INSIDE
VOLLEYBALL
BY DIANE NORDSTROM
@BADGERVBALL
SCHEDULE (17-5, 6-4)
LAST FOUR
Oct. 18 #16 Michigan
L, 0-3
Oct. 20 #5 Michigan State W, 3-1
Oct. 23 #7 Minnesota
W, 3-1
Sunday Illinois
L, 1-3
COMING UP
Friday
at Indiana
Saturday at #16 Purdue
Nov. 8 #11 Nebraska
Nov. 10 Iowa
Freshman Lauren
Carlini is the national
leader in doubledoubles this season.
Badgers open second half
of Big Ten season on road
UW looks to stay in top half of conference
he second half of the
Big Ten season may be
the toughest part of the
Badgers' schedule, and that's
saying a lot.
Wisconsin wrapped up the
first half of Big Ten play in a
three-way tie for fourth place
― and that's after playing
eight top-25 ranked teams.
"We want to stay in the top
third (or) top half of the con-
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VARSITY October 31, 2013
ference," first-year Kelly Sheffield said. "We want to try
to position ourselves to be a
possible seeded team for the
NCAA tournament.
"We're probably a little bit
further along than probably
what I would have thought,
being honest, going in. (But) I
think we've got as much room
to improve as any team in the
league."
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WINNING SEASON GUARANTEED
● Wisconsin is guaranteed a winning
season in Sheffield's first season.
The Badgers have won 17 matches,
and with only 10 regular-season
games left, UW will finish above
.500, making it eligible for the NCAA
tournament.
UW has equaled its overall win
total from 2012 (17) and surpassed
its Big Ten win total from last season
(5) with six victories.
The Badgers moved up to ninth in
this week's NCAA RPI, one of the primary tools used by the NCAA committee to pick teams for the postseason tournament.
CARLINI BEST FRESHMAN
● Freshman Lauren Carlini has a teamleading 13 double-doubles this season, making her the top freshman in
the country in that category.
According to a national list compiled by Saint Louis sports information director Jacob Gossage, Carlini
leads the rookie list followed by SLU
outside hitter Mallory Dillon, who
has 11 double-doubles this season.
Carlini has recorded all of her
double-doubles in assists and digs.