NCAA Volleyball Tournament
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The UW Badgers volleyball team following a sweep of Maryland on Senior Night, Nov. 12, 2022.
media release: The Badgers will play Miami in the second round at the UW Field House on Friday night. First serve is set for 7 p.m. and the match will be aired on ESPN+.
On Thursday's match: Eight blocks in the second set led the Badgers to a NCAA First Round sweep against Jackson State, 25-18, 25-9, 25-18, in the Field House on Thursday night.
Wisconsin (27-3) jumped out to a quick 6-2 lead, but Jackson State (17-13) responded with a run to bring it within one (6-7). CC Crawford and the Badgers went on a 5-0 run that put it out of reach for the Tigers and gave UW a 19-13 lead. From there, they carried their momentum to the finish, to lift the Badgers to 25-18 first set victory.
Eight blocks in the second set alone led the Badgers to a dominant 25-9 win. Out of the gate the Badgers racked tallied the first block in the first set and established the tone. Eleven points later, Devyn Robinson and Carter Booth collaborated on a block to kick-off three blocks in a row, including a solo block from Booth. Wisconsin continued to push and forced a Jackson State timeout at 17-4. The Tigers sided out after the timeout, but Wisconsin terminated six more kills to finish the set.
After an evenly matched start to the final set, Jackson State put down back-to-back kills to make it a two-point game (9-11). The Badgers pulled ahead with four-straight kills including two kills in a row from Anna Smrek. UW continued to pull away, and a kill from Sarah Franklin gave Wisconsin a 25-18 victory.
Big Ten Player of the Year Franklin led the Badgers with 12 kills, and Temi Thomas-Ailara added 10 kills for her second match in a row with double figure kills. Wisconsin hit a new season-high .488 (46 kills - 6 errors - 82 attempts).
Jackson State was led by opposite Hope Briggs, as she finished the match with six kills. The Tigers hit .064 (25 - 20 - 78).
Wisconsin outblocked Jackson State, 11.5 to 4.0. Booth finished with seven total blocks, and Smrek added six.
Libero Julia Orzol finished with a match-high 11 kills. MJ Hammill and Izzy Ashburn put up 25 and 15 assists, respectively.
Gulce Guctekin recorded two service aces, and as a team UW tallied five.
TICKET INFORMATION:
All-session ticket packages for the NCAA 1st & 2nd Round matches go on-sale on Monday, November 27 at 9 a.m. online at UWBadgers.com. All-session ticket packages include one ticket valid for both NCAA 1st Round matches on Thursday, November 30 and one ticket valid for the NCAA 2nd Round match on Friday, December 1. There is no re-entry between matches on Thursday, November 30.
All-Session Ticket Prices:
- Red (Reserved seating; all ages): $23
- General Admission (All ages): $12
- College Students: $8
Single-session tickets for the NCAA 1st & 2nd Round matches go on-sale on Thursday, November 30 at 9 a.m. online at UWBadgers.com.
Single-Session Ticket Prices:
- Red (Reserved seating; all ages): $15
- General Admission (All ages): $8
- College Students: $5
There is a limit of eight (8) tickets per account. Per ticket and order processing fees will be applied.