Aug. 26 at #6 Hawaii W, 3-1 Aug. 27 Arizona W, 3-0 Aug. 28 Kansas State W, 3-0 Sept. 2 #18 SAN DIEGO W, 3-0 Sept. 4 TEXAS A&M CC W, 3-0 Sept. 9 at #11 North Carolina L, 2-3 Sept. 10 vs. Louisville W, 3-0 Sept. 16 at #16 Texas A&M W, 3-0 Sept. 18 at #2 Texas W, 3-2 Sept. 23 #17 OHIO STATE W, 3-0 Sept. 24 MARYLAND W, 3-0 Sept. 30 at #14 Purdue W, 3-2 Oct. 1 at Indiana W, 3-0 Oct. 5 at Rutgers W, 3-0 Oct. 9 #24 ILLINOIS W, 3-1 Oct. 12 #3 MINNESOTA L, 0-3 Oct. 15 at #18 Michigan W, 3-2 Oct. 21 at #2 Nebraska L, 0-3 Oct. 22 at Iowa W, 3-0 Oct. 28 #10 PENN STATE W, 3-1 Oct. 30 RUTGERS W, 3-0 Nov. 2 at #22 Ohio State W, 3,0 Nov. 5 RV PURDUE W, 3-2 Nov. 11 at Illinois W, 3-0 Nov. 12 at Northwestern W, 3-2 Nov. 18 #18 MICHIGAN W, 3-1 Nov. 19 #13 MICHIGAN STATE W, 3-0 Nov. 23 IOWA W, 3-1 Nov. 26 at #2 Minnesota L, 2-3 Dec. 1 HOWARD W, 3-0 Dec. 2 WASHINGTON STATE W, 3-0 Dec. 9 OHIO STATE 1 p.m. Dec. 10 FLORIDA STATE / STANFORD 5 p.m. Dec. 15 NCAA Semifinals TBA Dec. 17 NCAA Championship TBA 2016 Schedule 1 Lauren Carlini SR S 2 Romana Kriskova SR OH 3 Lauryn Gillis JR OH 4 Kelli Bates JR OH 6 Mallory Dixon FR S 7 Amber MacDonald SO DS 8 Sarah Dodd FR DS 10 Tori Blake SR MB 11 Tionna Williams SO MB 12 Julia Saunders SO MB 13 Haleigh Nelson SR MB 14 Madison Duello SO OH 15 Jordan Robbins JR S 19 M.E. Dodge FR DS 23 Molly Haggerty FR OH Complete Roster

BADGERS HOST NCAA REGIONAL
For the first time since 2000, Wisconsin (27-4) will host an NCAA volleyball regional. The third-seeded Badgers host No. 6-seed Stanford (23-7), Ohio State (22-12) and Florida State (26-5) in regional action on Friday and Saturday in the UW Field House.
    Wisconsin and Big Ten foe Ohio State open play on Friday at 1 p.m. in the first regional semifinal, live on ESPNU. Stanford and Florida State face off in the second semifinal at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN3.
    Semifinal winners advance to Saturday's regional final at 5 p.m. on ESPNU, with the victor advancing to the NCAA Championship semifinals on Dec. 15 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. 
 

Match 32 | OHIO STATE  Date  Friday, Dec. 9 | 1:00 p.m.  Location  UW Fieldhouse | Madison, Wis.  Video  ESPNU  Mobile App  Badger Gameday  Live Stats  NCAA  Radio  Rewind 92.1 or iHeartRadio app  Social Media  @BadgerVB | Facebook  Match Notes  Wisconsin | Ohio State

Match 33 | NCAA REGIONAL FINAL  Date  Saturday, Dec. 10 | 5 p.m.  Location  UW Fieldhouse | Madison, Wis.  Video  ESPNU  Mobile App  Badger Gameday  Live Stats  NCAA  Radio  Rewind 92.1 or iHeartRadio app  Social Media  @BadgerVB | Facebook  Match Notes  Wisconsin | Florida State                     | Stanford

