WINONA LAKE, Ind. - Grace's volleyball team was unable to end its drought against Indiana Wesleyan on Saturday in a 3-0 defeat.

The Lady Lancers (12-5, 6-3 Crossroads League) could not find their rhythm on offense; the defense by the Wildcats (7-10, 6-3 CL) held Grace to a .063 hitting percentage. No player for Grace was able to reach double-digit kills.

As a team IWU had 47 kills on a .220 percentage, and Grace was stifled into 25 kills.

In the opening set IWU quickly opened up a 10-5 lead, and Grace never rallied. The Lady Lancers had seven kills and seven errors in the set, losing 25-14.

The Wildcats blew open the second set midway through with a 12-3 run, and Grace lost 25-18.

Grace started to build momentum in the third set after claiming an early 12-7 lead. Kelsee Zuidema had back-to-back aces, and Teel aced another to spark Grace.

The Lady Lancers still led 15-10, but IWU responded with a pair of 5-0 runs to stun the hosts.

Teel did her best to keep Grace's hopes alive with a kill and a block on consecutive points, but the Wildcats pulled away 25-20 to end the match.

Alexa Hill had a double-double with 24 assists and 10 digs, Teel added 5 kills, 10 digs and 3 block assists, and Gina Novotny recorded a team-high 15 digs.

The Lady Lancers continue league play on Wednesday at Spring Arbor.