No. 7 Badgers welcome two conference foes to UW Field House

Thursday, October 2

Madison, WI

7 PM

Wisconsin Badgers

Illinois

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Charlie Fuerbringer sets against Iowa at XTream Arena.

Photo by: Ashley Steltenpohl

No. 7 Badgers welcome two conference foes to UW Field House

October 01, 2025 | Volleyball

UW looks to remain undefeated in Big Ten play

By: Maddox Durst

Venue	UW Field House
Radio	100.5 ESPN Madison
Match Notes	Wisconsin \| Illinois \| Michigan
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MADISON, Wis. - The No. 7 Wisconsin volleyball team prepares for another week of conference action, this time welcoming in Illinois (RV) and Michigan to the UW Field House.

The Badgers (9-1, 2-0) will take on the Fighting Illini (7-4, 2-0) on Thursday, Oct. 2 at 7:00 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network, and will complete the weekend with a battle versus the Wolverines (10-3, 0-2) on Sunday, Oct. 5 on B1G+.

UW is fresh off of their first weekend of Big Ten play, defeating both Rutgers and Iowa to get off to a 2-0 start.

On Friday, the Badgers swept the Scarlet Knights (25-17, 25-17, 25-12) at the UW Field House, led by right side Madison Quest. The freshman made her first collegiate start on Friday night, turning in an efficient hitting percentage of .636, a career-high (7 - 0 -11).

Middle blockers Carter Booth and Alicia Andrew enjoyed strong showings on the front line for UW, combining for 10 kills on 24 attempts with zero hitting errors. Entering this week, Andrew is second in the country in hitting percentage at .491 for qualifying athletes. The senior holds the least amount of hitting errors in the NCAA with five, while Booth sits in second place with nine errors.

Wisconsin took on their first road conference test on Sunday against the Hawkeyes, using their steady offense to power past Iowa at XTream Arena. The Badgers finished the day with a swinging percentage of .381 (49 - 12 - 97) while holding the Hawkeyes to .068 (27 - 20 - 103), marking the fifth time this year that Wisconsin has held their opponents to under .100 on the offensive end.

The Fighting Illini recently took down No. 10 Purdue on the road, entering the UW Field House with an undefeated record. The series is currently tied at 49-49-1, as Thursday's match will tally the 100th time the two programs have met.

After a battle with Minnesota on Wednesday, Michigan will travel to Madison on Sunday. Last year, the Badgers notched a program-best in blocks in a four-set match with 21.0 by the night's conclusion, led by a career-high in blocks accumulated by Booth, who finished with 12.

After this weekend, Wisconsin will take on No. 16 Penn State on the road at Rec Hall. The match is set to start at 6:00 p.m. CT and will be televised on Big Ten Network.