Back at the Big Ten Media Days, Wisconsin Badgers head volleyball coach Kelly Sheffield said something that could be interpreted as a bit of a jinx three weeks into the season. A Sheffield Hex, if you will.
“If we can stay healthy, if we can get everybody singing the same song, then we’re going to have ourselves a chance.”
Staying healthy–and thus getting everyone singing the same song–has proven challenging for the Badgers since Sheffield tempted fate in early August. After an injury to Sarah Franklin in the offseason, Julia Orzol and Anna Smrek started the season with ankle injuries, and then the Badgers were dealt another 1.