Whitewater, Wis. -- The No. 4 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-15) sweep over UW-River Falls Friday evening in Russell Arena. 

The Warhawks turned up the pressure about midway through the first and second sets using big runs to take hefty leads in each. The first set saw UWW go on a 10-2 run to open up a 17-7 gap. In set two, it was an 11-2 run that gave UW-Whitewater a 20-12 lead. Gaby DiMotto (New Berlin, Wis./West) was brilliant in the first two sets. She hammered down six kills in seven attempts without an error in the first set before adding four kills on four attempts in set two. 

The momentum carried into set three as the Warhawks jumped out to a 4-1 lead bolstered by a pair of aces from Emma Bludgen (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley). UW-Whitewater continued to utilize the service line to their advantage. The Warhawks registered seven aces in the third set alone including three by DiMotto. 

The UWW offense was on fire hitting over .400 across the first two sets and .338 for the match. DiMotto paced the offense with 13 kills in 19 attempts while committing a single attack error for a hitting percentage of .632 in the contest. 

The Warhawks tallied 12 aces with DiMotto and Bludgen each recording four. On the receiving end, UWW had just one receiving error in 40 attempts on the night. 

Defensively at the net, UWW posted eight total blocks with Abbie Dix (Brodhead, Wis./Brodhead) leading the way with five. Fellow middle Amanda Hillmann (Cedarburg, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) added three. 

Aubrie Krzus (Wheaton, Ill./Warrenville South) dished out 29 assists adding five kills, a pair of aces and two blocks. 

UW-Whitewater will wrap up play in their second home invitational of the season against Illinois College (11 AM) and Rose-Hulman (1 PM) Saturday.