Badger Volleyball Picks Up Another Win

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Another outstanding defensive performance led the sixth-ranked Wisconsin volleyball team to a 25-12, 25-20, 25-12 win over Campbell on Saturday afternoon. The Badgers (5-1) have now won four matches in a row, including three straight sweeps.

Wisconsin outblocked the Camels, 9-4, behind five stuffs from redshirt senior Danielle Hart. Junior Caroline Crawford added four blocks while redshirt sophomore Sarah Franklin stopped three shots.

UW also scored well from the service line with freshman Gulce Guctekin tying her career best with three aces. MJ Hammill and Franklin both added two service aces as Wisconsin had a 9-2 edge in aces.

Sophomore Julia Orzol was the only Badger to hit double figures in kills, putting away 10 attacks, as Wisconsin hit .278 (38 kill – 13 errors – 90 attempts) as a team. UW held Campbell (2-6) to .048 (22-18-84)

Hart had one of her best matches of the season, hitting a team-high .700 with eight kills on 10 attempts with one error. Franklin added seven kills to the Badger offense. 

Guctekin picked up her fourth-straight match in double-digit digs, tallying a match-high 15 saves. UW had 41 digs, compared to 34 for Campbell.

The Badgers broke open the first set with a 10-1 run, taking a 15-5 lead off the service of Franklin. The outside hitter served six straight, including one ace, to key the run.

Set two a battle that featured six ties and two lead changes. Campbell led by two points three times, including at 12-10, before UW went on a 6-1 run to take a 16-13 lead. The Camels cut the lead to two (22-20) but Wisconsin scored the last three points to lead the match 2-0.

A 4-0 run gave Wisconisn a 12-3 lead in the third set, an advantage they would never give up. The Badgers led 22-12 and scored the final three points of the set, including two service aces from Hammill, to complete the sweep.

Up Next

Wisconsin wraps up the non-conference season at home next weekend. The Badgers host No. 16 Florida on Friday in the Kohl Center, looking to break the regular-season attendance record. First serve is at 7:30 p.m. live on the Big Ten Network. On Sunday, UW takes on Rhode Island back in the UW Field House at 1 p.m.