RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- The UW-Whitewater volleyball team picked up a pair of wins in an invite hosted by UW-River Falls Saturday. The Warhawks swept Augsburg 27-25, 25-21, 25-7 and Hamline 25-12, 25-21, 25-16.
The first set against Augsburg came down to the wire but UWW registered the final two points for the win. Augsburg tied the set 25-25 but
Claire Dillon (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North) and
Gaby DiMotto (New Berlin, Wis./West) responded with back-to-back kills to give UW-Whitewater a 1-0 lead in the match.
The Warhawk defense was stellar in the final two sets of the match holding Augsburg to a negative attack percentage in both including allowing just three kills in the third. Meanwhile, the UWW offense was on fire in the third set hitting .435 with 13 kills in 23 attempts.
Abbie Dix (Brodhead, Wis./Brodhead) bolstered the Warhawk offense and defense at the net with 12 kills - while hitting .409 - and six blocks. DiMotto added 10 kills and teamed up on three blocks.
Aubrie Krzus (Wheaton, Ill./Warrenville South) tallied 29 assists while adding an ace and four blocks.
Natalie Powers (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) posted 12 digs in the match.
With all of the momentum from a big third set win, UW-Whitewater cruised to a 25-12 win in the first set against Hamline. UWW hit .571 with 14 kills in 21 attempts while holding the Pipers to a negative attack percentage. The Warhawks rolled from there to tally the sweep.
Dix hit .688 with 11 kills in 16 attempts without an error. She added three blocks in the game. Dillon added 10 kills while Krzus hit .750 with nine kills in 12 attempts without an error. She added 30 assists and a pair of blocks. Powers registered 12 digs to lead the Warhawks.
UW-Whitewater returns to Russell Arena to host UW-Platteville Wednesday at 7 PM. The Warhawks are set to host their only invite of the season Friday and Saturday with the annual Dig Panici Night set for 7 PM Friday against Gustavus Adolphus.
