ST. PAUL, Minn. (uwrfsports.com) – The UW-River Falls women's volleyball team split on their second day of play at the Macalester Invite. In their first match, the Falcons beat Central College, 3-1 (14-25, 25-23, 25-14, 25-18). The second match of the day resulted in a loss against St. Olaf College, 1-3 (11-25, 25-21, 25-27, 20-25).
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UWRF 3, Central College 1
Location: St. Paul, Minn.
Records: UWRF 6-1(0-0 WIAC), Central 3-3
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST CENTRAL COLLEGE
- The Falcons beat Central in four games, (14-25, 25-23, 25-14, 25-18).
- Offensively the Falcons hit .200 with 46 kills in 140 attempts.
- Karli Nielsen led the Falcons with 9 kills and hit .497 in 17 attempts. .
- Sarah Langlois hit .217 with 8 kills in 23 attempts. Mallory Griffin also added 9 kills in 31 attempts, hitting ..097.
- Hailey Huseth had 36 assists.
- Defensively, Hannah Robb led the team with 28 digs.
- As a team the Falcons finished the match with 11 blocks and 78 digs.
THE OPPOSITION
- As a team, Central hit just .197.
- They were led by Tori Van Velzen with 9 kills.
- Defensively, Central was led by Landry Luhring with 14 digs.
THE RUNDOWN AGAINST ST OLAF COLLEGE
Final Score: UWRF 1, St Olaf 3
Location: St. Paul, Minn.
Records: UWRF 6-2 (0-0 WIAC), St Olaf 7-1
WHAT HAPPENED
- The Falcons lost in their second match of the day, 1-3 (11-25, 25-21, 25-27, 20-25).
- Overall the Falcons hit .088 with 39 kills in 148 attempts.
- Katie Koerper led the Falcons offensively with 12 kills; overall hitting .184.
- Katie Haase hit .154 (5 kills, 13 TA) and Hannah Striggow had 4 kills in 18 total attacks (.167).
- Haley Cuba recorded 23 of the teams 35 assists.
- As a team, the Falcons recorded 55 digs.
THE OPPOSITION
- St Olaf recorded 51 total kills, led by Katelyn Lannom with 14.
- Emily Jarnigan led the team defensively with 28 digs.
LOOKING AHEAD
- Up next for the Falcons is the UWRF Invitational on Friday, Sept. 13. They will take on Northland College at 5:30pm and St Catherine University at 7:30pm.
