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Women's Volleyball

Titans Capture Fourth WIAC Title In Five Years

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The UW-Oshkosh women's volleyball team captured the WIAC title for the fourth time in the last five years and the 10th time overall with a sweep of UW-La Crosse on Wednesday (Oct. 7) in La Crosse.

UW-Oshkosh (23-0/7-0 WIAC) hit a season-high .380 in a 25-10, 25-15, 25-16 victory. The win was the Titans' fifth straight over UW-La Crosse. UW-Oshkosh slugged a .527 hitting percentage in the first two sets to set the tone in the match.

UW-Oshkosh, the top-ranked team in the NCAA Division III by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), was led by Jacque Ray (Sr. • Richland Center) with 11 kills on 15 errorless attempts. Katie Beining (Sr. • Brookfield) added nine kills and Aleisha Bagin, (Fr. • West Bend), Larissa Krumplitsch (Fr. • Appleton) and Andrea Smith (Jr. • Fond du Lac) five each.

Katelyn Vara (Sr. • New Berlin) dished out 37 assists, Christina Cahoon (Jr. • Watertown) led the team with 14 digs and Brittney Cote (So. • Orland Park, Ill.) picked up 13 digs.

Brianne Stankus led UW-La Crosse (4-14/1-4 WIAC) with six kills and 10 digs and Liz Schlobohm had 17 assists. Melanie Tate and Melanie Vanden Langenberg each had eight digs.

UW-Oshkosh held advantages of 45-20 in kills, 42-18 in assists, .380-.022 in hitting percentage and 43-37 in digs. Both squads had two blocks and one service ace.

In the last five seasons, UW-Oshkosh has amassed a 34-5 conference ledger and has a chance to go undefeated in the WIAC for the first time since the 1990 campaign. The Titans have won 163 of their last 183 matches for a .891 winning percentage and have been ranked in the top 15 in the AVCA's NCAA Division III poll for 50 consecutive weeks.

Wednesday's win also gave UW-Oshkosh the No. 1 seed for the WIAC Tournament. The Titans will host the semifinals and finals of the event on Nov. 6-7. First round matchups for the six-team league tournament will be held on Nov. 3.

UW-Oshkosh returns to action on Oct. 16 when it hosts 24th-ranked Eastern University (Pa.) in Kolf Sports Center.