WHITEWATER — Abbie Dix, a human performance major and graduate of Brodhead High School, will compete for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater volleyball team again during the 2025 season, which begins August 29. 

Dix, a junior middle hitter, was a WIAC All-Conference Honorable Mention and AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention pick last season. She started in 33 matches and set the school’s single season record with 181 total blocks. She added 210 kills and accumulated 301 points.

The Warhawks are predicted to finish second in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in a preseason poll of the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. In 2024, UW-Whitewater finished as national runner-up at the NCAA Division III Championship after winning the WIAC Tournament title. The team posted a 31-4 record for the season.

Head coach Stacy Boudreau enters her 21st year at the helm of the program. A two-time WIAC Coach of the Year, Boudreau has led the Warhawks to 18 NCAA Tournament appearances, including the national championship in 2005. UW-Oshkosh is projected to secure its third consecutive regular-season title. The Titans also advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III championship a year ago. UW-Oshkosh enters the 2025 campaign ranked No. 6 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)/TARAFLEX NCAA Division III Preseason Poll.

UW-Whitewater starts the season at Christopher Newport University for the Captain Classic this Friday-Saturday, Aug. 29-30, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.