The last time Wisconsin beat the number one team in the country during the regular season was October of 1997. That changed tonight.
The fifth ranked Wisconsin Badgers (16-3, 9-1) beat top ranked Nebraska (18-2, 10-1) at the Field House Wednesday night. The defending national champions swept the Cornhuskers 25-23, 25-23, 25-18, handing Nebraska their first conference loss of the season.
Sarah Franklin led Wisconsin with 21 kills, hitting an incredible .381 on 42 attempts. Nebraska came into the match allowing an opponent hitting percentage of .119, but Wisconsin’s offense hit .207 on the night. Izzy Ashburn recorded 25 assists, 10 digs, and 3 aces for the Badgers.
Bekka Allick paced Nebraska with 13 kills.
Tonight’s win marked the first time in program history that the Badgers beat a number one ranked team in straight sets. Wisconsin is now 3-0 in their last three matches against top ranked teams.
The Badgers are back in action for another top-10 matchup in Madison on Saturday night against Minnesota. They will enter that contest riding a nine game win streak. Wisconsin’s last loss — and only conference defeat of the season — came against the Golden Gophers in Minneapolis on September 25.
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