Illinois Wesleyan University tops Austin, 3-1

No. 3 Illinois Wesleyan handled Austin 25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 25-15 on Saturday morning at Druley Performance Gym in Richmond, Ind., improving to 7-0 on the season in front of 267 spectators.

The Titans out-killed the Kangaroos 56-34 and hit .225 as a team compared to Austin's .156, a gap that largely decided the match. Illinois Wesleyan's fourth-set efficiency told the story of the closing frame clearly — IWU posted a .294 clip on 14 kills against just four errors in 34 attempts while Austin managed a .029 mark, effectively ending the contest. Austin did hold the edge in aces (10-6) and blocks (7-5), but could not overcome the consistent kill disparity through four sets.

Alex Bardouniotis led all players with 16 kills, adding 13 digs and a service ace for a 17.5-point effort across all four sets. Eleanor Palmer contributed 8 kills and a team-high 3 blocks, while libero Alysa Lawton anchored the back row with 17 digs. For Austin, Mia Johnson posted a match-best 11 kills to go with 5 digs, and Laynie Kovacs recorded 17 digs and 3 aces.

In the decisive fourth set, IWU strung together a 6-0 run from 16-13 to 22-13 that put the match firmly out of reach.

The win moves Illinois Wesleyan to 7-0 on the season.

Box score: https://www.iwusports.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2026/austin/boxscore/20176

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