By Angela Kelm
Asst. Athletic Director for Sports Information
St. Louis, Mo. — The No. 3 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s volleyball team swept No. 15 Gustavus Adolphus College 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 26-24) at the Bear Invite hosted by Washington University in St. Louis Saturday. The Warhawks are now 12-1 on the season.
UWW rolled through the first two sets hammering down 13 and 17 kills respectively. Meanwhile the defense held the Gusties to a negative attack percentage in the first set and limited GAC to 10 kills in set two. UW-Whitewater mounted a comeback late in the third to secure the match.
After UW-Whitewater dominated the first two sets, GAC came back to grab and hold the lead for the majority of set three. The Gusties led by five, 21-16, when an attack error made it 21-17. GAC responded with back-to-back points to push the gap to 23-17. Following a Payton Kuepers kill, the Gusties forced set point with a kill of their own to make it 24-18.
From there, the Warhawks rattled off the next eight points to take the match. An Abbie Dix kill gave UWW the serve as Ally Longden headed back to the service line. A pair of GAC miscues pulled UWW to within three. Longden registered an ace and Aubrie Krzus and Dix cut the margin to one, 24-23, with a block. Jenna Weinfurt capped the match with three consecutive kills to seal the victory.
Weinfurt was the only player to tally double digit kills with 16. She added a solo and five assist blocks and seven digs in the contest.
Krzus dished out 31 assists adding five kills in six attempts and a pair of aces on the day.
Defensively, Dix posted five assist blocks while fellow middle Hannah Proctor registered a solo and three assisted. Jaedynn Evans led all players with 26 digs.
UW-Whitewater continues their tough stretch against ranked opponents next weekend at the Transylvania Invitational. The Warhawks will take on No. 4 Hope College and #24 Transylvania in a pair of matches in Kentucky.
