The No. 3 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's volleyball team swept No. 15 Gustavus Adolphus College 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 26-24) at the Bear Invite hosted by Washington University in St. Louis Saturday. The Warhawks are now 12-1 on the season.
UWW rolled through the first two sets hammering down 13 and 17 kills respectively. Meanwhile the defense held the Gusties to a negative attack percentage in the first set and limited GAC to 10 kills in set two. UW-Whitewater mounted a comeback late in the third to secure the match.
After UW-Whitewater dominated the first two sets, GAC came back to grab and hold the lead the majority of set three. The Gusties led by five, 21-16, when an attack error made it 21-17. GAC responded with back-to-back points to push the gap to 23-17. Following a
Payton Kuepers (Madison, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran) kills, the Gusties forced set point with a kill of their own to make it 24-18.
From there, the Warhawks rattled off the next eight points to take the match. An
Abbie Dix (Brodhead, Wis./Brodhead) kill gave UWW the serve as
Ally Longden (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) headed back to the service line. A pair of GAC miscues pulled UWW to within three. Longden registered an ace and
Aubrie Krzus (Wheaton, Ill./Warrenville South) and Dix cut the margin to one, 24-23, with a block.
Jenna Weinfurt (Waukesha, Wis./Catholic Memorial) capped the match with three consecutive kills to seal the victory.
Weinfurt was the only player to tally double digit kills with 16. She added a solo and five assist blocks and seven digs in the contest.
Krzus dished out 31 assists adding five kills in six attempts and a pair of aces on the day.
Defensively, Dix posted five assist blocks while fellow middle
Hannah Proctor (Durand, Ill./Durand) registered a solo and three assisted.
Jaedynn Evans (Kalona, Iowa/Iowa City Regina) led all players with 26 digs.
UW-Whitewater continues their tough stretch against ranked opponents next weekend at the Transylvania Invitational. The Warhawks will take on No. 4 Hope College and #24 Transylvania in a pair of matches in Kentucky.
