January 28th - Oshkosh, WI
The Warhawks traveled to UW-Oshkosh for the conference opening play date. UW-Whitewater faced UW-Lacrosse and UW-Stout. The Warhawks started slowly in the opening set against UW-Lacrosse. However, they bounced back, winning an exciting 34-32 second set. Whitewater went on to win the third set but lost the fourth. UW-Whitewater eventually lost the match in five in a closely fought battle. Dan Wittke led the team with 19 kills and a 0.406 hitting percentage. Keith Scheckel added 46 assists and Deion Burks tallied 10 digs. Jake Amend had 3 blocking assists and 2 solo blocks. As a team, the hawks hit a 0.179%.
UW-Whitewater faced UW-Stout next in their second conference match of the season. This match was finished in three, with the Warhawks winning the match. Dan Wittke led the team with 12 kills and a 0.400 hitting percentage. Keith Scheckel added 40 assists and led the team with 7 digs. Nine different people recorded digs for the Warhawks and as a team they had 33 digs.
Results: UW-Lacrosse 2-3, UW-Stout 3-0
December 3rd - Plymouth, WI
UW-Whitewater will head to Lakeland College this Saturday for the WVC Kickoff Pre-Season Tournament. The Warhawks finished third in the conference last year with a 9-5 record. They hope to improve on that record and try to make a run at the conference title.
Results: Finished T-3rd
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