Falcon volleyball player Andrea Geehan (Jr., St. Paul, Minn. Como Park HS) earned honorable mention to the 2005 AVCA All-Midwest Region team.

Geehan, a middle hitter who earlier this year was named to the first All-WIAC team, led the Falcons with 467 kills and a .300 hitting percentage. She also led the team with 29 solo and 104 total blocks. She averaged 3.77 kills per game. She had 14 assists, 26 aces and 118 digs. She was named the team's Player of the Week three times during the season (Sept. 26, Oct. 3, Oct. 10) and was named the WIAC Player of the Week on Oct. 10. Geehan played in every game (124) for the Falcons. She had a season high 29 kills in a match against Coe on Oct. 8. She had double digit kills in 26 of the team's 35 matches. She had a stretch where she had double digit in kills in 18 straight matches. She had a season high two solo and six block assists against Clarke on Oct. 8.

UWRF finished the 2005 season with 2-6 WIAC and 17-18 overall records.

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Falcon volleyball players Andrea Geehan (Jr., St. Paul, Minn. Como Park HS), Kat Krtnick (Jr., Fridley, Minn.) and Kate Thompson (Jr., Forest Lake, Minn.) have all been named to 2005 All-WIAC teams.

Geehan and Krtnick were both named to the first team and Thompson earned honorable mention.

Geehan, a middle hitter who earned honorable mention to the 2004 team, led the Falcons with 467 kills and a .300 hitting percentage. She also led the team with 29 solo and 104 total blocks. She averaged 3.77 kills per game. She had 14 assists, 26 aces and 118 digs. She was named the team's Player of the Week three times during the season (Sept. 26, Oct. 3, Oct. 10) and was named the WIAC Player of the Week on Oct. 10. Geehan played in every game (124) for the Falcons. She had a season high 29 kills in a match against Coe on Oct. 8. She had double digit kills in 26 of the team's 35 matches. She had a stretch where she had double digit in kills in 18 straight matches. She had a season high two solo and six block assists against Clarke on Oct. 8.

Krtnick, a setter and outside hitter who earned honorable mention to the 2004 team, led the Falcons with 1,067 assists. She averaged 8.6 per game. She also had 178 kills and a .183 hitting percentage. Krtnick was second in aces (50) and digs (396). She finished with four solo and 33 total blocks. She was named the team's Player of the Week three times during the season (Sept. 6, Sept. 20, Oct. 24). Krtnick played in every game (124) for the Falcons. She had a season high 56 assists against St. Thomas on Oct. 29. She had a season high 14 kills against Oshkosh on Sept. 3. Krtnick had a season high 11 aces against Edgewood on Oct. 21 and a season high 24 digs against Millikin on Sept. 10.

Thompson, an outside hitter who earned honorable mention to the 2004 team, was second on the team in kills with 453. She averaged 3.74 per game. She had a .210 hitting percentage. She led the Falcons in aces (53) and had 20 assists. She was third in digs (391) and third in blocks with 13 solo and 52 total. Thompson was named the team's Player of the Week three times during the season (Sept. 12, Oct. 17, Oct. 31). She played in 121 games. Thompson had a season high 22 kills against St. Thomas on Oct. 29. She had seven aces against Coe on Oct. 8 and three times had 22 digs. She had double digit kills in 28 matches and double digit digs in 21 of the team's 35 matches. Twice she had five blocks in a match.

UWRF finished the 2005 season with 2-6 WIAC and 17-18 overall records.

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Volleyball Team Struggles, But Plays Hard in 2005

Nov. 8 , 2005

The Falcon volleyball team wrapped up its season last week in a WIAC playoff game against UW-Whitewater. After a 17-18 overall season including 2-6 in the WIAC they were seeded No. 8 and traveled to play No. 1 seeded UW-Whitewater on their home court Tuesday night. The Falcons lost in three games, 30-14, 30-22, and 30-28.  

