This isn’t a new phenomenon for the Badgers. Since Sheffield took over in 2013, they’ve played in eight of the 25 most-attended matches in NCAA history, including seven in the national semifinals and finals (2013, ’19, ’21 and ’22).
“I’m looking forward to seeing how our team responds to those environments,’’ Sheffield said of the week ahead.
The big crowds on the road sure beat the alternative.
“The first match I ever coached as a head coach we had 13 fans in the stands and most of it was from one family,’’ Sheffield joked during his weekly press conference Monday. “Afterwards, the first thing our players did wasn’t to talk to me. They ran up in the stands and got some brownies from the parents that were up there.’’
The Badgers have dominated this in-state rivalry series with Marquette, winning 22 of 23 matches going back to 1977. They’ve met every year since 2017 – alternating home sites – with the exception of the 2020 season because of the COVID pandemic.
“A win-win for both of us,’’ Sheffield said of the annual arrangement with the Golden Eagles. “It just makes sense.’’
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