UW-W, ranked third in the most recent American Volleyball Coaches Association top 25 poll, finished up the UW-Whitewater Invitational II by defeating Concordia (30-21, 30-17, 30-23) on Saturday at the Williams Center in Whitewater.

Whitewater's second match of the day was against the Concordia Falcons and it resulted in another win.  Sophomore libero Kristina Conlin (Williams Bay/Williams Bay) (Willaims Bay) set the tone of the game by starting the opening game with an ace.  The Warhawks controlled the game and went on to a victory in game one.

In game two, the Warhawks jumped out to an early 12-2 lead and never looked back as they wrapped up the victory.  In game three, the Warhawks found themselves down 8-11 after numerous rallys.  A 6-0 run put the Warhawks atop once again 14-11 and they were able to control the game the remainder of the game for a 30-23 victory.

Leading the way for the Warhawks was Kelly Annen (Madison/West) (junior, Madison/West) with twenty-nine assists, and eight kills.  Both Abby Schultz (Appleton/Kimberly) (senior, Appleton/Kimberly), and Kelly Sorensen (Madison/Memorial) (sophomore, Madison/Memorial) had ten digs each. 

The rest of Saturday's results are below along with tournament standings and overall records.

UW-Whitewater def. Iowa Wesleyan 3-0 (30-14, 30-24, 30-27)

Trinity International def. Iowa Wesleyan 3-0 (30-20, 30-27, 32-30)

UW-Whitewater def. Concordia 3-0 (30-21, 30-17, 30-23)

Trinity International def. St. Ambrose 3-1 (30-28, 30-28, 26-30, 30-24)

Concordia def. St. Ambrose 3-2 (30-26, 21-30, 30-25, 22-30, 15-12)

Standings--Tournament--Overall

UW-Whitewater--4-0--16-2

Trinity International--4-0--11-13

Concordia--2-2--12-5

St. Ambrose--1-3--11-10

Beloit--0-2--8-9

Iowa Wesleyan--0-4--7-15

For additional information:
Stacy Boudreau, UW-W coach, 262-472-1144
UW-W athletics web site:  www.uwwsports.com