"From the look of our record one would be compelled to say that we had a bad season, however if you look deeply into the teams we played and competed against, I would say we didn't lose to anyone that we shouldn't have," said Falcon Coach Patti Ford. The Falcons played 12 regionally ranked and 10 nationally ranked teams in 2005. Five of those nationally ranked teams were from the WIAC. Four WIAC teams received berths into the NCAA Div. III national tournament.

The Falcons started their season with a very back and forth record. In both the Elmhurst and Illinois Wesleyan tournaments they left with records of 2-2 so it was difficult to say what this Falcon team would do. "Our schedule was tough, we played many talented teams and competed well," said Ford.

The Falcons had a hard time on the road this season in WIAC play, finishing undefeated at home, but losing all of their road matches. They started their conference season with two losses, the first at UW-Platteville in three games then at UW-La Crosse after a long fought battle in five games. They re-grouped in time to take on UW-Stout for their first home conference match, where they marked their first WIAC win in three games. They suffered two more road losses when they fell to UW-Superior in five games, and to UW-Whitewater in four. Their second win came from their second home match against UW-Stevens Point defeating them in three games for Parents and Seniors Day. Their final conference loss came at UW-Eau Claire where they fell in three games.  

The Falcons finished their regular season with the Trick or Treat Tournament at the Karges Center. They finished 2-2 defeating both Northwestern and nationally ranked St. Thomas, but losing to Bethel and Eau Claire. Kate Thompson was the only Falcon named to the All-Tournament Team.

Setter and outside hitter Kat Krtnick and middle hitter Andrea Geehan both earned places on the All-WIAC team. Outside hitter Thompson earned honorable mention to the squad. All three earned honorable mention to the All-WIAC team in 2004.

Geehan led the Falcons in kills (467), hitting percentage (.300) and blocks (29 solo, 104 total). Krtnick led the team in assists (1,067) and was second in aces (50) and digs (396). She finished the year with 178 kills. Thompson was second in kills (453) and hitting percentage (.210). She led the Falcons in aces (53) and was third in digs (391) and blocks (13 solo, 52 total). Libero Lindsey Mace led the Falcons in digs (510).

Ford is optimistic about her team's future. "This team will be prepared for what lies ahead of them for the 2006 season. The lessons learned from this season will not have an ending until they begin to prepare for the next season. We have all the tools to be a top team in the always tough WIAC."   The Falcons return every starter from this year's team and will have eight seniors on the roster.

Falcons End Season With Loss at UWW in WIAC Playoffs

Nov. 2, 2005

The Falcon volleyball team's season ended on Tuesday with a loss at UW-Whitewater in the first round of the WIAC playoffs.

UWW beat the Falcons three games to none, 30-14, 30-22 and 30-28.

Whitewater, the tourney's No. 1 seed, will host the semifinals on Friday and the championship on Saturday.

Andrea Geehan led the Falcons wtih 12 kills and a .346 hitting percentage. She also led the team with two solo and two block assists. Kate Thompson added nine kills. She led the team with three aces and she had 10 digs and one block assist. Tressa Gustafson, who led the team with 15 digs, had six kills. Kat Krtnick led the team with 31 assists. She also had eight digs. The Falcons hit -.034 in the first game and hit only .074 in the match. Whitewater, ranked No. 5 in the Nov. 1 AVCA poll, was led by Cassie Uttech and Alison Miller who both had 12 kills. The Warhawks hit .244 for the match. They had two solo and 18 block assists.

The Falcons end their season with a 17-18 overall record while UWW improves to 34-2. In other first round playoff matches, Platteville defeated La Crosse (3-2), Eau Claire defeated Stout (3-0) and Oshkosh topped Superior (3-0).

Falcons Finish Home Tournament 2-2

Oct. 29, 2005

The Falcons defeated St. Thomas in four games, but lost to UW- Eau Claire in three the final day of Trick or Treat Tournament.