QUICK NOTES

• The Badgers are playing in their fourth-straight NCAA Sweet 16, and 14th in program history. Wisconsin is 7-6 in regional semifinals, including a 2-0 mark in the UW Field House.
• Wisconsin advanced to the regional by sweeping Howard and No. 25 Washington State in first- and second-round action, respectively, in the UW Field House. 
• After first and second round wins, the Badgers improved to is 41-19 (.683) in their 20th year of NCAA tournament play, including a 12-3 (.800) mark in four years under Coach Kelly Sheffield.  
• UW defeated its 13th AVCA top-25 team this season with a sweep of No. 25 Washington State. That set a program record for the most wins over ranked opponents in a season. 
• Five Badgers were named to the AVCA Northeast All-Region team. Lauren Carlini, Haleigh Nelson, Tionna Williams and Molly Haggerty were first-team honorees while Romana Krišková was an honorable mention pick. Haggerty was named Freshman of the Year while Kelly Sheffield was named Coach of the Year. 
• For the fourth time this season, the Badgers did not give up a service ace in a match. Wisconsin outperformed Howard 3-0 from the service line on Thursday. UW allows just 0.54 service aces per set this season, which leads the Big Ten. 
• On the weekend, senior Haleigh Nelson set a UW record for matches started at 134. She also set a program mark with 488 sets played and needs to play in just one more match to tie the mark for matches played at 137. 
• Senior Lauren Carlini picked up career double-double No. 73 against Howard on Thursday with 41 assists and 10 digs. The 6-2 setter leads the Big Ten this season with 17 double-doubles.
• Senior Haleigh Nelson moved into fourth on the UW record list for total blocks with 587 total stuffs. She also leads all Badgers in career hitting percentage at .372.
   

FIVE NAMED ALL-REGION
Five Badgers were named to the AVCA Northeast All-Region team.
Senior Lauren Carlini earned her fourth-straight all-region honor, while senior Haleigh Nelson became a three-time all-region pick. Sophomore Tionna Williams was recognized with her first all-region award after being named the regional freshman of the year in 2015.
Molly Haggerty became the second-straight Badger to be named regional freshman of the year, while also earning all-region honors. Fifth-year senior Romana Krišková was awarded honorable mention all-region honors.
Head coach Kelly Sheffield was also named the Northeast Regional Coach of the Year, his second honor at Wisconsin and the fourth of his career.

NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Badgers are playing in their fourth-straight NCAA Sweet 16, and 14th in program history. Wisconsin is 7-6 in regional semifinals, including a 2-0 mark in the UW Field House.
    After first and second round wins, the Badgers improved to is 41-19 (.683) in their 20th year of NCAA tournament play, including a 12-3 (.800) mark in four years under Coach Kelly Sheffield.  
    Wisconsin is making its fourth straight and 20th overall NCAA tournament appearance in 2016.
    The Badgers earned the highest seed in program history as they are seeded third in the championship. The previous best was a No. 4 seed in the 2015 tournament. 
    UW has advanced to two NCAA championship matches and seven Elite Eights.
 

By round

First Round (20 years)	18-1 (one bye)
Second Round (17 years)	12-5
Sweet Sixteen (13 years)	7-6
Elite Eight (7 years)	2-5
NCAA Semifinals (2 years)	2-0
National Championship (2 years)	0-2

TOUGH SCHEDULE
UW defeated its 13th AVCA top-25 team this season with a sweep of No. 25 Washington State. That set a program record for the most wins over ranked opponents in a season. 
    The 13 wins breaks the old mark of 12 victories over ranked opponents in a season set in 1998.   
 

Most wins over ranked teams
Year	Record
2016	13-4 (.765)
1998	12-5 (.706)

The most ranked teams the Badgers have played in a season is 18 in 2013. Wisconsin needs to play one more ranked team to tie that mark. 
    UW has also defeated then-No. 6 Hawaii, then-No. 18 San Diego, then-No. 16 Texas A&M, then-No. 2 Texas, then-No. 17/22 Ohio State (twice), then-No. 14 Purdue, then-No. 24 Illinois, then-No. 18 Michigan (twice), then-No. 10 Penn State, and then No. 13 Michigan State. 
    Wisconsin's losses have come to then-No. 11 North Carolina, No. 3 Minnesota (twice), and No. 1 Nebraska.
    The Badgers have played the third-toughest schedule in the country, according to the NCAA stats released Dec. 4. TCU leads the list while Texas ranks second. Minnesota and Purdue rank fourth and fifth, respectively. 

HITTING HALEIGH
In the last three matches, senior Haleigh Nelson has been near perfect in her attack, not recording a hitting error.
    Over the last three matches, the 6-4 middle blocker is hitting 30K-0E-56TA for a .536 hitting percentage.  
    Nelson leads the Badgers this season with a .389 attack percentage.

