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Last Five Oct. 22 Oct. 28 Oct. 29 Nov. 4 Nov. 6
This Week Friday
Next Four Nov. 18
at Indiana at #3 Illinois
at Northwestern #22 Ohio State #6 Penn State
#24 Michigan Saturday Michigan State at Iowa
Nov. 19 at #2 Nebraska Nov. 23 at #16 Minnesota Nov. 25 #10 Purdue
W, 3-1 L, 1-3 L, 2-3 L, 1-3 W, 3-2
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That's a lot of points » Wisconsin lost the third set to No. 6 Penn State last Sunday by a score of 34-32, matching the highest single- set total under 25-point scoring. That tied the mark set earlier this
Pulling together leads
in the UW Field House last Sunday, the crowd and team were ecstatic. There are many reasons
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they should have been hap- py.
The Badgers' win was the
first over the Nittany Lions since 2006. It was also the
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hen the Badgers up- set No. 6 Penn State
to pulling off the upset Badgers down No. 6 Penn State at home
highest ranked team that UW has defeated since beat- ing then-No. 2 Penn State on Oct. 27, 2006. The victory was also Wisconsin's first five-set win this season. UW has now defeated
three ranked teams this sea- son, the most for the pro- gram since downing four ranked clubs in 2009.
season when the Badgers downed Michigan State 34-32 in the third set on Oct. 7. Wisconsin's previous high was 30 points vs. the Spartans on Oct. 29, 2010. UW's single-set point total is the highest for a Big Ten team this season and ranks fifth all-time under 25-point set scoring.
Defense wins games » A key to the Badgers' upset of No. 6 Penn State was their defense. UW had five players in double-digit digs, including career highs from Ellen Chapman (14) and Caroline Work- man (14). Sophomore Annemarie Hickey continues to lead the Big Ten with 4.79 digs per set. The 5-7 libero had 25 digs against the Nit- tany Lions.
