Walworth's Racky Part of UW-Whitewater Volleyball Conference Title

2015 Nov 11

Sydney Racky, a Walworth, WI, native and graduate of Big Foot High School, is a part of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater volleyball team's 2015 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament championship and NCAA Division III Tournament team.

The No. 11 Warhawks posted their conference-leading 15th WIAC Tournament title Saturday, defeating 14th-ranked UW-Stevens Point 25-17, 26-24, 25-19 in the tournament's final match at UW-Oshkosh.

With the victory - their 21st in their last 22 matches - the Warhawks (31-4 overall) clinched the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

UW-Whitewater will host an eight-team Regional round of the 2015 NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship this Thursday-Saturday, November 12-14, at Russell Arena in the Williams Center. The Warhawks begin play Thursday at 8 p.m. with a first round match against Northwestern (Minn.) at Russell Arena.

UW-Whitewater is making its 24th consecutive appearance in the national tournament.

Hosting their first Regional round since 2002, the Warhawks enter the week with a 15-0 record playing in matches at Russell Arena in 2015. The team has lost a total of four sets at home this season, and owns eight victories over teams ranked among the American Volleyball Coaches Association's Division III Top 25 in 2015.

Racky, a sophomore at UW-Whitewater, is majoring in physical education.