INSIDE
VOLLEYBALL
BY DIANE NORDSTROM
@BADGERVBALL
SCHEDULE (3-0)
LAST WEEK
Aug. 30-31at Pepperdine Classic
vs. Iona
W, 3-0
vs. Delaware
W, 3-0
vs. Pepperdine
W, 3-1
THIS WEEK
Sept. 6
at North Dakota St. Classic
vs. Northern Iowa 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 7
Ellen Chapman was
named the MVP of the
Pepperdine Classic
Badgers look to continue
winning ways on the road
Wisconsin faces two NCAA tournament teams
fter opening the season 3-0 and winning
the championship at
the Pepperdine Classic, things
don't get any easier for the
Badgers.
Wisconsin travels to the
NDSU Classic in Fargo, N.D.,
this Friday-Saturday where it
takes on two 2012 NCAA tournament teams. The Badgers
face Northern Iowa and Louis-
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ville, two second-round NCAA
teams last season, as well as
host North Dakota State.
But tough competition
doesn't faze the Badgers.
"When it's time to go, we
want to be a team that's ready
to go, and we're going to try to
bring it," said head coach Kelly
Sheffield. "It doesn't matter
who we're playing, we're going to try to bring it."
at North Dakota St. Classic
vs. NDSU
12:30 p.m.
vs. #17 Louisville 4:30 p.m.
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
●The Badgers opened the season 3-0
for the first time since 2010. First-year
head coach Kelly Sheffield opened a
new era at Wisconsin, winning his
first three matches and tournament in
the Cardinal and White.
UW swept Iona and Delaware and
upset host Pepperdine, 3-1, to claim
the classic.
Junior Ellen Chapman was named
the most valuable player of the Pepperdine Classic. Chapman, who moved
to right-side hitter after playing on the
left side her first two seasons, averaged 4.9 kills per set.
Juniors Courtney Thomas and Dominique Thompson were also named to
the all-tournament team.
Thomas set the Badgers to a .324
team hitting percentage. The 6-foot-0
setter averaged 1.90 kills, 9.80 assists,
2.70 digs, 1.10 blocks and 0.30 service
aces per set.
Thompson returned from a redshirt
season to lead the Badgers in hitting
percentage. The 5-11 middle blocker hit .520 percent on the weekend,
which leads all Big Ten hitters, adding
3.10 kills per set.
