The UW-River Falls volleyball team is set for a trio of home matches this weekend, hosting UW-Whitewater on Friday, Oct. 17 before hosting a WIAC/MIAC Quadrangular on Saturday, Oct. 17.
UW-RIVER FALLS VS. UW-WHITEWATER
Date: Friday, Oct. 16
Time: 7 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Page Arena
UWRF QUADRANGULAR
Date: Saturday, Oct. 17
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Page Arena
1 p.m. - Augsburg vs. UW-Whitewater
3 p.m. - Hamline vs. UW-Whitewater
5 p.m. - UWRF vs. Augsburg
7 p.m. - UWRF vs. Hamline
EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY
- UW-River Falls Athletics, in partnership with the Chancellor's Office, will host Employee and Family Appreciation Day on Saturday, Oct. 17, welcoming UWRF employees and their immediate family members.
- Admission is free for employees and their immediate family members with a valid UWRF employee ID.
FALCON NOTES
- The Falcons are winners of five matches in a row, going 3-0 last week, headlined by a 3-2 upset win on the road at No. 4-ranked UW-Eau Claire.
- Senior middle blocker Blessing Adebisi led the Falcon attack last week with 40 kills and a .431 hitting percentage, and was awarded the WIAC Offensive Player of the Week. She ranks top-five in the WIAC in both hitting percentage (.317) and blocks (59).
- Amanda Baumann has been highly efficient offensively as the WIAC leader with a .369 hitting percentage, having totaled 85 kills and only 10 errors.
- Cora Sayotovich, who surpassed 1,000 career assists earlier this season, leads the Falcons with 414 assists and averages 6.79 assists per set. She also leads the team with 24 service aces.
- Audrey Petersen anchors the back row, ranking third in the WIAC with 4.34 digs per set. She has totaled 265 digs through 17 matches.
- UWRF is hitting .206 as a team (3rd/WIAC), averaging 12.6 kills per set while limiting opponents to a .149 hitting percentage.
- UWRF leads the WIAC in limiting opponents to 0.95 blocks and 1.10 service aces per set.
