WHITEWATER, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point volleyball team (9-9, 1-2) got its first league win with a five-set victory (20-25, 25-16, 21-25, 25-18, 15-9) at UW-Whitewater (6-7, 1-2) on Wednesday night.
Hannah Strege (Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee) posted a double-double with a match-best 44 assists and added 20 digs.
Tessa Erlandson (Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon Wanamingo) led all players with 25 digs.
Delilah Hyland (Glen Ellyn, Ill./IC Catholic Prep),
Carly Thomka (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) and
Ella Trieloff (Park Ridge, Ill./St. Viator) had double-digit kills with 14, 13 and 12, respectively.
Thomka had a pair of kills in a 5-0 run early in the first. Trieloff, Hyland and
Lauren Shaw (Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township) had two kills each as UWSP tied the set at 14-14. Shaw had another kill late as UWW took the opening set.
Savanna Moe (Saint Paul, Minn/St. Croix Lutheran Academy) and Erlandson each served an ace as UWSP took an 11-9 lead in the second. Hyland and Trieloff had three kills each as UWSP used a 7-1 run to even the match at a set apiece.
Thomka had a kill and a block early in the third. Hyland had a pair of kills mid-set. Strege had back-to-back blocks late as UWW took a 2-1 lead.
Moe served another ace and Shaw added two kills as the Pointers jumped ahead, 12-7, in the fourth. Erlandson dropped in three services aces in another 7-1 set-ending run as UWSP forced a fifth set.
Thomka had three kills as UWSP went ahead, 9-6, in the fifth. Hyland powered down four kills late as UWSP finished the win with a 6-2 run.
UWSP will head to Illinois on Saturday (Oct. 10) for the Elmhurst Tri with matches against Marian and Elmhurst at 1:30 and 4:00 p.m., respectively.
