LA CROSSE, Wis. -- The UW-Whitewater volleyball team lost to UW-La Crosse 3-1 (16-25, 16-25, 25-20, 24-26) on the road Wednesday evening.
The Eagles took an early lead and added a 7-0 run midset to take an early lead in the match. Set two was a bit of deja vu, running nearly the same course as set one.
The Warhawks came back in the third building a narrow lead and maintaining it until the Eagles tied it up 18-18. From there, UWW scored seven of the next nine to claim set three. UW-Whitewater registered the final three points of the set on three straight kills -
Gaby DiMotto (New Berlin, Wis./West) with the bookends and
Abbie Dix (Brodhead, Wis./Brodhead) in the middle.
The squads traded runs in the fourth set with a late run giving UWW set point at 24-20. The Eagles rattled off the next six for the win.
Three Warhawks registered double figures in the kill column led by DiMotto's 13. Dix added 11 on a .281 attack percentage with four blocks including a pair of solos.
Claire Dillon (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North) posted 10.
Aubrie Krzus (Wheaton, Ill./Warrenville South) tallied 30 assists while adding 16 digs, three blocks and six kills.
Amanda Hillmann (Cedarburg, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) paced UWW defensively at the net with five blocks while
Natalie Powers (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) bolstered the backcourt with 26 digs.