SERVICE PLEASE
For the fourth time this season, the Badgers did not give up a service ace in a match. 
    Wisconsin out-aced Howard 3-0 from the service line on Thursday. UW allows just 0.54 service aces per set this season, which leads the Big Ten. UW has given up only 61 service aces on the season. 
    The Badgers have given up six-or-fewer service aces in all 31 matches this season, including 24 matches with two-or-less. 
    UW averages 1.16 aces per set (130 total), which ranks eighth in the Big Ten. 
    Wisconsin has recorded more service aces than 23 of 31 opponents, while tying six foes. Only Ohio State (4-3) and Michigan State (4-2) have recorded more service aces than the Badgers.  
    The Badgers recorded a school three-set record 11 service aces at Rutgers on Oct. 5, including a career-high and school record six aces by senior Lauren Carlini.  
    On the season, senior Haleigh Nelson leads the team with 33 aces (0.29/set) while Carlini adds 31 aces (0.28/set). 
    Four other Badgers have double-figure aces this season with Kelli Bates (18),  Molly Haggerty (17), Amber MacDonald (15),  and Sarah Dodd (11) scoring well from the line. 

NELSON SETS UW RECORD
On the weekend, senior Haleigh Nelson set a UW record for matches started at 134. She also set a program mark with 488 sets played and needs to play in just one more match to tie the mark for matches played at 137. 
    Nelson ranks 17th in kills on the UW career record list. The 6-4 middle blocker has 1,096 kills in her fourth season, needing 12 kills to move into 16th. Marisa Mackey (1995-98) currently ranks 16th with 1,107 kills. 
    Nelson picked up the 1,000th kill of her career against Rutgers on Oct. 30. She became the 20th UW player and seventh middle blocker to record 1,000 kills. 
    She became the 41st Big Ten athlete and seventh UW player to record 500 blocks at Texas on Sept. 18. She is just the fifth Wisconsin player to record more than 1,000 career kills and 500 career blocks. 
    Nelson also moved into fourth on the UW record list for total blocks with 587 total stuffs. She needs 32 blocks to move into third, a position currently held by Arlisa Hagan (1989-92) with 618 blocks. 
    Nelson also ranks third in block assists (530) and continues to rank seventh in blocks per set (1.20). 
    She ranks first for UW career hitting percentage at .372, moving her ahead of her with Livingston, who hit .366.

DOUBLE BADGERS
Senior Lauren Carlini picked up career double-double No. 73 against Howard on Thursday with 41 assists and 10 digs. The 6-2 setter leads the Big Ten this season with 17 double-doubles and is the UW record holder for career marks.
Freshman Molly Haggerty has eight double-doubles this season, which ties for eighth in the Big Ten.   
Junior Kelli Bates has four double-doubles this season and 22 in her career.   
On the season, Wisconsin players have 29 double-doubles.

BADGER BLOCK
After struggling with blocking during most of the Big Ten season, the Badgers got their block back on track the last two weeks of the Big Ten season and in NCAA play.
Over the last six matches, UW is averaging 2.95 blocks per set, including 3.5 blocks per set in NCAA matches.
Wisconsin outblocked Washington State, the No. 3 blocking team in the nation, 13-6.
Over the last six matches, sophomore Tionna Williams leads the team with 1.45 blocks per set while senior Haleigh Nelson adds 1.36 blocks per set. Nelson had seven blocks in both of the first two matches of the NCAA tournament.      
The Badgers are averaging 2.57 blocks per set this year, which ranks fifth in the Big Ten.  

FIVE HONORED BY B1G
Three members of the third-seeded Badgers were named to the 2016 All-Big Ten Conference squad. Molly Haggerty was also named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
    Senior Lauren Carlini became the first four-time All-Big Ten pick in program history, earning a unanimous selection, while senior Haleigh Nelson earned her second-straight honor. Sophomore Tionna Williams earned her first award while Haggerty became the fourth Freshman of the Year in UW history. Haggerty also earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors and was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team. 
    Senior Tori Blake was recognized as the team's Sportsmanship Award recipient.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BATES
Junior Kelli Bates picked up the 1,000th dig of her career at Minnesota on Nov. 26. The 5-11 libero/outside hitter has 1,033 saves in her third season, becoming the 16th Badger to record 1,000 digs.
She has record 10-plus digs in nine straight matches and a team-best 24 matches this season. Bates also has 20-plus digs in eight matches.
Bates leads the Badgers and ranks eighth in the Big Ten with 4.00 digs per set.   
She has shown her versatility all season long, starting 12 matches at outside hitter and 19 matches at libero.
One of the team's top passers, Bates has been aced only 14 times in 496 receptions for 97.2 percent. She also ranks third on the team with 18 service aces.
Bates also takes over at setter when Lauren Carlini has the dig. She has two-or-more assists in eight of the last nine matches, tying her career high with five helpers in two matches, including against Howard on Friday. 

