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Ill. Wesleyan IWU 7-9,3-2 CCIW
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Winner Millikin MIL-U 13-6,3-1 CCIW
Ill. Wesleyan IWU
7-9,3-2 CCIW
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Millikin MIL-U
13-6,3-1 CCIW
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Ill. Wesleyan IWU 25 21 19 25 9 (2)
Millikin MIL-U 20 25 25 21 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Morgan Vogels

Women's Volleyball Bests Illinois Wesleyan in Five Set Thriller

The Big Blue women's volleyball team returned to the Griswold Center in Decatur, Ill. for a College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin matchup against the Titans of Illinois Wesleyan University. Millikin proved victorious in the five-set thriller (20-25, 25-21, 25-19, 21-25, 15-9) to move to 3-1 in CCIW play. 

The Titans took the first set, but the Big Blue rebounded, taking the next two sets before dropping the fourth to force their second straight five set match in CCIW play. 

In the fifth, the Titans pulled to a 3-6 lead, then Millikin evened the score with two straight IWU attack errors followed by a Kailee Itzenhuiser kill. Wesleyan regaining the lead was short-lived as the Big Blue went on another 3-0 run to pull ahead 9-8 at the side switch. Two kills by Itzenhuiser, a kill by Emma Taylor, and an Alyssa Frederking service ace brought the MU lead to 13-8, then Millikin used a kill by Itzenhuiser followed by a Titan error to take the final set 15-9.

Itzenhuiser racked up a career-high 26 kills to lead the Big Blue offensively. Addison Oyer added 10. Itzenhuiser was also the digs leader with 25, and Sophia Howell added 24. Alyssa Frederking topped the assists column with 25, and Gracie Shaffer chipped in 21. Defensively, Kyra Carothers and Taylor each recorded two. 

For the Titans, Taylor French was the kills leader with 19. 

Millikin women's volleyball will head to Wisconsin for the second straight weekend, this time to Platteville to match up with UW-River Falls and the host Pioneers. 
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