There is a saying in the NCAA Basketball tournament, “survive and advance.” In that win-or-go-home situation, it doesn’t matter how you win, just that you win.
The Women’s Volleyball tournament is a month and a half in the future, but with the Wisconsin Badgers starting the brutal part of their schedule on Friday against the Oregon Ducks, survive and advance is a good way of approaching the coming weeks. It doesn’t have to be pretty or have fantasy sports numbers, just get the win and move on to the next match.
This weekend’s matches at home against Oregon and on the road at Michigan were both gritty fights that tested the win and advance mentality.