What Polzin likes and doesn't like | Wisconsin Volleyball vs. Marquette

The Kohl Center wasn't full. But it was loud, and the University of Wisconsin volleyball team put on a great show after a slow start Tuesday night.

The game at the Kohl Center is part of the “epic events” that Wisconsin Volleyball loves away

Here are some of my thoughts on the No. 7 Badgers’ 22-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-22 win over Marquette:

What I liked

What else can be said about Sarah Franklin?

The reigning National Player of the Year finished the game with 33 kills – a program record for a four-set match – and a solid .517 hitting percentage.

Even when it looks like she has no shot and no chance of finding space on the other side of the net, Franklin somehow manages to find a difficult angle.

Enjoy these last three months of her career, Wisconsin fans. She's something special.

• If senior Anna Smrek plays like she did in the second set, Wisconsin will be tough to beat.

Smrek, playing on the right side with Devyn Robinson limited by a right shoulder injury, had seven of her 15 kills in the set, helping the Badgers turn the momentum around in the match after Marquette won the first set.

Former Badgers legend and Olympian joins Wisconsin volleyball team

Smrek, who herself struggled with injuries at the beginning of the season, started the game with a hitting percentage of .219. Against the Golden Eagles, she finished the game with a hitting percentage of .414.

• Wisconsin coach Kelly Sheffield considered not winning a set in the second set, and the results were not fruitful.

That changed in the third set, when the Badgers went on a 10-0 run to take a big lead. The final nine points of that surge came without a setter for Wisconsin, with Franklin, Robinson and Caroline Crawford wreaking havoc on the front line.

Marquette simply had no answer to the Badgers' size.

What I didn't like

Maybe it was nerves because of the large crowd. Maybe it was also getting used to the new setter, as Carly Anderson replaced newcomer Charlie Fürbringer, who wore a protective shoe on her right foot.

Why Sarah Franklin is setting a historic pace for Wisconsin volleyball despite injury

Be that as it may, the Badgers looked weak in the first set. They fought hard and even took a 21-19 lead towards the end of the set. But some sloppy passes at the end cost Wisconsin the chance for a sweep.