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Box Score 2 HOW IT HAPPENED
Carleton College
- The Prairie Wolves make it three straight sweeps in Milwaukee defeating Carleton College 25-15, 25-17, 25-22.
- The first set's action matched yesterday's energy as the Prairie Wolves kept their momentum never trailing in the set. The Prairie Wolves downed nine first-set kills, 25-15.
- The second set was all Black and Gold, leading for almost its entirety. Six different Prairie Wolves contributed 15 kills to the explosive offense, 25-17.
- In the third set, the Prairie Wolves got out to a fast 9-1 start. The Knights were able to crawl back into it throughout the set, but NWU was able to maintain the lead and complete the sweep, 25-22.
Wisconsin-Platteville
- The Prairie Wolves fell to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville for the second time this season, this time 23-25, 19-25, 21-25.
- The first set was closely contested, with the Prairie Wolves and Pioneers trading leads. Nebraska Wesleyan held a 20-17 lead before the Pioneers went on a 7-0 run that would secure set number one. 23-25.
- Nebraska Wesleyan trailed early in set two as the Pioneers captured a quick 14-6 lead. While the Prairie Wolves closed the gap, they simply ran out of time to mount a comeback as the Pioneers took home their second set of the afternoon 25-19.
- The Prairie Wolves and Pioneers played a close third set, with neither team being able to pull away early. But the Pioneers went on a 6-0 run to grab the lead at 18-13 and go on to win 25-21.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Carleton College
Wisconsin-Platteville
HEAD COACH RAYNA CAIN'S COMMENTS
- "We had some great competition today. I am so proud of how hard the team battled and responded to the challenges of the match. It was a great weekend to prepare for our upcoming matches against conference foes this week."
UP NEXT
The Prairie Wolves return to Lincoln for their second American Rivers Conference match of the year against Central College on Tuesday, September 27 at 6:00 P.M. in Snyder Arena.
