BLOOMINGTON, Ill. --- For the first time in Illinois Wesleyan University women's volleyball history, the Titans have secured back-to-back College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Regular Season Championships, defeating Carroll University in four sets Wednesday night, Oct. 29 (20-25, 25-22, 25-11, 25-22). The win boosts the Green and White to 21-2, and an unblemished 7-0 in CCIW play, while Carroll dips to 15-13 overall, and 3-4 in league action.

On top of the celebration of the conference championship, the match saw senior Taylor French break the program's all-time kills record, as she notched her 1,778th kill to end the third set, surpassing now-assistant coach Tyler White (nee Brown). In déjà vu fashion, French broke the record against the same team that White claimed the kills crown, as the latter did so against the Pios during the 2018 campaign. 

With the entire Shirk Center keyed in on French, junior Eleanor Palmer powered the Titan attack with 10 kills on a monstrous .563 clip alongside four total blocks. Palmer notched two solo stuffs and assisted on two more in a tremendous all-around performance. Sophomore Alex Bardouniotis tied French for the team-high with 13 kills. Bardoiniotis completed a double-double with 14 digs and tied for the team lead with four aces. Freshman Carly Whitaker (Morton, Ill.-Morton) and junior Cailin Shannon finished with six kills apiece while neither rightside recorded an error. 

Freshman Lauren O'Brien collected a career-high 29 assists and added four digs, while junior Sophia Feeney added 16 helpers, four aces, and seven digs. Senior Kannyn Boyd paced the team with 17 digs.

As a team, Illinois Wesleyan held the upperhand in kills (53-41), assists (49-37), and aces (10-9).