Indianapolis — The Marian University volleyball team fell in straight sets to 16th-ranked Indiana Wesleyan in Crossroads League action at the P.E. Center on Wednesday night.
TEAM STATISTICS
- Indiana Wesleyan recorded 46 kills to Marian's 30
- The Wildcats registered 12 aces to the Knights' five
- IWU had three of five blocks on the night
- Indiana Wesleyan held a 65-54 edge in digs
- The Wildcats hit .269; MU hit .137
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Khori Dryden led the team with eight kills
- Chloe Cook chipped in seven kills
- Mya Cunningham and Sami Luttel combined for 29 assists
- Evie Dart and Emerson Evans tallied a pair of aces
- Lexa Zimmerman logged a team-best 12 digs
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST SET
- Marian scored the first four points of the opening set
- The Wildcats picked up six of the next eight points to tie the frame at 6
- Dryden and Cook kills forced an IWU timeout with a 12-9 lead
- Indiana Wesleyan went on a 10-3 run to flip the lead in their favor
- The Wildcats clinched the opening-set win after an attack error
SECOND SET
- IWU opened the second set on a 7-1 run
- A string of three straight Wildcat points forced a Marian timeout at 13-8
- The Knights cut the deficit to 17-12, but IWU responded with six straight points
- Aubree Deshetsky's kill closed the second set
THIRD SET
- Ava Tindall and Dryden registered kills to open up an early 3-1 lead in the third
- Six straight IWU points turned a 7-4 deficit to a 10-7 lead
- Evans landed a pair of aces amongst a 7-1 Marian run to take an 18-15 lead and force a Wildcat timeout
- An 8-1 run allowed Indiana Wesleyan to edge back in front, 23-19
- Dart's kill and ace pulled the Knights within two, but a pair of IWU kills closed the match
UP NEXT
- Marian travels to Fort Wayne on Saturday, looking to avenge an early-season loss to St. Francis; first serve with the Cougars is set for 4 p.m.
