The Nittany Lions have now made the NCAA tournament 38 years in a row heading into Friday's first round match against the Bison at Rec Hall.
Wisconsin prevailed in five sets Saturday night at Rec Hall thanks to Madison Duello's match-high 24 kills.
Aarne Talvitie and Alex Limoges' goals were not enough to keep the Nittany Lions from falling to 10-2-1 this season.
Penn State libero Kendall White checked in at No. 10 on SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays for her spectacular save against Minnesota.
Jonni Parker obliterated her previous career high with 29 kills in Penn State's thrilling victory over the Big Ten champion Golden Gophers.
Guy Gadowsky's squad took over a period to find the back of the net, but they really poured it on in the second period en route to an upset in Columbus.