In their first match against St. Thomas, the Falcons made 16 kills and five errors. Libero player Lindsey Mace served the final nine straight points to win it 30-21. The second game was a close battle and despite the Falcons making 19 kills and only three errors St. Thomas pulled out a 28-30 victory. The Falcons went on an eight point streak early in the third game and went for another straight six towards the end winning that game 30-24. They had 16 kills and eight errors. The fourth game was another tough battle, but the Falcons played consistent winning that game 30-22. They had 15 kills and four errors. Andrea Geehan and Kate Thompson tied as the kill leaders with 22, and Kat Krtnick had an amazing 56 assists and she led in digs with 18.

The second match against UW-Eau Claire was a quick loss for the Falcons. Eau Claire's consistent and hard hitting allowed them to make rapid wins. In the first game, UWEC took the lead early and the Falcons weren't able to catch up. They lost 30-20. In the second game UWEC went on a 13 point streak in the middle of the game that left the Falcons with out a chance, they lost 19-30. In the final game the Falcons put up a tougher fight, but it was hard to catch up after UWEC went on a quick seven point run early in the game. Tressa Gustafson served a five point streak of her own towards the end of the game, but it wasn't enough to pull the Falcons ahead. They lost 30-24. Kate Thompson led in kills with 14, Krtnick led in assists with 29 and in digs with 11.

Kate Thompson was the only Falcon to make it on the All- Tournament Team.

The Trick or Treat Tournament ends the Falcons regular season games. They will play their first game of the WIAC Tournaments on Tuesday at 7 p.m. where they will play against number one ranked UW-Whitewater on their home court.

Falcons are 1-1 After First Day of Home Tournament

Oct. 28, 2005

The first day of the Falcons' Trick or Treat Tournament ended in one loss and one win as they fell in three games to Bethel, 30-23, 30-18, and 30-28 and won in three against Northwestern 30-21, 30-22, and 30-23.

Against Bethel, the first game was tough with each team going point for point. They made 14 kills and five errors. In the second game, Bethel got out to an early lead with an eight point streak, which the Falcons never recovered from. They had 12 kills and nine errors. The third game saw a spark from the Falcons as they battled to an early 10-4 lead, but a ten point streak from Bethel put them both neck and neck. Vanessa Zamzow put the Falcons ahead 20-19 with an ace serve, but Bethel came back and won 30-28. The Falcons made 16 kills and had three errors. Kate Thompson led in kills with 13 and Kat Krtnick led in assists with 28. Lindsey Mace led in digs.

In their second match against Northwestern, the Falcons came out strong making 17 kills and five errors in the first game. In the second they made 15 kills and had four errors, and in the third they made 17 kills and only three errors. Kate Thompson led in blocks again with 17, and Kat Krtnick was the assist leader with 35 and the dig leader with 12.

On the final day of the tournament, the Falcons play St. Thomas at 10 a.m. and Eau Claire at 2 p.m. all games are played in the Karges Center.

Falcons Dominate First Day of Whitewater Tournament

Oct. 21, 2005

The Falcon volleyball team played a great first day of the UW-Whitewater Tournament. They defeated both Elmhurst College and Edgewood College.

They defeated Elmhurst college in just three games 30-26, 30-26, and 30-26. The same was true for Edgewood as they defeated them 30-13, 30-22, and 30-13.

The Falcons now have now hold an even record of 14-14 overall and are 2-6 in the WIAC. For the second day of the tournament they take on Beloit college at noon and Central College at 2 p.m.

Falcons Lose to UW-Eau Claire

Oct. 19, 2005

The Falcon volleyball team had a tough loss against UW- Eau Claire. They fell in three games losing 30-17, 30-24, and 30-21.

The Falcons played consistent throughout the match making 12 kills in the first game, 13 in the second, and 11 in the third. Unfortunately they were also consistent in their errors making 9 in the first and third game and 7 in the second.

Andrea Geehan led her team in kills with 12. Kat Krtnick had the most assists with 21 and Lindsey Mace led the defensive effort with 18 digs.

