MADISON, Wis. — After a heartbreaking five-set loss in Lincoln in late October, the No. 5 Wisconsin volleyball team got revenge against No. 1 Nebraska with a 25-22, 28-26, 25-16, sweep at the UW Field House on Friday afternoon.
After falling behind by as many as four points to start the match, the Badgers (25-3, 16-3) chipped away at the Cornhusker (27-1, 18-1), tying it up at 18 apiece. Nebraska regained the lead with a kill, but the Badgers responded with a side out and went on a 6-1 run to force a Nebraska timeout at 24-20. Nebraska held off two set points, which prompted a Wisconsin timeout. Out of the time out, Sarah Franklin terminated a kill and the Badgers took set one 25-22.
The second set brought 11 ties and six lead changes. Nebraska called an early timeout at 7-7 to halt a 3-0 Wisconsin run. The Cornhuskers then went on a 3-0 run of their own to take a 10-7 lead. After a kill from Andi Jackson put Nebraska up 17-15, the Badgers went on a 4-0 run to force Nebraska to use their final timeout at 19-17. Out of the timeout, the Cornhuskers went on 5-0 run, to take a 22-19 lead. Despite being down three points, the Badgers put together a run fueled by a block from CC Crawford and Anna Smrek followed by back-to-back kills from Smrek to give UW a 23-22 lead. Nebraska sided out to tie the set again, but the Badgers got it right back with a kill from Franklin to give Wisconsin set point. Nebraska responded with two-straight points to…
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