Full 5th set from Wisconsin-Louisville volleyball semifinal thriller

[@joshuaporter8535]

Sooooooo Sad to see Louisville lose. Congrats on an amazing season to them.

[@jarius0301]

What A Match! The entire 5th set all I could hear was the song 'Eye of the Tiger' by Survivor playing in my mind. The time outs were killing me. This level of volleyball is the best. Thank you, Wisconsin and Louisville! ❤❤❤

[@raphsherman2209]

I heard Beyoncé

[@myerklamb8529]

Louisville's passing completely broke down in the 5th and they eventually started making errors on out of system swings. Congrats to Wisconsin, now go win the title!

[@vvskz]

Barnes needs the same amount of attention lexi rodriguez gets!

[@amiraszczepanski3402]

BARNES THOUGH🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ajollypanda4175]

Aiko Jones has done alot for this team but she should have been subbed out; she was not effective at all and her confidence was not there...wisconsin is ridiculously good even better than they’ve been all year; their 3 middles are terrifying and share the position beautifully. Also, the libero for the badgers is not playing any games! What a complete team.

[@ayeayeronmolay3699]

Yeah Wisconsin block was crazy good.

[@johnclements9085]

As a badger fan I felt bad that someone had to lose...I was on the edge of my seat the whole time

[@raphsherman2209]

Undefeated don’t mean nothing these days! I truly believe tough match play is what prepared Wisconsin throughout their season and in the tournament! Louisville kinda had a easy season and tournament bracket this year.

[@redfordreddington8834]

they didn't have an easy season. Good enough to take Wisconsin to 5 sets. Give them their due.

[@raphsherman2209]

@@redfordreddington8834 pretty easy compared to big 10. Yeah it was a good game

[@gregoryschmidt1233]

It was a really close game that could have gone either way. Just what you hope for in the final four.

[@redfordreddington8834]

@@raphsherman2209 well they would clearly handle the big 10 well since they can take their best team to 5 sets.

[@raphsherman2209]

@@redfordreddington8834 if they were playing in the big ten they might have won this match because they would have played MORE HIGH QUALITY MATCHES which would have prepared them more which is why Wisconsin won.

[@patrickt.randolph7043]

Lauren was FANTASTIC and, of course, Sydney rocked. Louisville got "Grace-ed" too. Julia was GREAT~!!! Hopefully Dana will be back versus Nebraska!

[@forme3h]

What a great match!!! Looks like a championship match.

[@jackconnor5123]

Clearly, if Louisville is in big 10, the perfect season will be impossible. Big 10 competency is much higher than other conferences

[@raphsherman2209]

Agreed Louisville only played a few top ten opponents this season and was awarded #1 seed. Their tournament bracket was a cake walk until now. Good match though

[@8114梦见]

@@raphsherman2209 I will say that the Georgia Tech match was some pretty good volleyball too though. I was surprised that Wisconsin never dropped much when my Boilermakers beat them twice, but I guess when we are 2 of their 3 losses it makes sense.

[@EricW800]

Louisville beat at least 2 highly ranked B10 teams this year...including 3-0 over Nebraska: they were a great team and this match went 5 sets.

[@jackconnor5123]

@@EricW800 I didn't say they were a bad team. I just say they will not have a perfect season if they play in big ten. In big ten conference, Nebraska got 3 losses instead of perfect. So, I don't really get your point. Nebraska may not play good at the beginning, but now they are a very decent team.

[@EricW800]

@@raphsherman2209 Wisconsin played 6 games against opponents (pre-tournament) who at the time were in the top 10; UL played 5: not a big disparity.

[@gregoryschmidt1233]

What a game! Was rooting for Buckey, but congrats to both teams for leaving it all on the court. Should be a great game Saturday.

[@ayeayeronmolay3699]

It’ll be a great game for sure.

[@ohshhhism]

That overturned call really changed things

[@8114梦见]

Its all about momentum. It's always interesting when you can clearly pinpoint the momentum changes that made the game.

