The Warhawk volleyball team, ranked fifth in the American Volleyball Coaches Association top 25 poll, fell to number fourteen Carthage College 3-2 (22-25, 25-19, 25-16, 21-25, 15-12) Saturday morning in Kris Russell Arena. 

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Eerily similar to Friday night's contest against Emory University, Saturday's first match came down to the deciding fifth set. The first four sets played out much like a rollercoaster with ups and downs, momentum swings and lead changes. 

The fifth set wasn't any different. The Warhawks jumped out to a quick 8-4 lead to force the side switch. However, Carthage didn't fold, keeping constant pressure on UW-W as the Lady Reds scored nine of the last ten points in the set including eight unanswered to take set five 15-12 and the match 3-2. 

Three Warhawk hitters recorded double figure kills. Caitlin Hogan (New London/New London) led the way with 16, Sofia Sanchez (Janesville/Craig) added 13 and Katy Krajnak (Racine/Case) put down 11 kills in the contest. Christina DeGroot (Kewaskum/Kewaskum) dished out all but two of the assists posting 57 in the match. 

Defensively, five Warhawks recorded double digit digs. Alyssa Bauer (Naperville, IL/Central) recorded her 25th consecutive double figure dig match with 22, Degroot had 15, Sanchez added 12, Kelli Trautmann (Seymour/Little Chute) posted 11 and Hogan had 10.

UW-W continues play in the UW-Whitewater Invitational Saturday afternoon against twenty-second ranked University of Chicago at 2:00 pm.

For additional information: Stacy Boudreau