Badgersโ Look too Continue Winning Streak in Rematch with Illinois
CHAMPAIGN,โ Ill. – The No. 11 Wisconsinโ Badgers volleyball team seeks โits fifth consecutive victory โand a โขseason sweep of the Illinois Fighting Illini tonight, with firstโ serve scheduled for 8:00 โp.m. CT on B1G+. This marks the second game of a back-to-back road trip for Wisconsin.
Wisconsin (19-4, 12-3 Big Ten) is coming off a 3-0 sweep of Michigan State on Friday, winning by scoresโข of 25-17, 25-21, and 28-26.โฃ The โขBadgers are aiming to climb back into the top 10 national rankings and a decisive win over Illinois would significantly strengthen their case.
The Badgers previously defeated the Fighting Illini (13-11,8-7 Big Ten) in Madison earlier this season,securing a 3-0 victory. โIn that match, Mimi Colyer led the Wisconsin offense with 15 โkills,โข while the team โhit โ.340โค compared to illinois’s.106.
Illinois snapped a โคsix-match losing streak with a win over Washington on Friday and will look to continue their home stand against aโข challenging Wisconsin squad.During their losing streak, the Illini fell toโ fourโค ranked opponents: No. 11 Purdue, No. 20 Minnesota, No. 1 Nebraska,โข and No. 25 Penn State.
In friday’s win over Michigan State, Mimi Colyer recordedโข 21 kills, while Carter Booth contributed nine kills and 10 blocks. The match also marked the second game back โฃfrom injury forโ setter Charlie Fuerbringer,who tallied 43 assists and twoโ aces.
fans can follow live updates and โjoin the discussion in our official game thread as theโ Badgers attempt to complete โขa 2-for-2 showing on their road trip.