Badgers overpower Hoosiers

Friday, November 10

Bloomington, IN

6 p.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

17-7, 8-7

Indiana

12-15, 1-14

Wisconsin

Indiana

Photo by: Jack McLaughlin

November 10, 2017 | Volleyball

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Lauryn Gillis joins 1,000 kill club in sweep of IU

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The 10th-ranked Wisconsin volleyball team made quick work of Indiana, sweeping the Hoosiers, 25-21, 25-20, 25-15, in University Gym Friday night.

The Badger offense was on fire, hitting .447 (48 kills – 10 errors – 85 attempts) while holding Indiana (12-15 overall, 1-14 Big Ten) to a hitting percentage of .204 (32-13-93).

Dana Rettke's match-high 14 kills along with Lauryn Gillis's nine kills, including her 1,000th career kill, helped the Badgers power past the Hoosiers. Setter Sydney Hilley also recorded a career-high six kills while hitting .857 (6-0-7).

Wisconsin (17-7, 8-7) notched 38 digs to Indiana's 26 digs. Gillis earned a match-high 12 ups and libero Tiffany Clark added 10 digs.

At the net, Rettke collected seven stuffs, including two solo blocks, as the Badgers out blocked IU 8-6.

Behind the service line Hilley paced the Badgers with two aces, helping UW to a 5-2 advantage.

Notable

Senior Lauryn Gillis collected her 1,000th career kill at 4-2 in the second set of her 100th career match.
Setter Sydney Hilley scored a career-high 6 kills.
The Badgers hit .447 (48-10-85) against the Hoosiers, the seventh time this season hitting over .400.
UW is 13-0 on the season when hitting over .300.

Gillis the great

What a beauty!! @kellibates04 to @lololoyourboat_ for her 1,000th career kills ?? pic.twitter.com/0A179EffNL
— Wisconsin Volleyball (@BadgerVB) November 11, 2017

Quotable

"There were a lot of good things. (Lauryn Gillis) gets her 1,000th kill which is nice and the locker room's all excited for her.

"Right before the three (blocks) in a row, there was a timeout and I said, 'Guys, most of their points are coming off of our hands. We are not getting good touches on the block.' We weren't being disciplined. Coming out of that there were three straight stuff blocks straight down. There's time where (Dana Rettke) just absolutely just takes over and she certainly did there at that point."

-Head Coach Kelly Sheffield