Penn State’s Kennedy Martin outshines Wisconsin’s Mimi Colyer as high-profile transfer additions face off

• No. 19 Penn State defeated No. 7 Wisconsin in three sets, ending the Badgers’ 10-match winning streak.
• Penn State transfer Kennedy Martin outperformed Wisconsin’s Mimi Colyer, recording 23 kills.
• Wisconsin struggled offensively without injured star setter Charlie Fuerbringer, hitting an uncharacteristic .151.

Penn State’s Rec Hall continues to be one of the harder places for Wisconsin volleyball to win.

The seventh-ranked Badgers experienced that again on Oct. 10 as they suffered a three-set loss to No. 19 Penn State, 25-20, 25-21, 25-16, which snapped their 10-match winning streak. Penn State, meanwhile, gained some momentum and a quality win for its postseason résumé after losing two of its previous three matches.

Penn State is now 28-3 all-time against Wisconsin in matches at its historic Rec Hall. Here are three takeaways from the loss:

In battle between two transfer stars, Kennedy Martin outshines Mimi Colyer

Both schools had high-profile transfer portal additions at outside hitter.

Wisconsin’s Mimi Colyer was a second-team All-American last year at Oregon. Penn State’s Kennedy Martin was a first-team All-American at Florida after leading the country in points per set.

As they faced off at Rec Hall, Martin clearly had the upper hand.

Martin finished the night with 23 kills while hitting .474. That included 10 kills during the first set — one more than Wisconsin’s entire team had at that point. She showed the ability to attack from a variety of places on the floor and did so with both power and finesse.

Colyer, on the other hand, struggled mightily against the Nittany Lions. She had eight kills while hitting .057, and both were season-lows. Wisconsin is now 0-2 when Colyer hits below .150. (The Oregon transfer also struggled at Rec Hall with the Ducks last year. She had two kills and five attack errors in that match.)

Wisconsin out of sorts offensively without star setter Charlie Fuerbringer

Some northern Wisconsin locations are enjoying peak fall color, with much of central Wisconsin about a week away from the richest leafy hues of the season, according to local observer reports compiled as of Oct. 10 on Travel Wisconsin’s Fall Color Report.

Boulder Junction, Forest County, Langlade County and Three Lakes Area report peak color, according to their observers. Eagle River and Minocqua report 90%; Land O’ Lakes, 85%; Cable Area, Hurley and Manitowish Waters, 80%.

Door County and Green Bay both report 40%, with estimated peak color the third week of October.

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In the central Wisconsin tier, Manitowoc leads with 70% color, followed by Marshfield at 55%, Clark County and Oshkosh, 50%; Stevens Point Area and Wisconsin Rapids Area, 45%; Appleton, 40%; Wausau, 35%; Fond du Lac, 30%.

In the state’s southernmost band, Blue Mounds reports 50% color; Milwaukee, Racine County and Washington County, 40%; Ozaukee County, 35%; Madison, 30%.

The Fall Color Report is compiled from more than 100 observers and includes reports from every county in Wisconsin. As leaves turn more colorful, most observers update their reports weekly.

Taking a broad national view, ExploreFall.com’s Fall Foliage Map 2025 estimates peak color across the state’s central third, such as Marshfield and Wausau, around Oct. 18; and in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and southern Wisconsin by Oct. 28.

MADISON, Wis. – A controversial Wisconsin beagle-breeding farm said activists interfered with its business by threatening to publicly shame customers.

The backstory:

Ridglan Farms breeds beagles for use in scientific experiments. In April, the breeder sued Dane4Dogs over a letter the activist group sent to the breeder’s customers. That letter “strongly encouraged” customers to stop doing business with Ridglan Farms or find their names on a published listed.

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What they’re saying:

Both sides made oral arguments to a Dane County judge on Thursday, Oct. 9. Ridglan Farms called the letter extortion, while Dane4Dogs said it amounts to a boycott protected under the First Amendment.

“That clearly crosses the line from protected speech, from protected protest, activism, what have you, into wrongful tortious conduct,” said Attorney Eric McLeod, who represents Ridglan Farms.

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“If that’s extortion, if that’s unlawful, then every divestment campaign – every boycott – would suddenly be opening those activists up to potentially ruinous litigation,” said Attorney Steffen Seitz, representing Dane4Dogs.

What’s next:

Dane County Judge Jacob Frost promised to issue a ruling soon to decide whether the case will proceed to trial. Meanwhile, a criminal investigation into alleged animal cruelty at Ridglan Farms remains ongoing.