The Falcons now have an overall record of 12-14 and are 2-6 in the WIAC. This weekend they are playing in the Whitewater Tournament. Their first match is on Friday against Elmhurst at 5 p.m. they play again against Edgewood at 7 p.m. On Saturday they take on Beloit at noon and Central at 2 p.m.

Falcons Defeated UW-Stevens Point

Oct. 14, 2005

The Falcon volleyball team came out in full force as they defeated the Pointers in three games on Parent's Day.

The first game was a real battle as both teams competed hard for every point, but a six point streak from the Falcons gave them the final push they needed in the end to win 30-26. The falcons make 11 kills and had seven errors with a .089 hitting percentage. The second game was all Falcons when they made a ten point ralley in the middle of the game leaving the Pointers little chance of coming back. They made six kills and six errors that game. The third was another big game for the Falcons as they made another ten point ralley in the middle to quickly defeat the Pointers 30-17. They made 10 kills, four errors and had a .158 hitting percentage.

Seniors Barbie Soine and Vanessa Zamzow were honored for Senior Day. Soine helped her team with two digs and Zamzow played tough in the front row. Kate Thompson led in kills with 17 and had the highest hitting percentage with .533. Kat Krtnick led in assists with 24 and Callie Olson had 19. Lindsey Mace led her team in digs with 12, Kate Thompson had 11 and Tressa Gustafson made ten.

The Falcons now have an overall record of 12-13 and are 2-5 in the WIAC. On Wednesday they play at Eau Claire at 7 p.m.

Falcons Lose to St. Thomas

Oct. 14, 2005

The Falcon volleyball team lost in three games to St. Thomas. The scores were 30-21, 30-27, and 30-19.

The Falcons made six kills in the first game with two errors and a .143 hitting percentage. They improved in the second game making 14 kills, five errors, and a .200 hitting percentage. The final game saw 10 kills, five errors, and a .226 hitting percentage. Andrea Geehan led her team in kills with 17 and had the highest hitting percentage with .378. Kat Krtnick led in assists with 16 and Callie Olson had the other seven. Lindsey Mace led the defense in digs with 16, while Krtnick had 12 and Courtney Schroeder had 11.

The Falcons have an overall record of 11-13 and are 1-5 in the WIAC. On Saturday they will host UW-Stevens Point for a conference match at noon.

Falcons Lose at UWS

Oct. 13, 2005

The Falcon volleyball team lost, three games to two, at UW-Superior Wednesday night.

UWS won he first game, 30-23, before the Falcons took the next two, 30-24, 30-20. But UWS won the fourth game, 30-26 and won the match with a 15-9 win in the fifth game.

Kate Thompson led the Falcons with 20 kills and a .333 hitting percentage. She also led the Falcons with four aces and two solo blocks and she was second with 14 digs. Andrea Geehan added 17 kills, one solo and one block assist. Tressa Gustafson, who had eight kills, led UW-RF with 18 digs. Kat Krtnick, who had 12 kills, led the team with 35 assists and she had eight digs. Susie Ingalls had seven kills.

The Falcons, now 11-12 overall and 1-5 in the WIAC, will play at St. Thomas on Friday with action starting at 7 p.m.

Falcons are Undefeated in UW-Platteville Tournament

Oct. 8, 2005

The Falcon volleyball team went undefeated in the UW-Platteville Tournament. They first defeated Clark College 30-23, 30-10, 30-16. Then took on Coe College defeating them four games to one, with scores of 23-30, 30-21, 30-32, 30-21, 16-14.

Falcons Andrea Geehan and Kat Krtnick were both named to the six-person all-tournament team.

After there outstanding weekend of play, the Falcons are now 11-11 overall, but are still 1-4 in conference. They play again on Wednesday at Superior at 7 p.m.

Falcons Win First Day of UW-Platteville Tournament

Oct. 7, 2005

The Falcon volleyball team played two matches in the first day of the UW-Platteville Tournament. They first defeated Benedictine 30-21, 30-17, 30-25. The second match against UW-Platteville was a long fight, but the Falcons came out on top winning in five games 25-30, 30-25, 30-26, 19-30, 15-9.

