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No. 8 Wisconsin volleyball knocks off Purdue, Indiana

No. 8 Wisconsin volleyball finished its regular-season home slate in style over the weekend, knocking off No. 12 Purdue in an epic, five-set match on Friday and sweeping Indiana on Saturday.

The Badgers (18–6) rallied back from a two-set deficit on Friday, defeating Purdue 16–25, 22–25, 25–23, 25–14, 15–10.

After a slow start on offense, Wisconsin rallied back to hit .419 in the critical third set, finishing .235 for the match. They cooled off the Boilermakers, holding the visitors to .179, .149, and -.040 in the final three sets.

Sophomore middle blocker Dana Rettke led the way with 16 kills.