11-10, but Indiana Wesleyan closed out the match on a 4-0 run, featuring a kill from Shae Williams, to win the fifth set 15-10 and take the match, 3-2.
KEY WILDCATS
LOOKING AHEAD
- Indiana Wesleyan returns home Wednesday to host Bethel University (Ind.).
- Links for tickets, live stats, and video are available at IWUWildcats.com.
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