WAUKESHA, Wis. – No. 13-ranked Illinois Wesleyan cruised to a three-set win over Carroll University in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin match at Van Male Fieldhouse in Waukesha, Wis., on Wednesday, Oct. 4.
Winning by scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-11, Illinois Wesleyan improved to 13-4 overall and 3-0 in the CCIW. The Titans tied the school record with their 11th straight win – the 1988 and 1991 teams each had 11-game
winning streaks.
Carroll slipped to 8-13 overall and 0-3 in league play.
As a team, IWU hit .348 for the match, second-best this season, with 42 kills in 92 attempts with 10 errors.
Junior
Tyler Brown had a team-high 14 kills while seniors
Anne Cummings and
Kyleigh Block had seven and six, respectively. Block also had a team-high 14 digs and two service aces.
Junior
Maddie Williams had four blocks with freshman
Caitlin Meyer providing 20 assists and sophomore
Kira Jackson had 19. Freshman
Jessica McCall also had two service aces and 10 digs and junior
Rachel Burkman made 11 defensive digs.
What's Next?
Illinois Wesleyan continues CCIW play with a 2 p.m. match at Augustana on Saturday, Oct. 7 ... The Vikings are 9-10 overall and 1-2 in the CCIW prior to a home game against No. 9-ranked Wis.-Whitewater on Thursday.