In the first game against UW-Platteville the Falcons had 9 kills, ten errors, and a hitting percentage of .02, but lost 25-30. They turned that score around in the second game and were 11 for 11 in kills and errors in the second game giving them a .000 hitting percentage. The third game was another Falcon victory with a 30-26 win. The team made 14 kills, four errors, and had a .213 hitting percentage. The Falcons dropped the fourth game 19-30 making only seven kills and 8 errors leaving a .029 hitting percentage. The Falcons pulled it together in the fifth game quickly defeating the Pointers 15-9. They made four kills, no errors, and a .267 hitting percentage.

Andrea Geehan led her team in kills with 18, Kate Thompson led in digs with 19, and Kat Krtnick led in assists with 23. Lindsey Mace made three serving aces and Molly Thompson had the highest hitting percentage with .500.

There is currently no available stat information on the Benedictine game.

For the second day of the tournament, the Falcons play against Clarke at 10:00 a.m. and again at 12:00p.m. against Coe.

Falcons Lose, 3-0, at Carleton

Oct. 5, 2005

The Falcon volleyball team lost in three games at Carleton on Tuesday with scores of 30-26, 30-27, and 30-25.

Middle hitter Andrea Geehan led her team in kills with 15 and had the team's highest hitting percentage with .308. Kat Krtnick led in assists with 24 and in digs with 16. Kate Thompson, who had nine kills, had 14 digs. Linsey Mace had 13 digs and Tressa Gustafson had 11. Krtnick also led the Falcons with two aces.

In the first game, the Falcons had 15 kills, but made seven errors, and had a .151 hitting average. The second game was not better with 12 kills and for a .083 hitting percentage. The best effort came in the final game when the Falcons had 15 kills and a .208 hitting percentage.

The Falcons now have a record of 7-11 overall and are 1-4 in conference. Their next match is on Friday at the UW-Platteville Tournament. They play Benedictine at 6 p.m. and then Platteville at 8 p.m. UWRF has not played Benedictine this year. Earlier this season the Falcons lost a WIAC match at Platteville, 30-20, 30-22, 30-16.

Falcons Lose to UW-Whitewater

Oct. 1 , 2005

The Falcon volleyball team started out strong, but lost in four games to UW-Whitewater. The scores of the match were 25-30, 30-24, 30-19, and 30-26.

Andrea Geehan was the kill leader with 19 and had the highest hitting percentage with .405. Kat Krtnick led in assists with 34 and made three serving aces. Lindsey Mace led in digs with 17 and Kate Thompson had 12 digs

Falcons Lose to UW-Oshkosh

Sept. 30, 2005

Both teams played tough, but it was Oshkosh's defense that gave them the extra advantage over the Falcons as the Titans beat UW-RF, in three games with scores of 30-28, 30-26, and 30-28, Friday evening at the Karges Center.

Leading the Falcons in kills was middle hitter Andrea Geehan with 14. Kat Krtnick had the highest hitting percentage with .444, she also led in assists with 29 and in digs with 17. Kate Thompson had three serving aces.

The Falcons will play again on Saturday against Whitewater at noon at the Karges Center.

Falcons Split at UW-EC Tourney

Sept. 21, 2005

The Falcon volleyball team finished 2-2 at the UW-Eau Claire Lisa Siegenthaler Tournament held Friday and Saturday.

On Friday the Falcons opened with a three-games-to-two loss to Millikin. MU won, 30-19, 24-30, 27-30, 30-26, 21-19. The Falcons came back to shutout Stevens Point, three games to none. UWRF won 30-19, 30-18 and 30-20.