[@patrickt.randolph7043]

Oh, GOD~!!!! Wisconsin deserved this!!!!!!!! I knew being 32-0 was too much pressure. Plus, Wisconsin was too strong and determined!!!!!! AWESOME~!!!! Anna and Devyn looked GREAT~!!!!!!!!!

[@culturue2362]

both teams played great

[@patrickt.randolph7043]

@@culturue2362 Yes, this was BY FAR the best game in the tournament. It should have been the final. :-) Both teams were wonderful!

[@zephyrhusky7921]

the set would have been different if that net violation call was different. Since Robinson wasn't in the net, but she crossed the center line and therefs missed that at 7:43. Either way, what a set, what a match, and what a season Louisville has had!

[@8114梦见]

I was really confused too. Is that a tournament rule different from normal play? As long as I've played, "the net" is considered to go down to the centerline, and stepping over it is a net violation... but they just focused on her hair? Odd...

[@colewindhorst1161]

It’s really only a center violation if they interfere with a player on the other side of the net, since she didn’t interfere with a player from Louisville they let it slide. You’ll see a lot of players cross the center line but it won’t be a violation because of this.

[@mikeljasonallas1860]

@@colewindhorst1161 not true. Crossing the line is already a violation in any way even if it affects or not the other team's play. On the other hand, An interference can be called without crossing the line if its clear that they affected the other team's play.

[@tobertitus]

I fucking love this team so much. What an incredible match. Let's finally get one.

[@ayeayeronmolay3699]

I hope so too! They have been close so many times. Im a die hard Stanford fan lol so I wasn’t cheering for WI then but the other times I was. I hope they win finally!

[@bisdaktodai4204]

Well done Louis ville, 5 set with the big oppent is you are all amazing

[@zackd2852]

It's predictable who Wisconsin was going to set at match point or any point that is the deciding point. I literally watched every Wisconsin match to see if my theory is true and it is! If set point, match point, or a point that needs to be a deciding factor like sideout, YOU KNOW Sydney Hilley will set Dana Rettke. AND SOMEHOW, it either make it or break it.

[@culturue2362]

well a freshman stepped up so i would say they weren’t that predictable today

[@jadenthompsonpodcast7508]

Omg amazing match!!!

[@gabeng7642]

What a match! 😲

[@joeysanguine3596]

Many Blessings to all you Angels in sport💖✝️🥰

[@ayeayeronmolay3699]

This should have been the championship game

[@gregoryschmidt1233]

I thought that, too.

[@robf1801]

Won't be sayin that if Nebraska takes out Wisconsinnnnnnnn

[@ayeayeronmolay3699]

@@robf1801 I’ll still be saying that regardless if Nebraska wins.

[@ayeayeronmolay3699]

@@robf1801 k. That was an amazing game

[@robf1801]

@@ayeayeronmolay3699 Figured you might change your mind! In actuality I think the three teams - Wis/Lou/Neb - are at the top together and separate from the rest of the NCAA.

[@mayabenton]

screaming. i did not expect wisconsin to win.

[@jamesjaime4140]

One team could beat Wisconsin and Nebraska took care of Texas. It’s Wisconsin’s title to lose.

[@ajollypanda4175]

Texas was not gonna beat Wisconsin seeing how they played vs nebraska and Washington

[@AhmedHassan-ed5ue]

Wisconsin is very good team 👍👍👍👍

[@piely469]

Aiko Jones was def nervous and couldnt deal with the pressure

[@ajollypanda4175]

It was so obvious! I was waiting for the coach to sub her out but she never did...so much pressure went to the outside players because of it.

[@kendallgraves4899]

We have another oh/opp that will hit for her she never put her in tho 😭and she’s very good in all aspects but too late now

[@piely469]

@@ajollypanda4175 yeah chausse or debeer against retke and smerek is difficult especially during the last set their passing was shaky so aiko should've stepped up but she cracked under pressure

[@piely469]

@@kendallgraves4899 yeah i think she just doubted herself that caused her to make mistakes or tip the ball

[@piely469]

@@ajollypanda4175 but not saying it was aiko's fault. wisconsin had a lot of confidence during the last stretch of set 5

[@bleepbloop2383]

where is the full match???

