Serving up six: Badgers travel to Rutgers, No. 14 Penn State

Friday, November 18

Jersey Mike's Arena, Piscataway, NJ

6 p.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

Rutgers

Photo by: Tom Lynn

Serving up six: Badgers travel to Rutgers, No. 14 Penn State

November 15, 2022 | Volleyball

Four matches remain in regular season

By: Diane Nordstrom

Venue	Jers ey Mike's Arena, Piscataway, N.J. \| Rec Hall, University Park, Pa.
TV	B1G+ (Rutgers) \| Big Ten Network (Penn State)
Radio	FoxSports 1070 (Rutgers) \| U100.9 FM (Penn State)
Match Notes	Wisconsin \| Rutgers \| Penn State
Live Stats	StatBroadcast (Rutgers) \| SideArm
Social Media	Facebook \| Twitter \| Instagram
Tickets	Rutgers Ticket Office \| Penn State Ticket Office

MADISON, Wis. -- Third-ranked Wisconsin (21-3, 15-1 B1G) wraps up the regular season with a four-match road swing. The Badgers head to Piscataway, New Jersey, to face Rutgers for the second time in a week. Match time is 6 p.m. CT on Friday from Jersey Mike's Arena. The match will be streamed on B1G+. On Saturday, UW travels to No. 14 Penn State. First serve is at 7 p.m. CT from Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania, live on the Big Ten Network.

1. 14 MATCHES AND COUNTING: Wisconsin extended its winning streak to 14 matches with two wins last week, sweeping Rutgers and Maryland at home. The active win streak ties for sixth on the UW record list and ninth nationally. UW has also won 14 straight home Big Ten matches and is undefeated in the UW Field House this season at 13-0.

2. BIG TEN TITLE COMES DOWN TO FOUR MATCHES: The 2022 Big Ten championship comes down to the final two weeks of the season as the top-four teams play at least two of the other top-four challengers.

School	11/18	11/19-20	11/25	11/26
Wisconsin	@RU	@PSU	@NEB	@OSU
Ohio State	@MD	IND	MINN	WIS
Nebraska	@IA	PUR	WIS	MINN
Minnesota	@PSU	RU	@OSU	@NEB

3. FRANK THE TANK: Redshirt sophomore Sarah Franklin upped her double-figure kill streak to six matches last weekend. The 6-foot-4 outside hitter is averaging 4.60 kills per set over the stretch while hitting .274. In Big Ten play, Franklin leads the team and ranks fifth in the conference with 4.02 kills per set. In all matches, she ranks fifth with 3.78 kills per set.

4. OH NO YOU DON'T! Wisconsin did not give up a service ace last week, outscoring its opponents 14-0 from the service line. Sophomore Julia Orzol tied her career best with three service aces in both matches, averaging 1.0 aces per set on the weekend.

5. HART OF THE DEFENSE: Grad Danielle Hart will make her mark on the Badger record list, averaging 1.18 blocks per set for her career, which ranks ninth all-time at UW. The 6-foot-4 middle blocker is averaging 1.58 blocks per set this season, which ranks third nationally and would break the UW single-season record for blocks per set under 25-point rally scoring. The current record is 1.54 blocks per set by Dana Rettke in 2018. Last weekend, Hart was error-free on offense, hitting .750 (18-0-24). She was a perfect 8-for-8 in kills against Rutgers while putting away 10 kills against Maryland.

6. WISCONSIN IN THE POLLS: Wisconsin remains third in the AVCA Top-25 Coaches' Poll released Monday. The Big Ten leads the poll with six teams in the top 25. Wisconsin has been ranked in the AVCA national poll for 148 consecutive polls, including the last 51 straight polls in the top 10. UW moved up one place to sixth in the NCAA RPI released Monday. The Badgers are the second Big Ten team in the RPI, which features six conference teams in the top 23.