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Women’s Volleyball: Badgers overcome No. 12 Boilermakers in five sets

The Badgers defeated No. 12 Purdue Friday night in five sets at the University of Wisconsin Fieldhouse — recovering from a 0–2 set deficit to start the match.

But outside hitter Molly Haggerty and the rest of the team remained unfazed by the Boilermaker lead.

“Doubt is not in this team’s vocabulary,” Haggerty said.

After the Boilermakers recorded 10 total team blocks and 30 team digs through the first two sets, it looked as if their defense was impenetrable. Purdue outscored the Badgers in both opening sets 25–16 and 25–22, respectively.

“We knew it wasn’t going to be easy.