MADISON, Wis. – Looking to avenge an early-season loss at Minnesota, the fifth-ranked Wisconsin volleyball team needed four sets to even the season series on Saturday night in the UW Field House. The Badgers (17-3, 11-1 B1G) downed the No. 9 Golden Gophers, 25-20, 25-20, 16-25, 25-23.
After winning the first two sets, Wisconsin struggled in the third set, sending the match to a fourth set. Junior Devyn Robinson and redshirt sophomore Sarah Franklin both came out firing in the fourth set, leading the Badgers to the win with six and five kills, respectively.
Franklin, Robinson and sophomore Julia Orzol combined for 44 of the Badgers’ 58 kills in the match. Franklin led all hitters with 18 kills followed by Robinson and Orzol with 13 kills apiece.
Minnesota (16-4, 8-4 BIG) outhit the Badgers .211 (56-25-147) to .192 (58-24-177). The Golden Gophers were led by Taylor Landfair and Mckenna Wucherer with 15 kills apiece.
Izzy Ashburn led Wisconsin in assists, putting up 30 helpers, while MJ Hammill added 21 assists.
Minnesota out-blocked the Badgers 14–10 with Caroline Crawford and Danielle Hart leading the Badgers with five stuffs apiece.
The Golden Gophers also finished with a plus-10 advantage in digs (69-59) with five Minnesota players in double figures. Wisconsin was led by grad transfer Shanel Bramschreiber, who earned her first career start at libero for UW, with…
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