RIVER FALLS, Wis. – The UW-River Falls volleyball team fell 3-0 against UW-Stevens Point Wednesday night at Page Arena.
The match marked UWRF's final WIAC regular season home contest as the Falcons' record fell to 11-19 overall and 1-5 in the WIAC, while UW-Stevens Point, who received votes in the latest AVCA national poll, snapped a three-game losing skid to improve to 18-9 overall and 5-1 in the WIAC.
The Falcons held leads in all three sets but saw the Pointers prevail as UWSP hit .233 with 40 kills compared to UWRF's .052 attack rate and 27 kills.
During the first set, the Falcons and Pointers went back and forth early on, leading to an even 11-11 score before UWSP went on an 11-0 run to gain a 22-11 lead, eventually closing out the set 25-16.
Down 2-0, UWRF didn't give in, leading for the majority of the set before a late rally by the Pointers. The Falcons led by as many as 12-5 after an
Amanda Baumann service ace. Despite UWRF taking a 23-21 lead after an
Ava Goldsberry kill, the visitors closed out the set and match with four-straight points to earn the win.
Lauren Noth and
Amanda Baumann shared the team lead with seven kills each while
Abbi Hassforth had 16 assists and 10 digs from
Audrey Petersen.
UWRF hosts Carleton College next Wednesday during Senior Night.
