RIVER FALLS, Wis. – The UW-River Falls volleyball team dropped a hard-fought four-set WIAC match to UW-Whitewater Friday night at Don Page Arena, falling 27-25, 22-25, 24-26, 16-25.
The Falcons opened the match by edging the Warhawks 27-25 in a tightly contested first set before UW-Whitewater answered with a 25-22 victory in set two. The third set proved pivotal, as the Warhawks escaped with a 26-24 win before pulling away in the fourth.
Blessing Adebisi paced the Falcons offensively with 16 kills while hitting .500 and adding five blocks. Emily Brenner recorded a double-double with 14 kills and 13 digs, while Amanda Baumann and Ava Goldsberry each added nine kills.
Cora Sayotovich distributed 36 assists and chipped in five kills, while Audrey Petersen led all players with 25 digs. Brenner added 13 digs, and Sayotovich posted a double-double with 10 digs.
As a team, UWRF totaled 51 kills, 47 assists, 73 digs and 12 blocks.
UWW was led by Abbie Dix's 19 kills, while Gaby DiMotto added 13 kills and Aubrie Krzus recorded 42 assists.
The Falcons, now 13-5 overall as their five-match win streak was snapped, will return to action tomorrow night with a pair of matches against Augsburg and Hamline.
