By Angela Kelm
Asst. Athletic Director for Sports Information
UW-W

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater head coach Stacy Boudreau  captured her 500th win at the helm of the Warhawk volleyball program Friday evening in front of a fantastic home crowd. The The Warhawks swept Elmhurst 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-21) in the win. 

In her 19th season as the head coach of the Warhawk volleyball team, Boudreau now holds a mark of 500-135 at UWW, a win rate near 80-percent. She leads all active volleyball coaches in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and ranks sixth in league history for wins. Nationally, Boudreau is eighth among active coaches in Division III with a 78.8-win percentage. That mark is 10th all-time in Division III.

The Warhawks jumped out to a quick lead to set the tone for the match that secured win number 500 Friday night. UWW’s offense was rolling while the defense held the Blue Jays to a negative attack percentage in the first two sets. Ally Warburton, Jenna Weinfurt and Kirsten Anderson all registered three kills to lead UWW in the first set. 

The second set was a defensive masterpiece as the Warhawks recorded six total blocks. Anderson assisted on three while Abbie Dix registered a solo and two assist blocks. 

Weinfurt bolstered the offense in the third set with 4 kills on 13 attempts with just one error. 

For the match, Weinfurt was the lone hitter to reach double digit kills with 10. Anderson and Dix were huge at the net defensively combining for 11 blocks – six block assists for Anderson and a solo and four assists for Dix. Anderson also got it done from the service line with a match-high three aces.

Aubrie Krzus posted 24 assists and partnered on five blocks. Morgan Jensen stifled the Elmhurst attack with 18 digs.