NCAA volleyball: Georgia upsets Arkansas; Wisconsin tops Purdue; Baylor gets past OU

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Georgia’s Kacie Evans hits into the Arkansas block of Taylor Head, left, and Sania Petties/Arkansas photo

There were just 11 NCAA Division I women’s volleyball matches Wednesday, but they provided plenty of excitement, especially for Georgia. The Bulldogs not only upset Arkansas, but swept the visiting Razorbacks, the No. 8 team in the VolleyballMag.com Super 16 Media Poll.

Second-ranked Wisconsin lost a conference set at home for the first time before beating AVCA No. 19 Purdue in four, and AVCA No. 21 Baylor had to go five to beat visiting Oklahoma.

The recaps and top performances follow, but first a look at Thursday’s schedule that includes some important mid-major match-ups.

Fifth-ranked Texas plays the only Big 12 match when the first-place Longhorns (16-3, 11-0), who have won 11 in a row, go to West Virginia (9-15, 2-9).

The Citadel plays its first match with a loss on its record. The 23-1 Bulldogs, 11-1 in the SoCon after getting knocked off by Western Carolina, lead Mercer by three games with four matches remaining before the league tournament. They play at Wofford.

As the Big Sky regular season heads into the home stretch, first-place Sacramento puts its two-game lead with five regular-season matches remaining up against visiting…

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