Wisconsin proved Sunday afternoon why they are the top-ranked team in the land, overcoming a 2-0 deficit in a raucous road environment to reverse sweep the No. 3 Florida Gators (8-1) 3-2 (15-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-22, 15-13) to remain unbeaten heading into conference play.
Junior Anna Smrek built off her big night Wednesday against the Marquette Golden Eagles with a 16-kill performance where she saved her best in crunch time. Outside hitter Sarah Franklin finished with 13 kills and 10 digs for a double-double.
But the Badgers fell in a hole early in Gainesville in what was a crowd of over 10,000 fans — a new record for the Florida Gators.