INSIDE
VOLLEYBALL
BY DIANE NORDSTROM
@BADGERVBALL
SCHEDULE (18-6, 7-5)
LAST FOUR
Oct. 23 #7 Minnesota
Oct. 27 Illinois
Nov. 1 at Indiana
Nov. 2 at #16 Purdue
COMING UP
Friday
#11 Nebraska
Sunday Iowa
Nov. 15 #2 Penn State
Nov. 17 Ohio State
Lauren Carlini was
named the Big Ten
co-Freshman of the
Week on Monday.
Badgers counting down as
regular season ticks away
Eight matches remain, including four at home
or the first time this season, first-year head coach
Kelly Sheffield said the
four-letter word: NCAA. As in
NCAA tournament.
"I think we put ourselves in
a position to be a seeded team.
I think that's a goal," said Sheffield of the Badgers' chances
of hosting first- and secondround matches. "Can we put
ourselves in position where we
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can host the first two rounds of
the NCAA tournament?"
UW has a tough road ahead,
as it plays some of the top
teams in the Big Ten, including
No. 11 Nebraska this weekend.
"We've got some tough opponents coming up here," Sheffield added. "But hopefully we
can finish off in the right way so
our fans can be treated to some
postseason."
W, 3-1
L, 1-3
W, 3-1
L, 2-3
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CARLINI HONORED
● Freshman Lauren Carlini was named
the Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week
after recording back-to-back career
bests in assists on the weekend. The
6-foot-2 setter averaged 12.78 assists per set over two matches to lead
the Big Ten on the week.
On Friday, Carlini put up a thencareer high 53 assists in setting the
Badgers to a 3-1 win at Indiana.
At Purdue, Carlini upped her career high for assists to 62. She recorded her team-leading 14th double-double on the season, adding 18
digs.
CHAPMAN COUNTING DOWN
● Junior Ellen Chapman is counting
down to 1,000 career kills, needing
61 to become the 20th UW player to
achieve that milestone.
The 6-4 outside hitter has tallied
double-figure kills the last 10 matches and continues to lead the Badgers
with 3.36 kills per set, which ranks
ninth in the Big Ten. Her kill per set
average is the best of her career,
while she is also hitting a seasonbest .243.
She leads UW with double-figure
kills in 21 matches this season.