The home turf of the Wisconsin Volleyball team has panned out a sweeter spot for the Badgers lately. The no. 5 ranked team in the AVCA ranking saw some back-to-back defeats in the business end of the Big Ten Conference Championship. At first, it came from the top-seeded Nebraska Cornhuskers, and later no. 16-ranked Purdue tarnished Badger’s glory.?
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However, the UW Field House remained a witness to the comeback of the home team against the Cornhuskers on November 24. The Badgers defeated Nebraska in straight sets on that day. But among all these incidents, some facts have come out that link head coach Kelly Sheffield to the shared glory.?
Badgers give Huskers its first defeat in the season?
The November 24 night felt sweeter to the Wisconsin Badgers’ fans for the late win against Nebraska. With this win, the Wisconsin Badgers have maintained their long winning streak against the top-seeded teams in the Big Ten Volleyball. The Twitter handle of Big Ten Volleyball, @B1GVolleyball has celebrated this victory with the caption, “Wisconsin has beaten a No. 1 ranked team in 4 of the last 5 seasons?.?
With that, the fiery run of the Badgers against toppers can be seen in the post. The flashy statistics may show a thorough majority of the Badgers in the game. But it was some changes made by the coach Kelly Sheffield that made the comeback easy for the Badgers in the game.?
Kelly Sheffield stands tall in the Badgers’ run?
Wisconsin Badgers has been showing a different style of game for the last 10 years. The communities have named the head coach Kelly Sheffield for this reversed style. In Kelly’s reign, the team has won five Big Ten Conference Championships in its last ten encounters.?
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After starting his coaching career in 1997, Kelly Sheffield has been involved in several programs. His stint with the University of Dayton also saw him clinching some glories that were untested before. However, for the Badgers, Kelly has helped the program to earn something unthinkable. For this victorious journey, the attendance of the fans in the UW Field House has also doubled.?
That might be another reason for the Wisconsin Badgers’ performance. After the last match against Indiana, the Badgers had defeated Nebraska in the den. Now, they have a scheduled match against Iowa. So, the Badgers fans would ask for a similar result in the upcoming match.?
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