DULUTH, Minn. (uwrfsports.com) – The UW-River Falls women's volleyball team added two more wins on the season at the St. Scholastica Triangular. In their first match, the Falcons beat Crown College, 3-0 (25-7, 25-11, 25-18). The second match of the day brought a victory against College of St. Scholastica, 3-2 (26-28, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16, 15-13).
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UWRF 3, Crown College 0
Location: Duluth, Minn.
Records: UWRF 19-12, Crown 3-17
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST CROWN COLLEGE
- The Falcons beat Crown College in three games, (25-7, 25-11, 25-18 ).
- Offensively the Falcons hit .409 with 44 kills in 88 attempts.
- Dakotah Poitra led the Falcons with 11 kills and hit .500 in 20 attempts. She also recorded 12 digs.
- Mallory Griffin hit .455 with 11 kills in 22 attempts. Sarah Langlois also added 8 kills in 12 attempts, hitting .583.
- Hailey Huseth had 28 of the team's 43 assists.
- Poitra also led the team defensively with 12 digs.
- As a team the Falcons finished the match with 9 blocks and 4 aces.
THE OPPOSITION
- As a team, Crown hit -.010.
- They were led by Sarah Reinke with 7 kills.
- Defensively, Crown was led by Gracie Zieroth with 10 digs.
THE RUNDOWN AGAINST COLLEGE OF ST SCHOLASTICA
Final Score: UWRF 3, CSS 2
Location: Duluth, Minn.
Records: 20-12, St. Scholastica 15-7
WHAT HAPPENED
- The Falcons won their second match of the day, 3-2 (26-28, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16, 15-13).
- Overall the Falcons hit .209 with 74 kills in 211 attempts.
- Dakotah Poitra led the Falcons offensively with 21 kills; overall hitting .216..
- Karli Nielsen hit .231 (14 kills, 39 TA) and Katie Koerper and Sarah Langlois added 13 kills each.
- Hailey Huseth recorded 58 assists.
- Hannah Robb led the team defensively with 36 digs.
- As a team, the Falcons recorded 110 digs and 18 blocks.
THE OPPOSITION
- CSS hit .146 overall, led by Jessica Remer with 16 kills.
- Alcia Draper led the team defensively with 22 digs.
LOOKING AHEAD
- The Falcons continue will finish up conference play on Saturday, Nov 2 against UW-Platteville. Game time is 4pm.