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By Noah Seligman

Nov 12, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers mascot Bucky Badger waves the Wisconsin flag prior to the game against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin won 48-3. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers mascot Bucky Badger waves the Wisconsin flag prior to the game against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin won 48-3. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Wisconsin Volleyball team unveils its 2017-2018 schedule.

The Badger volleyball team has a tough schedule on tap for next season.  The UW Athletic Department release indicates Wisconsin will have “16 matches against 2016 NCAA Tournament teams, including six teams that advances to the Sweet 16.”

"Big Ten Conference opponents No. 3 Minnesota (29-4 in 2016) and No. 4 Nebraska (31-3) both advanced to the NCAA national semifinals. Fellow conference teams No. 10 Penn State (24-10), No. 14 Michigan (24-11), and No. 18 Ohio State (22-13) were all Sweet 16 participants while No. 19 Michigan State (25-9) and Purdue (19-14) competed in the second round…Non-conference opponents No. 11 North Carolina (29-3), Kansas State (21-9), Lipscomb (22-7), Texas A&M (21-9), and Marquette (23-8) was also NCAA tournament teams while Southern Miss (23-8), under former Badger Amanda Berkley, was 23-8 last season."

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The Badgers open the season with four straight tournament competitions before opening Big Ten play the third week of September.

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Wisconsin finished tied for second in the Big Ten during the 2016 season.  Wisconsin finished Top-4 in the conference for the fourth straight season.  Badger volleyball lost to eventual champion Stanford in five sets in the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament, the fourth straight season of advancing at least to the Sweet 16.

Wisconsin had another strong season in 2016 and looks to build on that for the 2017 campaign.

"For the fourth straight year, the Wisconsin volleyball team has ended the season ranked among the top-10 teams in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Badgers wrap up the 2016 season ranked fifth, being ranked among the top-six teams all season long…Wisconsin (28-5 in 2016) is one of only five teams that have been ranked in the top 10 nationally the last four seasons."

Badger volleyball has been a consistently popular ticket in Madison.  According to UW Athletic Department statistics, Wisconsin volleyball’s worst finish in national and Big Ten attendance rankings since 1990 was in 2012.  That year,  Wisconsin was 5th (national) and 4th (Big Ten).  From 1990-2015, Badger volleyball has finished 1st in Big Ten attendance rankings 13 times and 2nd a total of eight times.  It’s not hard to guess why.  Volleyball matches are fast, climate-controlled, often victorious for the home side, and festive atmosphere in the Field House

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