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Last Five Oct. 8
Oct. 16
Oct. 14 #5 Nebraska Iowa
at Indiana
This Week Friday
Next Five Nov. 4 Nov. 6
Oct. 19 #14 Minnesota Oct. 22
at #3 Illinois Saturday at Northwestern
#23 Ohio State #8 Penn State
Nov. 11 #22 Michigan Nov. 12 Michigan State Nov. 18
at Iowa
at #18 Michigan W, 3-1 L, 0-3 W, 3-0 L, 2-3 W, 3-1
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Badgers well ahead of F
ive wins may not seem like much, but in the ex-
tremely tough Big Ten Con- ference, five wins is a mile- stone.
The Badgers are currently
tied for fifth in the confer- ence at 5-5. Five wins ties their season total from last year, when they were 5-15 and finished 10th.
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Gabrielsen in top company » Senior Janelle Gabrielsen picked up career dig No. 1,000 at Indiana on Oct. 22 She became the 12th Bad- ger to tally a grand in digs and just the second setter to put up 3,000 assists and 1,000 digs. UW assis- tant coach Colleen (Neels) Bayer was the first.
last season's pace With 10 to play, UW seeks top Big Ten finish
The winning continues into the UW's overall re- cord, as Wisconsin needs just three wins to equal last year's mark of 16 wins. With 10 matches to go
in the Big Ten, the Badgers look to continue their win- ning ways and make it to their first NCAA tournament in four seasons.
Gabrielsen currently has 1,003 digs and 3,194 assists for her ca- reer. The 6-1 setter/right-side hit- ter ranks seventh on the UW career list for total assists and seventh in assists per set with 7.79.
Graff out for season » Freshman Crystal Graff is expected to miss the remainder of the season with a right knee injury she suffered on Oct. 19. The 6-3 outside hitter started all 20 matches this season, was leading the team with 2.63 kills per set and had double-figure kills in eight matches, including a ca- reer-high 15 at NC State on Sept. 2.
