The number one team in collegiate volleyball Wisconsin Badgers is proving constantly why it is at the top honors. They have come a long way and the way has been so clean that anyone who tries to come between Wisconsin Badgers and their number one spot gets dominated. It has been a just victory for the Badgers, winning over every opponent who dared to stand in their way to the glory.

They seem to be the unrivaled leaders of the collegiate court in the country. And their flawless record is a testament to their game. Their performance throughout the season has been unparalleled and with the coming games, the Badgers will try their best to be dominating and hold their rankings as the top team in the collegiate league.

Destroying Hawkeyes to keep the streak

Wednesday night was the same for the number one team as they took control of the game from the very start and finished strong with a sweep against Iowa. With scorecard reading 25-19, 25-18, 25-16 , Wisconsin registered another clean sweep in a dominating game. They were lagging behind in the first game. The Badgers were falling behind at 17-13 but then CC Crawford took care of the business and went on a 7-0 run. After taking the lead there was no coming back for Iowa, Badgers ended the game at 25-19. Wisconsin Volleyball posted a snapshot of the match on their official Instagram account.

Through the second set the scores were again tied to 6-6, Wisconsin extended their lead to 13-8. The Iowa were almost there catching up when back-to-back kills by Thomas-Ailara gave the team a lead that Iowa couldn’t reach close to. The set ended at 25-18. The third set was the most exciting. UW started out with a heavy lead but Iowa gave it all and then the lead was chased and tied at 13-13. It was all Badgers from there as they took the 10-0 run from there and ended the round at 25-16.

Will the streak continue for Wisconsin Badgers?

The Badgers have emerged strong team and they are focused with their mental strength being one of the key ingredients in their dominating victory. Head coach Kelly Sheffield while talking to UWBadgers.com said  “We kind of kicked it into another gear. Our errors tonight were really low. I think we had about nine percent hitting errors for the night. We were over 98% serving in…Overall, I thought we played pretty clean. Most of the points they got, they absolutely earned.” 

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Talking about the game, he added, “Their speed to their left, we weren’t able to get our hands over quick enough in the first part of the match. That’s why I called that early timeout. And then we started getting a little bit jumpy in the backcourt. And then they started scoring on off-speed stuff…we started figuring it out…I liked how we stayed with it as players and as defenders. We got stronger as we went along.”

The team has a strong mental discipline and is proving their champion mindset, it is the 18th consecutive set win for the team. The Badgers will be playing Illinois on Saturday, their 18-0 streak is the second-longest streak in the nation this season. As they travel to Illinois, all eyes will be set on them, and UW will have their fingers crossed. Is another sweep on the way? Will the streak continue?

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