The American Volleyball Coaches Association has named freshmen Keri Klotzbuecher and Alyssa Bauer to its All-Midwest Region Honorable Mention Team.
Klotzbuecher, who was named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference First Team All-Conference, ranked sixth in the WIAC in kills, with 2.73 per game; eighth in points, with 3.21 per game; and ninth in service aces, with 0.32 per game.
Bauer, who was named to the WIAC All-Defensive Team, finished third in the WIAC in digs, with 4.83 per game. Her 608 digs rank fifth in UW-Whitewater history for a single season. Bauer's 11 matches with 20 or more digs place her sixth in Warhawk history for number of matches with 20 or more digs in a season.
UW-W advanced to the second round of the 2008 NCAA Division III national tournament, before falling to Carthage College, 3-2. The Warhawks finished in a tie for third with UW-La Crosse in the WIAC regular season standings, posting a record of 6-2, and compiled a 30-10 overall record.