La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin La Crosse volleyball team did something they had not done since 2017 as they ended a seven game losing streak to UW-Whitewater with a 3-1 win on Wednesday night at Mitchell Hall.
THE BASICS
Final Score: UW-La Crosse defeated RV UW-Whitewater
25-16, 25-16, 20-25, 26-24
Location: Mitchell Hall, La Crosse, Wis.
National Rankings: UW-Whitewater is receiving votes on this weeks American Volleyball Coaches Association Top-25 poll.
Records: UWL 12-15 (2-4 WIAC), UW-Whitewater 14-9, (3-3 WIAC)
Charley Casey
HOW DID IT HAPPEN
- UWL wasted no time taking control in the first set as they scored seven of the first nine points to force a UW-Whitewater timeout. After the Warhawks cut their deficit to 8-6, the Eagles scored nine unanswered to lead 15-6 at the technical timeout. Three straight kills by Maddy Wilson and two service aces from Annie Werner sparked the run. UW-Whitewater would not get any closer than seven (19-12) as UWl scored five of the final nine points to win set one 25-16.
- Set two started very similar to set one as UWL scored the first four points and 11 of the first 13 points to lead 11-2. The Warhawks would slowly chip away at the Eagles lead and pull to within 16-12 but consecutive kills by Charley Casey, Grace Turlais and Werner put UWL up 19-12. UWL would go on to take set two 25-16.
- UW-Whitewater would start better in set three as they built an early 9-6 lead. A Wilson kill brought the Eagles to within 12-10 but the Warhawks scored three of the next four points to lead 15-11. Four straight hitting errors by the Warhawks would tie set three 18-18. After Dehnicke's kill cut the Warhawks lead to 22-20, UW-Whitewater got two kills by Gaby DiMotto and one from Abbie Dix to seal the set three win 25-20.
Ali Dehnicke
- Emily Lego would give the Warhawks a 7-4 lead with a kill but Werner's kill for the Eagles would make it 7-6. A 5-2 run would put the Warhawks up 15-11 but UWL scored four straight out of the technical timeout to cut their deficit to 15-14. UWL would tie the score at 17-17 on Lexi Champeau's service ace however, UW-Whitewater would make it 22-19 on kills from DiMotto and Krzus. After Casey's kill for the Eagles cut it 22-20, Claire Dillon got back-to-back kills to put the Warhawks up 24-20. After a Warhawk service error, Sydney Marx and Werner each recorded kills (24-23) to force a UW-Whitewater timeout. Dehnicke would record a service ace out of the timeout to tie it followed by a Warhawk hitting error to put UWL up 25-24. Turlais and Werner would then combine for a block to give UWL the 26-24 win.
Lexi Champeau
FROM THE BOX SCORE
- Dehnicke recorded her third double-double of the season with a team high 13 kills and 23 digs. The 23 digs is a season high for Dehnicke.
- Turlais would add nine kills and seven assisted blocks while Wilson chipped in eight kills and four total blocks
- Megan Jasperson tied Dehnicke for the team lead with 23 digs.
- Lexi Champeau finished with a team high 21 assists while Izzy Reichert had 19 assists. Both Champeau and Reichert add eight digs.
- UWL had seven service aces as a team including three from Annie Werner.
- UW-Whitewater was led offensively by Gabby DiMotto with 13 kills while Aubrie Krzus finished with 30 assists and 16 digs.
UP NEXT
- After a eight day break from competition, UWL will wrap up the regular season with a trip to Platteville, Wis. to take on the Pioneers of UW-Platteville. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, November 6.
