MADISON, Wis. — The No. 9 Wisconsin volleyball team picked up their second sweep against Northwestern this season, winning 25-13, 25-23, 25-20 at the UW Field House on Sunday afternoon.
CC Crawford put up eight of Wisconsin’s (11-4, 5-1 B1G) 12 blocks, as Anna Smrek added five.
The Badgers hit .433 (50 kills – 8 errors – 97 attempts) on the day, as Sarah Franklin led the team with 14 kills. Smrek was right behind her with 13, while Julia Orzol rounded out double digit kills with 10.
Northwestern (3-11, 1-5 B1G) hit .211 (40 – 17 – 109), as Alexa Rousseau and Lily Wagner both tallied 10 kills.
After Northwestern came out strong with an ace to start the match, the Badgers went on a 6-0 run fueled by four kills and a block to grab an 8-3 lead as Northwestern called an early timeout. Out of the timeout, Wisconsin scored two points for every one point the Wildcats scored. The Badgers doubled Northwestern’s score at 18-9 to prompt the second Wildcat timeout. From there Franklin and Gulce Guctekin both tallied an ace, propelling UW to a 25-13 set one victory.
It was a completely different story in set two, as Northwestern stayed with Wisconsin for the entirety of the second set. With 12 ties and five lead changes, the Wildcats took a 14-13 lead with back-to-back kills and forced a UW timeout. Out of the break Northwestern tallied a block for a two-point lead. Wisconsin tied it up at 16-all with kills from Franklin and Julia Orzol. Northwestern responded with a 4-0 run, to grab a 19-16 lead. Franklin tallied a kill and assisted on a…
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