Last season, the Wisconsin volleyball team faced consecutive losses just once during their impressive 25-7 campaign. This year, the No. 13 Badgers (4-4) stumbled into two such instances in just their first eight games.
Their non-conference schedule was tumultuous with their four losses coming to teams currently ranked in the top 20 of the AVCA Coaches poll.
Unfortunately, the Badgers must stabilize their play if they are to be successful during their equally rigorous Big Ten conference schedule. Friday, Wisconsin faces the No. 21 Purdue Boilermakers (8-1) at the UW Fieldhouse as they seek to clean up defensive miscues and turn their season around.