Sports editor’s note: Due to production error, this is a corrected version of the story printed yesterday.

The NIU women’s volleyball team came out flat against a strong Wisconsin team Monday night and lost a heartbreaker in four games by scores of 15-8, 10-15, 15-2, 16-14.

With the Huskies (7-6) trailing two games to one and leading in the fourth game 14-9 it looked like the match was going to go to five games.

After Wisconsin head coach Steve Lowe called timeout, the Badgers came out of the huddle with a look of determination in their collective eyes.

After a short volley, a Wisconsin hit landed clearly past the back line and had Huskie fans eyeing game five. But a late “touch” call on the NIU front line gave UW a sideout and the momentum it needed.

Seven points later, the match was over and Wisconsin (8-5) had pushed its series lead over NIU to 14-2.

“That was a wild game,” Lowe said about the fourth and deciding game of the match. “We were real fortunate to win.”

Waite said, “I thought we had the fourth game won when we were up 14-9 and would go on to win the match in five. We need to learn how to put a team away when we have them down.

“I don’t necessarily think they beat us as much as we beat ourselves,” he said.

After dropping the first game, NIU bounced back for an impressive 15-10 win in game two on the strength of some precision passing.

“That’s how we need to play every time we step onto the court,” Waite said of game two. “We passed well and ran the middle more. We also played with confidence and aggressiveness.”

Senior middle blocker Cathy Holmes led the Huskie attack with a .481 hitting percentage on 15 kills in 27 attempts and just two errors.

Five-foot-ten senior setter Beth Glisk had another solid game for the Huskies. Glisk contributed 35 assists to go along with a .286 hitting percentage and 7 kills.

Sophomore Kari Niesen played well in spots and has impressed Waite enough to gain some extra playing time.

“Kari has played steady volleyball over the last week,” Waite said. “She’s a good ball-control player.”

The Huskies’ 34 attacking errors and 14 service errors hurt them and overshadowed some impressive individual hits by 5-foot-9 outside hitter Julie Kreiling and 6-foot middle blocker Jamie Steenblock.

Kreiling had nine kills in 37 attempts, but 13 attacking errors put her hitting percentage at _.108. Steenblock had six kills and five errors in 20 attempts for a .050 mark.