WHITEWATER, Wis. – Cornell's volleyball team concluded a challenging 0-3 weekend against Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) schools at the Dig Panici Classic, hosted by UW-Whitewater.
The Rams dropped three-set matches Saturday to UW-Oshkosh – 25-19, 25-13, 25-17 – and then 11th-ranked WIAC's first-place UW-Eau Claire – 25-18, 25-17, 27-25. Cornell lost 3-0 to ninth-ranked UW-Whitewater Friday night.
Cornell heads home with a 15-11 overall record heading into the final week of the regular season, starting with a Midwest Conference first-place showdown at Grinnell at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The Rams and Pioneers are tied atop the MWC at 6-0.
Sophomore
Ilah Perez-Johnson led Cornell's attack with 18 total kills in Saturday's matches. She was just short of a double-double with nine kills and 11 digs against UW-Oshkosh.
UW-Oshkosh (16-10) accounted for 12.5 blocks and held the Rams to .039 hitting.
Olivia Richards fired three ace serves and
Sydney Meeker collected 14 digs.
Clare Green set 28 assists and had six digs against UW-Eau Claire (25-3).
Rory Light posted four blocks and Meeker contributed 10 digs.
The UW-Eau Claire match was tied 22 times. The Blugolds used a 6-1 spurt to close Set 1. Cornell had set point serve in Set 3 before surrendering the final three points.
