Two sweeps in the first two rounds gave Wisconsin a chance at revenge in front of their home crowd as UW looks to reach its third Final Four in four seasons.
After dispatching Jackson State and Miami in the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament, the No. 3 overall seeded-Wisconsin Badgers earned the ability to host the super regional and will face conference-rival Penn State in the Round of 16 Thursday night.
The Nittany Lions beat Wisconsin in Happy Valley back in November in four sets (23-25, 29-27, 25-23, 25-18) in a match that head coach Kelly Sheffield described as “being taken to the woodshed.