STEVENS POINT, WI - The No. 19 University of Dubuque women's volleyball team split a pair of matches on Saturday at the UWSP Quad, earning a five-set victory over host UW-Stevens Point (18-25, 25-22, 25-18, 18-25, 15-13) before falling to No. 1 UW-Oshkosh in three sets (19-25, 25-27, 21-25). The Spartans move to 16-4 overall this season and prepare to open American Rivers Conference play this upcoming week.
UD bounced back after dropping the opening set against UW-Stevens Point, responding with back-to-back wins in the second and third sets to take a 2-1 advantage. The Spartans took the second set 25-22 before putting together their best overall set in the third. UD hit .405 with 16 kills to close out the third set. The Pointers answered in the fourth to force a deciding fifth set, but Dubuque held on for a 15-13 victory to secure the five-set win.
Delainey Winkel led the Spartans with 22 kills and added 17 digs in the victory. Caitlin Jensen followed with 15 kills, while Halee Clare added eight kills and totaled a team-high nine blocks. Alexis Kammerer directed the offense with 51 assists and 13 digs. Taylor Bechen led the defense with 21 digs, while Julia Schultz added 16.
The Spartans closed out the day against No. 1 UW-Oshkosh. After dropping the first set 25-19, UD battled the top-ranked Titans in a tightly contested second set before coming up just short, 27-25. Dubuque finished the match with 39 kills and hit .223 as a team. Winkel led the offense with 16 kills, and Clare added six kills. Kammerer recorded 34 assists, while Bechen led the defense with 22 digs.
All-Tourney team for Pointers Quad
UW-Stevens Point- Ella Trieloff #1
University of Dubuque- Delaney Winkel #14
Wheaton College - Sydney Overweg #15
UW-Oshkosh- Sami Perlberg #5 and Riley Borrowman #2
Up Next
The No. 19 Spartans (16-4) return to action on Friday, October 9, as they open American Rivers Conference play on the road against Central College. Inside the P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium in Pella, Iowa, first serve is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
