UW-L Splits Matches at UW-Oshkosh; Record Twentieth Win of Season

For Immediate Release: Saturday, October 13, 2007

Oshkosh, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse volleyball team went 1-1 at the second and final day of the UW-Oshkosh Invitational Saturday afternoon in Oshkosh. The Eagles, ranked 19th in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), fell 3-1 (27-30, 30-25, 21-30, 25-30) to third-ranked UW-Whitewater in their opening match Saturday before coming back to earn a 3-0 (30-28, 30-18, 30-21) victory over Milwaukee School of Engineering.

UW-L is now 20-6 on the season, marking the 13th straight year the Eagles have won at least 20 matches.

The Eagles' Amber Schoonover was named to the UW-Oshkosh Invitational All-Tournament Team.

In the first day of the invitational Friday, the Eagles opened with a 3-2 (14-30, 21-30, 30-28, 30-25, 6-15) loss to ninth-ranked Carthage College (Wis.). UW-L then came back to defeat number one ranked Juniata College (Pa.) 3-2 (27-30, 30-27, 30-22, 22-30, 15-11) in its second match. It marked Juniata's first loss to an NCAA Division III team this season. Juniata, the defending NCAA Division III champions, entered Friday's match with UW-L with a 22-2 record with its two losses coming to NCAA Division I Princeton University and NCAA Division II California (Pa.).

UW-L returns to action Friday, October 19 at UW-Superior at 7 p.m.