CARLINI RANKS SECOND
Senior Lauren Carlini ranks second at Wisconsin with 5,480 assists. She needs 353 assists to move into first, currently held by Laura Abbinante (1993-96) with 5,833 helpers.  
Carlini became just the third Badger and 21st Big Ten setter to record 5,000 career assists against Rutgers on Oct. 30.  
Carlini also ranks seventh in career digs with 1,344, needing 54 digs to pass Erin Byrd (1999-2002), who had 1,397 digs, for sixth on the UW record list. She also has 123 service aces, which ranks eighth, needing 11 service aces to move into seventh, a spot currently held by Abbinante with 133 aces.
Carlini also ranks fifth in career assists per set (11.51).

GILLIS ON THE ATTACK
Over the last eight matches, junior Lauryn Gillis is averaging 3.33 kills per set while hitting .251.
She has 10-or-more kills in seven of the last eight matches to bring her season total to double-figure kills in 16 contests.
The 6-1 outside hitter ranks second on the team and 12th in the Big Ten with 3.08 kills per set. .
Gillis set a career high with 21 kills against Penn State on Oct. 28.

WILLIAMS WITH THE STOP
Sophomore Tionna Williams has five-or-more blocks in six of the last seven matches. The 6-2 middle blocker is averaging 1.33 blocks per set over the stretch.
Williams leads the Badgers and ranks sixth in the Big Ten with 1.27 blocks per set.  She tied her career high with eight blocks against Ohio State on Sept. 23.
Ranking fourth on the team with 2.28 kills per set, Williams had a career-high 18 kills vs. Illinois on Oct. 8.

HAGGERTY DOES IT ALL
Freshman Molly Haggerty's streak of six straight matches in double-figure kills came to an end with only six kills against Washington State on Saturday.
The 6-1 outside hitter had 10-plus kills from Nov. 12–Dec. 1, averaging 4.08 kills per set.
Haggerty leads the Badgers and ranks seventh in the Big Ten with 3.45 kills per set.  She also ranks third on the team 2.40 digs per set and is one of UW's top passers. The freshman, who is often targeted by opposing teams, has been aced just 16 times on 617 serve receptions (.974).  

DIG THAT BALL!
The Badgers have outdug seven of their last eight opponents, averaging 16.80 digs per set over the last eight matches. Junior Kelly Bates has led the team over the stretch, averaging 4.60 digs per set.
On the season, Wisconsin leads the Big Ten with 15.44 digs per set.
Bates ranks eighth in the Big Ten with 4.00 digs per set. The 5-11 libero has double-figure digs in a team-high 24 matches this season, including eight matches with 20-plus saves. She has 10-plus digs in the last nine matches.
Senior Lauren Carlini adds 2.66 digs per set. Freshman Molly Haggerty chips in 2.40 saves per set while freshman M.E. Dodge contributes 2.19 digs per set.  

WISCONSIN REMAINS THIRD
The Badgers stay at third in the AVCA Top 25 Coaches' poll released Nov. 28. Wisconsin has been among the top-six teams nationally all season long.  
    The Big Ten continues to dominate the poll with the top-three teams, five teams in the top 15, and six teams in the top 25. 
    Minnesota (25-4) takes over the top spot after downing Nebraska last week. The Huskers (27-2) fall to second followed by the Badgers. Kansas (26-2) and Texas (22-4) are ranked fourth and fifth, respectively.  
    Penn State (22-9) moves up two spots to 13th while Michigan State (24-8) drops on place to 15th. Michigan (22-10) moves up to 17th. Ohio State and Purdue receive votes. Complete AVCA poll

BADGERS LEAD RPI!
UW is ranked first in the final regular-season NCAA RPI released Nov. 28.  
    The RPI is one of the tools used by the NCAA committee to select tournament teams. It is also used to select host teams for the tournament, including regionals. 
    The Badgers have played 25 of 31 matches against teams in the top 100 of the RPI, including 14 matches against top-25 teams. 
    The Big Ten has seven teams in the top 30, including five in the top 15. Minnesota (25-4) and Nebraska (27-2) are ranked second and third, respectively, while Texas (22-4) is ranked fourth. 
Complete NCAA RPI

BADGER BLOCK 
After struggling with blocking during most of the Big Ten season, the Badgers got their block back on track the last two weeks of the Big Ten season and in NCAA play. 
    Over the last six matches, UW is averaging 2.95 blocks per set, including 3.5 blocks per set in NCAA matches.
    Wisconsin outblocked Washington State, the No. 3 blocking team in the national stats, 13-6. 
    Over the last six matches, sophomore Tionna Williams leads the team with 1.45 blocks per set while senior Haleigh Nelson adds 1.36 blocks per set. Nelson had seven blocks in the first two matches of the NCAA tournament.      
    The Badgers are averaging 2.57 blocks per set this year, which ranks fifth in the Big Ten.  

