Falcons Face UW-Eau Claire in
WIAC Tourney First Round Match

Oct. 22, 2009

The Falcon volleyball team will play at UW-Eau Claire in the first round of the WIAC Tournament.

UWRF earned a No. 5 seed in the tourney. The Falcons finished 5-3 in WIAC play and tied with Eau Claire and Platteville for third place. But the Falcons lost to both teams in the regular season and ended up with the No. 5 seed.

UWRF will play at Eau Claire on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m., in the tourney's first round. Earlier this year the Falcons lost, 3-2, at UW-Eau Claire. Read the match recap.

Stevens Point plays at Platteville in the other WIAC first round match. The semifinals and finals will be played at UW-Oshkosh on Nov. 6-7. The winner of the River Falls-Eau Claire match will play No. 1 seeded Oshkosh at 7:30 p.m., on Nov. 6. The Platteville-Stevens Point winner will play No. 2 seeded UW-Whitewater at 5 p.m. On Nov. 7 a third place match will be played at noon, followed by the championship match at 2:30 p.m. The tournament winner receives the WIAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Div. III Championships.

The Falcons head to the Eau Claire Invitational this weekend. On Friday, the Falcons face UW-Stevens Point at 3 p.m., and Lawrence at 5:15 p.m. On Saturday the team takes on Loras at 12:15 p.m. and Viterbo at 2:30 p.m.

2009 Schedule
Falcon Roster