Mounder volleyball drops regional opener to Altoona
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ALTOONA — Unfortunately, the post season for the Elk Mound girls’ volleyball squad lasted just one match.
The Lady Mounders suffered a heartbreaking five-set loss to Altoona in the opening (quarterfinal) round of the WIAA Division 2 regional tournament held this past Tuesday, October 20. Elk Mound entered the playoffs as the number five seed while Altoona, who hosted the match, was the fourth seed in the 6-team regional bracket.
The Railroaders moved on to the semifinals where they traveled to Hammond on Thursday to take on top seed St. Croix Central, champions of the Middle Border Conference.
The October 20 regional match-up, played on Altoona’s home court, was extremely close throughout, in fact the first three sets were determined by identical scores of 25-23, between the two evenly-matched opponents.
The Mounders, however, found themselves on the wrong side of the first two set scores and trailed 2-0.
But with its back to the wall, Elk Mound responded in the third set taking it by two points, 25-23, before dominating the fourth set 25-12 to force a fifth and final set.
The final set, which is played to 15 points, was also close but the Railroaders took the contest and match with a 15-10 victory.
Due to COVID-19, the WIAA will be allowing teams that lose in the tournament this year to play a few more matches following their elimination. Elk Mound, currently 8-3, is set to take on Boyceville this week. The Bulldogs were in Elk Mound last evening with the Mounders going to Boyceville this Thursday, October 29.