No. 11 Badgers dominate in second-straight ranked win

Sunday, November 9

Madison, WI

1 PM

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Indiana

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No. 11 Badgers dominate in second-straight ranked win

November 09, 2025 | Volleyball

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UW sweeps Hoosiers behind strong offensive performance

By: Maddox Durst

MADISON, Wis. - The No. 11 Wisconsin volleyball team dominated from the start against No. 18 Indiana, sweeping the Hoosiers (25-13, 25-14, 25-20) in straight sets to earn their second ranked win of the week.

The Badgers (18-4, 11-3) began the match with the return of setter Charlie Fuerbringer, who missed the past nine battles due to injury. The sophomore guided UW to a .500 hitting percentage in the first set, highlighted by nine kills combined from outside hitter Mimi Colyer and middle blocker Carter Booth.

Wisconsin jumped out to a 13-8 advantage with the help of a kill from Booth and an assist from Fuerbringer. After trading points with the Hoosiers (19-5, 10-4), right side Grace Egan enjoyed a 6-0 serving run—tallying her first of two service aces to expand the Badgers' advantage to 22-12.

A block from senior Alicia Andrew and freshman Addy Horner, followed by a Colyer kill wrapped up set one in a dominant fashion for the Badgers, who finished at 92% in sideout scoring.

UW maintained the momentum in set two, continuing to thrive on the offensive end. The Badgers capitalized on multiple Indiana hitting errors to take a 16-7 lead, and never looked back.

Defensively, Wisconsin held the Hoosiers to a negative hitting percentage in set two, as they finished with -.026. Libero Kristen Simon continued to be a steady presence in the back row, enjoying another strong showing with a team-high 15 digs. The freshman has now accumulated double-digit digs in 13 consecutive matches.

The Badgers cruised to a 25-14 set two victory, capped off by a block turned in by Booth and Colyer to conclude a long rally.

Indiana provided a response in set three, but UW was able to string together a pair of 3-0 runs to create some separation and eventually earn the sweep—improving the Badgers' record to 6-4 against ranked opponents on the season.

Colyer finished the match with her 14th kill of the afternoon, putting together another double-digit effort en route to UW's 11th conference victory. The senior added 10 digs to secure her sixth double-double of the season and the 42nd of her career.

Booth was close behind, turning in her top performance of the year with an 11-kill showing from the middle. The Denver, Colorado, native tallied double-digit kills for the first time this season, swinging .733 on the afternoon to power the Badgers to a win.

In her return, Fuerbringer finished with 28 assists, eight digs and a pair of kills—guiding the offense to a .351 hitting percentage (39 - 6 - 94), UW's best mark against a ranked conference foe.

In addition to Fuerbringer's return, outside hitter Trinity Shadd-Ceres made her first appearance of the season after coming off of injury—notching her first action since the Badgers played Troy on Sept. 20, 2024.

Outside hitter Una Vajagic rounded out the top performers for Wisconsin, finishing with seven kills and eight digs.

Straight from the Court
Head Coach Kelly Sheffield (on what went well today): "Although we had a lot of moving parts today, I thought we played really clean volleyball. We just didn't give up many points. The points that they had, they had to go and earn… I thought we did a really good job of moving onto the next play and trying to slow the game down when we could. It was a big-time match for Carter; those were huge numbers for a three-setter for her to put out of the middle with the killing, hitting percentage, and her blocks."

(On setter Addy Horner's development): "It's been a great amount of growth for Addy over the last 36 days. When you're working on things in the practice gym and watching film and you see it being applied in matches, as a coach, it gets you really really excited."

Setter Charlie Fuerbringer (on making her return): "So still kind of getting fully back into things, but it was the best feeling ever. When the Field House just erupted when they called my name was such a cool feeling. I am just super grateful for our fan base and community that we have. It was so awesome."

Middle Blocker Carter Booth (on continuing to find success offensively): "I think I'm just going out there with the kill it mentality. We had a tough loss a few games ago and the conversation I had with Kelly and the rest of the coaching staff was to learn from this and take something from this… I think I have kind of let go of whatever perceptions or expectations people have on me out there and I'm just letting it loose, letting it rip and it's working out in my favor."

Notes:

Wisconsin improve to 61-24 and extends it winning streak to 19-straight matches over the Hoosiers.
The Badgers hit .300 or better for the 12th time this season. Wisconsin committed just six errors (36-6-94) in the three-set sweep over the Hoosiers.
Wisconsin also limited the Hoosiers to it's second lowest hitting percentage this year at .113 (35-21-124).
Setter Charlie Fuerbringer returned to action after missing the last nine matches. Fuerbringer got hurt in the first set against Michigan on Oct. 5 and returned to the starting lineup today against Indiana. She finished with 28 assists and eight digs.
Senior Carter Booth set a season-best with 11 kills on 15 swings with a .733 hitting percentage.
Sophomore Trinity Shadd-Ceres also saw the court for the first time the 2024 season. Shadd-Ceres had previously been out due to injury.
Outside hitter Mimi Colyer paced the Badgers with 14 kills while also hitting .406 (14-1-32). Colyer also tallied her sixth double-double of the season and 42nd of her career with a 14 kill, 10 dig performance.
Libero Kristen Simon notched 15 digs for her 13th-straight match with double-digit dig totals.

Up Next: The Badgers return to action on Friday, Nov. 14, as they will hit the road to take on Michigan State. The match is set to start at 6:00 p.m. CT and will be streamed on B1G+.