Eleven sideouts ensued, but the Wildcats held the momentum and took Game 2, 16-14. The Badgers desire took another lead in Game 3, putting UW up 8-3 early. KSU battled back again, closing the gap to 8-6 and tying the score at nine. The Badgers pulled away with the score knotted at nine, racking up the points off Livingston's kills. Livingston added 10 kills to her match total in Game 3.
Early points are just as critical as late points.
In the second and third games, the Badgers outblocked KSU 16-5. The Badger block was clicking all night long as Wisconsin denied 24 KSU shots. The Wildcats tallied just seven blocks. In the match, Livingston tallied 10 blocks, Lizzy Fitzgerald stopped nine and Rittenhouse blocked eight shots. There's a little bit more reaction time for the block.