EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire volleyball team fell to St. Olaf College 3-2 on Wednesday at The Sonnentag, with set scores of 25-16, 19-25, 24-26, 25-18 and 9-15. The Blugolds pushed the match to a fifth set by winning the fourth, including a stretch that turned a 13-13 tie into an 18-14 lead. The Blugolds finished with 11 service aces and 11 total blocks, exceeding their season average of 7.25 blocks, while St. Olaf hit .213 to UW-Eau Claire's .152.
The Blugolds took the opening set 25-16, recording 15 kills to St. Olaf's 10 behind six from
Makina Larson and four apiece from
Mya Cinnamo and
Rachel Johnson. UW-Eau Claire created separation by winning seven of eight rallies from an 8-5 lead to a 15-6 advantage, with
Amelia Herrick adding a service ace during that stretch.
Olaf finished the second set with a 15-13 edge in kills and a 4-2 advantage in service aces, taking the set 25-19.
Mya Cinnamo led the Blugolds with six kills in the set, while St. Olaf got four kills from Maren Miller and three apiece from Carlie Beckstrand and Lilah Van Scoyoc.
UW-Eau Claire moved from a 14-16 deficit to a 19-17 lead in the third set, with
Rachel Johnson finishing with six of the team's 12 kills. St. Olaf took the set 26-24, finishing with an 18-12 edge in kills behind seven from Evelyn Kreft, including the final point.
In the fourth set, the Blugolds won 25-18, using a stretch from 13-13 to 18-14 that included four consecutive kills by
Mya Cinnamo on
Kaitlyn Erickson's serve. The Blugolds finished the set with six service aces, including three straight by
Alia Schlimgen, while Cinnamo totaled seven kills in the set.
The Oles took the fifth set 15-9 after building a 6-0 lead and finishing with eight kills to UW-Eau Claire's four. Maren Miller and Lilah Van Scoyoc had two kills apiece for St. Olaf, while the Blugolds got one kill each from
Rachel Johnson,
Mya Cinnamo,
Alex Kiebel and
Norah Erickson, plus a late Kiebel service ace.
Mya Cinnamo led the Blugolds with 20 kills and 22.5 points while adding five blocks.
Rachel Johnson recorded 15 kills and 15 digs.
Kaitlyn Erickson finished with a team-high 23 digs and added seven assists.
Lili Hagg totaled a team-best seven blocks and added four kills.
UW-Eau Claire is 13-4 overall and 2-1 in WIAC play. St. Olaf is 15-5 overall and 4-1 in MIAC play.
Up next, the UW-Eau Claire volleyball team travels to Platteville, Wis., to face UW-Platteville on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, with first serve set for 7 p.m. at Williams Fieldhouse.
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