​MADISON – The Wisconsin volleyball team might not have picked up many style points against Michigan State, finishing with fewer kills, more attack errors and a worse hitting percentage.But the seventh-ranked Badgers earned enough actual points to outlast the Spartans in four sets, 24-26, 25-21, 27-25, 25-20, on Nov. 5 at the UW Field House for their 91st consecutive win against an unranked opponent.Wisconsin’s .199 hitting percentage was its lowest in a win in 2026. (The Badgers previously were 0-5 when hitting below .200.)“It wasn’t the prettiest match out there,” Wisconsin coach Kelly Sheffield said. “But it was two teams that were working. … We found a way.”Here are three takeaways from the Badgers’ win over the Spartans:Wisconsin’s run late in third set serves as turning pointMichigan State appeared to be one point away from taking a 2-1 set lead, facing set point with a 24-22 lead. (The Spartans had a 23-19 lead before that as well.)But then the Badgers went on a spirited 5-1 run to take the set, 27-22.Jaela Auguste and Halle Thompson’s kills tied it at 24-24 after two rallies with no margin for error.Then after a Michigan State block, Wisconsin scored the next three points on a Decelise Champion kill, Michigan State attack error and Charlie Fuerbringer ace to finish off the pivotal third set.“You’ve got to play clean,” Sheffield said. “You’ve got to read the game. … Made a couple big-time plays there and just stayed within ourselves. And we’ve got that ability to do that, and the idea is to try to tap into that more and more frequently.”The comeback was a sharp contrast from earlier in the Michigan State match, when the Badgers gave up three consecutive points to go from a UW set point to a Michigan State set victory.It also served as a reversal of fortunes from the Badgers’ loss to then-No. 21 Washington on Oct. 23. That was when the Badgers blew 23-19 and 24-22 leads in the second set of an eventual five-set loss.The successful third set was a turning point in the match. After 13 ties and four lead changes in the third set, UW never trailed after 5-4 in the fourth set and would have won even more comfortably without Michigan State’s late 5-0 run.“Sometimes when things aren’t going well, it tests you mentally and emotionally, and it tests your resolve to stay together,” Sheffield said. “And I thought we did a really good job – better than maybe what we’ve done in some other matches when it hasn’t come easy.”Jaela Auguste responds in big way after getting benched at UCLAAfter getting held out of the UCLA match, Wisconsin middle blocker Jaela Auguste had a starring role in the Badgers’ win over the Spartans.The 2025 third-team All-American recorded 14 kills with only one attack error, resulting in a .542 hitting percentage. The 14 kills were the second-most for Auguste in a match this season, trailing only her 20-kill performance against Iowa.Sheffield also gave his setter Fuerbringer c