No. 12 Titans End Regular Season on the Road
OSHKOSH, Wis.- The UW-Oshkosh Titan women's volleyball team (26-4, 5-1 WIAC) finishes up the regular season this weekend with a home match against UW-Stout on Friday before heading down to Wauwatosa to face Carroll University (Wis.) and Wisconsin Lutheran College. They are currently ranked No. 12 in the nation, moving up a spot from their No. 13 ranking last week.
Previewing the Titans
The Titans are currently in second place in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC), trailing UW-Whitewater who is 6-0 in conference play. The Titans are currently on a 15-game winning streak, last losing to Ohio Northern University 1-3 on Sept. 17. The streak is good for third in the nation in Division III currently, behind Juniata College (Penn.) at 16 matches and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) at 24 matches. This is their longest winning streak since they won 29 matches in a row during the 2009 season. Oshkosh leads the WIAC with 1,884.5 points and 2,067 digs. Abby Fregien leads the league in digs with 592 at a pace of 5.19 per set. Carissa Sundholm is third in the league in points at 437.5. Kalli May leads the Titans in assists with 660. Riley Kindt leads the team with 88 total blocks and tied with Riley Dahlquist for the lead with 16 solo blocks.
Previewing the Blue Devils
The Blue Devils (12-15, 1-5 WIAC) are currently tied for sixth place in the WIAC with UW-River Falls and UW-La Crosse. Stout broke a five-game losing streak on Wednesday with a 3-2 win over Bethel University (Minn.). Sidney Hoverman is second in the WIAC in kills with 392 and 444.0 points, behind UW-Stevens Point's Ashley Kopp (460 and 526.5). Terrah Moshier leads the Blue Devils with 357 digs. Jessica Barr leads the team with 67.0 blocks, 15 being solo blocks.
Previewing the Pioneers
Carroll (12-13, 2-5 CCIW) is currently eighth in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW). The Pioneers won their most recent match at Ripon College (Wis.) in five sets on Oct. 18. Katie Jensen leads the team with 199 kills and 224.0 points. Maggie McGough has 31 aces and 353 digs, both good for first on the team. Cora Riffle leads the Pioneers in assists with 451. Rebekah Andreae leads with 64.0 total blocks, tied with two other Pioneers with seven solo blocks.
Previewing the Warriors
Wisconsin Lutheran (9-10, 6-6 NACC) is currently tied for seventh in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) with Illinois Tech. The Warriors lost their last match on Oct. 22, being swept by Aurora University (Ill.). The Warriors lead the league with 2.43 aces per set, and are third in opponent hitting percentage, holding their opponents to 0.144. Jenna Charron leads the team with 182 kills and 208.0 points. Emma Incaprero leads in assists with 300. Kylee Gnabasik leads the Warriors with 232 digs, and Rebecca Chavez leads with 44.0 total blocks.
Watching Records
Carissa Sundholm, who is currently ranked third in the WIAC and eighth nationally with 393 kills this season, has 956 career kills. If she keeps up her current pace of 3.51 kills per set, she could very well eclipse 1,000 career kills over the weekend, joining thirteen other Titans.