MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of West Alabama volleyball team finished the Montevallo Coca-Cola Classic with back-to-back 3-0 sweeps of Armstrong Atlantic State and Lincoln Memorial on Saturday at the Student Activities Center on the UM campus.

UWA, now 23-2 on the season, battled back after dropping the tournament-opening match to Lynn University to claim three-straight wins in the two-day event.  The Tigers topped the Pirates of AASU 30-20, 30-25 and 30-26.  The duo of junior Allison Nail and sophomore Ana Gabriela Pedrosa led the way for the Red and White.  Nail turned in a double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs.  Pedrosa also tallied 12 kills and 12 digs in the sweep.  Giuliana De Francesco secured her second double-double of the tournament with 48 assists and 14 digs.  As a team, UWA posted 11 service aces.

The Tigers made quick work of the Lady Railsplitters, downing the former Gulf South Conference for 30-19, 30-22 and 30-18.  The win marks the first triumph over LMU since 2003.  Nail had an outstanding match, leading the UWA charge with 17 kills on 27 attempts without out an error on her stat sheet.  Pedrosa and sophomore Jessica Crook each turned in 12 kills each.  Rafaella Maranhao was one kill shy of a double-double with nine kills and 13 digs.

“I am real proud of the girls for the way they responded after the loss to Lynn on Friday,” said head coach Ron Arenz.  “We have a huge match on Tuesday with North Alabama.  They will be hungry for us because we beat them earlier at our place.”

The Red and White Tigers will trek to Florence, Ala. on Tuesday, Oct. 16, to face the University of North Alabama.  Match time is set for 7 p.m.