RIVER FALLS, Wis. – The UW-River Falls volleyball team split a pair of matches Saturday at Page Arena, falling to Augsburg 3-2 before rebounding with a 3-0 sweep of Hamline.
The Falcons, now 14-6 overall, return to WIAC play next Wednesday, Oct. 21, hosting UW-La Crosse.
Augsburg 3, UW-River Falls 2
The Falcons opened the day with a five-set loss to Augsburg, falling 25-16, 25-21, 25-17, 21-25, 10-15.
Blessing Adebisi and Grace McDole led the Falcons with 13 kills apiece. Adebisi hit .320 and added five total blocks, while McDole recorded 14 digs. Amanda Baumann contributed 11 kills while hitting .450, and Audrey Petersen led the defensive effort with 23 digs. Cora Sayotovich dished out 47 assists.
UWRF finished with 59 kills but committed 33 attack errors, hitting .142 as a team. The Falcons claimed the first and third sets before Augsburg rallied to win the fourth and fifth.
UW-River Falls 3, Hamline 0
The Falcons responded in the evening with a 25-15, 25-18, 25-21 sweep of the Pipers.
McDole paced the offense with 11 kills, while Adebisi added seven kills on a .357 hitting percentage. Lily Lewis also recorded seven kills without an attack error, hitting .583. Sayotovich finished with 25 assists and three block assists, and Petersen collected 16 digs.
UWRF hit .270 as a team, totaling 39 kills and committing just 12 attack errors. The Falcons also recorded seven service aces and held Hamline to a .125 hitting percentage to secure the sweep.
