No. 12 Badgers push previous Huskies in 4 units

SEATTLE, Wash. – The No. 12 Wisconsin volleyball group notched a highway victory over Washington in 4 units (25-19, 19-25, 25-16, 25-20) behind outdoors hitter Mimi Colyer’s forty first profession double-double. 

The Badgers (14-3, 7-2) jumped out to a fast begin over the Huskies (9-10, 4-5) with the assistance of a 7-1 burst, highlighted by back-to-back kills turned in by Colyer, who completed with a match-high 25 on the night. 

UW adopted it up with one other 7-1 run moments later, as proper facet Grace Egan racked up one of many Badgers’ six service aces on the evening. Wisconsin, with a 15-5 cushion, cruised to a 25-19 set one victory to get out in entrance. 

Washington offered a robust reply within the second set, because the match went back-and-forth early on. The Huskies utilized two separate 4-0 runs, together with the ultimate 4 rallies to shut out set two,19-25. 

The Badgers took benefit of one other run in set three, incomes seven-straight factors behind the serving of Colyer. The Lincoln, California, native racked up 4 service aces all through the match, three of which coming throughout that serving run. 

Egan powered Wisconsin to a win within the third set, contributing 4 kills within the course of. The redshirt sophomore put collectively one in all her best nights on the offensive finish—accumulating eight kills on 13 makes an attempt with one error, good for a .538 hitting proportion. 

In set 4, UW loved a 6-1 run to construct an 11-6 lead, which they might go on to make use of throughout the remainder of the match. The Badgers and Huskies continued to commerce factors, because the UW block stepped up with three within the set—together with back-to-back denials late within the fourth set. 

Wisconsin earned its seventh convention win of the season, as they defeated the Huskies for the primary time in Seattle in program historical past. 

Colyer accomplished her double-double with a team-high 18 digs, along with 5 blocks. 

Setter Addy Horner picked up one other double-double along with her second-straight match with over 40 assists, because the freshman completed with 42, together with 10 digs. 

Defensively, the Badgers held the Huskies to their lowest hitting proportion of the season at .108 (39 – 24 – 139). Wisconsin earned 11.0 blocks, marking double-digit block totals for the seventh time this 12 months. 

Straight from the Court

Head Coach Kelly Sheffield (on the circulate of tonight’s match): “We were scoring off of our serve, but we were having a very tough time with their serve for the first couple of sets. I thought we were very passive, and Mimi was carrying us. We weren’t able to get the ball to our middles, and I thought our young players learned a lesson about how to come here and use your voice and strong moves.”

(on the changes after set two): “I thought we came out of that very, very different. I thought we were attacking their serve with our passers, we were communicating with strength, we were defending, not just balls that were on us, but we were going and getting the balls.”

Notes:

• Wisconsin held Washington to it is lowest hitting proportion this season. The Huskies hit simply .108 (39-24-139) whereas Wisconsin hit .246 (55-21-138).
• For the fifth time this season, senior Mimi Colyer totaled 20+ kills in a match. Colyer had a match-high 25 kills, whereas additionally hitting .408 (25-5-49).
• The Badgers totaled double-digit blocks, 11.0, for the seventh time this season.
• In addition to Colyer’s 25 kills, she additionally tallied 18 digs for a brand new season-high. The 25 kills, 18 dig efficiency marks her fifth double-double this season and forty first of her profession. She additionally added 4 service aces, additionally a brand new season-best.
• Setter Addy Horner collected her second double-double of the 12 months, doling out 42 assists and totaled 10 digs.
• The Badgers had 4 gamers who tallied double-digit digs, Colyer (18), Una Vajagic (11), Kristen Simon and Horner had 10 every as nicely.
• Freshman libero Kristen Simon now has totaled double-digit digs in eight-straight matches.

Up Next: The Badgers will wrap up their travels out within the pacific northwest with a convention battle in opposition to Oregon (13-6, 4-5) on Sunday, Oct. 26. The match is about to begin at 3:00 p.m. CT and will likely be streamed on B1G+.