Platteville, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville volleyball team (18-9, 3-4 WIAC) fell in five sets on Friday night inside Williams Fieldhouse to UW-La Crosse (13-15, 3-4 WIAC).
With the loss, the Pioneers are the #5 seed entering the WIAC Tournament and will play at #4 seed UW-Whitewater on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
The Pioneers fell in a 28-26 battle to open the match and then easily took the next two sets, 25-16 and 25-11 before the Eagles captured the win behind victories of 25-19 and 15-12.
The Pioneers outhit the Eagles .159-.125 and totaled 59 kills to their 46 total kills.
Junior
Brooklyn Radecke had a strong day with 17 kills, six aces and three blocks. Senior Bia Johnston led the Pioneers in kills with 18 and digs with 20. Senior
Kennedy Wenger had a team-best eight blocks in the match.
Following the match, the Pioneers honored the 2026 seniors in front of a crowded Williams Fieldhouse. Seniors included
Paige Foltz,
Abby Bauer,
Bria Johnston, and
Kennedy Wenger.
