Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 ATLANTA, Ga. - The UW-Whitewater volleyball team, ranked 21st in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association poll, used their best offensive output of the Emory Invitational to sweep Birmingham-Southern 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-11) in their final match of the tournament.

Offensively, the Warhawks pounded down 40 kills and held BSC to just 21 in the three-setter. Senior middle blocker Kristen Ruchti (Brodhead/Brodhead) (7-2-12), junior right side Brittney Langley (Winnebago, IL/Winnebago) (6-1-12) and junior outside hitter Jessica Sabey (Merrill/Merrill) (5-0-12) each hit .417 in the contest.

Senior setter Kim Frei (West Bend/West Bend West) dished out 35 assists and senior libero Kelsey Nobilio (Johnsburg, IL/Johnsburg) registered 16 digs to lead UW-Whitewater defensively.

The Warhawks went 2-2 in the invitational with a 3-0 win over Randolph-Macon in the opener and a loss to 4th ranked Emory Friday followed by a tough five-set loss to Bowdoin and the BSC sweep Saturday afternoon.

Invitational Leaders:
Frei - 13 kills, 173 assists, 11.53 assists/set, 4 aces, 28 digs, 4 assist blocks
Sabey - 46 kills, 12 errors, 111 attempts (.306), 3.29 kills/set, 4 assist blocks
Langley - 40 kills, 13 errors, 93 attempts (.290), 2.86 kills/set, 3 aces, 6 assist blocks
Pfeifer - 40 kills, 19 errors, 103 attempts (.204), 2.67 kills/set, 5 aces, 47 digs, 3.13 dig/set
Ruchti - 35 kills, 2 aces, 17 total blocks (1 solo, 16 assisted), 1.13 blocks/set
Nobilio - 5 aces, 88 digs, 5.87 digs/set

The Warhawks will host Carthage College Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Kris Russell Volleyball Arena. 

Bowdoin Recap
ATLANTA, Ga. - The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater volleyball team dropped to 8-4 this season after a five set loss to Bowdoin (25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-11) Saturday afternoon on the campus of Emory University.

The Warhawks outhit the Polar Bears 59-55 in kills but BC was more effecient at the net hitting .201 compared to UW-Whitewater's .139. Defensively, the Warhawks posted one of their best matches at the net tying for their season best with 12.0 total team blocks. 

Sophomore outside hitter Lauren Pfeifer (Fort Atkinson/Fort Atkinson) led the Warhawks at the net with 15 kills hitting .314 in the match and added 14 digs for her second straight double-double and posted six assist blocks. Junior right side Brittney Langley (Winnebago, IL/Winnebago) and junior outside Jessica Sabey (Merrill/Merrill) notched their second consecutive games with 10 or more kills with 13 and 12 respectively. Langley added two service aces in the contest.

Senior setter Kim Frei (West Bend/West Bend West) posted 48 of the team's 56 assist. In the back court, senior libero Kelsey Nobilio (Johnsburg, IL/Johnsburg) recorded 22 digs and was joined in double figures by Pfeifer and sophomore defensive specialist Tessa Weber (Pleasant Prairie/Tremper) with 12. 

Senior middle blocker Kristen Ruchti (Brodhead/Brodhead) led UW-Whitewater with seven assist blocks and fellow middle sophomore Sydney Toon (Madison/Middleton) added five with a solo and four assisted.

The Warhawks will return to the court for their final game in Atlanta Saturday afternoon at 4:30 pm ET against Birmingham-Southern.