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Wisconsin volleyball defeats No. 1 Baylor, moves on to national championship against No. 3 Stanford

Kevin Cunningham

By Kevin Cunningham

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The semifinals of the NCAA Tournament in volleyball took place Thursday night. No. 1 Baylor was supposed to beat No. 4 Wisconsin and No. 3 Stanford was supposed to take care of No. 7 Minnesota.

The Cardinal did their part, finishing one Big Ten team’s season by winning 3-0.

However, Baylor did not. Wisconsin upset the Bears, winning 3-1.

The Badgers are now set to take on Stanford, who is currently 29-4 overall. Wisconsin enters at 27-6.

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The Badgers have actually cruised into the title game, making easy work of their first few opponents in the NCAA Tournament. Wisconsin defeated Illinois State 3-0 in the opening round and then went on to beat UCLA, No. 13 Texas A&M and No. 5 Nebraska in straight sets to get into the Final Four.

The Badgers then lost their first set of the entire tournament in the very first set against No. 1 Baylor. But, the B1G team bounced back by winning the next three.

The 2019 championship between Wisconsin and Stanford is set for an 8 p.m. ET start on Saturday, Dec. 21. The match will be televised on ESPN2.

Kevin Cunningham

Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.