The No. 9 Wisconsin volleyball team (4-4) is in unfamiliar territory. In a rare home and home against the No. 10 Washington Huskies (9-1), the Badgers dropped consecutive matches, winning only one of the total seven sets.
This marked the first season the Badgers have not recorded a non-conference home win in over 30 years.
In the first contest at the UW Field House, the Badgers dropped the first two sets by the minimum two points in each. The second set saw the Huskies erase a 24–20 Wisconsin lead and snatch a 27–25 set win. The Badgers responded with an impressive 25–20 win in the third set, but Washington quickly ended the comeback in the fourth set.