Despite a nervy start to the match, the No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers (13-3 Big Ten, 21-3 overall) bounced back after a loss to Purdue on Friday to take care of the Northwestern Wildcats (6-10, 11-16) with a 3-1 (25-27, 25-14, 25-22, 25-20) win on Sunday afternoon.
The Wildcats jumped out to a quick advantage in the first set thanks to some good serving from Temi Thomas-Ailara. She helped guide Northwestern to a 6-11 lead. Soon after, freshman Julia Orzou0142 took Wisconsin on a 4-0 run to cut the difference to 10-12.