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Frances Churchwell
0
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 2-2
3
Winner Indiana Wesleyan IWU 4-1
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU
2-2
0
Final
3
Indiana Wesleyan IWU
4-1
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 26 16 19 0 0 (0)
Indiana Wesleyan IWU 28 25 25 0 0 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Strong start not enough in loss at No. 7 IWU

MARION, Ind. – The Spring Arbor University volleyball team fell to No. 7 ranked Indiana Wesleyan University in three sets (28-26, 25-16, 25-19) on Saturday afternoon.

 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 0, Indiana Wesleyan 3
LOCATION: Luckey Arena | Marion, Ind.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 2-2 (2-2 CL), Indiana Wesleyan 4-1 (4-1 CL)
 

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
  • Spring Arbor started strong against one of the top teams in the country. The Cougars opened the match on a 7-2, and held a 20-12 lead late in the set. Indiana Wesleyan rallied back, however, scoring eight consecutive points to tie the score before winning the set in extra points 28-26.
  • After falling behind 2-0, the Cougars went back-and-forth with the Wildcats in the third set. But, a late 6-1 run by IWU late in the frame allowed the home team to prevail.
  • Allison Nibbelink posted a team-high eight kills. Alison Ford followed with six and Macey Rupp had five. Hope Notter and Emily Martin combined for 23 assists.
  • Senior libero Paige Porter picked up a match-best 13 digs and Kyara Black recorded six blocks.

 
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor returns home to host Taylor University on Wednesday, Sept. 23 starting at 7 p.m.

 
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