IWU rolls past Huntington

MARION, Ind. – Indiana Wesleyan University volleyball honored six seniors on Wednesday and picked up a 3-1 win over Huntington (Ind.) in the final Crossroads League match of the season. Following a slow start the Wildcats came-from-behind in the second set to win the last three sets for the victory.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan – 3   |   Huntington (Ind.) – 1
  • Set 1:  HU 25-20
  • Set 2:  IWU 25-19
  • Set 3:  IWU 25-21
  • Set 4:  IWU 25-18
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 22-8, 15-3 Crossroads League   |   Huntington 12-18, 6-9 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan – Receiving votes   |   Huntington – Not ranked
• Location:   Luckey Arena   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana

STAT TRACKER

• Emily Workman:  17 assists, 14 digs, 1 ace
• Megan Graber:  9 kills, 3 block assists
• Kelly Miller:  9 kills, 1 solo block, 2 block assists
• Katie Cole:  22 assists, 8 digs, 2 aces
• Tay Thomas:  12 kills
• Banner Rodgers:  21 digs, 4 assists

MATCH MOMENTS

• Indiana Wesleyan celebrated the six member senior class of Emily Workman, Morgan Miller, Lauren Gross, Tay Thomas, Banner Rodgers, and Katie Elson. The seniors were recognized with a pregame ceremony and then a video of the seniors was shown following the match.
• Indiana Wesleyan concludes their Crossroads League regular season schedule with a 15-3 mark. IWU is in second place and is 0.5 games behind Marian for the league lead. Marian is 15-2 and has one match left which is against Huntington on Saturday.

UP NEXT FOR VOLLEYBALL

• Indiana Wesleyan plays in the Boneyard Brawl this weekend in Georgetown, Kentucky. IWU will play three NAIA Top-25 teams at the tournament.