Gophers volleyball at Wisconsin
Gophers volleyball looks for season sweep against rival Wisconsin
The No. 9 Gophers have won seven of their last eight matches heading into a rematch Saturday at No. 5 Wisconsin.
October 28, 2022 at 7:38PM
Saturday, 5:30 p.m. • BTN, 96.7-FM
Gophers update: The No. 9 Gophers (13-6, 8-3 in Big Ten) won for the seventh time in eight matches last weekend in a home match against No. 12 Purdue. It was the sixth ranked opponent beaten by the U this season. One of those marquee wins was in a sweep of rival Wisconsin on Sept. 25 at Maturi Pavilion. Wisconsin native and freshman Mckenna Wucherer is coming off tying her career-high with 16 kills vs. Purdue. Taylor Landfair's 21 kills in that match helped her earn Big Ten player of the week honors.
Wisconsin update: The No. 5 Badgers (16-3, 10-1 in Big Ten) have only one blemish in conference play and that was in their last match with the Gophers. That ended a six-match win streak against their border rival. The most recent opponent to fall to Wisconsin was No. 1 Nebraska, which went down in straight sets Wednesday in Madison for the Cornhuskers' first Big Ten loss. The Badgers were led by Michigan State transfer Sarah Franklin with 21 kills.
The Badgers just need one more win for a bowl bid, but that’s been the case going into their past four games, all losses.
