La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse volleyball team fell 3-1 (23-25, 14-25, 25-18, 25-22) to UW-Stout Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles drop to 5-8 and 1-1 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Blue Devils improve to 8-6 overall and 1-1 in the WIAC.

UWL had its 10-match home winning streak in Mitchell Hall snapped withe the loss.

The opening set featured 11 ties. UWL took a 22-21 lead on a Madison Weisensel kills, but a pair of hitting errors by the Eagles gave the Blue Devils a 23-22 advantage. Anna Hansen's kill gave UW-Stout a 24-22 lead. The Blue Devils' service error made it a one-point game, but Sidney Hoverman secured the win for UW-Stout with a kill off a Kennedy Barrett assist. 

UWL took a 6-3 lead in the second set before UW-Stout scored the next three points to force a 6-6 tie. The Eagles took a 9-7 lead on a Brianne Korducki kill, but the Blue Devils went on a 5-0 run to lead 12-9 after a Hansen kill. UWL cut it to 14-11 on a Weisensel kill, but UW-Stout used a 7-1 run to take a 21-12 lead. Caroline Braun ended the set with a kill for the Blue Devils. 

UW-Stout took an 8-3 lead in the third set when UWL went on a 6-3 run to cut it to 11-9.  The set was tied, 14-14, when the Eagles scored five of the next two points to take a 19-16 lead on a Korducki kill. UW-Stout cut it 19-17, but three straight Blue Devils' hitting errors gave the Eagles a 22-17 advantage. UW-Stout trailed, 22-18, when UWL scored the final three points to earn the set win. 

The four set was tied 10 times, including 17-17. UW-Stout used a 7-1 run to take a 23-18 lead on a Hoverman kill. Trailing 24-19, Gabrialla Johnson and Paige Geiser each had a kill for UWL and UW-Stout hitting error made it 24-22. The Blue Devils earned the match win after an Eagles' hitting error. 

Korducki led UWL with 16 kills while Johnson finished with 13 and Weisensel seven. Megan Adams had a team-high 28 assists as the Eagles hit .110 (49-33-146). Sydney Fedderly recorded 16 digs while Adams and Korducki each finished with 13 and Summer Schwenn 12. 

Hoverman led UW-Stout with 12 kills while Hansen finished with nine and Jessica Barr eight. Barrett had 31 assists as the Blue Devils hit .142 (41-21-141). Barrett also led UW-Stout with 15 digs while Staci Meyer totaled 12 on Wednesday.

UWL returns to action Saturday, September 24 with a pair of matches in Dubuque, Iowa. The Eagles face host Loras College (Iowa) at noon and Edgewood College (Wis.) at 2 p.m.