Badger Region VolleyBlog: UW Eau Claire Women Win First Tournament Of The Year!

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UW Eau Claire Wins UW River Falls Tournament!
We went 7-1 in pool play, defeating Whitewater (B), River Falls, & Platteville, while splitting with Green Bay. In the bracketed playoffs we defeated Whitewater (A) (25-16 ; 25-18), Stevens Point (25-17 : 25-9), and La Crosse (25 - ? ; 25- ?), to win the tournament. Drew Doughty (37 digs) had a strong day passing while Molly Collman (30 kills), Leah Klink (29 kills) & Karen Sueppel (28 kills) provided a powerful offense. Emily Feiner lead in assists with 127 on the day. Outside hitter, Karen Sueppel was named "Most Outstanding Player" of the tournament with 28 kills, 35 digs, coming through when EC needed to rally.

Ashley Howard
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Women's Volleyball Club President
Kinesiology Major-Human Performance
University Honors Program