Dubuque, Iowa - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse volleyball team extended their win streak to four matches as they won a pair at the Loras College (Iowa) Triangular.
Grace Turlais
THE BASICS
Final Score: UW- La Crosse 3, Edgewood University (Wis.) 0,
UW-La Crosse 3, Loras College (Iowa) 1
Location: Lillis Athletic and Wellness Center, Dubuque, Iowa
Records: UWL 14-6, Edgewood University (Wis.) 9-4, Loras College (Iowa) 4-11
UW-La Crosse 3, Edgewood University (Wis.) 0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-16)
- UWL started fast in the first set as they scored five of the first six points but Edgewood quickly responded and took a 10-9 lead. Trailing 18-17, UWL scored seven of the next nine points to lead 24-20. After a Molly Amendt kill would make it 24-21, Kayla Sexton sealed the win, 25-21, for the Eagles with a kill of her.
- UWL took an early 8-3 lead in the second set and eventually extended that lead to 12-6 before Edgewood scored four straight to tail 12-10. The Eagles would take a 24-19 lead before Edgewood scored three straight to pull within 24-22. Grace Turlais would end the run by Edgewood with a kill to win set two 25-22.
- With the third set tied 5-5, UWL outscored Edgewood 6-1 to take an 11-6 lead. Edgewood pulled with 12-10 but the Eagles went on a 4-1 run to take a 15-10 lead. Edgewood would not get any closer than four (19-15) as UWL took the third set 25-16.
FROM THE BOX SCORE
UW-La Crosse 3, Loras College (Iowa) 1 (13-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-15)
- UWL would get off to a slow start in set one as Loras College (Iowa) open the match on a 12-2 run. The Duhawks would extend their lead to 18-4 and the Eagles would not get any closer than 11 (21-10) the rest of the way.
- The Eagles would get off to a better start in the second set as they scored four of the first five points to lead 4-1. After Loras tied the score at 11, UWL scored eight of the next 10 points to lead 19-13. Loras trimmed their deficit to 20-16 with three straight points but UWL then scored four in a row including two service aces by Larson to lead 24-16. Loras would fight of three straight set points to trail 24-19 but that would be as close as they would get as the Duhawks recorded a service error as the Eagles won set two 25-19.
- Trailing 11-6 in the third set, Loras went on a 9-1 run to lead 15-12. The Eagles slowly chipped away at their deficit saw themselves trailing 21-18 before they win on a 5-0 run to lead 23-21. Wilson would record two kills while Megan Jasperson had a service ace to spark the mini run for the Eagles. The two teams would then trade points back and forth until Sexton record a kill to give the Eagles a 25-23 win in set three.
- UWL jumped out to a 9-3 lead in the fourth set which saw Kaily Kurth record two service aces and serve seven straight. After three straight points by the Duhawks made it 9-6, UWL scored five straight to extend their lead to 14-6. The Duhawks would not be able to dig themselves of the large deficit as they would not get any closer than seven (18-11) as UWL took the fourth set 25-15.
FROM THE BOX SCORE
- Sexton once again led the offense for the Eagles as she finished with 16 kills. She also had 12 digs for her second double-double of the day.
- Wilson hit .444 with nine kills and just one error in 18 attempts. She also finished with a solo block and two assisted blocks.
- Lund and Kaily Kurth ran the offense for the Eagles as they finished with 23 and 17 assists respectively.
- Larson finished with a match high 28 digs while Megan Jasperson chipped in 10.
UP NEXT
- UWL will return to Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conferce (WIAC) on Wednesday, October 1 when they travel to Whitewater, Wis. to play nationally ranked UW-Whitewater at 7 p.m.
