McCune's 22 Kills Lifts Stout to Five Set Win Over River Falls

The Basics
Score: UW-Stout 3– UW-River Falls 2 (25-20, 22-25, 26-24, 22-25, 15-12)
Record: Blue Devils (11-8, 2-2), Falcons (9-15, 1-3)
Location: Johnson Fieldhouse – Menomonie, Wis.

The Blue Devils picked up their second WIAC win of the season with a five-set decision over River Falls Wednesday night. Stout took control of a tight first set midway through to build a five-point lead at 19-14. Stout ended the set on a Stephanie Petrbok ace to win 25-20. Tied at seven in the second set, River Falls took a three-point lead, Stout as able to rally and tie the set at 13 only to see the Falcons take a four-point advantage. Again Stout rallied to the set at 22, but UWRF closed on a 3-0 run to tie the match at a set apiece. In the third, Stout built a 20-15 advantage and withstood a Falcon rally to win 26-24. River withstood a late Stout rally in the fourth to win 25-22 and force the deciding fifth set. The fifth set went back and fourth to start. Tied at eight, Stout went on a 6-1 run to take a 14-11 lead and Brooke McCune's 22^nd kill of the game gave the match to Stout 15-12.

Top Performers

• Brooke McCune had a game-high 22 kills and nine digs.
• Brynn Hessel had eight kills a .292 hitting percentage and three blocks
• Emma Barton hit .286 with eight kills and five blocks.
• Sloan Horgan had nine kills and three blocks.
• Kennedy Barrett  had a game-high 45 assists, 18 digs and a block.
• Terrah Moshier had 23 digs and three assists.

 
Inside the Box Score

• Stout hit .197 as a team and totaled 88 digs, while UWRF hit .151 had 94 digs.
• Stout out hit UWRF .250 to .097 in the fifth set.
• River Falls had 35 attacking errors.

Up Next
Stout will host Augsburg University on Friday, Oct. 18. First serve from the Johnson Fieldhouse is set for 7 p.m.