PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (13-5, 2-2 WIAC) lost to UW-Platteville (16-5, 3-1 WIAC) 3-0 on Friday at Williams Fieldhouse, with set scores of 15-25, 16-25 and 23-25. UW-Eau Claire totaled 29 kills and hit .096, while UWP finished with 42 kills and a .214 hitting percentage. UWEC added 53 digs and seven total blocks, but the Pioneers recorded 10 service aces and nine total blocks.
Platteville took the opening set 25-15, finishing with a 15-9 edge in kills and a 4-0 advantage in service aces. The Blugolds got four kills from
Norah Erickson, while Kennedy Wenger had five kills and two aces and Brooklyn Radecke added four kills for the Pioneers.
UWP won the second set 25-16, finishing with a 14-9 edge in kills and adding two service aces while UW-Eau Claire produced three blocks. The Blugolds answered a 19-5 deficit by winning seven of the next eight rallies to make it 20-12, with
Norah Erickson recording two kills during that stretch.
The Pioneers held a 13-11 edge in kills in the third set, and recorded four service aces while the home team served from a 9-4 deficit to a 13-9 lead. UWEC cut a 22-17 deficit to 22-20 and later got within 24-23 on
Rachel Johnson's fifth kill of the set and a
Claire Rogholt/
Rachel Johnson block, but Platteville won the set 25-23.
Rachel Johnson finished with eight kills, seven digs and two block assists.
Alex Kiebel recorded 17 assists and 14 digs. Rogholt added three kills while hitting .429 and totaled four blocks, including two solo blocks.
Kaitlyn Erickson collected 12 digs and added two assists.
The Blugolds are 13-5 overall and 2-2 in WIAC play. The Pioneers are 16-5 overall and 3-1 in WIAC play.
Up next, the Blugolds visit University of Chicago on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 4 p.m. at Ratner Athletics Center in Chicago, Illinois.
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