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Katelyn Malcheski hit .324 with 16 kills to help the Titans move into sole possession of the WIAC lead.
Katelyn Malcheski hit .324 with 16 kills to help the Titans move into sole possession of the WIAC lead.

Titans Take Over First Place In WIAC Standings

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Katelyn Malcheski recorded 16 kills as UW-Oshkosh took over sole possession of first place in the WIAC women's volleyball standings with a 3-0 victory over UW-La Crosse on Wednesday (Oct. 7) in Kolf Sports Center.

The Titans (16-5, 3-0 WIAC), ranked 19th in the NCAA Division III by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, won all three sets by identical 25-20 scores. UW-Oshkosh has a one-game lead over UW-Eau Claire (16-6, 2-1 WIAC) and UW-La Crosse (12-7, 2-1) in the conference standings with four league matches remaining.

UW-Oshkosh outhit UW-La Crosse, .267 to .147, on the way to the Titans' third straight win in the series and the 11th victory in the last 13 meetings. UW-Oshkosh recorded 16 kills on .367 hitting in Set 1, 13 kills with a .150 rate in Set 2, and 12 kills with a .323 percentage in Set 3.

Tina Elstner and Nerissa Vogt contributed eight kills apiece for the Titans. UW-Oshkosh's Carly Lemke and Mandy Trautmann led all players with five blocks and 11 digs, respectively, while Lexi Thiel had a match-best 35 assists.

UW-Oshkosh raced out to first-set leads of 15-8 on an Eagles error and 21-12 after back-to-back kills by Thiel and Vogt. The Titans ended the frame with a service ace by Eilish Regan and a kill by Elstner on the final two points.

Trailing 12-6 in the second set, UW-Oshkosh tallied seven of the next eight points on Trautmann's serve to knot the score at 13. The Titans' run was aided by five UW-La Crosse errors. The Eagles reclaimed a 16-15 advantage, but the Titans earned 10 of the last 14 points of the set, including five on kills by Malcheski.

UW-La Crosse recorded four straight points to take a 6-5 lead in the third set before the Titans responded with seven of the next nine points for a 12-8 advantage on a solo block by Lemke. UW-Oshkosh increased its lead to 20-16 on Malcheski's sixth and final kill of the set and completed the three-set sweep on a kill by Vogt.

UW-Oshkosh had advantages in kills (41-34), service aces (4-3) and blocks (9-5) while UW-La Crosse had a 39-38 edge in digs.

Leah Putzier led UW-La Crosse with 11 kills and nine digs. Stephanie Henk added nine kills for the Eagles, who also received seven kills and two service aces from Jill Entinger, and a team-high 24 assists from Jaclyn Barrette.

UW-Oshkosh can strengthen its grasp of the WIAC lead with a victory at UW-Eau Claire on Saturday (Oct. 10).