MOBILE, Ala. – The University of West Alabama volleyball team closed out the non-conference portion of the season with a 3-0 sweep of Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala. on Thursday night.  The match started a three day, three match road trip for the Tigers.

With the win over the Badgers, UWA finished the non-conference slate with just one loss outside of Gulf South Conference play.  The setback came against Lynn University in the opening match of the Montevallo Coca-Cola Tournament.  The Red and White will trek to Pensacola, Fla. on Friday to square off with No. 25 West Florida.  The squad closes out the regular season against Valdosta State on Saturday.

The Tigers claimed the sweep with scores of 30-28, 30-18 and 30-22.  UWA was led by Ana Gabriela Pedrosa, who posted a double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs.  The sophomore also finished with three of the squad’s 10 service aces.  Rafaella Maranhao turned in a team-high 11 kills and eight digs.  Mobile, Ala.-native Jacquie Swan added 18 digs in the contest.  Jessica Crook and Allison Nail finished with eight and six kills respectively.  With her six kills on Thursday, Nail stands at 984 career kills in her two-plus years in the Red and White.  The Cullman, Ala.-native is just 16 shy of the 1,000 career kill mark.

Friday’s match against the Argonauts is set for 7 p.m. Live stats of the match are available to www.goargos.com.