Illinois @ #2 Wisconsin: Sat 11/4/23, 7 PM CT (BTN)

[rainbowbadger]

#2 Wisconsin vs. Illinois

Saturday, November 4, 2023 7 PM CT

UW Field House Madison, Wisconsin

21-1, 12-1 B1G		13-10, 8-5 B1G

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Players to Watch


Wisconsin

#13 - OH Sarah Franklin 6-4 R-JR		#9 - MB Caroline Crawford 6-3 SR		#14 - MB/RS Anna Smrek 6-9 JR
#12 - OH Temi Thomas-Ailara 6-2 GR		#52 - MB Carter Booth 6-7 SO		#10 - MB/RS Devyn Robinson 6-2 SR

Illinois

#12 - OH Raina Terry 6-3 SR		#1 - MB Kennedy Collins 6-3 GR		#14 - OH Jessica Nunge 6-2 GR
#9 - OH Kayla BUrbage 6-4 JR		#10 - L Caroline Barnes 5-11 JR		#22 - S Brooke Mosher 6-0 R-SO

History

The Series: Illinois leads 49-47-1
In Madison: Wisconsin leads 24-17-1
In Champaign: Illinois leads 23-22
Neutral: Illinois leads 9-1
The Streak: Wisconsin has won eight in a row.
Last Meeting: Wisconsin swept on 10/7/23 in Champaign.


Did you know…?

On this day in 1925, Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected governor of Wyoming. She was the first woman governor of a US state and is the only woman to ever serve as governor of Wyoming.



Nellie Tayloe was born in Missouri in 1876. She was a teacher by training. She married William Ross, a Wyoming attorney and politician in 1902. William Ross, a Democrat, was elected governor in 1922, but died in 1924 due to complications from an appendectomy. He was succeeded in office by Republican Secretary of State Frank Lucas. The Democratic Party nominated Nellie Tayloe Ross to run in the special election following her husband’s death, and she easily defeated Lucas. An avowed Prohibitionist, Tayloe Ross advocated for government assistance for poor farmers, banking reform, and laws protecting children, women workers, and miners. She urged Wyoming to ratify a pending federal amendment prohibiting child labor. She ran for re-election in 1926 but did not actively campaign for herself, relying instead on surrogates. That, plus her support for prohibition, resulted in her narrow defeat. She remained active in Democratic politics in Wyoming. In 1933, FDR nominated her to be the first woman Director of the US Mint, a role she held for 20 years. She died in 1977 at the age of 101.

[rainbowbadger]

Fun fact to come.

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[rainbowbadger]

Fun facts bump!

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Go Badgers!

[robtearle]

Illinois at a team is improving. Gotta show up ready to play, Badgers.

[exit237a]

Nov 4, 2023 7:47:40 GMT -5 rainbowbadger said:

Fun fact to come.

CC exit237a

Thanks for the thread, rainbowbadger!  Now gotta figure out how to pass the next seven hours until first serve.

[25or624]

The Badgers should be laser focused tonight. Louisville lost to Georgia Tech last night and Stanford lost last Sunday; now, 3 losses for Stanford and 3 for Louisville. The road to a Top 4 Seed is clear and The Badgers should be 1 or 2 if they win out. It starts tonight with a sweep of The Fighting Illini.

GO BADGERS.

[Deleted]

Good gals in 4.

[exit237a]

Illinois R-Sophomore setter, Brooke Mosher is a Wisconsin native, sounds excited to play again in her home state:

[huskernkc]

Nov 4, 2023 11:51:36 GMT -5 exit237a said:

Nov 4, 2023 7:47:40 GMT -5 rainbowbadger said:

Fun fact to come.

CC exit237a

Thanks for the thread, rainbowbadger!  Now gotta figure out how to pass the next seven hours until first serve.

and 7 hours 45 minutes until the last serve

[exit237a]

Nov 4, 2023 15:38:04 GMT -5 huskernkc said:

Nov 4, 2023 11:51:36 GMT -5 exit237a said:

Thanks for the thread, rainbowbadger!  Now gotta figure out how to pass the next seven hours until first serve.

and 7 hours 45 minutes until the last serve

Ahh, so you won't be tuning in- got it.

[oldmanvb]

Big match for Illinois. Time to prove the last 6 matches were not a fluke.

[25or624]

Overall Stats Match-up [Using Big Ten Stats, including non-conference]

Badgers / Fighting Illini
Points 18.38 / 16.09
Hitting % .310 / .208
Oppo Hitting % .142 / .206
Blocks 2.87 / 2.51
Oppo Blocks 1.51 / 2.01
Kills 13.83 / 12.15
Oppo Kills 10.79 / 12.55
Aces 1.68 / 1.43
Oppo Aces 1.08 / 1.51

[gazelle1]

Nov 4, 2023 12:19:28 GMT -5 25or624 said:

The Badgers should be laser focused tonight. Louisville lost to Georgia Tech last night and Stanford lost last Sunday; now, 3 losses for Stanford and 3 for Louisville. The road to a Top 4 Seed is clear and The Badgers should be 1 or 2 if they win out. It starts tonight with a sweep of The Fighting Illini.

GO BADGERS.

Even if they lose to Nebraska again, they will still almost certainly be a top 4 seed and host a regional. 

[dhpapke]

Illinois setter Brooke Mosher is from Waterloo, which is in the Madison area. Does anyone know if she is related Phil Mosher, who was an outstanding athlete at Stoughton High School. Phil graduated in 1969, so he's about the right age to be her grandfather. -Just wondering...