After a rocky start, the No. 3 Badgers (12-1 Big Ten, 18-3 overall) righted the ship to sweep the Illinois Illini (6-7, 11-12) 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-22) in a tough road venue to get their 11th win in a row.
The story of the match again for the Badgers was again outside hitter Sarah Franklin. “Frank the Tank” led the way with 14 kills, but along with the rest of UW, looked a bit off-kilter in the first set.
The Badgers were up on the Illini 12-8, but let them back in the set with a 4-0 to tie 12-all.