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Women's Volleyball

Volleyball Splits First Day Of Augsburg Invite

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2

MINNEAPOLIS - The UW-Eau Claire volleyball team won 3-0 over Lawrence University in the first match before losing in five games to hometown Augsburg College (MN).

The first match saw 30-13, 30-20, and 30-22 scores as the Blugolds held the Vikings to negative marks in hitting percentage. They went -.091, -.389, and -.057 while Eau Claire hit .194, .042, and .163.

Emily Haese (Jr.-Mishicot) and Amanda Lessner (Fr.-Watertown) led the way in assists with 17 and 12, respectively. The kills were evenly spread, with Abby Freiborg (Jr.-Sacred Heart, MN/Renville County West) and her nine total on top. Jenna Weber (Jr.-Antigo) was right behind her with eight. Freiborg also shined on defense, totaling 10 digs behind Heather Harnell (Sr.-Minnetonka, MN) and her 14.

The second match of the day saw a lot more drama. The scores in that contest were 29-31, 30-26, 20-30, 30-27, and 13-15.

The Blugolds had 13 kills in the first game and hit .170 in the tough loss. They notched it up to 17 kills and a .185 percentage in the 30-26 game. However, they had 10 errors to 11 kills in the middle game while hitting .023. They forced the fifth game with a 15-kill performance while hitting .148. The team hit .240 in the final game, but fell by two points.

Freiborg and Lissa Martinez (Sr.-Vadnais Height, MN/White Bear Lake) both led with 15 kills and Katie Fox (Jr.-Chippewa Falls/Chi-Hi) had 13 throughout the match. Haese's 58 assists led for Eau Claire while seven Blugolds had double-digit digs. Harnell's 40 easily led the way as they put up 135 to Augsburg's 78.

The home team blocked 9.5 to 4.0 from Eau Claire as the Blugolds went to 4-2 on the year.

The tourney will wrap up tomorrow with two games. The first will be against Northwestern College (MN) at 9 a.m. and the day's action will determine the second game's time and opponent.

Eau Claire-Lawrence Box Score

Eau Claire-Augsburg Box Score

 

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Players Mentioned

Katie Fox

#3 Katie Fox

MH
Junior
Abby Freiborg

#7 Abby Freiborg

OH
Junior
Emily Haese

#4 Emily Haese

S
Junior
Heather Harnell

#9 Heather Harnell

LB
Senior
Amanda Lessner

#11 Amanda Lessner

S
Freshman
Lissa Martinez

#12 Lissa Martinez

OH
Senior
Jenna Weber

#16 Jenna Weber

OH
Junior

Players Mentioned

Katie Fox

#3 Katie Fox

Junior
MH
Abby Freiborg

#7 Abby Freiborg

Junior
OH
Emily Haese

#4 Emily Haese

Junior
S
Heather Harnell

#9 Heather Harnell

Senior
LB
Amanda Lessner

#11 Amanda Lessner

Freshman
S
Lissa Martinez

#12 Lissa Martinez

Senior
OH
Jenna Weber

#16 Jenna Weber

Junior
OH