Wisconsin Badgers
19-7,13-3Big Ten
Ohio State
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Ohio St. | 25 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 1 |
November 13, 2026 | Volleyball
UW racks up season-best 10 aces
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The No. 9 Wisconsin volleyball team downed the Ohio State Buckeyes in four sets (23-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-22) at the Covelli Center on Friday night.
Wisconsin (19-7, 13-3) was able to spread out the offense effectively against Ohio State (11-14, 4-11), as five Badgers achieved double-figure kill totals. Freshman Decelise Champion paced the offense with 15 kills behind a .467 hitting percentage. Jaela Auguste, Grace Lopez and Grace Egan each chipped in 13 as Lynney Tarnow added 12.
The Badgers put together a strong showing from the service line, adding a season-high 10 aces. Libero Kristen Simon tallied a career-best four, as middle blocker Natalie Wardlow matched her career-best four.
Charlie Fuerbringer set the Badgers to success, notching a season-best 57 assists and adding 12 digs for her 12th double-double of the season.
The match opened in back-and-forth fashion, with the first set featuring 15 ties and eight lead changes. The two teams remained level at 15-15 out of the media timeout, as Champion delivered a kill to tie the match.
Wisconsin pulled away late with five straight rallies under a strong serving run from middle blocker Natalie Wardlow, who put together back-to-back service aces. The Buckeyes charged back, however, claiming four straight points to take the set, 25-23.
The Badgers bounced back in the second set, with Simon leading a 7-0 run from the service line, chipping in an ace to help cushion a 9-3 lead. Wisconsin continued that momentum behind strong hitting from Auguste, who turned in three kills to give the Badgers a 15-6 lead into the media break.
Wisconsin kept its foot on the gas from there, putting together a 3-0 run before Auguste delivered the final kill to take the set, 25-18.
Simon enjoyed another strong serving run to open the third set, adding two more aces early to pad a 6-1 run. The Badgers then used a 3-0 run behind back-to-back kills from Champion to grab a 15-10 heading into the break.
The Badgers concluded the third set behind another pair of runs, putting together four straight rallies before a 3-0 run gave a 24-16 edge late. Egan delivered the set's final kill to give Wisconsin a 2-1 edge heading into the fourth frame.
Wisconsin turned in 19 kills in the fourth set to cruise to victory from there. Champion tallied back-to-back kills late to lead a 3-0 push late in the frame, before Auguste turned in the final kill to lift UW to the 3-1 win.
Straight from the Court:
Head Coach Kelly Sheffield (on battling through four sets:
"Anytime that you have to battle — especially on the road, and especially in this conference — you've got to fight and scrap. It's good for us."
(on the team's serving)
"We dug in there, we did just enough. We had some really, really good serving, put a ton of pressure on these guys behind the serving line."
Notes:
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Wisconsin has now won seven-straight over Ohio State, and improve to 48-39 all-time, and 23-18 when playing in Columbus.
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With the win the Badgers extend it's win streak to 93-straight victories against unranked opponents.
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The Badgers tallied five players with double-digit kill totals. Decelise Champion led the team with 15, Jaela Auguste, Grace Lopez, and Grace Egan each had 13, while Lynny Tarnow totaled 12. This happened one other time this season against Washington on October 23.
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Setter Charlie Fuerbringer set a season-high 57 assists, while also achieving her 12th double-double of the season, 30th of her career, with a 57 assist, 12 dig performance.
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Badgers set a new season-high of 10 service aces. Previously the Badgers totaled eight service aces twice this season, last achieved against Washington on October 23.
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Kristen Simon totaled four service aces for a new-career high. She previously achieved two seven times throughout her career. Simon also reach double-figure digs for the eighth time this season.
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Natalie Wardlow also tied a season-high four service aces, last achieved against Stanford on December 12, 2025.
Up Next: Wisconsin will conclude the regular season at home against the Northwestern Wildcats on Tuesday, Nov. 17. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. with the match airing on B1G+.
