Pioneers go 2-2 on the weekend in Michigan

OLIVET, Mich. - UW-Platteville Volleyball split their matches on the weekend by going 1-1 on Friday and Saturday at the Albion/Olivet Invitational.

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Pioneers go 2-2 on the weekend in Michigan
October 22, 2018

OLIVET, Mich. - UW-Platteville Volleyball split their matches on the weekend by going 2-2 on Friday and Saturday at the Albion/Olivet Invitational.

Friday night, the Pioneers lost to Albion 25-18, 25-21, 25-12 before beating Kalamazoo 25-15, 25-19, 20-25, 25-14. On Saturday the Pioneers beat Finlandia 20-25, 25-15, 25-17, 25-23 before falling to Olivet 25-22, 25-17, 25-15.

Against Albion, Lita Solbrig was the most effective hitter and finished with seven kills (.278). Olivia Kudronowicz finished with 17 digs and Lauren Murphy added 13 digs.

The offense came around for the win over Kalamazoo. Murphy led the offense with 25 assists and 6 aces. CJ Johnson put the pressure on the defense with 13 kills (.286) and 17 assists. Katie Jones had 10 kills (.350) along with three solo blocks and five blocking assists. Kudronowicz again had 17 digs.

Against Finlandia, Johnson and Jones were the biggest offensive contributors. Johnson had 16 kills (.364), 22 assists and added four blocking assists. Jones had 13 kills (.571) and added one solo block and seven blocking assists. Kudronowicz talled 20 digs and eight assists.

In the last match against Olivet, Jones had 7 kills (.385) with one solo block and four blocking assists.

UW-Platteville is now 9-21 overall (0-5 WIAC).

On Wednesday, the team heads to UW-Oshkosh for a conference match beginning at 7:00 PM.