OSHKOSH, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) – The UW-River Falls women's volleyball went on the road to take on UW-Oshkosh in the first round of the WIAC Conference Championship Tournament. The Falcons fell to the Titans a month ago, also on the road, in three games during conference play. Tonight, the Falcons got revenge and topped UW-Oshkosh in four games, 3-1(24-26, 25-23, 25-17, 25-17).
THE RUNDOWN VS UW-OSHKOSH
Final Score: UWRF 3, UWO 1
Location: Oskosh, Wis.
Records: UWRF 22-12 (3-4 WIAC) UWO 21-10 (4-3 WIAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST OSHKOSH
- The Falcons won against UW-Oshkosh in four games, (24-26, 25-23, 25-17, 25-17).
- Offensively the Falcons hit .128 overall with 55 kills in 179 attempts.
- Karli Nielsen led the Falcons with 14 kills and hit .290 in 31 attempts. .
- Dakotah Poitra and Katie Koerper added 12 kills each.
- Haley Huseth had 46 of the team's 52 assists.
- Poitra also led the team defensively with 24 digs. She also recorded two aces and two block assists.
- As a team, the Falcons had 14 block assists.
THE OPPOSITION
- As a team, Oshkosh hit .044.
- They were led by Samantha Jaeke with 13 kills.
- Rachel Gardner led the Titans defensively with 32 digs.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Falcons move on to the semifinal game versus UW-Whitewater at Whitewater on Thursday at 7pm.
