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Last Five Sept. 25 #3 Illinois
Sept. 30 at #9 Penn State Oct. 2 Oct. 7 Oct. 8
This Week Friday
#5 Nebraska Sunday Iowa
Next Five Oct. 19 #14 Minnesota Oct. 22 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 6
at Indiana at #1 Illinois
#24 Ohio State #9 Penn State
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at #24 Ohio State W, 3-1 at Michigan State at #18 Michigan
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Thomas gets triple-double » Freshman Courtney Thomas has an all-around game for the UW. She proved it at Michigan State on Oct. 7, earning her first career triple-double (double-figure stats in three categories). The 6-0 setter/right-side hit-
Badgers counting wins H
ow strong is the Big Ten Conference this season
in volleyball? Just look at the rankings. Seven league teams are currently ranked in the top- 25 coaches poll. The Pac-12 Conference has six top-25 teams while the next closest league is the Big 12 Confer- ence with three.
in the rugged Big Ten Badgers post pair of Big Ten upsets on road
Wisconsin has already
faced five ranked teams in Big Ten play, upsetting No. 24 Ohio State on Oct. 2 and then-No. 18 Michigan on Oct. 8.
Both upset wins came on
the road, giving the Badgers a 3-3 Big Ten record, a mark to be proud of against some of the nation's top teams.
ter had a career-high 16 kills, a career-high 15 digs and added 26 assists vs. the Spartans to join an elite group that includes only four Badgers.
Cooker returns » Former Wisconsin coach John Cook returns to play a Badger team for the first time since leaving UW 13 years ago. Cook, who is in his 12th season as the head coach at Nebraska, was 161-73 in seven years at Wisconsin from 1992-98. The Badgers and Huskers haven't met since the 2000 NCAA Tourna- ment championship match, which Nebraska won 3-2.
