Wisconsin Volleyball: Badgers will continue to Final Four with 3-1 win over Oregon (2024)

For the fourth time in five seasons,Wisconsin Badgersare the last four bound after hittingOregon Ducks3-1 (25-22, 25-22, 25-27, 25-18) in an exciting game in the your Field House.

Outside Slagman Sarah Franklin, everyone with 20 murders led at night, and added 11 graves to a double double, because badgers could fight from behind on different points to get a place in Final Four in Tampa next week.

Head coach Kelly Sheffield said that the match was a "total team effort" on one night in which both teams exchanged Haymakers and extensive events that were extended that

"We had no abandonment of tonight," said Sheffield."The amount of fighting to keep the ball off the floor was the best I had ever seen."

Point after point, the provinces and ducks were forced to be apparently impossible situations, and yet the ball stood up in one way or another.of the heavyweight struggle.

"Our opponent demanded that this is how we played," said Sheffield.

Sophom*ore defensive specialist Gülce Güçkin had 17 graves, while Junior Libero Julia Orzoł spoke 16 in a competition where the extra effort means something.The duck -setter Hannah Pukis, who had nine murders through dump situations that had the defense of yours.

Wisconsin started well in the opening set when Güçkin had a bait in a 4-0 service that pushed you to an 11-7 lead.And added another AAS to reduce the score to 17-16.

Ducks' Serving was a threat to Wisconsin All Game and put the rear row in a lot of pressure.Could happen, they had to make sure they didn't let them influence them.

"A bait certainly not. We just tried to have a 'ball -out' mentality," said Franklin.

After the lead of the badgers was cut to 17-16, Wisconsin placed a 3-0 race to rise 20-16 and a time-out of oregon.25 -22 by forcing the ducks to get 0.067 in the opener, partly due to an active block.

Senior Devyn Robinson said to the Penn State earlier in the round that it was your -Blok 'tonight'.

"They had a quick violation, so it was important to get our hands (to the block) quickly to keep (our servers) on the service line," said Robinson.

Four Dassen - Carter Booth, CC Crawford, Robinson and Anna Smrek - ended with six or more blocks.

"Often we didn't even go for things," said Smrek.

The block also helped to calm the run for oregon when the portion went well.Sets 8-8.Selvom Wisconsin only had two of his blocks in the second set, combined Crawford and SMREK on one to set badgers with 21-20 before killing SMREK and Franklin the second set ended 25-22 and your 2-0 on the night.

After a year of adversity, Franklin plays some top volleyball to end with .283 dead .283 frames.The chance to get the chance to get the chance to go to Final Four is a 'dream come true'.

"Being in this chance with all these girls is without words," said Franklin.

Oregon fought back strongly in the third set to give more life to the duck season.-Play games a few big moments in the third set to reduce a back and forth match that contains extra points.

The tight margins were finally changed to the fourth set for Wisconsin when Izzy Ashburn returned to earn.To set up badgers 15-8 and to lead them forever.

In this set, Sheffield said that Ashburn changed the game plan.In the place to attack Gonzales along the line - Gonzales did a remarkable task to be the constant goal for most of your's portion - Ashburn went with her strength of a cross border servant to start.Sheffield said that changing the game plan to the power of the team helped to make the difference.

"She came in, got the first bait, got a few out of system balls and we started to feel much better," Sheffield said.

Field House fluctuated on that race when Gonzales had an attack error after an error communication with the Setter, and Oregon mentioned the time-out 12-8.Franklin Back-to-Back had killed this with a variety of shots to place your 14-8 and forced Oregon in their last time out of the fourth set.Badger Block and Franklin did the rest of the road when you reserved his place in the last four to hide a memorable season.

In a season where several starters had moments on the sidelines where your first Big ten title lost for four seasons.Sheffield said that he was proud of how the team defeated adversity and knew it was a special feeling for the group to see this reward.But that does not mean that the team is finished fighting and fighting.

"It's hard to do, but it's even more difficult on Thursday," said Sheffield."But this is what I know: they look forward to it and want to embrace this challenge."