IWU eliminated from championship contention with loss to Corban

For the second time in two matches, the Wildcats took a top-10 opponent down to the wire. Unfortunately, the outcome was the same, as the Wildcats fell 3-2 to the Corban University Warriors.

The Wildcats never had a lead in the fifth set, as the Warriors turned a 6-4 advantage into an 11-5 cushion to take control of the game and ultimately secure the win.

The loss eliminates the Wildcats from contention, as they fell to 0-2 in pool play.

Numerous attack errors and a lack of blocks hurt the Wildcats, as they committed 33 miscues and recorded only six blocks.

Even after another tough defeat, Moats couldn’t help but be proud of her team.

“I am going to walk away from today with a bunch of kids that I care way more about than the points that are on the scoreboard,” Moats said. “This whole week we have had a passion and a spirit of staying together and really believing something big. The battles that we have been in and going into those fifth games takes such a mental energy to come out and stay in that game. The opponents may have had some more skill, but the passion, the hard work, and the belief of not giving up makes me so proud of them.”

Thomas and Morgan Miller co-led the Wildcats with 16 kills, while Lauren Gross finished with 13. Cole and Emily Workman combined for 57 assists, while Banner Rodgers led the defensive effort with 33 digs in the loss.

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