Top-seeded Wisconsin was stretched to the max by eighth-seeded Florida in the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship Quarterfinals on Monday in the CHI Health Center at Omaha, Neb., before prevailing 3-2.

Wisconsin (16-0) won 30-28, 18-25, 25-22, 18-25, 15-12 in its first five-set match of the year. The Badgers face fourth-seeded Texas (26-1), a 3-1 winner over five seed Nebraska (16-3) in Monday’s other quarterfinal, in Thursday’s 9:30 p.m. national semifinals (ESPN). The other semifinal pits No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 6 Washington at 7 p.m.

The national championship match is Saturday.

UF (21-4) was seeking its ninth all-time NCAA semifinals appearance, looking to make it back for the first time since 2017. The Gators finish the campaign 2-2 in five-set matches.

“This was a heavy-weight match between two great teams from two great conferences,” UF coach Mary Wise said. “Awfully proud of this team and the growth they embraced starting way back in August. We asked more from this team for a longer period of time than any team in our history.”