Friday the 13th sweep: Nothing unlucky about that

Friday, October 13

UW Field House

7 p.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

13-4, 4-4

Indiana

11-9, 0-8

Indiana

Wisconsin

Photo by: Jack McLaughlin

Friday the 13th sweep: Nothing unlucky about that

October 13, 2017 | Volleyball

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Badgers down Hoosiers in three sets

Box Score

MADISON, Wis. – Senior Lauryn Gillis aided the No. 11 Wisconsin volleyball team to a sweep of Indiana, 25-21, 25-19, 25-17, at the UW Field House Friday night.

Wisconsin (13-4 overall, 4-4 Big Ten) hit .423 (44 kills – 11 errors – 78 attempts) and held Indiana (11-9, 0-8) to a hitting percentage of .200 (36-18-90).

Gillis shared match-high honors with 10 kills while middle blockers Dana Rettke and Tionna Williams each adding nine kills to power past the Hoosiers.

Rettke played a part in all of Wisconsin's six stuffs, helping UW out block the Hoosiers, 6-4.

Senior Kelli Bates and sophomore M.E. Dodge each collected six digs as the Badgers earned a 25-20 advantage in the backcourt.

Notable

Sophomore Mallory Dixon earned tied her career high with one service ace, the third of her career and the second of the season.
Sophomore M.E. Dodge tied her career best with one service ace. The defensive specialist recorded the first ace of her career vs. North Carolina on Aug. 28.
Wisconsin outblocked Indiana 6-4, the 14th team the Badgers have out blocked this season.
Libero Tiffany Clark notched the first kill of her career when a serve reception went over the net and fell in for a kill.
Head coach Kelly Sheffield is one win away from 400 career wins. The fifth-year Badger head coach is 399-141 in his 17^th year as a head coach.

Quotable
"I thought these two (Lauryn Gillis and Sydney Hilley) did a really nice job. I thought we got better as the match went on. Offensively, I thought we were pretty good. I don't think there was a whole lot of defense being played. I'm not going to judge their side, but certainly on our side, I didn't think we were real good defensively. But I thought offensively we were awfully good.

"It's been a really good week. We're happy with the week. We feel like we got better.

"I loved the mentality that Gilly had all the way through. She was ready to play and showed a lot of strength and senior leadership. It's something that we've come to expect out of her. She's put together a few matches in a row that she's been awfully good."

-Head coach Kelly Sheffield

"It's something (improving her energy) that I've been working on for a while. It's something that's been progressing for me. I think that Nebraska game gave me more confidence, just knowing that we have to treat this game the same way. Every Big Ten team is a challenge. So we need to treat them the same way. It's my mindset. I'm not worried about who's on the other side of the net."

-Senior Lauryn Gillis

It was over when
The Badgers found themselves down five (9-4) in the beginning of the second set. Wisconsin slowly worked its way back into the set before tying the score at 18 apiece. From there is almost all UW as the Badgers finished the set on a 9-1 scoring run highlighted by three Badger blocks and two kills from freshman Grace Loberg. Wisconsin scored the last six points of the period.

Up next
Next week the Badgers hit the road for two Big Ten Conference matches. On Wednesday, UW heads to College Park, Maryland, for a match against the Terrapins at 5 p.m. CT and conclude their road trip in Minneapolis for a rematch with the Gophers at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.