BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A dominating performance at the net led the seventh-ranked Wisconsin volleyball team to a 25-23, 25-18, 25-19 win over Indiana Wednesday night.
 
The Badgers (10-3, 4-1 BIG) and Hoosiers (9-8, 2-3 BIG) battled through a first set that featured nine ties and three lead changes. Wisconsin led 22-19 before Indiana went on a 3-0 run to knot the score at 22. A kill by Danielle Hart put the Badgers up 23-22 before three straight IU errors gave the Badgers the set.
 
In the second set, UW led 13-6 thanks to a 5-0 run but the Hoosiers went on their own 5-0 run to cut the lead to one (14-13). Indiana would get no closer as the Badgers doubled up the home team 10-5 over the final stretch to take the set 25-18. 
 
After trailing for most of the third set, Wisconsin broke at a 16-all tie with five straight points to lead 21-16. Sarah Franklin keyed a late run with two kills, including the match winner, to complete the sweep.
 
Wisconsin hit .274 (40 kills - 11 errors - 106 attempts) while holding Indiana to just .139 (37-21-1125). Franklin put away a match-high 13 kills while Hart added 10 kills.
 
Gulce Guctekin lead the Badgers in aces with two while MJ Hammill and Julia Orzoł contributed one each. 
 
Izzy Ashburn led the Badgers in assists, putting up 17 helpers. Hammill closely followed with 12 assists to support the offense.
 
UW blocked Indiana, 13-4, as Hart led UW with eight blocked shots.
 
Wisconsin finished with a 49-46 advantage in digs with Orzoł leading all players with 11 digs.
 
Straight off the Court
Head Coach Kelly Sheffield
"I thought Danielle was pretty much unstoppable. We probably could have gotten her the ball a little bit more and I thought her physicality increased as the match went on.  She's worked hard, and so have all our middles, there is more comfortable going to them than maybe what we saw earlier in the year."
 
Regarding the next match-up between Purdue:
"It's an opportunity to try to get ourselves back in that conversation.  Its also been a team where it has been a while since we have beaten them, so there's opportunity in there for us going into the Boiler freezer."
 
Notes to know

• Graduate student Danielle Hart tied her season highs with eight blocks and 10 kills.
• UW out-blocked Indiana, 13-4, Wisconsin's sixth match of the season with 10-plus blocks.
• Freshman Gulce Guctekin recorded 10 digs, her 11th straight match with double-figure saves.
• Redshirt sophomore Sarah Franklin led all players with a match-high 13 kills, her fourth-straight match with 10-or-more kills.
• Wisconsin won its 14th-straight match against Indiana.

Up Next:
The Badgers head to West Lafayette to face No.5 Purdue Saturday at 5 p.m. CT. The match airs live on Big Ten+  and can be heard on Fox Sports 1070.