Fans filled the Kohl Center, in which Wisconsin was playing for the first time in 24 years.
for the University of Wisconsin volleyball team, but there was no storybook ending.
Playing in the Kohl Center for the first time in 24 years, the Badgers set an NCAA regular-season attendance record with 16,833 fans. Florida, however, left the building with a 3-2 victory in that was fueled by a strong start and a fifth-set comeback. The Gators, who are ranked 16th in the nation by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, improved to 9-2 with the 25-21, 25-18, 26-28, 25-13, 15-13 victory. Fourth-rank Wisconsin dipped to 5-2 and had its four-match winning streak snapped.
“What a special environment this was,” Wisconsin coach Kelly Sheffield said. “At some point down the road this will be a night that our players will never forget. To be able to play and people stand the entire time, lifting us up when we need it, that is what we’ve come to expect from Badger fans. It was just a really special environment.”The pro-Badgers crowd didn't get the win, but it did get its money’s worth.
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