The Minnesota Gophers volleyball team can compete with any team in the country. Minnesota, ranked no. 16 in the latest AVCA top-25 poll, fell in a five-set thriller at No. 6 Wisconsin Wednesday night.

Sarah Franklin had 19 kills and 6-9 Anna Smrek and 6-7 Carter Booth, a former Gopher, each had six block assists to help the sixth-ranked Wisconsin volleyball team rally past the No. 16 Gophers 25-21, 12-25, 22-25, 25-20, 20-18 on Wednesday in Madison, Wis.

In many of the moments, it seemed like Wisconsin did not have enough air in its lungs or fire in its legs. It definitely seemed like the final 0.2 miles of the 26.2 miles were going to get to them. But,