The Wisconsin volleyball team is headed back to the NCAA national semifinals after a four-set win over top-ranked Texas in Austin.The Badgers’ victory in Gregory Gymnasium sent UW to the Final Four for the seventh time in program history and the sixth under coach Kelly Sheffield. It also marked a milestone for the program: Wisconsin won an NCAA regional on the road for the first time, a difficult accomplishment in a tournament round often dominated by home-court advantage.“We were tough and we were together,” Sheffield said afterward.Wisconsin will now travel to Kansas City for Thursday’s national semifinal, with first serve scheduled for 5:30 p.m. The Badgers will face SEC champion Kentucky with a trip to the national title match on the line.The NCAA championship match is set for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and will air on WISN.
MADISON, Wis. —
The Wisconsin volleyball team is headed back to the NCAA national semifinals after a four-set win over top-ranked Texas in Austin.
The Badgers’ victory in Gregory Gymnasium sent UW to the Final Four for the seventh time in program history and the sixth under coach Kelly Sheffield. It also marked a milestone for the program: Wisconsin won an NCAA regional on the road for the first time, a difficult accomplishment in a tournament round often dominated by home-court advantage.
“We were tough and we were together,” Sheffield said afterward.
Wisconsin will now travel to Kansas City for Thursday’s national semifinal, with first serve scheduled for 5:30 p.m. The Badgers will face SEC champion Kentucky with a trip to the national title match on the line.
The NCAA championship match is set for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and will air on WISN.