The University of Wisconsin women’s volleyball team’s season ended Saturday night after losing to No. 3 Illinois in the Elite Eight in four sets — 19–25, 25–15, 22–25, 23–25.
The loss followed a commanding regional semifinal victory Friday against San Diego in straight sets, 25-13, 25-16, 25-10.
After breezing to victory in their first- and second-round matchups against Green Bay (20-11) and Pepperdine (21-9), the sixth-seeded Badgers (25-7) came out firing on all cylinders Friday afternoon against San Diego (18-13). As has been the case all season, the victory came in an all-around team effort — the team finished with a season-high .