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The UW Badgers volleyball team.

vs. Arizona.

media release: The No. 1 Wisconsin volleyball team beat No. 24 Tennessee on Sunday afternoon at the UW Field House in a five-set battle. The Badgers won the home opener 25-16, 25-23, 18-25, 20-25, 15-13.

Wisconsin got off to a strong start in the first set, with a 5-0 serving run from Julia Orzol to go up 6-3. After dropping one point, MJ Hammill came into the match and ran six-straight serves, as the Badgers took a commanding lead,12-4. Through the two service runs, Sarah Franklin tallied five kills. Tennessee then strung together a few of their own runs and brought it within two points (15-17). From there, the Badgers took control and only allowed the Volunteers one more point, taking the set 25-16. UW finished the first set with 18 kills. 

The Badgers earned a 25-23 second set win and went up 2-0 in the match, but Tennessee fought back and took the next two sets, to force five sets. 

The Badgers came out strong in the final frame and scored four straight points, and took a commanding 6-1 lead. Carter Booth came alive with two blocks and a kill in that six-point span. Tennessee came back to tie it up at 10-all. It was a back-and-forth battle to the end. Julia Orzol had a service ace at 12-all to take the lead (13-12). but Tennessee fought off one match point until Sarah Franklin put the match away with a kill on the outside. 

Franklin led the way on offense with 23 kills. Devyn Robinson finished with 15 kills, Carter Booth tallied eight, while Anna Smrek and Temi Thomas-Ailara each added seven kills as well. Wisconsin hit .306 on the day (62 kills - 16 errors - 147 attempts) and held Tennessee hit .205 (64 - 30 - 166). Morgan Fingall led the Volunteers with 22 kills. 

The Badgers out-blocked Tennessee 16.0-6.0. Booth had a match-high with seven blocks, while Crawford added six and Robinson put down five balls. Hammill and Ashburn both recorded double-doubles, as Hammill finished with 16 assists and 12 digs, while Ashburn put up 31 helpers and tallied 11 digs. 

The Badgers will host Arizona on Thursday night and Miami on Friday night at the UW Field House. Both matches will begin at 7 p.m. The Arizona match will be broadcasted in FS1 and Miami on B1G+.

All single match tickets are subject to availability and ticket limits may apply. Available tickets for home matches go on-sale in August. The fastest and most convenient way to purchase home single match tickets is online by visiting UWBadgers.com.

Single match tickets are valid for reserved and general admission seating in the UW Field House. General admission seating is first-come, first-serve within the general admission sections.

Single match ticket prices vary by match. Single match ticket prices for matches at the UW Field House will be determined this summer.

Children under the age of two years old do not need a ticket, provided they are not occupying a seat and are sitting on the lap of a parent or guardian.