RIVER FALLS, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) – The UW-River Falls women's volleyball team opened up WIAC conference play with a 1-3 (15-25, 25-20, 16-25, 21-25) loss to UW-Eau Claire on the road.
 
THE RUNDOWN:
Final Score:  UW-Eau Claire 3, UW-River Falls 1
Location:  Eau Claire, Wis.
Records:  UW-Eau Claire (6-6), UW-River Falls (12-4)
 
WHAT HAPPENED:

• In the first set the Falcons would put the first point on the board but the Blugolds would take charge of things winning the set 25-15.
• The Falcons bounced back in set two leading from the start and finishing out with a 25-20 win.  They hit .294 in the set and had 13 kills.
• In set three the Blugolds were just too much offensively hitting .355 and having a match high 14 kills in the set.
• Set four was a back and forth battle between the two teams with the Blugolds coming out ahead 25-21.
• As a team the Falcon hit .125 (36-21-120).
• Hannah Striggow led the Falcons offensively hitting .233 with 12 kills and two service aces. 
• Amara Meyer had five kills and five block assists.
• Hannah Robb had a match high 23 digs.  Mallory Griffin and Dakotah Poitra each had nine.
• Hailey Huseth had 25 assists.

 
THE OPPOSITION:

• The Blugolds hit .223 as a team (50-21-130.
• Madelyn Pashibin led the offense with a match high 17 kills.
• Talia Jaskulske had 20 digs. 

 
LOOKING AHEAD:

• The Falcons now 12-4 on the season travel to Ripon College for the Red Hawk Invite.  The first match will be against Ripon College Friday evening at 7 p.m.