Falcon volleyball players Krystle Brune (Sr., Oakdale, Minn.), Nina Petersen (Jr., Byron, Minn.) and Melissa Tvrdik (Sr., Farwell, Minn.) have all been named to the 2003 first All-WIAC team.

Brune, an outside hitter, has been named to the first team for three straight years. Petersen, also an outside hiiter, was given honorable mention to the 2002 All-WIAC team. Tvrdik, a middle hitter, was named to the first team in 2002 and was given honorable mention to the 2001 team.

Brune finished with 480 kills, tops on the team. She had a .249 hitting percentage. She had 128 digs and 65 total blocks.

Petersen finished with 379 kills, third on the team. She had a .238 hitting percentage. She had 114 digs and 102 blocked shots, third on the team.

Tvrdik led the team with a .358 hitting percentage and finished with 457 kills, second on the team. She led the Falcons with 50 aces and with 131 total blocks. She finished with 191 digs.

UW-RF finished the regular season with a 34-5 overall record. The Falcons tied for first in the WIAC regular season standings with a 7-1 record. It was the second year in a row that the Falcons have tied for the No. 1 spot in the WIAC. The Falcons have earned an at large berth into the NCAA Div. III National playoffs.

Go to the 2003 Falcon statistics.