EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire volleyball team defeated UW-Stout Polytechnic 3-1 on Wednesday at The Sonnentag, with set scores of 25-21, 23-25, 25-18 and 25-14. The Blugolds used an 8-0 run in the fourth set to move from 10-8 to 18-8 before closing out the match. UW-Eau Claire finished with 65 kills, above its season average of 49.88, and hit .227 while holding Stout to 35 kills and a .093 hitting percentage. The Blugolds also recorded nine service aces, above their season average of 7.42.
The Blugolds took the first set 25-21, finishing with 13 kills to the Blue Devils' 11.
Rachel Johnson and
Mya Cinnamo had five kills apiece, with Johnson putting down the final point.
UW-Eau Claire dropped the second set 25-23 after rallying from a 16-11 deficit to tie it at 22-22 on consecutive
Rachel Johnson kills.
Mya Cinnamo led the Blugolds with six kills in the set, Johnson added five, and
Alex Kiebel assisted on 16 kills, while UW-Stout scored three of the final four points to finish the set.
The Blugolds finished the third set on a 6-0 run to win 25-18, with
Alex Kiebel serving the final five points and recording three aces in that closing stretch.
Mya Cinnamo led the set with eight kills as UW-Eau Claire totaled 17 kills to Stout's eight.
UW-Eau Claire took the fourth set 25-14 while recording 17 kills to Blue Devils' five, led by seven kills from
Izzy Grace and five from
Mya Cinnamo.
Alex Kiebel assisted 15 of those kills, and
Alia Schlimgen added two service aces during an 8-0 run that pushed the Blugolds from a 10-8 lead to 18-8.
Mya Cinnamo finished with 24 kills and a season-high 25 points for UW-Eau Claire.
Alex Kiebel recorded a season-high 56 assists and 11 digs while adding three service aces.
Rachel Johnson collected a career-high 22 digs, surpassing her previous best of 21, and 12 kills.
Izzy Grace added a season-high 13 kills while hitting .321, with two aces and two blocks.
The Blugolds are 16-9 overall and 4-3 in WIAC play. Wis.-Stout is 15-11 overall and 1-6 in WIAC play.
Up next, the Blugolds will wrap up the regular season as they travel to Minneapolis, Minn., to face Augsburg University on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. at Si Melby Hall.
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