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“Last” Year In Longhorn Volleyball In 2019, Texas spent much of the regular season showing that they were still a force in college volleyball. They dropped two five set matches in non-conference play, one against Stanford, the other against Rice of all teams. They ripped through the Big XII, only dropping another fifth set in Waco against Baylor, until being bounced out of the NCAA Tournament by Louisville in the Sweet 16 in...yup, another five sets. Texas went 1-4 in five set matches and ...

By Stephen Cohn Apr 21, 2021 11:33 AM MADSION, Wis. — Wisconsin still hasn’t achieved its ultimate goal this season, but some of its stars are being honored. Senior Dana Rettke highlighted awards season for the Badgers by becoming the 6th player ever to be named a four-time first-team AVCA All-American. Rettke was joined by two other three-time AVCA All-Americans: Kentucky Setter Madison Lilley and Minnesota Outside Hitter Stephanie Samedy. Senior setter Sydney Hilley joined her Bad...

Mark Kuhlmann/NCAA Photos The top-seeded Wisconsin Badgers women’s volleyball team is heading to the Final Four for the second straight season. On Monday night, the Badgers defeated the No. 8 seed Florida Gators in a thrilling five-set match (30-28, 18-25, 25-22, 18-25, 15-12) to punch their ticket back to the national semifinals. Here are some match notes, stats and fun facts as the Badgers continue their march to try and win the program’s first national title. Wisconsin hit a season-low ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The value of a good libero or defensive specialist can be overlooked in modern volleyball. Usually the smallest player on the court, the DS doesnt always see the highlight-reel hits or stifling blocks that many of their teammates do. But if defense is the key to a championship, then Wisconsin looked every bit like a championship contender. Molly Haggerty had 14 kills with no errors, but perhaps more importantly, Lauren Barnes had 16 digs and seven assists as top-seeded Wiscon...

Mark Kuhlmann/NCAA Photos The top-seeded Wisconsin Badgers are moving on to the Regional Finals of the NCAA Tournament after dispatching the No. 16-seed BYU Cougars in straight sets 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-12) on Saturday night in Omaha, Neb. The Badgers got off to a great start with serving with Giorgia Civita getting some early aces. Wisconsin had a 9-5 lead after some early back and forth action. Both teams were playing well on the block as the game was a defensive battle early on. The two si...

Mark Kuhlmann/NCAA Photos The No. 1 ranked Wisconsin Badgers volleyball team (15-0 Big Ten, 16-0 overall) stayed perfect with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-15) sweep over the Weber State Wildcats (15-1 Big Sky, 19-2) on Thursday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Point, Set & Match WISCONSIN The No. 1 overall seed started strong in the first set, getting off to an early 11-6 lead over the Wildcats with the middle blockers doing the job early for UW. First team All-Big Ten senior Dana R...

Apr 16, 2021 3:07 AM OMAHA, NEB (WSAU) — The #1 seeded Wisconsin volleyball team swept Weber State in NCAA Tournament action with scores of 25-17, 25-19 and 25-15. Danielle Hart and Dana Rettke and Molly Loberg had nine kills each. Devyn Robinson had seven and Molly Haggerty eight. The Badgers finished with 45 kills and only five hitting errors. Laurne Barnes had 19 digs and five assists and Sydney Hilley added 37 assists and nine digs. Wisconsin will play BYU in the Sweet Sixteen on Satur...

The top 16 teams in womens college volleyball, re-ranked before the 2021 regionals The top 16 teams in womens college volleyball, re-ranked before the 2021 regionals Share The first two rounds of the DI womens volleyball tournament are done. We’re down to the final 16 teams so its time to take a quick breath before the games are back and re-rank those 16 teams left standing. These new rankings are based on how the teams have played in the tournament so far and who has been the most impressive...

High impact freshmen to watch in the 2020-21 NCAA volleyball tournament The 2020-21 NCAA volleyball bracket, predicted Share The 2020-21 DI womens volleyball tournament starts TOMORROW. Less than 24 hours until it all begins. Before it starts, lets take a look at some high-impact freshmen that we will see in the tournament. These are not only the ones that consistently play or start, but instead, freshmen that are capable of taking over a game. Here they are, in no particular order: 1. Emily L...

The all-conference second team featured libero Lauren Barnes, OH Molly Haggerty and MB Danielle Hart. Robinson (pictured below) also, obviously since she made the first team, made the all-freshman team. The Badgers had a team record seven players make the all-conference teams this year and tied a team-record (1997) with four players on the first team. UW Athletics Communications Minnesota’s OH Stephanie Samedy was named Player of the Year Purdue’s DS Jena Otec was named Defensive Player of ...