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This Week Friday
Iowa Sunday #9 Nebraska
Next Week Nov. 21 #14 Minnesota Nov. 23 #21 Purdue
#15 Ohio State #3 Penn State at Michigan
at Michigan State
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Jeg heter Julie Mikaelsen » If you met Julie Mikaelsen, a na- tive of Askim, Norway, you might never know she was Norwegian. The 6-foot-3 right-side hitter ad- mits she has become very Ameri- canized, and that includes on the volleyball court. Mikaelsen turned up her offense
Badgers still looking
ular season, time is running out for the Badgers. "We know we've got just
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four matches remaining, and our goal is still to make the (NCAA) tournament," said UW head coach Pete Waite. "We've probably got to win two or three of these four to
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ith only four matches remaining in the reg-
towards NCAAs UW just one win away from .500 season
make it and have a shot at it. Our team is going to be work- ing hard for that." UW needs one win to fin-
ish above .500 for the season, but with three ranked teams on the remaining schedule, getting those wins is going to be tough. The Badgers have yet to beat a ranked team this season.
last weekend, averaging 4.67 kills per set in two matches. She had a team-high 15 kills at Michigan on Friday and a team-best 13 kills at Michigan State on Saturday. Mi- kaelsen has tallied double-figure kills in five of her last seven match- es and 14 total matches on the year.
Thank you, seniors! » The Badgers honor seniors Alexis Mitchell, Mary Ording and Bailey Reshel in pre-match ceremonies on Friday, prior to their match against Iowa. The trio will play in their last three home matches in the next week. Combined, the three have 1,500 kills, more than 300 digs and nearly 600 blocks.
