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Rachel Smith had nine digs, three assists and two of the Titans' six service aces against the Blugolds.
Rachel Smith had nine digs, three assists and two of the Titans' six service aces against the Blugolds.

Titans Remain Unbeaten In WIAC Play

Box Score

Nerissa Vogt had 11 kills and seven blocks and Katelyn Malcheski led all players with 13 kills to lift the nationally ranked UW-Oshkosh women's volleyball team to a 3-1 victory over UW-Eau Claire on Saturday (Oct. 10) in Eau Claire.

UW-Oshkosh (17-5, 4-0 WIAC), ranked 19th in the NCAA Division III by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, won the match in set scores of 21-25, 25-14, 25-14, 25-20.

The Titans maintained their one-game lead over UW-La Crosse (13-7, 3-1 WIAC) and UW-Whitewater (18-3, 3-1) in the WIAC standings with three matches to play. UW-Oshkosh defeated both UW-La Crosse and 12th-ranked UW-Whitewater earlier this season.

Tina Elstner added 10 kills and five blocks for UW-Oshkosh. Lexi Thiel and Mandy Trautmann paced the Titans with 35 assists and 26 digs, respectively.

The Titans, who snapped UW-Eau Claire's six-match winning streak, had an 11-1 advantage in blocks and outhit the Blugolds, .222 to .098.

UW-Oshkosh tied the first set for the 11th and final time at 20 on a service ace by Trautmann, but UW-Eau Claire answered with five of the next six points to claim the first frame on a kill by Hannah Theisen.

The Titans tallied four consecutive points in the second set for an 8-4 lead on a service ace by Laura Trochinski. The Blugolds cut their deficit to 10-7 before UW-Oshkosh scored five unanswered points to extend its lead to 15-7 on a kill by Elstner. The Titans' lead ballooned to 20-9 before UW-Oshkosh tied the match on two UW-Eau Claire errors on the final two points of the frame.

UW-Oshkosh never trailed in the third set after racing out to an 11-4 advantage. UW-Eau Claire trimmed the Titans' lead to 15-13 on consecutive kills by Jessica Coyne and Keagan Kinsella, but UW-Oshkosh earned 10 of the next 11 points to secure the set on two straight service aces by Vogt and a solo block by Thiel.

The Titans opened the fourth set with a 12-4 lead on a Malcheski kill and led by at least seven points until the Blugolds pulled with 21-15 following three straight kills. UW-Oshkosh scored its last six points on UW-Eau Claire errors, including on a serve out of bounds on the Titans' second match point.

UW-Eau Claire (16-7, 2-2 WIAC) committed nine attack errors in each of the last three sets, while UW-Oshkosh ended the match with a total of 12. The Blugolds hit .040 in the second set and -.030 in the third.

Katrina Raskie had 11 kills and 19 digs for UW-Eau Claire. Kelly Riesgraf added 10 kills for the Blugolds, who also received match-best totals of 47 assists from Jenna Smits and 30 digs from Talia Jaskulske.

The Titans, winners of eight of their last 10 matches, host the seven-team UW-Oshkosh Invitational next weekend in Kolf Sports Center. UW-Oshkosh will play Illinois Wesleyan University on Friday (Oct. 16) and Minnesota opponents University of St. Thomas and Martin Luther College on Saturday (Oct. 17).