Against Millikin Andrea Geehan led the Falcons wtih 22 kills and a .356 hitting percentage. Kate Thompson had 16 kills while Kat Krtnick and Molly Thompson each had 10. Krtnick led the Falcons with 48 assists and Tressa Gustafson led the Falcons wtih four aces. Lindsey Mace led the defensive effort with 21 digs. Krtnick, who finished with a triple double, had 19 digs. Gustafson had 17, Kate Thompson 15 and Geehan 10.

The Falcons made short work of UWSP. UWRF hit .340 for the game led by Geehan who had 14 kills and a .481 hitting percentage. Molly Thompson had 13 kills and a .346 hitting percentage. Kate Thompson had 12 kills. Krtnick again led UWRF with 37 assists. Mace and Kate Thompson each had 15 digs and Krtnick had 13.

Saturday the Falcons opened with a 3-0 win over Stout, a team they had defeated by the same game score on Wednesday in a WIAC match at the Karges Center. The Falcons won, 31-29, 30-23, 30-23. The hosts, UW-Eau Claire, beat the Falcons in three games in the tourney's final match. The Blugolds won, 30-20, 30-17, 30-28.

Against Stout, Geehan again led the Falcons with 18 kills and a .359 hitting percentage. Molly Thompson had 10 kills. Krtnick finished with 40 assists. Kate Thompson had four aces and Molly Thompson had three. Five Falcons finished in double digits in digs - Mace (18), Krtnick (14), Kate Thompson (13), Gustafson (12) and Molly Thompson (11). Individual statistics were not available for the UWRF-UWEC match.

Geehan was named to the nine-player all-tournament team.

Falcons Win First Home Game Against UW-Stout

Sept. 21, 2005

The Falcon volleyball team played tough against UW-Stout, defeating them in three games.

They beat them with scores of 31-29, 30-20, and 31-29. In the first game the Falcons came from behind to win 31-29. The second game was a quick kill with a score of 30-20 and both teams battled back and forth in the third game. The Falcons played hard and came back from a 28-23 deficit to win 31-29.

Kate Thompson led the Falcons wtih 12 kills and a .309 hitting percentage. Andrea Geehan had nine kills and a .348 hitting eprcentage. Molly Thompson had eight kills. Kat Krtnick, led the Falcons wtih 19 assists and Callie Olson had 13. Tressa Gustafson had three aces to lead UW-RF. Lindsey Mace led the Falcons with 13 digs and Kate Thompson had 12. Kate Thompson had five block assists while Geehan and Shelby Sand had four.

The Falcons play at the Eau Claire Siegenthaler Memorial Tourney on Friday. Their first match is against Millikin at 6 p.m. and their second is against Stevens Point and that begins at 8 p.m. On Saturday they play Stout at 1p.m. and Eau Claire at 3 p.m.

Despite tough play, Falcons lose to UW-La Crosse

Sept. 17, 2005

The Falcon volleyball team played tough till the end against UW-La Crosse, losing in five games.

The Falcons lost the first game 30-14. They made ten kills and eight errors. They came back in the second game and won, 30-28 making 18 kills and only six errors. The Falcons made the third game close, but lost 31-29, making 17 kills and 11 errors. The Falcons really hit hard in the fourth, winning 30-24. They had 19 kills and six errors. Both teams played tough in the fifth, taking the game right down to the wire, but eventually La Crosse won 15-13.

Kate Thompson led her team in kills with 17. Lindsey Mace had the most digs with 27 and Kat Krtnick lead inn assists with 36. Callie Olson also played setter making 26 assists.

The Falcons now have a record a team record of 4-6 and are 0-2 in conference. They play their first home game on Wednesday against UW-Stout at 7 p.m.

Falcons lose first conference game to UW-Platteville

Sept. 16, 2005

The Falcon volleyball team lost their first conference game to UW-Platteville in three games.

In the first game, the Falcons made only six kills and had 10 errors, the score was 30-20. They improved in the second game with eight kills and only seven errors, but lost 30-22. In the final game, they lost 30-16 making 11 kills and ten errors. Overall the team was almost even with 25 kills and 27 errors.

