No. 5 Badgers prepare for Big Ten/SEC Challenge

Venue	UW Field House
Match Notes	Wisconsin \| Florida \| Auburn
Live Stats	Wisconsin vs Florida Wisconsin vs Auburn
Television	FS1
Radio	ESPN Madison
Social Media	Facebook \| Instagram \| X
Tickets	Florida \| Auburn

MADISON, Wis. — The No. 5 Wisconsin volleyball team welcomes No. 17 Florida and Auburn to the UW Field House for its first slate of home matches of the 2026 season as a part of the Big Ten/SEC Challenge week.

UW will host a match-up between No. 11 Minnesota and No. 17 Florida on Tuesday, with first serve slated for 8 p.m. before the Gophers take on Auburn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday.

The Badgers will battle against the Gators at 7 p.m. on Wednesday before taking on Auburn at 7 p.m. on Thursday to conclude the week of competition in Madison.

Both Wisconsin matches will be streamed on FS1. Fans looking to purchase tickets to Wednesday's match can do so here, and Thursday's match here.

On Wednesday, Wisconsin will welcome Florida to Madison for the second consecutive year, where they pulled off a four-set win at the Kohl Center.

Thursday's match marks the first time Wisconsin and Auburn will meet in program history. The Tigers enter the week with a 3-0 record, having swept Liberty and Akron and defeating ETSU 3-1 at the Buccaneer Classic in Johnson City, Tennessee.

Wisconsin is fresh off its weekend at the Opening Spike Classic in Pittsburgh, where the Badgers fell to two top-five programs in No. 4 Stanford and No. 2 Pitt.

Last Friday, Wisconsin fell to Stanford in four sets to start the weekend. Despite the loss, freshman Audrey Flanagan paced the Wisconsin offense with her first career double-double on a career-high 17 kills and 12 digs, as senior Grace Egan chipped in her ninth career double-double with 11 kills and a career-high 18 digs.

The Badgers wrapped up the weekend with a 3-0 loss to Pitt. The match saw a first career start for outside hitter Halle Thompson, as Grace Lopez made her first start at right side as a Badger.