There was a ton of great action Thursday as Wisconsin defeated Baylor 25-27, 25-21, 25-17, 25-19 and Stanford defeated Minnesota 25-19, 25-22, 25-22 to set up a Stanford-Wisconsin final Saturday-night NCAA Tournament championship-match final.
VolleyballMag.com’s Ed Chan, Michael Gomez, and Tim Britt captured the action. Just click on any photo to view it full size.
And if you missed the semifinals or want to prep for the title match, you can find our coverage here:
Semifinal 1: Wisconsin vs Baylor
Semifinal 2: Stanford vs Minnesota
Our Wisconsin feature
Our feature on defending-champion Stanford
NCAA Final preview
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- Morgan Hentz acknowledges a teammates’ block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Wisconsin’s Tiffany Clark goes all out for a dig in Thursday’s NCAA national semifinals/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Kevin Hambly communicates with his squad/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Grace Loberg and Hannah Lockin joust/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Madeleine Gates goes one-on-one against Alexis Hart/Michael Gomez photography
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- Yossiana Pressley elevates for a spike/TechandPhoto Images
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- CC McGraw waits to serve/Michael Gomez photography
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- Baylor’s Shelly Stafford finds her way through the block/Michael Gomez photography
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- Kate Formico and Caitie Baird chest bump/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Sydney Hilley backsets/Michael Gomez photography
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- Adanna Rollins receives the ball for serve/Michael Gomez photography
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- Taylor Morgan, CC McGraw, Kylie Miller celebrate/Michael Gomez photography
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- The Stanford cheering squad is anxious for a win/Michael Gomez photography
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- Kathryn Plummerturn a back row spike inside out/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Stanford takes a team jump to celebrate/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Stephanie Samedy is all smiles/Michael Gomez photography
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- The Stanford crowd supports their team/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Gia Milana spikes as her teammates cover/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Wisconsin celebrates/Michael Gomez photography
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- Gia Milana, Shelly Stafford, Hannah Lockin celebrate in the Baylor huddle/TechandPhoto Images
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- Tiffany Clark, Molly Haggerty, Dana Rettke, Izzy Ashburn, Sydney Hilley celebrate the semifinal win/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Madeleine Gates hits around the block of Regan Pittman/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- The Stanford tree/Michael Gomez photography
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- Stephanie Samedy celebrates/Michael Gomez photography
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- Lauren Barnes yells in celebration/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Kathryn Plummer hits out of the back row against Regan Pittman and Kylie Miller/TechandPhoto Images
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- Regan Pittman celebrates in the Minnesota huddle/Michael Gomez photography
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- M.E. Dodge celebrates a Grace Loberg block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Morgan Hentz lays out for a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Lauren Barnes jumps in celebration/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- The Stanford cheerleading squad/Michael Gomez photography
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- Yossiana Pressley hits angle as the Bears cover/TechandPhoto Images
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- Yossiana Pressley hits against Madison Duello, Danielle Hart, Grace Loberg/TechandPhoto Images
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- Tiffany Clark enjoys the moment/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Shelly Stafford, Marieke van der Mark are ecstatic after a Baylor point/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Taylor Morgan gets way up for a kill/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Yossiana Pressley attracts the Wisconsin block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- The Badgers thank their fans/Michael Gomez photography
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- Wisconsin’s Dana Rettke and Sydney celebrate a block/Michael Gomez photography
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- Jenna Gray jump sets/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Yossiana Pressley winds up for a spike/TechandPhoto Images
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- Lauren Barnes comes up with a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- CC McGraw digs a ball/Michael Gomez photography
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- Ryan McGuyre and Kelly Sheffield enjoy a light moment before their national semifinal/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Morgan Hentz lays out for the pancake/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Stanford’s Morgan Hentz lays out for a dig against Minnesota/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Stephanie Samedy celebrates with her team/Michael Gomez photography
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- Baylor celebrates/Michael Gomez photography
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- Wisconsin volleyball reaches the national final/TechandPhoto Images
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- Meghan McClure prepares to serve/Michael Gomez photography
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- Baylor’s Shelly Stafford is blocked, from left, by Wisconsin’s Madison Duello, Danielle Hart, and Grace Loberg/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Dana Rettke hits a Sydney Hilley slide set/TechandPhoto Images
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- Morgan Hentz pursues the ball to the press tables/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- CC McGraw celebrates as the Stanford attack falls wide/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Dana Rettke gets a one-on-one opportunity against Yossiana Pressley/TechandPhoto Images
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- Madison Duello takes a high swing off the hands/TechandPhoto Images
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- Alexis Hart goes high hands against the Stanford block/Michael Gomez photography
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- Dana Rettke leaps into the Wisconsin huddle/TechandPhoto Images
