Oshkosh Defeats NAIA Team (3-29-06)
The UW-Oshkosh men's volleyball team remained undefeated on the 2006 season with a tough 30-25, 30-22, 22-30, 25-30, 15-10 victory over Cardinal Stritch University in a match held on Tuesday (March 28) in Milwaukee. The Titans entered the match as the #1 ranked team in NIRSA Division I and the Wolves were ranked #8 in the NAIA, a division that offers athletic scholarships.
UW-Oshkosh (33-0) started off strong as they slammed down 17 kills in the first game and 18 kills in the second to take a 2-0 lead in the match. Mike Semrad (Sr. - Waukesha) led the team with six kills in game one and James Bradley (So. - Racine) had five in game two. The team added 18 combined digs in the two games.
Cardinal Stritch University (13-8) came back in games three and four to force a deciding game. Hitting errors were the culprit for the Titans as five players had at least two as the team registered 11 in game three and eight in game four. Daniel Hessling (Fr. - Greenfield) came off the bench to contribute six kills on six attempts in game four.
Training 7-6 in game five, Nathan Sederberg (So. - Racine) rattled off four straight serves after a side out, including two by service ace. From there the Titans coasted to the victory in the first meeting between the two teams. Bradley collected three kills in the decisive game.
Semrad paced the visitors with 21 kills and five blocks for a .417 hitting percentage and Nathan Sederberg had six service aces and 11 kills. Bradley finished with 10 kills and Andrew Sederberg (Sr. - Racine) dished out 63 assists and had seven digs.
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