On the second leg of a back-to-back, the Wisconsin Badgers dropped a tough 3-1 loss to the then-No. 15 Penn State Nittany Lions on the road, which was their second loss of the season.
Coming off a 3-0 win over the Maryland Terrapins, the Badgers took the first set on the road 25-23, but then lost 27-29, 23-25, and 18-25 in consecutive sets, losing their first match since October 21st, when they traveled to face the-now No. 1 Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Now, in the latest AVCA Rankings, the Badgers’ loss was reflected, as Wisconsin dropped from No.