LINCOLN, Neb. – In a battle for the 2022 Big Ten Conference Championship, the third-ranked Wisconsin volleyball team clinched its fourth-straight Big Ten title with a 3-1 win over No. 6 Nebraska on Friday night. The Badgers also extend their win streak to 17 straight matches.
Wisconsin (24-3, 18-1 BIG) hit .235 (57 kills – 21 errors – 153 attempts) while holding Nebraska (24-5, 16-4 BIG) to just .200 (55-24-155) en route to its 25-21, 21-25, 25-21, 25-19 triumph.
Devyn Robinson put away a match-high 16 kills while Sarah Franklin added 12 kills as Wisconsin finished with two more kills than the Huskers. Nebraska was led by Kaitlyn Hord with 13 kills.
Izzy Ashburn led the Badgers in assists, putting up 28 helpers followed by MJ Hammill with 18 helpers.
UW also dominated Nebraska from the service line 3-1, with Shanel Bramschreiber, Julia Orzoł, and Gulce Guctekin scoring one ace each.
Nebraska and Wisconsin earned the same amount of blocks, going 10.0-10.0. Anna Smrek led the Badgers with five blocks followed by Danielle Hart with four stops.
Nebraska finished with a plus-four (66-62) advantage in digs with Guctekin leading the Badgers with 15 saves. Hammill followed with 13 digs for her fifth season double-double.
Straight from the Court
Head Coach Kelly Sheffield
On the match:
“I’m proud of these guys. Our passing as the match went on was so good, and our serving started off well, and…
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