Scores: Wisconsin 3, VCU 2 (25-14, 15-25, 28-26, 14-25, 15-9)
Location: Raleigh, N.C. (Reynolds Coliseum)
Tournament: Courtyard Midtown Invitational
Records: VCU 10-3, Wisconsin 10-1

• Kalah Jones ripped 14 kills and it .370, while Janelle Sykes was party to 11 blocks, as VCU pushed Wisconsin to five sets before falling Saturday morning.
• The Badgers held 1-0 and 2-1 leads in the match, only to watch the Rams answer. The Rams hit .391 and .364 in the second and fourth sets – both victories - respectively.
• Romana Kriskova led the Rams with 16 kills and 13 digs.
• VCU junior setter Cecilia Aragao, who recorded her first career triple-double Friday, provided another all-around performance with 38 assists, seven blocks and four kills.
• In the fifth set, VCU and Wisconsin traded the first six points before the Badgers took control. A 5-0 burst that included kills from three different Wisconsin players pushed the Badgers ahead 8-3. It was a lead they would not relinquish.
• Wisconsin was nearly flawless in the tiebreaker, hitting .556.

• "We battled. At this level, it comes down to execution in pressure situations. We need to get better at that."
• "There were moments of brilliance, but we know what we need to work on, and that's what you call growth."