River Falls, Wis. - A tough offensive night for the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse volleyball team was too much to overcome as they fell 3-0 to UW-River Falls on Wednesday night.
THE BASICS
Final Score: UW-River Falls defeats UW-La Crosse 25-18, 25-18, 26-24
Location: Don Page Arena, River Falls, Wis.
Records: UWL 10-13 (1-4 WIAC), UW-River Falls 15-6, (2-3 WIAC)
HOW DID IT HAPPEN
- UWL would take an early 10-7 lead in set one as they used a 4-1 run to break a 6-6 tie. The Falcons would respond with an 11-1 run of their own to take an 18-12 lead. UWL would not get any closer than five (22-17) as they were held to a .088 hitting percentage while UW-River Falls hit .206.
- Set two was back and forth as neither team lead by more than two until the Falcons scored four straight to take an 11-7 run. The Eagles would use a 5-2 run to tie it up at 15-15. The Falcons would then score 10 of the next 13 points to win set two 25-18. UW-River Falls would hit .250 in the set while holding UWL to just .048.
- UW-River Falls would start fast in set three as they built an early 13-5 lead. UWL would not go away quietly though as they went on a 13-4 run to take their first lead of the set at 18-17. The teams would trade points until UWL scored three straight to take a 24-22 lead. However, the Falcons would get three kills from Blessing Adebisi and force a UWL hitting error to win set three 26-24.
FROM THE BOX SCORE
- UWL was held to a .067 hitting percentage as a team while UW-River Falls hit .209.
- Charley Casey led the Eagles with nine kills while Grace Turlais added six and Maddy Wilson five.
- Lexi Champeau finished with a team high 17 assists while Izzey Reichert added 12 assists and 14 digs.
- Joining Reichert in double digits in digs was Megan Jasperson with 19 and Megan Lund with 10.
- Adebisi led the Falcons with 15 kills and a .481 hitting percentage while Cora Sayotovich finished with a match high 32 assists.
UP NEXT
- UWL will be back on the road this Friday and Saturday, October 23 and 24 as they travel Rock Island, Ill. to play in the Augustana Invitational. The Eagles will face Augustana College (Ill.) on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Then on Saturday, UWL will play Monmouth College (Ill.) at 10 a.m. and Central College (Iowa) at 12 p.m.
