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Women's Volleyball

Titans Oust Falcons In WIAC Opener

Box Score

In an off night offensively, the UW-Oshkosh women's volleyball team managed to hang on in set one and come back in set three to post a 30-28, 25-19, 26-24 win over UW-River Falls on Friday (Sept. 18) in River Falls. The match was the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener for each team.

UW-Oshkosh (13-0/1-0 WIAC), ranked third in the NCAA Division III according to the AVCA, sprinted out to a 9-4 advantage and led 22-16 before UW-River Falls (2-9/0-1 WIAC) came back.

The Falcons went on a five-point run to close to within 22-21 before the Titans sided out for a 23-21 lead. UW-River Falls tied the score at 23-23 and served for the first set after a hitting error by UW-Oshkosh. The Titans managed to tie the score at 24-24, before the Falcons again went up 25-24.

Both teams traded side-outs again before UW-Oshkosh went ahead 27-26 after a kill by Katie Beining (Sr. • Brookfield). The Titans finally finished the first set with a block by Jacque Ray (Sr. • Richland Center) and Katelyn Vara (Sr. • New Berlin). Beining had all three of her kills in the first set after point 25 to keep the Titans in the set.

Despite hitting -.040, the Titans recorded their largest margin of victory in set two. Ray put the Titans in front 14-7 after a six-point scoring skein on her serve. The Titans held a 23-15 advantage before hanging on for the six-point win.

The third set was close throughout until UW-River Falls went up 22-18 and held two set points at 24-22. UW-Oshkosh survived one set point and capitalized on a hitting error by UW-River Falls to knot the score at 24-24. The Titans finished off the match with a block by Beining and Ray and a kill by Ray.

Ray led UW-Oshkosh with nine kills and seven blocks. Aleisha Bagin (Fr. • West Bend) added seven kills and Beining six and Vara dished out 24 assists and had eight digs. Cahoon led UW-Oshkosh with 14 digs, Smith added 12 and Brittney Cote (So. • Orland Park, Ill.) nine.

UW-Oshkosh won the match despite being out-hit .178-.092 and having nine less kills (36-27). Both team recorded nine blocks and four service aces with the Titans holding a slim 56-53 advantage in digs.

Kelsey Scheele led the Falcons with 12 kills and 17 digs. Mackenzie Suda dished out 20 assists and Erin Green had six blocks. Sami Kaminski and Courtney Preiner each had 10 digs and Gina DeRosa and Danielle Gibbemeyer each had eight kills.