WACO, Texas — For the second night in a row, the No. 6 Wisconsin volleyball team found themselves in a race to 15 in the fifth set. And for the second night in a row, the Badgers came out on top, as they defeated No. 23 Baylor 25-18, 25-14, 18-25, 22-25, 16-14 in the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge.
Back-to-back aces from Julia Orzol in the first set put Wisconsin (2-3) ahead 7-5, followed by a kill from Sarah Franklin streamlined an 8-1 run for Wisconsin to take a 12-6 lead. Baylor (5-1) strung together three kills in a row as they began to creep back. Baylor brought it back within two at 14-12, but UW pushed ahead by five and maintained a strong lead to take the first set 25-18.
After falling behind early in the second set, the Badgers went on a 6-0 scoring run, fueled by three kills from Robinson and a kill from Carter Booth. The Badgers didn’t look back from there and dominated the rest of the set, winning 25-14.
A kill from Caroline Crawford ended a 4-0 Baylor run as the Bears led 9-7 early in the third set. UW rallied to tie it up at 10-all, after Lola Schumacher recorded her first career kill to make it 10-9. The teams then went point for point. Baylor distanced themselves with two UW hitting errors and a service ace of their own, as they took a 19-16 lead. They only allowed two more Wisconsin points, taking the third set 25-18.
In a must win set for Baylor, the Bears came from behind after the Badgers took an early 4-2 lead. Baylor grabbed a 12-9 lead, but kills from Robinson and Orzol along with an ace from Gulce Guctekin tied it at 13-all. Wisconsin brought it within one at two different instances,…
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