With a different system due to absences, the result for the Wisconsin Badgers (7-0 Big Ten, 16-0 overall) looked the exact same: a sweep 3-0 (25-17, 25-4, 25-16) over a Big Ten foe, this time, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-6, 9-8).
Injuries to senior setter MJ Hammill and senior middle blocker Devyn Robinson — head coach Kelly Sheffield said it was a “rough week” in the practice gym, but gave no timetable for return — meant the Badgers switched back to a 5-1 system. Despite an initial tight opening set, the Badgers had a key 3-0 run to push Wisconsin up 15-12 in the first set for good.