WAUKESHA, Wis. - The Carroll University women's volleyball team lost to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville 25-14, 23-25, 25-19, 24-26, 15-12 in a thrilling, five-set nonconference dual to open the first round of its own triangular at Van Male Field House on Saturday afternoon.
It was the fifth, frustrating five-set loss of the season for the young, steadily improving Pioneers, who dropped to 7-12 overall.
As the match remained tied 12-12 in the tension-filled decisive fifth set, Carroll's chances for a victory gradually slipped away as the result of three consecutive unforced errors.
Senior outside hitter Dana Voltolina (St. Charles, Ill.) contributed a team-high 12 kills for the Pioneers, who generated 43 kills, 47 digs, eight service aces and 41 assists. Sophomore outside hitter Sydney Wilkins (Portage, Ind.) followed with 11 kills and sophomore outside hitter Cassidy Mrotek (Manitowoc, Wis.) had five kills.
Junior middle blocker Karley Wolf (Roselle, Ill.) collected six kills and five blocks for Carroll, which extended the duration of the match with resilient, confidence-building victories in the second and fourth sets. Junior defensive specialist Amanda Hahn (Itasca, Ill.) had 15 digs and two assists with sophomore setter Emma Przeslicke (Evergreen Park, Ill.) adding three aces, seven digs and 22 assists.
Freshman outside hitter Kielyn Kapugi had a team-high 18 kills and seven digs for UW-Platteville, which won its second straight to improve to 10-9 overall.