The No. 7 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater volleyball team extended its win streak to 13 before seeing it come to a close hours later Saturday at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational.
 
The Warhawks (20-4 overall) downed 22nd-ranked Texas-Dallas 25-20, 18-25, 25-15, 28-26 to start the day before falling 25-21, 25-18, 24-26, 26-24 against No. 18 Illinois Wesleyan, the top-ranked team in the Midwest Region.
 
Against Texas-Dallas (18-8), UW-Whitewater totaled 15 blocks and fought off a pair of set points in the fourth to earn a key victory.
 
Senior middle hitter Courtney Wagner (Dekalb, Ill./Dekalb) posted a double-double with 10 kills and 10 blocks and added five digs. Junior outside hitter Amanda Spera (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) and sophomore outside hitter Rachel Butterfield (Milton, Wis./Milton) collected nine kills apiece. Butterfield added five blocks and five digs.
 
Junior right side hitter Sydney Racky (Walworth, Wis./Big Foot) registered six kills, 12 digs and three blocks, and junior setter Elizabeth Niestrom (Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South) finished with three kills, 35 assists, two service aces and four blocks.
 
Junior defensive specialist Brittany Robinson (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) recorded 24 digs and two service aces, and sophomore defensive specialist Elizabeth Niestrom (Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South) tallied 11 digs.
 
In the match against Illinois Wesleyan (17-6), Wagner totaled 13 kills and four blocks. Spera contributed eight kills, and Racky littered the box score with five kills, nine digs and two service aces.
 
Niestrom registered 38 assists, three digs and three blocks. Robinson led the back row with 26 digs, and Tworek added 11 digs.
 
Following the conclusion of the tournament, Racky was selected to the All-Tournament Team.
 
The Warhawks visit UW-La Crosse with first place in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on the line Wednesday at 7 p.m. The two teams are tied atop the conference standings entering the final week of the regular season.

Head Coach Stacy Boudreau Post-Match Quotes:

On the match against Texas-Dallas:
"I thought we did a good job defensively. It was one of Courtney (Wagner)'s best blocking games of her career, and Brittany (Robinson) was excellent in the back row. Our offense could have been more efficient, but it was a good win against a good team."

On the match against Illinois Wesleyan:
"Our players wanted it, but we just didn't execute. Illinois Wesleyan has a lot of fire power and a lot of big hitters, and we did a good job to contain them, but a lot of players stepped up for them. Offensively, we didn't put the ball where it needed to go, and Illinois Wesleyan did a good job defending our attack. We came out flat in the first two sets, but we still had a chance to win in the end."