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Mandy Trautmann surpassed 600 digs (603) on the season with her 18 against the Falcons.
Mandy Trautmann surpassed 600 digs (603) on the season with her 18 against the Falcons.

Titans Move Closer To WIAC Title

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Katelyn Malcheski had a match-high 11 kills as UW-Oshkosh remained in contention for the WIAC women's volleyball title with a 3-0 victory over UW-River Falls on Friday (Oct. 30) in Kolf Sports Center.

UW-Oshkosh (25-7, 5-1 WIAC), ranked 21st in the NCAA Division III by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, stayed one-half game behind UW-La Crosse (19-8, 6-1 WIAC), which concluded its league schedule by defeating UW-Platteville, 3-0, on Friday. The Titans kept their quest for a league crown alive by ousting the Falcons in set scores of 25-16, 25-18, 25-20.

UW-Oshkosh wraps up its regular-season slate by hosting UW-Stout on Saturday (Oct. 31). A win by the Titans would give them their 12th WIAC championship and the top seed for the league's postseason tournament.

Malcheski recorded double-digit kills for the 24th time this season as the Titans defeated the Falcons for the fifth straight time.

Lexi Thiel registered 39 assists while piloting the UW-Oshkosh offense, which outhit UW-River Falls, .252 to .066. The Titans also had advantages in kills (40-26), digs (55-45) and blocks (9-5.5).

Nerissa Vogt and Brianna Witter both added eight kills for UW-Oshkosh, which also received six kills and four blocks from Tina Elstner and a match-best 18 digs from Mandy Trautmann. Vogt had four blocks to increase her NCAA Division III-leading total to 151 on the season.

UW-River Falls led for just the first point of the opening set before UW-Oshkosh jumped out to a 13-6 advantage. The Titans tallied six consecutive points to establish set point at 24-14. UW-Oshkosh ended the frame three points later as it limited the Falcons to a -.030 hitting percentage.

The Falcons raced out to an 8-3 lead in the second set and held a 13-10 advantage before UW-Oshkosh notched eight straight points to take an 18-13 lead. A five-point run put the Titans ahead 23-15 and in control of taking a two-set lead.

UW-Oshkosh reclaimed the lead for good in the third frame at 13-12. The Falcons pulled within 20-19, but the Titans scored five of the last six points to improve their season record to 15-0 in three-set matches.

Rebecca Gasper led UW-River Falls with 10 kills while no other Falcon registered more than four. Raven Klein and Lexi Pingel had a team-leading 16 assists and 13 digs, respectively, for the Falcons.

UW-Oshkosh won its last WIAC regular-season title in 2010, when the Titans and UW-Eau Claire shared the championship with 7-1 records.