STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point volleyball team (14-11, 3-3) fell in four sets to visiting UW-Eau Claire (14-7, 3-3) in the home finale on Wednesday.
Seniors
Lauren Shaw (Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township) and
Ella Trieloff (Park Ridge, Ill./St. Viator) were both in double figures with 14 and 10 kills, respectively. Fellow senior
Tessa Erlandson (Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon Wanamingo) led the Pointers with 18 digs.
Hannah Strege (Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee) posted a double-double with 24 assists and 14 digs.
Trieloff notched her first kill of the night to spark an 8-4 run as UWSP got within 10-9 in the first.
Carly Thomka (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) and Shaw had two kills apiece late as UWEC pulled away to take set one, 25-16.
Shaw and Deliliah Hyland had two kills each as UWSP trailed early in the second, 10-8. Hyland posted consecutive blocks and Strege had two kills, but the Blugolds took the second set, 25-19.
UWSP's offense fired to open the third set with Thomka, Shaw, Trieloff,
Logan Cregan (Little Canada, Minn./Roseville Area), Strege and Hyland combined for 10 kills as the Pointers went up, 12-10. Shaw and Trieloff racked up three kills each as the Pointers took the third set, 25-19.
Thomka, Trieloff and Shaw combined for nine kills in the fourth set as UWEC took the match with a 25-15 win.
The Pointers travel to Minnesota to face Macalester and Gustavus Adolphus on Saturday (Oct. 31) in the Gustavus Tri. Match times are 2:00 and 4:00 p.m., respectively.
