A balanced attack and great serving helped the No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers (17-3 Big Ten, 28-3 overall) pave their way to a berth in the Elite Eight with a 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-17) beat down of the No. 13 UCLA Bruins (16-4 Pac-12, 25-6 overall).
The Bruins had only lost once in a sweep this season, but the Badgers were incredibly efficient on offense early. UCLA got off to a quick start in the first set to take an 8-5 lead, but Wisconsin came storming back on a 7-0 run helped from good serving pressure from junior Izzy Ashburn and big plays from sophomore Devyn Robinson and freshman Anna Smrek.