No. 7 Badgers head east for pair of convention exams

MADISON, Wis. – The No. 7 Wisconsin ladies’s volleyball staff is again in motion this weekend, as they are going to tackle a pair of highway exams between No. 19 Penn State on Friday, Oct. 10 at 6:00 p.m. CT and Maryland on Sunday, Oct. 12 at 1:00 p.m. CT. 

Both matches this weekend can be televised on the Big Ten Network.

The Badgers (11-1, 4-0) enter the weekend with an ideal document in convention play, just lately taking down Illinois (RV) and Michigan. UW has swept every of their Big Ten matches this season—marking 4 in a row. 

Last Thursday, Wisconsin went on to defeat the Fighting Illini in straight units (25-15, 25-16, 25-20) with the assistance of a few key runs en path to their third convention victory. The match was highlighted by an 11-0 burst by the Badgers to shut set one, led by the likes of outdoor hitter Mimi Colyer and an environment friendly six kills and 6 blocks from center blocker Carter Booth. 

UW maintained the momentum in Sunday’s match towards the Wolverines, placing collectively one other sweep (25-22, 25-22, 25-20) behind double-digit kill numbers turned in by exterior hitter Una Vajagic and Colyer. 

Setter Addy Horner earned her second look on the setter place after an harm to sophomore Charlie Fuerbringer early on in Sunday’s match. The freshman went on to tally 35 assists, along with seven digs, three blocks and a pair of service aces, all of which have been career-bests for the Wheaton, Illinois, native getting into this weekend. 

Penn State (8-6, 2-2) is contemporary off of a 1-1 displaying of their previous two matches, shedding to No. 1 Nebraska in straight units and defeating Maryland in 5 units. The Nittany Lions lead the all-time sequence 50-16, however the Badgers have received six of the final seven matches—together with a sweep final season on the UW Field House. UW enters the weekend with an ideal 3-0 document on the highway. 

Wisconsin will cap off the weekend towards the Terrapins (7-7, 0-4), because the Badgers have swept the final 4 matches, highlighted by a dominant highway win the final time they took on Maryland on the Stephen M. Schwandald Pavilion again in 2023. 

After this weekend’s motion, UW will return residence to face off towards UCLA (RV) on Friday, Oct. 17. The match is about to begin at 7:00 p.m. CT and can be televised on Big Ten Network.