UW-Eau Claire volleyball rallies from two sets down to win WIAC Tournament title at Oshkosh
No. 17 UW-Eau Claire dropped the first two sets at UW-Oshkosh on Saturday, Nov. 14, then won the final three to claim the WIAC Tournament championship and the conference's automatic NCAA berth.
The Wisco Wire · November 15, 2026 · Eau Claire, WI
UW-Eau Claire is headed to the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship after a comeback win on the road Saturday, Nov. 14.
The Blugolds, ranked 17th nationally, lost the first two sets to No. 5 UW-Oshkosh at Kolf Sports Center, 25-18 and 25-20, before turning the match around.
Eau Claire took the third set 25-16 and edged the fourth 25-23 to force a deciding fifth set. The Blugolds finished the rally with a 15-12 win in the fifth.
Eau Claire finished with 58 kills and 90 digs in the match, compared with 53 kills for Oshkosh. The win ended a seven-match losing streak for the Blugolds against the Titans and moved Eau Claire to 19-9 on the season.
Oshkosh, now 25-5, was playing in its fourth straight WIAC Tournament final. The Titans will wait for the NCAA selection show on Monday, Nov. 16, at noon to learn whether they receive an at-large postseason berth.
