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WHITEWATER, Wis. (Sept. 18, 2021) - Facing two ranked opponents on the day, the North Central College women's volleyball team fell to #25 Concordia University Wisconsin and the #11 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater while senior Kaitlyn Boelter-Eberhardt was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Squaring off against the Falcons for the first time since 2013, both teams went back-and-forth as a kill from Abbi Barickman knotted the contest at 12 apiece in the opening set. After CUW took a 20-16 advantage, North Central rallied to force a timeout as they closed the gap, 21-20. The Falcons closed out the rest of the set as they earned a set one win, 25-22.

CUW kept the momentum going as they jumped out to a 5-1 lead. After the Cardinals battled back, the Falcons went on an 8-0 run as they led the rest of the way to take the second set, 25-11. A kill from Katie Little brought the Cardinals within one, 6-5, early in the third set. The Falcons remained on top as North Central took a timeout with the score at 16-14. Boelter-Eberhardt's kill late in the set tied the contest at 23-23. After an attack error from both sides, CUW would prevail in the final set as the Falcons won the set 26-24 and the match, 3-0.

In their second and final match of the day, North Central used a kill from Emma Happ to bring the score to 8-5. A kill from Boelter-Eberhardt pulled the Cardinals within six, 16-10. The Warhawks would stay on top the rest of the way to secure the first set, 25-14. UWW jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the second set. North Central tried to climb back in it, but it wasn't enough as the Warhawks won the final nine points to win set two, 25-8.

Isabelle Guerrero used her first kill of the third set to give the Cardinals an early lead, 4-3. UWW bounced back to take a 15-10 lead before North Central used a four-point swing to close the gap to two, 16-14. The Cardinals knotted the set late at 22-22, thanks to a UWW attacking error. The Warhawks won the final three points to take the set, 25-22, and the match.

On the day, Boelter-Eberhardt tallied 15 kills followed closely by A. Barickman with 12. Emily Stallmann posted 26 digs while Maddi Barickman totaled 25 assists. 

The Cardinals are back in action on Friday evening as they host Dominican University at 5:30 PM inside of Gregory Arena. You can find links to live video and live stats HERE.

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