The Wisconsin Badgers were pushed in four difficult sets by in-state foes Marquette but ended up winning in front of a packed Fiserv Forum.
The Badgers volleyball team cruised past Miami, another unranked opponent, to move to 7-0 on the year.
In the second of three home games this week, the Badgers volleyball team took care of Arizona in three straight sets.
It took all five sets for Wisconsin to down Tennessee at the Fieldhouse, but the Badgers pulled through to hold onto their top national rank.
The Badgers faced off against the Razorbacks in nerve-wracking matches to take the back-to-back wins.
Wisconsin took down No. 15 Baylor and TCU in season-opening match wins during the Big 10/Big 12 Challenge.
The Badgers made it look easy at the Wisconsin Field House on Saturday, sweeping the UIC Flames to kick off their pre-season.
No other athletic program has had three women’s games with over 8,200 attendees this season. Badger women have cleared 14,000 twice.
Wisconsin took down No. 11 Penn State in five sets on Thursday to advance to the regional finals, yet fell to No. 2 Pittsburgh in five sets on Saturday.
Wisconsin, ranked as a number one seed, took down Quinnipiac and TCU at the UW Field House in the first two rounds of the playoffs. The Badgers defeated Quinnipiac in three sets and overcame TCU in three sets to kick off the 2022 playoffs.
The Badgers defeated No. 5 Nebraska 3-1 as well as No. 8 Ohio State 3-1. With their win over Nebraska Friday night, Wisconsin also clinched the Big Ten championship title, their fourth consecutive conference title.
This weekend Wisconsin took on Rutgers at Jersey Mike’s Arena and then traveled to University Park to challenge No. 14 Penn State. The Badgers came away with two wins, 3-0 and 3-2. Rutgers went down easily in three sets, but Penn State proved to be a challenge.
No. 5 Wisconsin earned a 3-1 win against Minnesota, tallying seven service aces compared to the Gophers’ one. Franklin, Robinson and Orzol combined for 44 of the Badgers’ 58 kills in the match.
In front of a sold out crowd, Wisconsin snapped Nebraska’s 10-game win streak in just three sets. The tensions were high heading into this match as the last time these two teams faced each other was the 2021 NCAA National Championship, in which the Badgers took down the Cornhuskers 3-2.
Wisconsin is now the second place team in the conference after two more wins over the weekend. The Badgers bested Michigan State (3-0) in Madison Friday night and then traveled to Michigan on Sunday to win (3-1) their sixth away game.
Riding on a winning streak of six, the No. 8 Wisconsin volleyball team will face Michigan State on home ground at the UW Field House, followed by an away game in Ann Arbor against No. 24 Michigan.
With two conference wins over the weekend, against Iowa and No. 24 Michigan, Wisconsin stays second in the Big Ten – tied with Ohio State and behind the only undefeated team, Nebraska.
The Badgers take their second win on the road as they beat the Boilermakers in a thrilling four-set match. Earlier on in the week they swept Indiana in Bloomington with a dominating performance.
On Friday night, Wisconsin defeated No. 9 Penn State in an easy sweep at the UW Field House. Sunday afternoon, they proceeded to take down Illinois in a thrilling five set match.
After opening the Big Ten season 1-1, the No. 8 Badgers volleyball team returns home to face No. 12 Penn State and Illinois.
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