WHITEWATER, Wis. — UW-Whitewater volleyball lost to Lawrence 3-0 (25-14, 25-23, 25-21) on Wednesday evening in Russell Arena.
The Warhawks opened the first set with six straight points on
Addie Bruns' (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) serve, with
Claire Dillon (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North) putting down three kills and Bruns adding two aces in the stretch. The Vikings responded with a 15-3 run to take the lead that LU held the rest of the way.
UWW nearly erased the Vikings' control of the second set, turning an 8-2 deficit into ties at 19-19 and 23-23.
Keaten Davis (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) and
Abbie Dix (Brodhead, Wis./Brodhead) combined on a block to pull the set even at 19-19, and Dillon and Dix added late kills to help the Warhawks reach 23-23. Lawrence answered with the final two points to take the set 25-23.
The Warhawks worked back from a 15-11 deficit in the third set, getting two Dix kills, an
Aubrie Krzus (Wheaton, Ill./Warrenville South) kill and
Grace Bohnert's (Milan, Ill./Sherrard) service ace as it pulled even at 16-16. A 6-2 Viking run gave Lawrence the lead and they went on to take the set 25-21.
Dillon led UWW with 11 kills while adding two block assists. Krzus finished with 19 assists, three blocks and two kills.
Natalie Powers (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) recorded a team-high 13 digs. Dix totaled seven kills on a .333 hitting percentage and added four blocks.