DOUBLE BADGERS
Senior Lauren Carlini picked up career double-double No. 73 against Howard on Thursday with 41 assists and 10 digs. The 6-2 setter leads the Big Ten this season with 17 double-doubles.
    Freshman Molly Haggerty eight double-doubles this season, which ties for eighth in the Big Ten. Junior Kelli Bates has three double-doubles this season and 21 in her career.   
    On the season, Wisconsin players have 28 double-doubles.

IN NATIONAL STATS
In the NCAA stats released Dec. 4, senior Lauren Carlini ranks third in the nation with 11.80 assists per set. Senior Haleigh Nelson is 20th nationally with a .389 hitting percentage. She is also 100th with 1.13 blocks per set. Sophomore Tionna Williams ranks 46th nationally with 1.27 blocks per set. She also ranks 85th with a .341 hitting percentage.
        As a team, Wisconsin is tied for eighth in win-loss percentage (.871), 12th in assists per set (13.50); 17th in hitting percentage (.271); 17th in kills per set (14.27); 31st in blocks per set (2.57); and 48th in opponent hitting percentage (.174).

CARLINI NO. 1 ACTIVE ASSIST LEADER
Senior Lauren Carlini leads the national active career leaders list with 5,480 assists. She also ranks second with 11.51 assists per set.
Senior Haleigh Nelson is tied for fifth nationally with 587 total blocks, tied for fourth in matches played with 136, tied for 11th with a career hitting percentage of .372, 19th with 1.20 blocks per set, and 12th with 488 sets.

IRON BADGERS
Senior Haleigh Nelson has played in all 136 matches of her Badger career. The 6-4 middle blocker has also played in 488 of 491 sets in her career. She is the UW record holder for matches started (134), sets played (488) and has played in 136 matches, needing to play in one more match to tie the school record.  
Junior Kelli Bates has played in all 98 matches and all 345 sets as a Badger.
Sophomore Tionna Williams has played in all 64 matches at Wisconsin.

I GOT THAT!
Seven Badgers surpassed career milestones last week in NCAA first and second round action.

• Senior Lauren Carlini picked up her 400th career kill against Washington State.
• Freshman Sarah Dodd, M.E. Dodge and Molly Haggerty all played in their 100th career set in NCAA action.
• Redshirt senior Romana Krišková earned the 300th block of her career against Howard.
• Sophomore Amber MacDonald reached her 400th career dig against the Bison.
• Sophomore Tionna Williams went over 500 career kills against the Cougars.
   

WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Five UW players are closing in on career milestones.

• Junior Kelli Bates needs just four kills for 800 in her third season. She will also play in her 100th match in two contests.
• Junior Lauryn Gillis will reach 800 career kills with 11 attacks. She is also five blocks away from 100 for her career.
• Redshirt senior Romana Krišková is just five kills away from 500 as a Badger. 
• Senior Haleigh Nelson will reach 1,100 career kills with four putaways. She is also 13 blocks away from 600 stuffs in her four seasons.
• Sophomore Tionna Williams needs 12 blocks for 300 in her second season.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Ohio State
The Buckeyes earned a place in the NCAA regional semifinals with a sweep of Missouri State on Friday before upsetting 14th-seeded Kansas State in five sets on Saturday. OSU improved to 22-12 on the season with its pair of wins.
    Ohio State averages a .253 hitting percentage (1788 K - 712 E - 4259 TA), led by 6-2 senior middle blocker Taylor Sandbothe's 493 kills. Sandbothe averages 3.88 kills per set, while 6-1 sophomore outside hitter Audra Appold finishes 3.02 and 6-1 junior outside hitter Luisa Schirmer adds 2.72 kills per set.
    Taylor Hughes, a 6-1 sophomore setter, has put up 1218 assists (9.59/set) to pace the team, adding 1.70 kills per set and 1.88 digs per set. Hughes also leads the Buckeyes with 42 aces (0.33/set).
    Sandbothe serves up 0.26 aces per set while Schirmer and 5-6 senior defensive specialist Valeria Leon average 0.24 and 0.14 aces per set, respectively.
    Leon has saved 516 digs (4.06/set) wile Schirmer contributes 2.37 saves per set., as well as 0.32 blocks per set.
    Hughes stuffs 0.61 blocks per set, followed by 6-3 rookie middle blocker Madison Smeathers with 0.55 blocks.

