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Volleyball Drops Two on First Day at Carthage Tournament

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KENOSHA, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – Competing in two matches on the opening day of the Carthage College Tournament, the UW-Eau Claire women's volleyball team fell twice, 3-0 against 15th-ranked Elmhurst College (Ill.) and 3-0 against host Carthage.

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Facing Elmhurst, the Blugolds kept the opening set close but ended up falling 25-21. Elmhurst took the following two sets 25-16 to win the match.

As a team, the Blugolds had a .156 hitting percentage, finishing with 27 kills. Katrina Raskie (So.-Weston, Wis./D.C. Everest) led the team with eight kills and a .276 hitting percentage. She also had a team-high 13 digs. Jenna Smits (Jr.-Green Bay, Wis./Preble) finished with 25 set assists to lead the Blugolds.

Against Carthage, the Blugolds led just twice during the match, once in the second set and once in the third set. Carthage won the match with scores of 25-17, 25-17 and 25-15.

The Blugolds finished with 31 kills, 10 of which came from Megan Tracy (Sr.-New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper). Tying for a match-high with 12 digs was Talia Jaskulske (Fr.-Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) while Smits led the Blugolds with 26 set assists.

Eau Claire is now 4-7 on the season.

Saturday the Blugolds will compete two more times at the Carthage College Tournament. They will start the day against Alma College (Mich.) at 10 a.m. and will close the weekend with a match against the University of Chicago at 2 p.m.

-KAM-

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Players Mentioned

Talia Jaskulske

#4 Talia Jaskulske

OH/L
5' 9"
Freshman
jah SKULL ski
Katrina Raskie

#3 Katrina Raskie

OH
5' 9"
Sophomore
RASS kee
Jenna Smits

#21 Jenna Smits

S
5' 8"
Junior
Smits
Megan Tracy

#9 Megan Tracy

OH
5' 9"
Senior
Tracy

Players Mentioned

Talia Jaskulske

#4 Talia Jaskulske

5' 9"
Freshman
jah SKULL ski
OH/L
Katrina Raskie

#3 Katrina Raskie

5' 9"
Sophomore
RASS kee
OH
Jenna Smits

#21 Jenna Smits

5' 8"
Junior
Smits
S
Megan Tracy

#9 Megan Tracy

5' 9"
Senior
Tracy
OH