WINONA LAKE, Ind. — No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan Women's Volleyball fell to #23 Grace College in five sets Tuesday night on the road, 21-25, 25-15, 20-25, 25-22, 10-15, in a Crossroads League match. The loss dropped the Wildcats to 14-5 overall (7-2 CRL) while Grace sits alone at the top of the league standings at 19-3 (7-1 CRL).
THE ESSENTIALS
- Location: Winona Lake, Ind. | Manahan Orthopedic Capital Center
- Records: IWU - 14-5 (7-2 CRL) | GC - 20-3 (8-1 CRL)
- NAIA Rankings: #7 IWU | #23 GC
SET ONE
- Grace used a 4-0 run, featuring kills from Levyn Snow, Callie Jo Celichowski and Anna Elkin, to take a 7-6 lead, but Indiana Wesleyan answered with a 4-0 run, featuring kills from Shae Williams, Marin Sanchez and Mariana Van der Aa and a service ace from Ashlee Gallegos, to retake a 10-7 lead.
- The Lancers answered with two separate runs, a 3-0 stretch and a 3-0 run, to take a 16-14 lead, but Indiana Wesleyan responded with a 3-0 run, featuring kills from Ashlee Gallegos and Aubree Deshetsky, to go up 21-19.
- Grace closed out the set on a 6-0 run, featuring three kills from Anna Elkin, to win 25-21.
SET TWO
- Indiana Wesleyan opened with a 3-0 run, featuring a kill from Aubree Deshetsky and a kill from Payton Barendsen, to take a 5-2 lead, then added a 4-0 run, featuring three straight kills from Shae Williams, to extend the lead to 18-11.
- Grace answered with a 3-0 run to close within 20-15, but Indiana Wesleyan closed out the set on a 5-0 run, featuring three kills from Payton Barendsen and Aubree Deshetsky, to win 25-15 and even the match.
SET THREE
- Grace reeled off a 7-0 run, featuring four kills from Anna Elkin and two from Callie Jo Celichowski, to take a 12-5 lead.
- Indiana Wesleyan answered with a 3-0 run, featuring kills from Aubree Deshetsky and a service ace from Camaya Murry, to close within 9-13, but Grace pulled away with a 4-0 run to lead 21-13.
- The Wildcats answered late with a 3-0 run, featuring kills from Marin Sanchez and Aubree Deshetsky, but Grace closed out the set, winning 25-20 to take a 2-1 match lead.
SET FOUR
- Grace opened with a 3-0 run to take a 3-2 lead, but Indiana Wesleyan answered with a 4-0 run, featuring a kill from Mariana Van der Aa and a kill from Shae Williams, to take a 7-4 lead.
- Grace answered with a 5-0 run, featuring three kills from Molly Hofmann, to take a 15-10 lead, but Indiana Wesleyan battled back with three separate 3-0 runs, the last two featuring back-to-back kills from Shae Williams, to tie the set at 21-21.
- The Wildcats closed out the set on a 3-0 run, featuring kills from Shae Williams, to win 25-22 and even the match at two sets apiece.
SET FIVE
- Grace used a 5-0 run, featuring two kills from Levyn Snow, to take an 11-8 lead, then closed out the match on a 4-0 run, featuring kills from Anna Elkin and Molly Hofmann, to win the fifth set 15-10 and take the match, 3-2.
KEY WILDCATS
LOOKING AHEAD
- Indiana Wesleyan travels to Grand Rapids, MI for two matches on Friday against Cornerstone and No. 9 Aquinas.
- Links for live stats and video are available at IWUWildcats.com.
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