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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 perfect otherwise. 2021 Longhorn Volleyball The 2020 Big XII champions (just all sorts of asterisks ...

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 Badger teammate on the first team for the second year in a row. Other Badgers being named to All-Americ...

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 .153 (59 kills – 30 errors – 189 attempts) against the Gators that hit .170 (63-31-188). The Bad...

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 doesn't 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 Wisconsin held No. 16 BYU to just .152 hitting en route to a 25-20, 25-17, 25-12 win Saturday afternoon t...

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 sides were not hitting super efficiently to start, and the big serves from UW helped the Badgers take ...