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The No. 14 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater volleyball team finished the regular season undefeated at home Saturday with two victories in a tri-match at Kris Russell Volleyball Arena.
The Warhawks (25-6 overall), who enter next week's postseason with a 15-0 record in home matches, downed Millikin (Ill.) 25-19, 25-21, 30-28 to start the day and celebrated Senior Night with a 25-21, 20-25, 25-21, 25-19 triumph over Bethel (Minn.).
Prior to the match against Bethel (17-10), UW-Whitewater recognized seniors
Staci Hasler (Sheboygan Falls, Wis./Sheboygan Falls),
Morgan Parker (Brookfield, Wis./East),
Lauren Pfeifer (Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson),
Angelika Pointer (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township),
Jessica Sabey (Merrill, Wis./Merrill) and
Tessa Weber (Pleasant Prairie, Wis./Tremper). Over the last four years, the Warhawks amassed a 107-32 overall record, two Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season championships, a conference tournament title and three NCAA Division III Tournament appearances.
Pfeifer tallied a double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs in the match, while Hasler collected six kills, 44 assists, 11 digs and three blocks. Weber posted eight digs in the back row, and Parker, Pointer and Sabey each had at least one kill and combined for four overall.
Junior middle hitter
Courtney Wagner (Dekalb, Ill./Dekalb) registered team highs in kills (13) and blocks (4). Junior right side hitter
Sydney Racky (Walworth, Wis./Big Foot) contributed 11 kills and three blocks, and freshman outside hitter
Amanda Spera (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) totaled 11 kills.
Freshman defensive specialist
Elizabeth Tworek (Lake Zurich, Ill./Carmel Catholic) recorded a team-best 15 digs. Sophomore libero
Brittany Robinson (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) added 11.
Against Millikin (23-10), Racky led a balanced offense with nine kills and four blocks. Hasler finished with eight kills, 28 assists and six digs, and Wagner collected eight kills and three blocks.
Pfeifer posted eight kills, nine digs and three blocks. Freshman middle hitter
Ashton Doll (Lancaster, Wis./Lancaster) chipped in with four blocks.
Robinson led the back row with 22 digs. Weber and Tworek added nine and eight, respectively.
UW-Whitewater will be the top seed in next week's WIAC Tournament and host a semifinal Thursday at 7 p.m. against the winner of Tuesday's UW-Stevens Point/UW-Eau Claire match.