MADISON — Another night, another sweep for the Badgers, as the No. 1 Wisconsin volleyball team beat Miami in straight sets, 25-11, 25-23, 25-15, on Friday night at the UW Field House.
Wisconsin took control right off the bat and never looked back in set one. The team put down 10 kills in the first frame, with three apiece from Sarah Franklin and Temi Thomas-Ailara. CC Crawford put together a 5-0 service run to go up 12-6. Miami got one side out and then Wisconsin came right back with a 5-0 serving run from Izzy Ashburn, paired with two blocks from the Badgers. Miami couldn’t recover from the large deficit and Wisconsin took the first set 25-11.
Miami adjusted at the break and set two was much tighter. It was highlighted with 18 ties and six lead changes. Throughout the back-and-forth battle, Thomas-Ailara put away six kills and Franklin had five of her own. After a kill from Devyn Robinson, they were all tied up at 20. Wisconsin had two kills in a row to go up two (22-20). From there, the Badgers held off Miami to win the set 25-23.
In the final frame, the teams were neck and neck as they were knotted up at eight-all. However, a 6-0 serving run from MJ Hammill put it out of reach for the Canes, and took the set, 25-15.
Wisconsin hit .341 on the night (39 kills – 8 errors – 91 attempts) as Thomas-Ailara had the match-high with 12 kills. Franklin added nine kills, while Smrek and Robinson both tallied seven. Miami hit .076 (31 – 23 -…
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