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Wisconsin Advances to the Elite Eight
Dec. 10, 2005 For the second year in a row, the Wisconsin volleyball team has advanced to the Elite Eight level of the NCAA tournament. The 11th-seeded and 12th-ranked Badgers advanced to the regional final with a 30-25, 28-30, 30-25, 25-30, 15-9 win over sixth-seeded and ninth-ranked Notre Dame. Wisconsin will face the winner third-seeded Washington Saturday at 5 p.m. The Huskies defeated Big Ten Conference foe Purdue 30-25, 30-19, 30-20 in the other semifinal match. In 2004, Wisconsin upset second-ranked Hawai'i, 3-2, in the regional semifinal before losing to eventual national champion Stanford in the final. "It was a battle out there tonight," said head coach Pete Waite. "Both teams came in with a great effort, they knew they had to have the victory. When we went out, we were feeling good and then they came back. They have some great athletes on that team and I thought they were hitting a lot great balls also." Full Story...
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