GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern volleyball swept Illinois Wesleyan 3-0 in a thrilling match with both teams performing reminiscent of postseason form.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• IWU came out swinging hard and took an early lead, but the Pirates made huge hustle plays to eventually take the lead 19-18 before closing out the set 27-25.
• Set two was tight wire to wire but IWU was able to get a little breathing room 19-16. The Pirates rallied back to lead 23-22 and win 25-22.
• Southwestern outlasted the Titans through long rallies to take the third and final set 25-21.

STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Kaitlyn Foster – 14 kills, .342 attack percentage, 19 digs
• Andie Alford – 18 digs
• Abbie Robb – 10 kills, .259 attack percentage
• Nikki Welch – 30 assists
• Kirby Kincannon – 5 blocking assists

UP NEXT

Southwestern (4-0) has just one more match to complete the home weekend sweep and remain undefeated so far this season, facing Whitworth (2-1) at 4:30 pm.