STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire volleyball team defeated UW-Stevens Point 3-1 on Wednesday at Berg Gym, winning by set scores of 25-16, 25-19, 19-25 and 25-15. After the Pointers took the third set, the Blugolds hit .519 with 16 kills in the fourth to close the match. UW-Eau Claire finished with 53 kills and seven service aces while holding UWSP without an ace. The Blugolds have recorded at least 53 kills and 51 assists in their last three matches.
The Blugolds took the opening set 25-16, finishing with a 14-13 edge in kills while
Mya Cinnamo led the set with six. The set separated during a 6-0 UWEC run from a 15-14 edge to 21-14, with
Alia Schlimgen serving five straight points in that stretch.
Eau Claire finished the second set with a 15-8 edge in kills and won the set 25-19, with
Mya Cinnamo recording five kills and putting away the final point.
Alex Kiebel assisted on seven kills and added a service ace, while Stevens Point was held to a .028 hitting average.
In the third, the Pointers used an 18-9 kill advantage to take the set 25-19.
Lili Hagg led the Blugolds with three kills in the set, while
Rachel Johnson and
Mya Cinnamo had two apiece and
Sasha Bovard added an ace.
UW-Eau Claire closed out the game in the fourth set 25-15, finishing with 16 kills to UWSP's 11 and adding three service aces.
Rachel Johnson recorded six kills in the set, and
Alex Kiebel served a four-point stretch that moved UW-Eau Claire from 12-7 to 16-7.
Mya Cinnamo led the Blugolds with 16 points, recording 15 kills while hitting .333 and adding two block assists. Cinnamo has recorded at least 15 kills in three consecutive matches and has achieved a minimum of 16.0 points in her last three matches.
Rachel Johnson finished with 13 kills on a .423 hitting percentage, 15 digs, two block assists and an ace. Hagg recorded 10 kills, surpassing a season average of 1.42 kills per set.
Alex Kiebel posted team highs with 24 assists and four service aces while adding 11 digs. Kiebel has recorded 24 or more set assists in three consecutive matches, and her four service aces surpassed her season average of 1.8.
Hannah Thole added 19 assists and 11 digs.
UW-Eau Claire is 14-7 overall and 3-3 in WIAC play as Stevens Point falls to 14-11 overall and 3-3 in WIAC play.
Up next, the Blugolds will travel to Bloomington, Ill. for the Illinois Wesleyan Classic on Friday and Saturday, October 30 and 31. UWEC begins play on Friday with the University of California, Santa Cruz 4:30 p.m. at the Shirk Center on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University.
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