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Box Score 2 RIVER FALLS, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) – The UW-River Falls women's volleyball team won both of their games on the opening day of the home invite. In their first match, the Falcons beat Northland College, 3-0 (25-16, 25-10, 25-13). The second match of the day also resulted in a win against St. Catherine's University, 3-1 (22-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-18).
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UWRF 3, Northland 0
Location: River Falls, Wis.
Records: UWRF 7-2 (0-0 WIAC), Northland 4-6
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST NORTHLAND COLLEGE
- The Falcons beat Norhland in three games, (25-16, 25-10, 25-13).
- Offensively the Falcons hit .392 with 40 kills in 102 attempts.
- Sarah Langlois led the Falcons with 10 kills and hit .529 in 17 attempts. .
- Katie Koerper added 6 kills in 13 attempts, hitting .385 Karli Nielsen hit .333 with 5 kills in 12 attempts.
- Hailey Huseth had 29 of the team's 33 assists.
- Defensively, Hannah Robb led the team with 12 digs.
- As a team the Falcons finished the match with 7 blocks and 8 aces.
THE OPPOSITION
- As a team, Northlandl hit .113.
- They were led by Bailey Wynn with 4 kills.
- Defensively, Northland was led by Kennedi Bernia with 10 digs.
THE RUNDOWN AGAINST ST CATHERINE'S UNIVERSITY
Final Score: UWRF 3, St Kate's 1
Location: River Falls, Wis.
Records: UWRF 8-2 (0-0 WIAC), St Kate's 7-2
WHAT HAPPENED
- The Falcons also won their second match of the day, 3-1 (25-22, 26-24, 23-25, 25-18).
- Overall the Falcons hit .372 with 58 kills in 156 attempts.
- Mallory Griffin led the Falcons offensively with 17 kills; overall hitting .375.
- Katie Koerper hit .361 (16 kills, 36 TA) and Karli Nielsen had 10 kills in 17 total attacks (.471).
- Hailey Huseth recorded 45 assists and added 2 aces and 6 digs
- As a team, the Falcons recorded 61 digs with Dakotah Poitra and Hannah Robb finishing with 14 each.
THE OPPOSITION
- St Kate's recorded 57 total kills, led by Emma Nelson with 15.
- Grace Amacher led the team defensively with 27 digs.
LOOKING AHEAD
- Up next for the Falcons is day two of UWRF Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 14. They will take on University of Northwestern (MN) at 12pm and UW-Superior at 2pm.
