BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Coming off a four-set victory over North Central College Tuesday night, Oct. 3, the Illinois Wesleyan University women's volleyball team will travel down to Decatur, Ill. to face Millikin University in a key College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin clash Friday night, Oct. 6. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. inside the Griswold Center. 

The Titans (7-8, 3-1 CCIW) enter the contest off a win over North Central, downing the Cardinals in four sets. Sophomore Taylor French's (Romeoville, Ill.-Plainfield East) career-best performance powered the offense, finishing with 26 kills on a .279 attack percentage. Junior Morgan Harrington (Plainfield, Ill.-Plainfield East) tied her career-high 12 kills as she displayed a crafty performance for the Green and White. Defensively, senior Faith Washko (Springfield, Ill.-Sacred-Heart Griffin) finished with a match-high 25 digs, while freshman Eleanor Palmer (Chicago, Ill.-DePaul College Prep) made her presence at the net known, finishing with four total blocks. 

At just beyond the halfway point of the season, French leads the offense for the Green and White. One of the nation's top offensive threats, the sophomore ranks 14th nationally in kills (254), ninth in kills per set (4.38), 15th in points (289.5), and 12th in points per set (4.99). Junior Carly Kuehl (St. Louis, Mo.-Parkway West) has emerged as the second attack for IWU, accumulating 94 kills in 48 sets played this season. 

Freshman Sophia Feeney (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) leads IWU with 257 assists, while junior Abby Erdman's (Aurora, Ill.-Metea Valley) sits in second with 165. French and Washko lead the team in aces with 27 and 24, respectively. 

On the defensive side, Washko's 296 digs and 5.10 digs per set are a team-best. French is second on the team with 191, while Feeney rounds out the top three with 132 digs. Palmer leads IWU with 38 total blocks, coming on eight solo and 30 assisted. Senior Taylor Babec (Joliet, Ill.-Plainfield Central) closely follows with 34 total blocks, while leading the team with 10 solo rejections. 

The Titans and Big Blue (12-6, 2-1 CCIW) will face off for the 57th time Friday night, as the series dates back to 1994. Millikin holds a slim 29-27 advantage, and took the last meeting in four sets in the CCIW Tournament Quarterfinals Nov. 1, 2022. French led the Titan offense with 18 kills in the match, while then-freshman Katie Gund (Pewaukee, Wis.-Pewaukee) and Erdman orchestrated the majority of the offense with 18 and 14 assists, respectively. Washko finished the match with a team-high 18 digs. Millikin enters tomorrow's match off a three-set loss to University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Saturday, Sept. 30. 

Millikin will be streaming the match, which can be found here, while live stats can be followed by clicking here.