Volleyball: Badgers down the No. 5 Spartans
By Andrew Tucker | Oct. 20, 2013After being swept by No. 16 Michigan at home on Friday night, the Badger volleyball team was looking to bounce back against No. 5 Michigan State on Sunday.
After being swept by No. 16 Michigan at home on Friday night, the Badger volleyball team was looking to bounce back against No. 5 Michigan State on Sunday.
Third time’s the charm on the road for Gary Andersen and his Badgers (3-1 Big Ten, 5-2 overall). After losing two close road games earlier in the year to Arizona State and No. 4 Ohio State, No. 22 Wisconsin earned its first road win of the season by routing Illinois (0-2, 3-3) 56-32 in Champaign, Ill.
It was a tough weekend in Boston for the No. 2 Wisconsin Badgers (2-2-0 overall), who were handed two decisive losses by No. 7 Boston College (2-1-0) and No. 15 Boston University (3-1-0) in the team’s first road trip of the season.
The No. 4 Wisconsin women’s hockey team (4-2-0 WCHA, 4-2-0 overall) completed a weekend sweep over conference opponent St. Cloud State (0-3-1, 0-4-2) in a dominating 6-0 win Saturday afternoon at LaBahn Arena.
Wisconsin’s volleyball team fell to No. 16 Michigan on Friday’s match at the UW Fieldhouse. The Wolverines swept the Badgers 28-26, 25-20, and 25-21, dropping Wisconsin (15-4 overall, 4-3 Big Ten) to fifth place in the conference and tied with Northwestern.
Coming off of two losses against No. 1 Minnesota, the No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers (1-2-0 WCHA, 3-2-0 overall)were able to get back to their winning ways when they defeated St. Cloud State(0-2-1, 0-3-2), 4-1, on Friday night, in a physical game that featured 15 penalties between the two teams.
The Wisconsin women’s soccer team (3-3-1 Big Ten, 8-4-2 overall) suffered a dramatic loss to No. 22 Nebraska (6-1-0, 11-3-1), and current leader in the Big Ten conference, in the final seconds of a double overtime match at McClimon Soccer Complex Friday.
The Wisconsin Women’s Soccer team (3-2-1 Big Ten, 8-3-2 overall) knows they have to dig in this weekend with two Big Ten opponents coming to town in No. 22 Nebraska (5-1-0, 10-3-1) and Iowa (3-3-0, 11-3-0).
After being swept by No. 1 Minnesota (2-0-0 WCHA, 4-0-0 overall) last weekend, the No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers (0-2-0, 2-2-0) will look to get back on track when they return home for a weekend series with St. Cloud State (0-1-1, 0-2-2).
The Men’s hockey team (2-0-0 overall) will make its way to the East Coast for a weekend series that begins with No. 6 Boston College (1-1-0) on Friday night, and concludes with No. 15 Boston University (2-0-0) on Saturday.
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Fresh from their bye week the No. 25 Badgers (2-1 Big Ten, 4-2 overall) surprised Northwestern (0-2, 4-2) last week in a 35-6 triumph for Wisconsin. With less time to prepare, the Badgers will look to be ready for the well-rested Fighting Illini (0-1, 3-2).
The Wisconsin men’s soccer team (1-1-0 Big Ten, 9-2-1 overall) have won their past four games, but all of them have been at home.
Following a dominant defensive performance against Northwestern in which seven different players recorded sacks, the Badger defense heads to Champaign, Ill., to face a historically underrated Fighting Illini offense.
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After a four-match stretch on the road, the Wisconsin volleyball team (4-2 Big Ten, 15-3 overall) returns to the UW Field House this weekend to take on No. 16 Michigan (2-4, 12-5) and No. 5 Michigan State (6-0, 17-1).
Following a dominant defensive performance against Northwestern in which seven different players recorded sacks, the Badger defense heads to Champaign, Ill., to face a historically underrated Fighting Illini offense.
The Wisconsin men’s soccer team (1-1-0 Big Ten, 9-2-1 overall) won their fourth straight game Tuesday night, beating Western Illinois 1-0 on a second-half penalty kick.
The next stop for No. 25 Wisconsin’s offensive machine is Champaign, Ill., where it will face Illinois this Saturday. The team is coming off an explosive performance over Northwestern at Camp Randall, where it put up 35 points in a rout of the then No. 19 Wildcats.
This weekend, Camp Randall played host to a great college football upset. Yes, the Northwestern Wildcats, the then No. 19 team in the country traveled to Wisconsin and lost. But here’s the weird part: It didn’t feel like an upset. It didn’t feel like a big deal. It felt like just another home win for the Badgers.