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How to watch Wisconsin volleyball in the Final Four

The Badgers are headed to the Final Four

After advancing through the Madison regional, Wisconsin volleyball is in their third straight Final Four. The Badgers have rolled through their competition, as they have yet to drop a set in the NCAA Tournament. The UW Field House regional culminated with a 3-0 Badgers sweep of Minnesota.

Wisconsin now travels to Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio to take on Louisville. The Final Four match is set for December 16, with a start time of 6 p.m. CT. The matchup will be available on ESPN, and the local radio call will be on WIBA 1310 AM.

If the Badgers are able to beat undefeated Louisville, Wisconsin will play in the NCAA Championship match on December 18 at 6:30 p.m. CT.

Wisconsin volleyball gets the No. 4 overall seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament

The Badgers earn a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament

Fresh off of a Big Ten championship, Wisconsin volleyball earned a top-four seed in Sunday’s NCAA Tournament bracket reveal.

With the No. 4 overall seed, Wisconsin will host the first round, second round, Sweet Sixteen, and Elite Eight matchups at the UW Field House.

In the first round, the Badgers will be matched up against the Colgate Raiders. Colgate went 13-3 in the Patriot League to take home a conference championship.

If all goes according to plan, Wisconsin can advance to the Final Four while playing every match in the comforts of their home gym.

Here is a look at the complete 2021 bracket:

Wisconsin volleyball’s Dana Rettke sets an unbelievable Badger record

The Badgers star sets a Wisconsin mark

One of the best players in the history of college volleyball joined an elite club today. Wisconsin’s Dana Rettke, the 6-foot-8 middle blocker who led the Badgers to the national championship game in 2019 and has helped UW reach the 2021 Final Four, became just the 6th person in the history of the sport to be named a First Team All-American four times.

In every season Rettke has played as a Badger, she has been named to the first team. No other player in Wisconsin history has completed that cycle:

Rettke has a chance to add a national championship to her outstanding legacy as Wisconsin meets Texas on Thursday night in the Final Four.

How to watch Wisconsin volleyball in the Final Four

The Badgers take on Texas

After a thrilling five-set victory over Florida, number one overall seed Wisconsin is headed to the Final Four. The Badgers face the Texas Longhorns who came into the tournament as the number four overall seed.

Yes, you are reading the graphic below correctly. Thursday night’s Big 12-Big Ten clash will be on ESPN, as it should be. That’s the main ESPN and not ESPN3 or ESPNU. The match is scheduled for 8:30 CT in Omaha, Nebraska.

How to watch Wisconsin volleyball in the Elite Eight vs Florida

The Badgers move into the Elite Eight

The Wisconsin Badgers are the number one team in the country, and the undefeated Badgers cruised into the Elite Eight this past weekend with a 3-0 sweep of BYU.

The next Badger opponent is Florida, who dealt with Ohio State in the previous round.

Instead of ESPN3, Wisconsin’s Elite Eight contest will be on ESPNU with a scheduled start time of 5:30 CT. You can listen to the game on 1310 WIBA with Jon Arias on the play-by-play call.

Wisconsin volleyball now has their Elite Eight opponent

The Badgers now have their Elite Eight opponent

Wisconsin volleyball stayed perfect on the year as they dismantled BYU in a sweep to advance to the Elite Eight. It was Molly Haggerty’s night as the senior Badger tallied 14 kills while hitting .500% in the Wisconsin win.

Wisconsin, the number one overall seed, is now slotted to take on the Florida Gators after Florida outlasted Ohio State tonight in a 3-1 victory.

The Badgers put their undefeated record on the line at 5:30 PM CT on Monday evening against the Gators. The game will be on ESPNU instead of ESPN3.

 

Wisconsin Volleyball continues their NCAA Tournament run: How to watch, listen

The Badgers are moving on

The Wisconsin Badgers stayed perfect on the year with a sweep of Weber State in round two of the NCAA Tournament.

After receiving a first round bye, the number one overall seeded Badgers are dancing to the Sweet Sixteen where they will face BYU on Saturday night. BYU rolls in at 17-1 overall on the year with their loss coming at Pepperdine.

The match will be shown live on ESPN3 at 7 PM CT. On the radio, Jon Arias has the call on 1310 WIBA in Madison.