University of Wisconsin La Crosse Athletics

Platteville, Wis.  - The University of Wisconsin La Crosse volleyball team came from behind to win the final two sets to defeat UW-Platteville 3-2 on Friday night. 

 
THE BASICS 
Final Score: UW-La Crosse defeated UW-Platteville 28-26, 16-25, 11-25, 25-19, 15-12
Location: Williams Fieldhouse, Platteville, Wis. 
Records: UWL 13-15 (3-4 WIAC), UW-Platteville 18-9, (3-4 WIAC)     
HOW DID IT HAPPEN

• In the first set with UWL trailing 18-12, the Eagles scored three straight including a block by Maddy WIlson and Sydney Marx along with a kill from Charley Casey to pull to with in 18-15. After the Pioneers took a 21-16 lead, Megan Jasperson would record a service ace, Annie Wener had a kill and Wilson recorded a solo bllock to the Eagles deficit to 21-19. Just as it look as thought the Pioneers would win set one after leading 24-21, UWL got back-to-back-back kills from Marx, Wilson and Grace Turlais to tie the set at 24-24. A Brooklyn Radecke kill tied it at 26, Turlais put the Eagles up 27-26 with a kill followed by a Pioneer hitting error which gave UWL a 28-26 set one win. 
• Sets two and three belonged to the Pioneers as they used big runs to pull away and take a 2-1 lead. An 8-0 run by the Pioneers in set two turned an 8-6 deficit into a 14-8 lead and UWL would not get closer than five (14-9) as UW-Platteville won 25-16. It was a 5-0 run and a 4-0 run that would doom the Eagles in set three as UW-Platteville won the third set 25-11. 
• Trailing 8-7 in the fourth, UWL scored 11 of the next 12 points to take an 18-9 lead. The Pioneers would slowly chip away at their deficit as they pulled to with in five (22-17) but UWL would get two kills from Marx and one from Wilson to force a fifth set as UWL won set four 25-19. 
• The Pioneers would open the fifth set on a 6-1 run and would extend their lead to 9-3 before the Eagles found their rhythm. A solo block and a kill by Wilson brought the Eagles to with in two (11-9). Abby Bauer would then pull the Pioneers up 12-9 with a kill. However, that would be the final point the Pioneers would scored as UWL closed the on a 6-0 run to win set five 15-12.  

FROM THE BOX SCORE

• Casey hit .391 for the match and finished with a team high 11 kills. 
• Turlais, Wilson and Marx each finished with eight kills for the Eagles. 
• Izzy Reichert and Lex Champeau both finished with 20 assists.
• Megan Jasperson had a team high 21 digs while Megan Lund added 11. 
• Bria Johnston and and Radecke led the Pioneers offensive as they finished with 18 and 17 kills, respectively. 

UP NEXT

• UWL would finish the regular season in a three way tie for fifth place with UW-River Falls and UW-Platteville in the WIAC. Unfortunately for the Eagles, the tiebreakers did not fall right for the Eagles as UW-Platteville gets the five seed and UW-River Falls gets the six seed in the WIAC Conference Tournament. With only the top six seeds getting into the conference tournament, UWL's season come to an end at 13-15 overall.