MENOMONIE, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) – The UW-River Falls women's volleyball team traveled to Menomonie, Wis. to take on WIAC rival UW-Stout.  The match was a back and forth battle that the Blue Devils were able to win as they won 3-1. 
 
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-Stout 3, UWRF 1
Location: Menomonie, Wis.
Records: UWRF 15-10 (0-4 WIAC) , UW-Stout (7-15, 2-2 WIAC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST UW-STOUT

• In the first set, the Falcons started out with a 6-1 lead before the Blue Devils would tie it up 10-10.  The Falcons tied it up four more times in the set before Stout was able to pull ahead two points to win the match 26-24. 
• The second set was an alternating battle until the Falcons went on a six point run that gave them the 25-21 win.
• It started out as another back and forth battle in the third until the Blue Devils went on a seven point run that the Falcons could not recover from.  UW-Stout won the set 25-20.
• In the final set of the night, the Blue Devils go out to a 9-3 lead before the Falcons pulled ahead by one with a seven point run.  The set continued with a back and forth battle that Stout would win 25-21.
• Overall in the match the Falcons hit .144 (39-20-132).
• Hannah Striggow had a team high eight kills and hit .400.  Dakotah Poitra and Savannah Brauer each had seven. 
• Mallory Griffin and Hailey Huseth each had 16 assists.
• Hannah Robb carried the defense with 22 digs.  Pointra had eight and Griffin and seven.

THE OPPOSITION

• The Blue Devils hit .190 (57-28-153) in the match. 
• Amber Ripley had twelve kills and Emili Cain and Ashley Pratt each had eleven. 
• Steph Cannon had a match high 27 digs. 

 
LOOKING AHEAD

• The Falcons travel to UW-Oshkosh (11-13, 0-4 WIAC) on Friday evening.  The match is set to begin at 7 p.m.