[@luisenriquereyes3853]

a mi parecer demasiado confiadas las de louisville...

[@fitzgeraldlansanah5306]

What a match

[@tomaszkrzysztofik4885]

a male comentator is a bloody ignorant making his coments about Julia Orzol and volleyball in Poland, volleyball in Poland is much more popular then here in the US and there is plenty talented players there , last two world championships in 2014 and 2018 were won by Poland ( men championships) volleyball is the second popular team sport in the country after soccer

[@8114梦见]

This male announcer made some interesting colorful remarks throughout both semi-finals. I did several audible "double-takes"

[@James.rivers]

Aiko Jones shat the bed at the end and ruined any chance Lousiville had

[@badlandskid]

Wow!

[@nathanlosinski824]

Way to go Wisconsin Lady Badgers & way to defeat the Louisville Lady Cardinals in 3 sets to 2 & good luck in the national championship against The Nebraska Lady CornHuskers!

[@somsaksiri4813]

Go​ Badgers....

[@martindavis9930]

As long as it ain't no pubic hair violation

[@SENOJMADA]

Grand ol Badger State!

[@LeslieJWilson1]

Dana Rettke Twerking...... 💯

[@turkwi]

I thought Wisconsin could of played better, not their best at all and still won

[@colewindhorst1161]

Against a team like Louisville where they hit almost .300 I think they played almost perfect

[@raphsherman2209]

@@colewindhorst1161 I totally agree

[@ayeayeronmolay3699]

In what aspect do you think they could have done better? Just curious

[@raphsherman2209]

@@ayeayeronmolay3699 I’ve seen Wisconsin play bad and I thought they played great tonight! So I’m also curious?

[@mikem9856]

@@ayeayeronmolay3699 Wisconsin had 14 service errors.

[@anoka114]

Announcers were all Louisville

[@colewindhorst1161]

I thought they were pretty neutral though out the match (I’m a badger fan)

[@culturue2362]

they were pretty neutral tbh the whole time they were hyping up wisconsin freshman middle idk what match you are watching

[@ajollypanda4175]

Huh??? You just feel like making stuff up

[@sparkplugs13]

8:35 she’s clearly in the bottom of the net with her back. Huge mistake to overturn that call and led to Wisconsin winning.

[@nothisispatrick6832]

Pretty obvious it’s her hair.

[@PW-tz7pz]

Its her hair lol

[@mikem9856]

The net rippled when her hair touched the net. Wisconsin going on an 8-2 run led to Wisconsin winning.

[@matthewthemilkbender8095]

You’re clearly wrong.

[@raphsherman2209]

I’m blind and all I saw was hair!

[@joshuden]

took Wisconsin a whole bunch of players with an EXTRA year of playing to get into position to win it all finally 💀🤡

[@colewindhorst1161]

And? Every team had players come back for an extra year

[@joshuden]

@@colewindhorst1161 their legacy will be the team that couldn't get it done, and that is so great to me 😂

[@colewindhorst1161]

@@joshuden other teams like Nebraska and Texas will have that same legacy then since they have seniors coming back too

[@joshuden]

@@colewindhorst1161 you're missing my point. Wisconsin kept these players bc they've never been able to win the championship. The little team that couldn't. It's hilarious and kinda sad lol

[@colewindhorst1161]

@@joshuden I guess I am missing the point because there are other teams that brought players back for a fifth year, like Pitt and Texas, to try and win a championship because they couldn’t in their normal four years. The fact they are in contention to win it with all of the extra talent brought back on numerous teams I think is really impressive.

[@luisenriquereyes3853]

a mi parecer demasiado confiadas las de louisville...

[@mrfb8]

No creo que estuviesen confiadas, lo que pasa es que se enfrentaron a un equipo que tiene 3 años consecutivos jugando estos tipos de partidos y además hay que agregar que Wisconsin juega en una conferencia que es muchísima más competitiva que la conferencia en donde juega Louisville.