PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Cornell went the distance with national-votes getter UW-Platteville, but couldn't pull off a big road win in Wednesday's 25-17, 22-25, 23-25, 25-21, 15-12 battle at Williams Fieldhouse.
Junior
Ally Olmstead continued her high-level play with 13 kills and eight blocks for the Rams. Her spike gave Cornell an 18-15 lead in the fourth set with a chance to close it out.
The host Pioneers (18-8) countered with a late 7-0 run to take the fourth set and evened the match at 2-2.
Cornell (14-9) fell behind 8-2 in the decisive fifth set. The Rams rallied and pulled within 13-12 on a kill by
Mia Tubbs, although that's when the comeback stalled.
The Rams accumulated a season-high 13 blocks. Tubbs had five and
Selia Stein four.
UW-Platteville held a 73-45 advantage in total kills.
Senior libero
Kensie Staats led all players with 22 digs.
Ashlin Nottestad was just shy of a double-double with 13 digs and nine kills. Tubbs finished with eight kills.
Grace Tverberg pitched in 21 assists and eight digs.
Hannah Cantwell added 13 digs and a pair of aces.
Coming up – The Rams conclude the regular season Friday with a 7 p.m. home match against rival Coe (10-16) in the Small Athletic and Wellness Center.
