17th-ranked Blugolds take down Titans to remain undefeated in WIAC play

Photo by Bill Hoepner, UWEC Photo
Photo by Bill Hoepner, UWEC Photo

OSHKOSH, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The 17th-ranked University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire volleyball team tallied their 14th win of the season and improved to 3-0 in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) play with a road win over UW-Oshkosh on Friday night.

Box Score

The Blugolds took leads of 16-9 in first set, 20-8 in second and 13-9 in the third in the 3-0 win (25-18, 25-13, 25-18). Eau Claire hit .288 for the match, including .367 in second set and .314 in third to secure their eighth straight victory.

Madelyn Pashibin (Sr.-Minneapolis, MN/Southwest) and Makenzie Bachmann (So. – Chaska, MN) led the Blugolds with 11 and 10 kills, respectively.

Taylor Scalia (So. – Lake Elmo, MN/Stillwater) recorded 17 digs on the night while Arianna Barrett (Fr.-Lakeville, MN/North) added 11. Madison Surprise (Sr. – Appleton, WI/Kimberly) also tallied 29 assists.

The Blugolds (14-1, 3-0 WIAC) will take on Concordia (WI) and Carroll Saturday at 2 and 4 p.m.