The surging Wisconsin volleyball team begins its NCAA tournament run in a familiar and comfortable setting.

The third-seeded Badgers play Eastern Illinois in a first-round match on Thursday, Dec. 4, at the UW Field House. It'll follow the matchup between the Texas-El Paso and North Carolina.

As a top-four seed, it's the seventh straight year, not counting the 2020 COVID season, that coach Kelly Sheffield's team is hosting the first two rounds of the tournament. And that means good things.

Wisconsin hasn't lost in these rounds at home during this stretch and is 28-2 all-time at the UW Field House in the NCAA tournament. Overall, for the last 12 seasons under Sheffield, the Badgers have advanced out of the opening weekend and into the regional semifinals every year. Watch Wisconsin volle

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