PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville volleyball team (17-8, 3-3 WIAC) dropped a conference match to No. 3 UW-Oshkosh (24-3, 6-0 WIAC) on Wednesday night inside Williams Fieldhouse.
The Titans won the first two sets by identical scores of 25-15, using multiple big runs to pull away each time. The Pioneers battled in the third set and took a 13-9 nine lead behind consecutive block assists by senior
Kennedy Wenger and freshman
Lauren Abbott. Kills by junior
Addison Albrecht and junior
Abby Bauer helped preserve a slight edge, and Wenger capped off the 25-20 set win with a kill.
UW-Oshkosh responded with a strong start to set four and led 15-6 at the midway point. A couple of service aces increased the lead to 22-7, and the Titans held off a late Pioneer rally to win 25-14.
UW-Platteville finished with 39 kills in the match, with Wenger's 11 and Bauer's 10 pacing the team. Wenger had a team-high .321 hitting percentage across her 28 attacks.
Three players reached double-digit digs, led by 20 from junior
Kennedey Barber. Junior
Brooklyn Radecke and sophomore
Delali Amankwa each tallied 16 to finish behind Barber. Amankwa paced the Pioneers in assists with 21.
The Pioneers were strong at the net, finishing with 14 block assists. Abbott had five, followed by four by Wenger.
With the win, UW-Oshkosh claimed the WIAC regular season title for the fourth consecutive season.
UW-Platteville will have a week off before hosting Cornell next Wednesday at 7 p.m.
