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The Badgers, who are ranked No. 9 by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, defeated Rutgers Wednesday, 25-18, 25-14, 25-18, at Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey.
The Badgers finished the season 28–4, and earned the 3rd overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Badgers swept Quinnipiac, and TCU to advance to the Regionals for the 10th consecutive year. The Badgers defeated (4) Penn State 3–2 in the Sweet Sixteen, before falling to (2) Pitt 3–2 in the Elite Eight.
The victory raised the sixth-ranked Badgers’ record to 21-5 overall and 15-2 in the Big Ten and sets the stage for a showdown with second-ranked Nebraska on the road Saturday night.
Wisconsin's Caroline Crawford (9), Anna Smrek (14) and Sarah Franklin (13) are expected to be key returning player for the Badgers volleyball team next season.
Unlike the 2020 tournament that consisted of only 48 teams due to COVID-19, the 2021 tournament returned to the usual format of 64 qualifying teams. While Penn State remains as the only team to take part in all 41 tournaments, this is the first tournament appearance for Campbell, The Citadel, UIC, Mississippi State, South Alabama, and West ...
The tournament expanded gradually, moving to 28 teams in 1982, 32 in 1986, 48 in 1993, 56 in 1997, and finally to its current size of 64 in 1998. There is also an NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship , which until 2012 was open to members of all three NCAA divisions,, as there are far fewer men's programs than women's.
With district tournament play done, the volleyball postseason hits the regional rounds with eight Big Bend programs looking to book a ticket to states
6x AVCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year (2010, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023) Kelly Patrick Sheffield (born July 14, 1970) is an American college volleyball coach and the current head coach for the women's volleyball team at the University of Wisconsin .