Kate Thompson led in kills with eight and her twin sister Molly was right behind her with seven. Kat Krtnick had a total of 22 assists and Lindey Mace made the most digs with 16. Molly Thompson was a close second wth 15 digs.

The Falcons now have a record of 4-5 and are 0-1 in conference. They play again on Saturday at UW-La Crosse at noon.

Falcons Finish 2-2 at Illinois Wesleyan Tourney

Sept. 11, 2005

The Falcon volleyball team finished 2-2 at the Illinois Wesleyan Tournament.

The Falcons started out their two day tournament with a win against Maryville on Friday. They won three straight games 30-21, 30-23, and 30-24, improving their record to 3-2. Kate Thompson led in kills with 15 and digs with 19.

They lost their second match against Illinois Wesleyan taking them all the way to 36-38 in the first game. The Falcons dropped the next two 27-30 and 30-32. Kat Krtnick stepped up the defense in this match with 19 digs.

On Saturday the Falcons took on Millikan and it took four games to beat them. The scores were 30-23, 31-33, 30-19, and 31-39. Katie and Molly Thompson shared top kill numbers with 16 and it was Lindsey Mace who led in digs with 25.

Finally the Falcons took on Capital and lost 30-16, 28-30, and 21-30. At the end of this match, Katie Thompson led again in kills with 15 and in digs with Lindsey Mace with 20.

The Falcons will begin their conference games with thier first match on Friday at Platteville at 7 p.m. and on Saturday at La Crosse on noon.

Falcons Finish 2-2 at Elmhurst Tourney

Sept. 4, 2005

The Falcon volleyball team finished 2-2 at the Elmhurst Invitational held Friday and Saturday.

The Falcons opened with a 3-2 win over Chicago. UW-RF lost the first two games, 30-25 and 30-20. But they came back to win the next three; 32-30, 30-10 and 15-9. The Falcons didn't fare as well in the second match on Friday losing to Carthage, 30-21, 30-18, 23-30 and 30-16. It was much the same on Saturday for the Falcons. They opened with a win over Olivet, 30-15, 30-25 and 30-24. But they lost their final match to WIAC rival, Oshkosh, 30-28, 30-28, 24-30, 30-24.

Outside hitter Kate Thompson was named to the all-tournament team. She led the Falcons with 59 kills. She finished the tourney with a .199 hitting percentage. She also led the team with 10 service aces and she had 35 digs.

The Falcons will next compete in the Illinois Wesleyan tournament this weekend. On Friday the Falcons play Maryville at 5 p.m. and Illinois Wesleyan at 7 p.m.Saturday the Falcons play Capital at noon and Millikin at 2 p.m.

Falcons Ranked 20th in AVCA Pre-Season Poll

Aug. 25, 2005

The Falcon volleyball team is ranked No. 20 in the AVCA pre-season poll released Aug. 23.

The Falcons, ranked No. 20 in the final 2004 poll, received 127 votes. The strength of the WIAC is shown once again this year with five conference teams ranked in the Top 25 and one other received votes. Whitewater is at No. 8, La Crosse No. 14, Platteville No. 16, Stout No. 21 and Oshkosh received votes.

The Falcons will play six teams that are ranked in the Top 25 in 2005 - Whitewater (Oct. 1), Central (Oct. 22), La Crosse (Sept. 17), Platteville (Sept. 16), Carleton (Oct. 4) and Stout (Sept. 21, Sept. 24), and possible a seventh - Elmhurst. UW-RF plays in the Elmhurst Invitational on Sept. 2-3. The Falcons play six other teams that received votes in the poll - Oshkosh (Sept. 30), Capital (Sept. 10), St. Thomas (Oct. 14), Carthage (Sept. 2), Millikin (Sept. 10) and Illinois Wesleyan (Sept. 9).

The Falcons open their season at the Elmhurst Invitational on Sept. 2-3. The Falcons play Chicago at 4 p.m. and Carthage at 6 p.m. on Friday. Go to the 2005 Falcon schedule.