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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- Kate Formico and Caitie Baird chest bump/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Taylor Morgan and Airi Miyabe celebrate/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Lauren Barnes leaps into the huddle/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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- Marieke van der Mark turns her lefty swing line/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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- Yossiana Pressley hits as long serve/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- The Stanford tree/Michael Gomez photography
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- Wisconsin celebrates/Michael Gomez photography
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- Jenna Gray dumps on two/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Wisconsin’s Grace Loberg jousts with Baylor’s Hannah Lockin/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- CC McGraw digs a ball/Michael Gomez photography
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- Yossiana Pressley attracts the Wisconsin block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- The Stanford crowd supports their team/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Morgan Hentz extends for a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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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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- Wisconsin volleyball in pregame introductions/Michael Gomez photography
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- The Wisconsin bench congratulates their starters/TechandPhoto Images
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- The Badgers thank their fans/Michael Gomez photography
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- The Stanford cheerleading squad/Michael Gomez photography
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- Stephanie Samedy is all smiles/Michael Gomez photography
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- The Stanford bench celebrates/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Baylor’s Hannah Lockin reaches to joust/Michael Gomez photography
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- Morgan Hentz acknowledges a teammates’ block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Bri Coleman serves at PPG Paints Arena/Michael Gomez photography
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- Kylie Miller sets against the PPG Paints arena backdrop/Michael Gomez photography
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- Kevin Hambly communicates with his squad/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Wisconsin’s Molly Haggerty, Danielle Hart, and Madison Duello celebrate/TechandPhoto Images
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- Kathryn Plummer and Holly Campbell shut down this spike attempt by Stephanie Samedy/Michael Gomez photography
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- Kathryn Plummer gets her hands on the Baylor attack/Michael Gomez photography
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- Dana Rettke leaps in jubilation/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Danielle Hart swings at a slide set/Michael Gomez photography
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- M.E. Dodge celebrates a Grace Loberg block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Baylor’s Yossiana Pressley attacks against Wisconsin in the first semifinal Thursday/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Kathryn Plummer blasts a ball past Taylor Morgan and Stephanie Samedy
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- Dana Rettke leaps into the Wisconsin huddle/TechandPhoto Images
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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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- Tiffany Clark enjoys the moment/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Taylor Morgan, CC McGraw, Kylie Miller celebrate/Michael Gomez photography
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- Yossiana Pressley elevates for a spike/TechandPhoto Images
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- Baylor”s Yossiana Pressley reaches way over/Michael Gomez photography
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- Lauren Barnes jumps in celebration/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Lauren Barnes yells in celebration/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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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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- Sydney Hilley backsets/Michael Gomez photography
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- Grace Loberg and Hannah Lockin joust/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Marieke van der Mark leaps to celebrate/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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- M.E. Dodge and Molly Haggerty hug after the Badgers’ semifinal win/Michael Gomez photography
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- Morgan Hentz lunges for a dig/TechandPhoto Images
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- Adanna Rollins is congratulated by her teammates after a block/Michael Gomez photography
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- Dana Rettke hits a Sydney Hilley slide set/TechandPhoto Images
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- Yossiana Pressley reaches high for a spike/TechandPhoto Images
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- Yossiana Pressley winds up for a spike/TechandPhoto Images
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- Shelly Stafford, Marieke van der Mark are ecstatic after a Baylor point/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 celebrates/Michael Gomez photography
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- Jenna Gray runs the Stanford offense/Michael Gomez photography
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- Wisconsin’s Grace Loberg finds a line opening/TechandPhoto Images
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- Morgan Hentz and Jenna Gray vie for the ball/Michael Gomez photography
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- Yossiana Pressley goes up for a spike/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Gia Milana spikes as her teammates cover/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Gia Milana and Shelly Stafford are all smiles after a block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Kathryn Plummer hitts off the hands of Minnesota’s Taylor Morgan
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- Stephanie Samedy celebrates with her team/Michael Gomez photography
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- Gia Milana, Shelly Stafford, Hannah Lockin celebrate in the Baylor huddle/TechandPhoto Images
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- CC McGraw waits to serve/Michael Gomez photography
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- CC McGraw makes the pancake dig/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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- Adanna Rollins is stopped by Holly Campbell and Kathryn Plummer/Michael Gomez photography
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- Morgan Hentz lays out for the pancake/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Morgan Hentz pursues the ball to the press tables/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Tiffany Clark lunges for a tipped ball/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Stephanie Samedy flies to reach the back row set/Michael Gomez photography
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- Holly Campbell reaches high for a quick set/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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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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- Minnesota’s Stephanie Samedy had 13 kills Thursday against Stanford/TechandPhoto Images
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- CC McGraw leaps in celebration/Michael Gomez photography
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- Regan Pittman snaps a spike past Madeleine Gates/Michael Gomez photography
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- Taylor Morgan gets way up for a kill/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Baylor’s Shelly Stafford finds her way through the block/Michael Gomez photography
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- Tara Wulf makes a running bump set/Michael Gomez photography
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- Meghan McClure reaches for an angle spike/TechandPhoto Images
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- Morgan Hentz lays out for a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- The Stanford cheering squad is anxious for a win/Michael Gomez photography
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- Lauren Barnes takes flight after a ball off the back line/TechandPhoto Images
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- Madison Duello takes a high swing off the hands/TechandPhoto Images
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- Yossiana Pressley hits against Madison Duello, Danielle Hart, Grace Loberg/TechandPhoto Images
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- Alexis Hart goes high hands against the Stanford block/Michael Gomez photography
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- Jenna Gray jump sets/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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- Kathryn Plummerturn a back row spike inside out/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Regan Pittman and her Minnesota teammates celebrate a point against Stanford in the 2019 NCAA semifinals/Michael Gomez photography
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- Gia Milana rips a spike angle/TechandPhoto Images
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- Gia Milana and Shelly Stafford celebrates the stuff block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Adanna Rollins receives the ball for serve/Michael Gomez photography
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- Wisconsin’s Dana Rettke and Sydney Hilley, celebrating a block at last year’s NCAA Championship, lead the top-ranked Badgers into the spring 2021 season/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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- The Stanford band plays/Michael Gomez photography
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- Stanford takes a team jump to celebrate/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Lauren Barnes comes up with a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- The Wisconsin Badgers pregame huddle/Michael Gomez photography
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- Kathryn Plummer turns a back row set back towards the line/TechandPhoto Images
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- Madeleine Gates goes one-on-one against Alexis Hart/Michael Gomez photography
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- Regan Pittman hits the overpass unopposed/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Molly Haggerty takes advantage of the hole in the Baylor block/TechandPhoto Images
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- Dana Rettke gets a one-on-one opportunity against Yossiana Pressley/TechandPhoto Images
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- Madeleine Gates and Kathryn Plummer put up a formidable block for Stanford/TechandPhoto Images
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- Gia Milana, Shelly Stafford, Hannah Lockin celebrate the point/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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- Wisconsin’s Tiffany Clark goes all out for a dig in Thursday’s NCAA national semifinals/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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- Meghan McClure prepares to serve/Michael Gomez photography
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- Baylor’s Marieke van der Mark and Shelly Stafford hug/TechandPhoto Images
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- Stephanie Samedy celebrates/Michael Gomez photography
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- Baylor middle Kara McGhee blocks with Hannah Lockin/Michael Gomez photography
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- Yossiana Pressley hits angle as the Bears cover/TechandPhoto Images
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- Wisconsin volleyball reaches the national final/TechandPhoto Images