Head Coach: Geoff Carlston
    School Record: 193-116 (9th year)
    Career Record: 386-180 (17th year)
Assistant Coaches: Nikki Klingsporn, Susan Halverson

vs. Ohio State
Wisconsin leads 39-38
In Madison: Wisconsin leads 19-18
Last meeting: Wisconsin swept the Buckeyes twice this season, last taking straight sets in Columbus on Nov. 2, 2016.

Florida State
FSU has gone 26-5 this season, advancing in the tournament on a 3-1 win over Cincinnati on Friday and a 3-2 upset of No. 11 Florida on Saturday.
    The Seminoles' offense is led by 6-4 junior outside hitter Milica Kubura, averaging 2.99 kills per set. Katie Horton, a 6-1 senior outside hitter, hits 2.90 kills per set while 6-3 redshirt sophomore outside hitter Christina Ambrose adds 2.35 kills per frame. Mara Green, a 6-1 redshirt senior middle blocker, contributes 1.93 kills per set while 6-1 senior middle blocker Melanie Keil and 6-1 junior right side hitter Natasha Calkins each add 1.36 kills per set.
    The Seminoles run a 6-2 offense with Brianne Burkert, a 6-1 sophomore setter, dishing out 6.22 assists per set while six-foot freshman setter Hailey Luke puts up 5.10 helpers per frame.
    Horton leads the squad with 22 aces (0.18/set) while Keil, Burkert and Luke have each served up 20 aces.
    Keil stuffs 1.59 blocks per frame while Green contributes 1.07 blocks per set.
    Cecile Woie, a 5-6 junior libero, saves 3.93 digs per set, followed by Horton with 3.30 digs per frame. Burkert rounds out the defense with 2.03 digs per set.
    
Head Coach: Chris Poole
    School Record: 237-58 (9th year)
    Career Record: 787-286 (30th year)
Associate Head Coach: Jeff Hulsmeyer
Assistant Coach: Anna Khrystenko

vs. Florida State
Wisconsin leads 1-0
Neutral: Wisconsin leads 1-0
Last meeting: The teams have only met once before, when UW claimed a 3-1 win on Dec. 13, 2013 to advance to the NCAA Elite Eight.

Stanford
Stanford went 23-7 on the season, securing sweeps over Denver and Boise State in the first and second round of the NCAA tournament.
      Kathryn Plummer, a 6-6 freshman outside hitter, leads the Cardinal offense with 3.31 kills per set while 6-3 redshirt senior middle blocker Inky Ajanaku hits 2.70 kills per set and 6-6 freshman middle blocker Audriana Fitzmorris averages 2.46 kills per frame.
    Jenna Gray, a 6-1 rookie setter, puts up 8.67 assists per set, adding 17 service aces (0.15/set) and 1.70 digs per set. Six-foot senior setter Kelsey Humphreys adds 3.25 assists per frame as well as 13 aces (0.12/set) and 1.77 digs per set.
    Halland McKenna, a 5-7 sophomore defensive specialist, leads all players with 19 aces (0.17/set), adding 1.48 digs per set.
    Morgan Hentz, a 5-9 rookie libero, saves 4.63 digs per set while 6-2 freshman outside hitter Michaela Keefe and 6-3 sophomore outside hitter Haley Hodson save 2.71 and 2.19 digs per set, respectively.
    Ajanaku leads Stanford with 1.48 blocks per set, adding 0.33 digs per frame. Fitzmorris contributes 1.45 blocks per set, 6-2 sophomore middle blocker Tami Alade adds 1.42 stuffs and 6-8 redshirt junior opposite hitter Merete Lutz rounds out the blockers with 1.07 blocks per set.

Head Coach: John Dunning
    School Record: 447-83 (16th year)
    Career Record: 888-185 (32nd year)
Associate Head Coach: Denise Corlett
Assistant Coach: Cassidy Lichtman

vs. Stanford
Stanford leads 2-0
In Madison: Stanford leads 1-0
Last meeting: The Badgers last met Stanford on Dec. 11, 2004, falling 3-0 in Green Bay, Wis., in the NCAA Elite Eight.

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