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- Kylie Miller sets against the PPG Paints arena backdrop/Michael Gomez photography
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- Stanford setter Jenna Gray dumps against Minnesota’s Taylor Morgan/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Lauren Barnes leaps into the huddle/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Gia Milana rips a spike angle/TechandPhoto Images
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- Baylor’s Yossiana Pressley attacks against Wisconsin in the first semifinal Thursday/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Gia Milana and Shelly Stafford celebrates the stuff block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Minnesota’s Stephanie Samedy had 13 kills Thursday against Stanford/TechandPhoto Images
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- Gia Milana and Shelly Stafford are all smiles after a block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Baylor”s Yossiana Pressley reaches way over/Michael Gomez photography
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- Adanna Rollins is stopped by Holly Campbell and Kathryn Plummer/Michael Gomez photography
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- Tara Wulf makes a running bump set/Michael Gomez photography
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- Morgan Hentz extends for a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Morgan Hentz and Jenna Gray vie for the ball/Michael Gomez photography
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- Marieke van der Mark turns her lefty swing line/TechandPhoto Images
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- The Stanford band plays/Michael Gomez photography
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- The Wisconsin bench congratulates their starters/TechandPhoto Images
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- Molly Haggerty takes advantage of the hole in the Baylor block/TechandPhoto Images
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- M.E. Dodge and Molly Haggerty hug after the Badgers’ semifinal win/Michael Gomez photography
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- Madeleine Gates and Kathryn Plummer put up a formidable block for Stanford/TechandPhoto Images
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- Kathryn Plummer gets her hands on the Baylor attack/Michael Gomez photography
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- Bri Coleman serves at PPG Paints Arena/Michael Gomez photography
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- Kathryn Plummer blasts a ball past Taylor Morgan and Stephanie Samedy
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- Wisconsin volleyball in pregame introductions/Michael Gomez photography
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- Danielle Hart swings at a slide set/Michael Gomez photography
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- Marieke van der Mark leaps to celebrate/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- CC McGraw makes the pancake dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Taylor Morgan and Airi Miyabe celebrate/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- CC McGraw leaps in celebration/Michael Gomez photography
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- The Stanford bench celebrates/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- M.E. Dodge and Dana Rettke celebrate the point/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Kathryn Plummer turns a back row set back towards the line/TechandPhoto Images
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- In this shot, Baylor’s Yossiana Pressley gets ready to attack in last year’s NCAA national semifinals in Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints arena. Will we have an NCAA Championship in 2020?/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Yossiana Pressley goes up for a spike/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Dana Rettke leaps in jubilation/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Meghan McClure reaches for an angle spike/TechandPhoto Images
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- Morgan Hentz lunges for a dig/TechandPhoto Images
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- Regan Pittman snaps a spike past Madeleine Gates/Michael Gomez photography
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- Minnesota’s Taylor Morgan hits over Stanford’s Holly Campbell and Meghan McClure/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Yossiana Pressley reaches high for a spike/TechandPhoto Images
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- Jenna Gray runs the Stanford offense/Michael Gomez photography
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- Wisconsin’s Grace Loberg jousts with Baylor’s Hannah Lockin/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Wisconsin’s Grace Loberg finds a line opening/TechandPhoto Images
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- Gia Milana, Shelly Stafford, Hannah Lockin celebrate the point/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Wisconsin’s Molly Haggerty, Danielle Hart, and Madison Duello celebrate/TechandPhoto Images
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- Tiffany Clark lunges for a tipped ball/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Adanna Rollins is congratulated by her teammates after a block/Michael Gomez photography
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- Kathryn Plummer and Holly Campbell shut down this spike attempt by Stephanie Samedy/Michael Gomez photography
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- Baylor’s Hannah Lockin reaches to joust/Michael Gomez photography
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- Yossiana Pressley hits as long serve/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- The Wisconsin Badgers pregame huddle/Michael Gomez photography
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- Baylor middle Kara McGhee blocks with Hannah Lockin/Michael Gomez photography
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- Lauren Barnes takes flight after a ball off the back line/TechandPhoto Images
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- Stephanie Samedy flies to reach the back row set/Michael Gomez photography
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- Regan Pittman hits the overpass unopposed/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Jenna Gray dumps on two/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Kylie Miller sets as Kathryn Plummer keeps an eye on the dump/Michael Gomez photography
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- Baylor’s Marieke van der Mark and Shelly Stafford hug/TechandPhoto Images
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- Holly Campbell reaches high for a quick set/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Kathryn Plummer hitts off the hands of Minnesota’s Taylor Morgan
