Purdue Fort Wayne
Western Illinois
IPFW Edges Westerwinds in Four
11/9/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 9, 2007
Fort Wayne, IN - The Mastodons moved one match closer to the Summit League Championship on Friday night in the Gates Center in a four game win over Western Illinois. IPFW defeated the Westerwinds, 30-21, 30-23, 25-30, 30-26.
Prior to tonight's match IPFW recognized their graduating senior class; Peachy Jankowski, Patricia Azevedo, and Cynara Martins.
Game one started with the 'Dons taking a 9-4 lead on an attack error by WIU. IPFW would stretch it to eight at 18-10. The Mastodons would continue to hold a strong lead to the end, taking game one, 30-21.
Western Illinois kept the start of game two close and pulled ahead by three at 10-13. The Mastodons tied the match up at 14, and they continued to trade points back and forth until the 'Dons took a three point lead at 21-18. IPFW extended that lead to six on a service ace by Jamie Schwartz, 24-18. IPFW held on to take a 2-0 lead in the match, 30-23.
The Westerwinds opened up game three with an 8-1 run. They continued to hold a strong lead until the 'Dons cut it to three at 19-22. WIU would hold out for game three, 25-30.
IPFW started game four with a force, taking a 10-4 lead. The Westerwinds weren't going down quietly, cutting it to two at 13-11. Western Illinois would tie the match up at 16 all, but IPFW took a two point lead at 19-17. Three kills in a row would put IPFW ahead by five at 22-17. At 28-23 the 'Dons still held a five point lead before a short 3-0 run by the Westerwinds would take the match to 29-26. A kill by Mayara Schlindwein would end the game, 30-26 and give IPFW the match, 3-1.
Schlindwein led the 'Dons with 22 kills, a personal best. She hit at .311 and had two service aces, eight digs and three block assists.
Jessica Miller was close behind Schlindwein with 20 kills. She added two block solos and two block assists.
Rebekah Roehm posted a double-double with 13 kills and 20 digs, a personal best.
Jessica Dominiak also recorded a double-double with 62 assists and 18 digs.
Peachy Jankowski dug 14 balls in the four game match.
Western Illinois was led by Ashley Baker with 16 kills and 13 digs. Monique Houston was close with 13 kills while Sarah Trimpe had 38 assists. Lindsay Muehlbauer had 20 kills for the Westerwinds.
The Mastodons (18-10, 11-4 Summit League) will now head to IUPUI on Sunday, November 11th for their final match before the Summit League Championships. Game time is 3 PM at the IUPUI Gymnasium.
IPFW will host the Summit League Championships on November 16th and 17th in the Gates Center. Friday night's matches start at 5 PM with the second starting at 7:30. The championship match will be played at 3:00 PM on Saturday. The winner of the Summit League Championship will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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