Badgers extend win streak to 16 matches

Saturday, November 19

University Park, PA

7 p.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

23-3,17-1Big Ten

Penn State

22-7,11-7Big Ten

Wisconsin

Penn St.

Badgers extend win streak to 16 matches

November 19, 2022 | Volleyball

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Wisconsin defeats No. 14 Penn State, 3-2

By: Olivia Bozich

UNIVERSITY PARK, Penn. – After forcing the match to five sets, the third-ranked Wisconsin volleyball team secured a 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 18-25, 15-12 win over No. 14 Penn State on Saturday night.

Junior Devyn Robinson and graduate student Danielle Hart combined for 30 of UW's 58 kills in the match. Robinson led the team with 17 kills followed by Hart with 13.
The Badgers (23-3, 17-1 BIG) extended their 16-match win streak with a hitting percentage of .307 (58-16-137) to hold Penn State (22-7, 11-7 BIG) to just .258 (69-30-151). The Nittany Lions were led by Kashauna Williams with 18 kills for the night.

Izzy Ashburn led Wisconsin in assists, recording 29 helpers, while MJ Hammill closely followed with 18 assists.

The Badgers out-blocked the Nittany Lions 15.0-6.0 with Robinson leading the Badgers with nine stuffs followed by Danielle Hart with eight blocks.

Penn State finished with a plus-nine advantage in digs (55-46) with the Lion's Maddy Bilinovic leading all players with 12 digs. Wisconsin was led by Guctekin with 11 digs followed by Ashburn and Sarah Franklin with nine each.

UW dominated the service line with a 6-5 service ace advantage over the Lions. Joslyn Boyer led UW with two aces, while Hammil, Guctekin, and Ashburn each earned one.

Straight from the Court
Head Coach Kelly Sheffield
"That was a great college volleyball match. I thought both teams were really scrapping. I thought both teams were making big-time plays."

"Penn State has really developed as the season has gone on. They are playing better than what they were earlier, so props to them."

Notes to know

Grad Danielle Hart tied her career high with 13 kills. The 6-foot-4 middle blocker had no hitting errors for the fourth straight match, hitting .650 (13-0-20).
Wisconsin wins its 16th straight match, which ranks fourth on the UW match win streak record list.
The Badgers improve to 9-3 against ranked teams this season, which is the most wins by any team in the nation.
UW leads the Big Ten with a 17-1 record with only two matches remaining. Wisconsin outblocked Penn State 15-6, marking its 14th match this season with double-figure blocks.

Up next
The Badgers head to Lincoln, Neb. to face No. 6 Nebraska on Friday at 7 p.m. The match will be broadcasted on the Big Ten Network and can be heard on WIBA 1310.