Box Score 1 | Box Score 2

RIVER FALLS, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) – The Falcons took part in the second day of the Cornell Invite. The Falcons fell in their first WIAC game of the year against UW-Platteville 0-3 and lost to the University of Chicago 0-3 to finish the weekend.
 
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UWRF 0, UW-Platteville 3
Location: Mount Vernon, Iowa
Records: UWRF (10-5 (0-1 WIAC)) UW-Stout (5-10 (1-0 WIAC))
 
Final Score: UWRF 0, University of Chicago 3
Location: Mount Vernon, Iowa
Records: UWRF (10-6 (0-1 WIAC)) UW-Stout (8-4)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 1

• The Falcons fell in the first set to the Pioneers 25-18 and managed just 54 points in the match against Platteville.
• The team was led by middle hitter Amara Meyer who had a match high 11 kills. Addie Eamon had seven and setter Raven Klein had four kills.
• UWRF got four aces in the match, two from Hannah Striggow, one from Dakotah Poitra, and one from Klein.
• Blocking in the match, UWRF had six with Klein, Eamon, and Meyer each having 2.
• Klein led the Falcons in assists in the match with 21. Mallory Griffin had three and Hannah Robb registered two.
• Digging in the match for the Falcons was Robb with 11. Poitra had six and Griffin had five.
• The Falcons had an overall hitting percentage of .080
• The final two sets were scored 25-23 and 25-13.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 2

• Later on in the day, the Falcons took on the University of Chicago and couldn't get the offense rolling and fell in three sets by scores of 25-16, 25-20, and 25-18.
• With a total of 28 kills, the Falcons got eight kills from Poitra, four from Meyer, and four from Kyra Harvey.
• UWRF had just two aces in the match, both coming from Robb.
• Klein had 22 assists in the match, combining for a total of 83 in the two day weekend.
• The Falcons back row had a solid night, Robb had 16 digs, Striggow had 11 and Poitra dug eight.
• UWRF finished with .087 hitting percentage.

 
 
 
THE OPPOSITION

• In game one, the Pioneers used a balanced attack with Allison Jenson having 10 kills, Ashlee Moore with eight, and Merritt Johnson with five kills.
• Chicago's leaders were Anabella Pinton with 12 kills, Sarah Muisenga with 11, and Kathryn LaPorte adding eight.
• Erin Risk had a match high 35 assists for Chicago while adding 14 digs to her name as well.

 
LOOKING AHEAD
The Falcons will regroup at home with a WIAC match against UW-Eau Claire at Karges Arena. The start time is 7 p.m. The last time the Falcons and Blugolds met, the Blugolds won 3-0 in Eau Claire.