IOWA CITY, Iowa — The No. 1 Wisconsin volleyball team took care of business and earned a sweep against Iowa (25-19, 25-18, 25-16) on Wednesday night.
A balanced offensive attack from Wisconsin (14-0, 5-0) was led by Temi Thomas-Ailara with 10 kills. Devyn Robinson and Sarah Franklin both tallied nine kills apiece, while Anna Smrek finished with eight. UW hit .318 (44 kills – 10 errors – 107 attempts) on the night.
Iowa (8-9, 0-5) hit .231 (38 – 13 -108), and the Hawkeyes were led by outside hitter Caitlan Buettner, as she tallied a match-high 12 kills.
Wisconsin outblocked Iowa 9.0-2.0, as CC Crawford set the pace with five blocks. Julia Orzol finished with double figures digs, tallying 11. Izzy Ashburn finished with 24 assists, as MJ Hammill added 14.
The Badgers comeback campaign continued in the first set after falling behind 17-13. From there, CC Crawford and Wisconsin went on a 7-0 run to take the lead. UW outscored Iowa 12-2 after being behind. After gaining the lead, the Badgers denied Iowa any kind of comeback of their own and completed the comeback, 25-19.
After being tied at 6-6 in the second set, Wisconsin took the lead on a kill from Thomas-Ailara. The Badgers continued to extend their lead and forced a Hawkeye timeout at 13-8. Iowa got it within three points (18-15), but back-to-back kills by Thomas-Ailara put it out of reach and the Badgers took care of…
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