MADISON, Wis. – Rallying from an eight-point deficit in the fourth set, the third-ranked Wisconsin volleyball team rallied to defeat Indiana 25-18, 25-17, 23-25, 26-24 on Sunday afternoon in the UW Field House.
Trailing 21-13 in the fourth set, a 5-0 run pulled the Badgers (19-3, 13-1 BIG) within three (21-18). A service ace from MJ Hammill made it just a one-point game (23-22) but Indiana (13-13, 6-8 BIG) served for set point at 24-22. Back-to-back kills by Jade Demps and Sarah Franklin knotted the score at 24 before an IU hitting error followed by a block by Danielle Hart and Demps sealed the win.
After easily winning the first two sets, Wisconsin struggled on serve receive the last two sets. Indiana scored an opponent season-high 13 service aces, including six in the fourth set alone. The Badgers also served well, scoring on eight service aces, including three from Hammill.
The Badgers hit .252 (49 kills-16 errors-131 attempts) while holding Indiana to a .155 (51-27-155) hitting percentage.
Sarah Franklin led the Badgers with 18 kills followed by Devyn Robinson and Anna Smrek with nine apiece.
Sophomore Julia Orzol led UW with a career-high tying 16 digs while Shanel Bramschreiber followed with 13 saves.
Hammill put up 21 assists to lead UW while Izzy Ashburn added 18 helpers.
The Badgers finished with an 8.0 – 4.0 block advantage with Smrek leading the way with five stops. Demps…
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