WHITEWATER, Wis. – The UW-River Falls volleyball team earned a pair of wins on Saturday at the UW-Whitewater Invite, defeating Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 3-1 and Illinois College 3-0.
The Falcons improve to 9-9 overall, and return to WIAC play next Friday, Oct. 3, hosting nationally ranked UW-Oshkosh at Page Arena.
Blessing Adebisi and
Ava Goldsberry were named to the UW-Whitewater Invite All-Tournament Team.
UW-River Falls 3, Rose-Hulman 1
After dropping a tightly contested first set 25-27, the Falcons bounced back by taking the next three sets for the win, 25-18, 25-21, 25-22.
Leading the offensive charge was Ava Goldsberry, who tied her career-high with 20 kills along with 19 digs, while Blessing Adebisi delivered a dominant performance with 17 kills and a .471 hitting percentage. Ellie Mascotti set up the attack with a season-high 25 assists, and Audrey Petersen anchored the defense match-high 29 digs.
The Falcons out-hit the Engineers .211 to .155, and notched 11 blocks and eight services aces, including three aces from Kira Klesner and seven blocks from Adebisi.
UW-River Falls 3, Illinois College 0
During UWRF's second match of the day and third of the weekend, the Falcons compiled a season-best .273 hitting percentage and won in straight sets 25-13, 25-14, and 25-21 to sweep the Lady Blues.
Ava Goldsberry continued her strong play with 15 kills and a .314 hitting percentage, while Blessing Adebisi added 10 kills and hit .333. Emily Brenner was a force from the service line, delivering six aces and contributing 11 total points.
UWRF was strong offensively with its season-high .273 hitting rate, totaling 38 kills on just 11 errors while limiting Illinois College to a .085 hitting percentage and forcing 19 errors.
