LINCOLN, Neb. — The No. 2 seeded Wisconsin volleyball team will take on the No. 1 seeded Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Regional Final of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. CST. The match will be broadcasted on ABC.
Before the match begins, here are six things to know:
1. SURVIVE AND ADVANCE: In a two and half hour, five-setter, the Badgers took down Texas A&M 25-21, 18-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-13 in the Regional Semifinal in Lincoln on Friday night. This marks the Badgers’ seventh-straight Regional Final appearance.
2. FAMILIAR FOE: This marks the third time Nebraska and Wisconsin will meet this season. The first two meetings went in favor of the Huskers as they swept Wisconsin at the Field House and in Lincoln. This was the first season since 2012, and the first season in the Sheffield era that the Huskers have swept Wisconsin twice. The matchup will also be the sixth time the two teams have met in the NCAA Tournament. Sheffield is 2-0 at Wisconsin against Nebraska in the tournament, with the most recent coming in the 2021 National Championship when the Badgers won it all. The Huskers are 4-2 against Wisconsin in the tournament.
3. GETTING IT DONE ON BOTH SIDES: Junior Carter Booth had a career night against the Aggies, tallying 14 kills (14 -2 – 27) with a .444 hitting percentage. The 27 attempts in a match is also a career-best. Anna Smrek added 10 kills and Franklin had a team-best 21 kills. And on the defensive side, Lola tallied her fourth 20+ dig match while Gulce Guctekin added 13 and Charlie Fuerbringer finished with 12.
4. FEED FRANK: With 21 kills against the Aggies, fifth year Sarah Franklin moved to No. 7 all-time in program history for most kills at Wisconsin. Franklin currently has 1,409 total kills at UW, surpassing Kelly Kennedy (1996-1999) who tallied 1,406 in her career.
5. NOT OUR FIRST RODEO: The Badgers have one of the most experienced teams in the NCAAs. CC Crawford, Sarah Franklin, Gulce Guctekin, Julia Orzol, Devyn Robinson, Anna Smrek and Carter Booth have a combined 84 matches played and 310 sets played in the NCAA tournament.
6. SCOUTING THE HUSKERS: The No. 1 seed Nebraska holds a 32-2 overall record, with their only losses coming to SMU and Penn State. They are coming off a 3-1 victory over Dayton on Friday night to advance to the Regional Final. Sophomore…
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