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Wisconsin Badgers volleyball falls to Penn State without star setter Charlie Fuerbringer
Penn State’s Kennedy Martin outshines Wisconsin’s Mimi Colyer as high-profile transfer additions face off
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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
Wisconsin’s second loss of the season — and its first time even losing multiple sets since Aug. 31 — happened in the first full match without its All-American setter.
Charlie Fuerbringer exited the Oct. 5 match against Michigan with an apparent shoulder injury in the first set. The Badgers fared well without her for the rest of the match against the unranked Wolverines, but they ran into some more adversity against Penn State — the reigning national champion.
Fuerbringer’s absence coincided with the Badgers hitting .151 against Penn State, which was their lowest hitting percentage in a match since hitting .141 in the Aug. 31 loss to then-No. 5 Texas.
It was a stark contrast from UW’s NCAA-leading .333 hitting percentage heading into the Oct. 10 match. It also was significantly below Penn State’s opponents’ hitting percentage of .231 in its first 14 matches.
At one point in the first set at Rec Hall, Wisconsin had one kill versus four attack errors. Along with Colyer’s aforementioned struggles, fellow outside hitter Una Vajagic hit .048 in the match. Middle blocker Alicia Andrew hit minus-.286.
Freshman Addy Horner started in place of Fuerbringer, but assistant coach John Shondell noted that the issues connecting with UW’s outside hitters are “not on Addy.”
“That’s on first contact, and that’s on our hitters being smart, making good decisions and hitting shots they need to hit,” Shondell said on UW’s postgame radio show.
Fuerbringer was with the team on the sidelines. She was seen on the TV broadcast without wearing a sling, which she was wearing during the Michigan match.
Madison Quest was silver lining for Badgers
Wisconsin freshman Madison Quest was one of the few silver linings for the Badgers in their overall-uncompetitive outing.
The Pewaukee native — starting again in place of the injured Grace Egan at right-side hitter — had a team-high 10 kills while hitting .421.
The only other Badgers to hit above .100 were middle blocker Carter Booth at .444 and defensive specialist Aniya Warren with one kill on one attack — an overpass that found open real estate on the Penn State side of the court.
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MADISON – Jayden Petit, one of the top-rated prospects in the Wisconsin football program’s 2026 class, changed his mind.
Wednesday, Nov. 26 the receiver from Naples, Florida, announced his decommitment from the Badgers.
He had been committed to UW since June. 26. His departure leaves the Badgers’ recruiting class at 13 players that include one receiver.
Petit, who lists himself as 6-foot-4 and 216 pounds on his X profile, attends St. John Neumann High School where he helped the football team reach the second round of the playoffs.
Petit is considered a consensus four-star prospect. He will play in he Navy All-American Bowl on Jan. 10 in San Antonio.
He announced his decommitment on X. It came hours after the Badgers received a commitment from former Boston College recruit Brady Bekkenhuis and one week before the beginning of the early signing period.
“This was not an easy choice,” he wrote. “I want to personally thank Coach Fickell, Coach Reid, Coach Grimes, Zach Zilm, Ethan Russo and Pat Lambert for believing in me, investing in me and taking the time to build a genuine relationship throughout the process. Every conversation, every visit, and every moment spent learning about Wisconsin meant a great deal to me and my family.”
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (WBAY) – Wisconsin is experiencing a winter storm as almost 1.5 million Wisconsinites are expected to travel this holiday week.
Wednesday is one of the busiest travel days of the year. AAA expects highways to be the busiest in the afternoon — all afternoon.
“We’re looking at 11 to 8 pm, so that entire afternoon stretch from around lunchtime to even after dinner time is when we’re expecting the critical mass of people to be out on the roads, so if you can leave safely before that, that’s the better option,” AAA Director of Public Affairs Nick Jarmusz said.
- FIRST ALERT TRAFFIC: Highway traffic maps and links to airport arrival/departure times
Police remind drivers of the “If you can steer it, clear it” law. If you’re in a collision and your vehicle is still operable, move it out of traffic.
Jarmusz also says over 140,000 Wisconsinites are expected to fly to their destinations for Thanksgiving.
At the time of this writing Wednesday morning, the majority of departures in Green Bay, Appleton, Milwaukee and Chicago O’Hare were on-time.
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