MADISON, Wis.-- The No. 3 Wisconsin volleyball team closed out regular season home play on a high note, securing a 25-15, 22-25, 25-16, 25-7 victory over Iowa on Wednesday night.

Much of the sold-out UW Field House crowd of 6,012 stayed after the win to honor Wisconsin's senior class of Lauren Carlini, Tori Blake, Romana Kriskova and Haleigh Nelson.

The win marks the 110th win for the senior class, ranking third in UW program history.

"I thought it was a really good match, so many positives out of this," UW head coach Kelly Sheffield said. "I thought we came out and played really well. Iowa came out in the second (set) and upped their service game a little bit and we got kind of knocked back on our heels. I thought we responded great.

"That's probably the most important quality. I told the team afterwards, that's probably the most important quality going into the tournament is how do you respond because you're not going to keep a good team down for an hour and a half or two hours. I thought we responded in a great way.

"I'm happy for these four (Blake, Carlini, Kriskova, Nelson). On senior night you certainly want your players to go out with a win and I thought all four of them played really well. It was a fun night."

Wisconsin (25-3, 17-2 Big Ten) dominated on both sides of the ball, hitting a .398 attack percentage (62 kills - 13 errors - 123 attempts) and outblocking Iowa 15-2. The Hawkeyes (19-12, 9-10 Big Ten) hit just .112 percent (41-26-134).

Sophomore Tionna Williams led the offense with 14 kills and a .737 hitting percentage with no errors on 19 attempts, as well as stuffing a match-high seven blocks. Freshman Molly Haggerty (13), Nelson (12) and junior Lauryn Gillis (10) joined Williams in double-figure kills.

Nelson added six blocks, while Kriskova and Haggerty contributed five and three blocks, respectively. Haggerty and junior Kelli Bates tied for the team high with 12 digs apiece, while freshman M.E. Dodge added eight digs and Gillis saved seven.

Carlini dished out 57 assists, one fewer than her season-high, adding seven digs and two blocks.

Wisconsin raced to a 13-7 lead in the first set, forcing a Hawkeye timeout, but the break couldn't slow the 6-2 Badger run that followed. Iowa gained some ground on Wisconsin and closed the gap to 22-15, but the Badgers claimed the 1-0 set lead, 25-15.

Iowa put up a fight in set two, tying the match at one all with a 25-21 set win. The Hawkeyes capitalized on five UW errors, forcing a Badger timeout with a 9-6 advantage. Iowa outscored Wisconsin 10-7 over the next stretch, pulling away to a 19-13 lead. The Badgers came within striking distance on a Williams' kill (22-21) but the Hawkeyes held on for the equalizer.

"We just got a little bit tight in that second set," Nelson explained. "We stopped playing loose and together. We didn't go for a few balls here and there and I think we were just forcing some things a little bit too much. They're a good team so if we are not all the way locked in and clicking then they are going to come back.

The Badgers began the third set with a narrow 10-9 lead, but broke out on a 5-1 run to force an Iowa timeout at 15-10. Iowa fired back to come within two (17-15) but Wisconsin responded with seven unanswered points during an 8-1 run, finishing the set off, 25-16.

Wisconsin made quick work of set four, surging to a 14-1 advantage on 12 consecutive points with freshman Amber MacDonald serving 12 straight, including two service aces. Iowa made a small dent in the lead, trailing 18-6, but three kills from Blake and a pair of Badger blocks helped close out the Senior Night victory, 25-7.

"I think Wisconsin volleyball is usually very strong at the end of the year," Carlini said. "We always finish off the Big Ten season on a high note, so I think we are doing that right now. I think we're getting our connections down and getting some things figured out, tweaking things here and there. Overall I think we're in a great place. Let's just keep rolling with it."

The Badgers close out the regular season with a road trip to Minneapolis, facing the No. 2 Gophers on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.