La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse volleyball team dropped their final Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) match of the season as they lost to UW-Oshkosh. The Titans, ranked second on this weeks American Volleyball Coaches Association Top-25, clinch the regular season WIAC championship with the win.
THE BASICS
Final Score: UW-Oshkosh 3, UW-La Crosse 0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-20)
Location: Mitchell Hall, La Crosse, Wis.
Records: UWL 16-14 (0-7), UW-Oshkosh 31-0 (7-0)
HOW DID IT HAPPEN
- The Eagles jumped out to an early 7-2 lead in the first set; however, the Titans used an 8-1 run to take its first lead of the set. With the set tied at 11, UW-Oshkosh went on a 7-1 run to lead 18-12. UWL would not get any closer than four (20-16) the rest of the set as the Titans took the first set 25-20.
- Both teams would trade points until UW-Oshkosh would turn a 9-9 tie into a 15-9 lead with a 6-0 win. The Eagles slowly chipped away at their deficit and cut it to 19-19 but the Titans scored six of the final eight points to win the second set 25-17.
- After the Titans took a 7-4 lead, the Eagles scored seven of the next nine points to lead 11-9. UWL would take a 17-14 lead but UW-Oshkosh scored four straight to put the Titans back on top 18-17. Then with it tied 20-20, UW-Oshkosh scored the final five points to win the final set 25-20.
FROM THE BOXSCORE
UP NEXT
- UWL will finish the 2023 season with a home match on Saturday, November 4 when they welcome Carthage College to Mitchell Hall. First serve is scheduled for 7 pm.