OREM, Utah - The Utah Valley State volleyball team won its first match in Saturday's Independent Volleyball Championship by beating the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders 30-19, 30-25, 30-24. In the second match of the day they lost to Northern Colorado 27-30, 30-26, 30-24, 30-24.

They finished the season with an 11-16 record. Wolverine senior Alina Wallauer was named to the All-tournament team.

"I'm real proud of the effort," Utah Valley coach Sam Atoa said. "This is a special team. I was real pleased with my seniors. To have them perform well is awesome. It's going to be difficult to see them go."

Wallauer was instrumental in leading the Wolverines to the win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi. She led the attack with 19 kills and a .457 hitting percentage. She also recorded 15 digs.

"Alina was on fire," Atoa said. "It was good to see that. It's fun to see that especially in her final day as a Wolverine."

Along with Wallauer's performance, the Wolverines were solid in all areas of the game. They hit .289 as a team and held Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to a .145 hitting percentage.

"We really controlled the match," Atoa said. "In all parts of the game we played well. It's the best we've played in a long time."

Stephanie McFarland also had a solid night with nine kills.

Utah Valley jumped out to a 4-0 early in game 1. The Islanders tied the game at 4-4. Utah Valley then took the lead for good at 5-4 following a Wallauer kill. The Wolverines quickly extended their lead and cruised to the win.

IPFW won the 2004 Independent Volleyball Championship while South Dakota State finished in second place and Northern Colorado third.

Most Valuable Player:
Fabiana Souza - IPFW

All-Tournament Team:
Fabiana Souza - IPFW
Lindsay Brammer - IPFW
Lindi Bankowski - IPFW
Kristina Martin - South Dakota State
Sarah Simet - South Dakota State
Minette Ridenour - South Dakota State
Fernanda Bastos - Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Allina Wallauer - Utah Valley State
Sheila Parrish - North Dakota State
Maggie Ledall - Northern Colorado
Erin Deffenbaugh - Northern Colorado