The fifth-year seniors on the University of Wisconsin volleyball team were still about 12 years away from being born when Mike Tyson emerged from the darkness at a casino in Atlantic City to an ominous noise blaring from the loudspeakers.
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Photos: Wisconsin volleyball defeats Tennessee in 5-set thriller
Wisconsin Badgers Devyn Robinson (10) spikes the ball in the second set against the Tennessee Volunteers in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers Sarah Franklin (13) spikes the ball in the third set against the Tennessee Volunteers in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers Temi Thomas-Ailara (12) spikes the ball against the Tennessee Volunteers in the third set in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers Devyn Robinson (10) spikes the ball in the third set against the Tennessee Volunteers in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers Anna Smrek (14), Caroline Crawford (9) and MJ Hammill (6) celebrate in the fifth set against the Tennessee Volunteers at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
The Wisconsin Badgers play against the Tennessee Volunteers at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
The University of Wisconsin student section cheers as the Badgers volleyball team unveils its 2022 Big Ten championship banner on Sunday at the UW Field House.
Wisconsin Badgers Gulce Guctekin (21) celebrates as the ball landed out of bounds in the fifth set against the Tennessee Volunteers at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
The 2022 Big 10 volleyball champion banner is unveiled before the match against Tennessee at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers Devyn Robinson (10) high-fives fans before the match against Tennessee at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers head coach Kelly Sheffield high-fives Wisconsin Badgers Carter Booth (52) in the fourth set against the Tennessee Volunteers at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers Devyn Robinson (10) celebrates in the fourth set against the Tennessee Volunteers at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers Saige Damrow (3) speaks with Gulce Guctekin (21) in the fourth set against the Tennessee Volunteers at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers Joslyn Boyer (1) celebrates in the fourth set against the Tennessee Volunteers at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Irene smiles as the crowd cheers for her at her first Badger game at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers Temi Thomas-Ailara (12) blocks the hit by Tennessee in the third set at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers Devyn Robinson (10) hits the ball against the Tennessee Volunteers in the third set at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers Gulce Guctekin (21) bumps the ball against the Tennessee Volunteers in the third set at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers Gulce Guctekin (21) and Sarah Franklin (13) yell as the ball hit by Tennessee falls out of bounds in the fifth set at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers MJ Hammill (6) speaks with her teammates in the fifth set against the Tennessee Volunteers at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers Sarah Franklin (13) reaches for the ball against the Tennessee Volunteers in the fifth set in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers Sarah Franklin (13) celebrates with Carter Booth (52) in the fifth set in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
The Wisconsin Badgers sing “Varsity” after defeating Tennessee at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers Temi Thomas-Ailara (12), Carter Booth (52) and Devyn Robinson (10) wait for the ball to be put in play in the first set in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers Izzy Ashburn (11) celebrates against the Tennessee Volunteers in the fourth set at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers Julia Orzol (22) dives to dig the ball against the Tennessee Volunteers in the third set at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
The Wisconsin Badgers pose for a photo with the new 2022 Big 10 volleyball champions banner in their background before the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
The Wisconsin Badgers huddle around Wisconsin Badgers head coach Kelly Sheffield during the match against the Tennessee Volunteers at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Ben McLenaghan, 22, president of Area Red cheers as the Badger face off against the Tennessee Volunteers at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
