UW-Oshkosh 3, UW-Stout 1 |
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MENOMONIE (October 29, 2016) - UW-Stout needed to pick up a win if they wanted to host a first round Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) tournament game...and things looked good after Stout took the first set over UW-Oshkosh Saturday at Johnson Fieldhouse. But the 23rd ranked Titans stopped the Blue Devils in their tracks and took the final three sets.
In the process, the Titans (27-6, 5-2 WIAC) earned a share of the WIAC title along with UW-Whitewater and UW-La Crosse, but will be the third seed in the tournament. The Blue Devils (15-13, 3-4 WIAC) earned the sixth seed and will travel to Oshkosh Tuesday, Nov. 1 to face the Titans in back-to-back contests.
Keyed by
Olivia Jung, the Blue Devils' only senior, Stout opened the match with a 25-22 first set win. On Senior Day, Jung put down six of her team-high 15 kills in the opening set.
The Titans came back to take the match 25-20, 25-20, 25-15. Oshkosh held court at the blocking net, recording five solo blocks and 24 assisted blocks. Nerissa Vogt had three solo blocks and eight assisted blocks. Carly Lemke, who had a game-high 18 kills, had a solo block and four assisted blocks. Samantha Jeake recorded 15 kills and five assisted blocks. Lexi Thiel finished with 50 assists.
Jung led Stout with a season-high 15 kills.
Ashley Pratt had 13 kills and
Kennedy Strain had 11 kills. Strain finished with four block assists.
Emily Bialka had two solo blocks and one assisted block as Stout finished with two solo blocks and 12 assisted blocks.
The winner of the Stout at Oshkosh game will play at either UW-Whitewater or UW-La Crosse, Thursday, Nov. 3.
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