Christie Gardner simply went home at the wrong time.
The Northwestern volleyball team’s junior co-captain returned to her home state of Wisconsin on Wednesday as the Wildcats took on the red-hot Badgers, who had won their last seven matches.
Wisconsin (16-5, 10-3 Big Ten) entered the game riding the momentum of a home victory last Saturday against No. 5 Minnesota. The Badgers promptly swept NU in three games (19-30, 19-30, 20-30) in front of almost 4,000 people.
The Cats (8-15, 3-10) began the game with an inspired effort. Behind freshman Lindsay Anderson’s five kills,
