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Box Score 2 Elmhurst, Ill. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse volleyball team earned a pair of victories over College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) opponents at the Elmhurst College (Ill.) Invitational Saturday afternoon. The Eagles earned a 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-22) win over Augustana College (Ill.) and a 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-23) victory over Wheaton College (Ill.). UWL improves to 11-4 on the season, surpassing last year's win total of nine.
Versus Augustana (Ill.),
Stephanie Henk led four UWL players in double figures in kills with 13 while
Leah Putzier finished with 12 and
Jill Entinger with 10. Entinger hit .667 for the match, finishing with 10 kills and no hitting errors in 15 attempts.
Ashley Entinger finished with seven kills. The Eagles hit .239 (46-18-117) for the match, including .368 (17-3-38) in the second set.
Maddie Entinger recorded 36 assists for the Eagles.
Danica Johnson had a team-leading 20 digs while Putzier finished with 11.
In the win over Wheaton (Ill.), Putzier led UWL with 14 kills while Henk finished with 11. The Eagles hit .228 (41-18-101) for the match.
Maddie Entinger registered 38 assists and tied for the team lead with 14 digs with Johnson.
"Today was a solid day of volleyball for our team to round out an exciting and successful week," said UWL head coach
Lily Hallock. "We have a lot of athletes contributing and I'm continually impressed with how supportive they are of each other. I can't wait for another challenging week of competition."
The Eagles opened the week with a 3-2 (19-25, 18-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-13) victory over UW-Eau Claire September 23 in UWL's Mitchell Hall.
UWL returns to action Wednesday, September 30 hosting UW-Stout at 7 p.m.