Record crowd sees Pioneers stop V-Hawk streak

October 6, 2010

The largest volleyball crowd in UW-Platteville history saw two of Wisconsin's best teams go head-to-head, as the Pioneers stopped Viterbo's 23-match winning streak in front of 1,243 fans Wednesday.

UW-Platteville beat the V-Hawks 14-25, 25-17, 25-18, 18-25, 15-13, improving to 14-3 overall. With its 23-match winning streak snapped, the V-Hawks fell to 26-4.

The 1,243 fans topped the 1,106 that witnessed the 2005 Homecoming match against Augustana.

A balanced Pioneer attack was key against the well-rounded Viterbo team. Emily Kaiser paced UW-Platteville with 15 kills, while Brianna Kaiser had 14, Melissa Hillebrand 13, and Stephanie Kirchner 10. Kirchner made a team-high 16 digs defensively, and Abby Carey added 11. Ali Sikic paced the offense with 46 assists.

Katie Flock led the V-Hawks with a match-high 21 kills. The NAIA school from La Crosse out-hit the Pioneers by a slim .214 to .198 margin, but had four more hitting errors in front of the raucous crowd.