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Six Wisconsin volleyball players named as All-Americans

Only two days after an electrifying victory over the Florida Gators in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament, Wiscons…

Only two days after an electrifying victory over the Florida Gators in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament, Wisconsin volleyball announced on their Twitter that six Badgers have been named All-Americans.

Related: How to watch Wisconsin volleyball in the Final Four

Those honored include seniors Dana Rettke, Sydney Hilley, Lauren Barnes, Molly Haggerty and Grace Loberg, as well as freshman right-side hitter Devyn Robinson. Dana Rettke was named a First Team All-American for the fourth time in her career and is the first player in Wisconsin program history to ever accomplish this feat. Rettke is one of only six players to ever be named as a four-time First Team All-American in the history of collegiate volleyball.

These honors represent just how special the Wisconsin volleyball team has been this season, both individually and as a team. The Badgers, led by six All-Americans, will face the Texas Longhorns on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. CT in the Final Four of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament.

Below are Wisconsin volleyball’s All-Americans from the 2021 season:

Wisconsin volleyball’s Dana Rettke sets an unbelievable Badger record

The Badgers star sets a Wisconsin mark

One of the best players in the history of college volleyball joined an elite club today. Wisconsin’s Dana Rettke, the 6-foot-8 middle blocker who led the Badgers to the national championship game in 2019 and has helped UW reach the 2021 Final Four, became just the 6th person in the history of the sport to be named a First Team All-American four times.

In every season Rettke has played as a Badger, she has been named to the first team. No other player in Wisconsin history has completed that cycle:

Rettke has a chance to add a national championship to her outstanding legacy as Wisconsin meets Texas on Thursday night in the Final Four.

Six Wisconsin volleyball players named as All-Americans

A record number of Badgers named as All-Americans

Only two days after an electrifying victory over the Florida Gators in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament, Wisconsin volleyball announced on their Twitter that six Badgers have been named as All-Americans.

Related: How to watch Wisconsin volleyball in the Final Four

Seniors Grace Loberg and Molly Hagerty were named as honorable mention All-Americans, while freshman Devyn Robinson earned third-team honors.

In addition to earning All-Big Ten first-team honors, senior middle blocker Dana Rettke and senior setter Sydney Hilley were named first-team All-Americans. Hilley was also named the Big Ten Setter of the Year after her dominant senior season.

How to watch Wisconsin volleyball in the Final Four

The Badgers take on Texas

After a thrilling five-set victory over Florida, number one overall seed Wisconsin is headed to the Final Four. The Badgers face the Texas Longhorns who came into the tournament as the number four overall seed.

Yes, you are reading the graphic below correctly. Thursday night’s Big 12-Big Ten clash will be on ESPN, as it should be. That’s the main ESPN and not ESPN3 or ESPNU. The match is scheduled for 8:30 CT in Omaha, Nebraska.

How to watch Wisconsin volleyball in the Elite Eight vs Florida

The Badgers move into the Elite Eight

The Wisconsin Badgers are the number one team in the country, and the undefeated Badgers cruised into the Elite Eight this past weekend with a 3-0 sweep of BYU.

The next Badger opponent is Florida, who dealt with Ohio State in the previous round.

Instead of ESPN3, Wisconsin’s Elite Eight contest will be on ESPNU with a scheduled start time of 5:30 CT. You can listen to the game on 1310 WIBA with Jon Arias on the play-by-play call.

Wisconsin volleyball now has their Elite Eight opponent

The Badgers now have their Elite Eight opponent

Wisconsin volleyball stayed perfect on the year as they dismantled BYU in a sweep to advance to the Elite Eight. It was Molly Haggerty’s night as the senior Badger tallied 14 kills while hitting .500% in the Wisconsin win.

Wisconsin, the number one overall seed, is now slotted to take on the Florida Gators after Florida outlasted Ohio State tonight in a 3-1 victory.

The Badgers put their undefeated record on the line at 5:30 PM CT on Monday evening against the Gators. The game will be on ESPNU instead of ESPN3.

 

Wisconsin Volleyball continues their NCAA Tournament run: How to watch, listen

The Badgers are moving on

The Wisconsin Badgers stayed perfect on the year with a sweep of Weber State in round two of the NCAA Tournament.

After receiving a first round bye, the number one overall seeded Badgers are dancing to the Sweet Sixteen where they will face BYU on Saturday night. BYU rolls in at 17-1 overall on the year with their loss coming at Pepperdine.

The match will be shown live on ESPN3 at 7 PM CT. On the radio, Jon Arias has the call on 1310 WIBA in Madison.

How to watch Wisconsin volleyball in their NCAA Tournament opener

The Badgers open against Weber State

Wisconsin puts their perfect record on the line in the second round of the NCAA Tournament tonight. The Badgers (15-0) come in as the number one overall seed in the tournament, and face Weber State (19-1) in the second round after receiving a bye.

The Wildcats defeated Bowling Green in four sets to get to Thursday night. The game will be streaming on ESPN3 with the start time scheduled for 6 PM CT. You can listen to the radio broadcast on 1310 AM in Madison with Jon Arias on play-by-play.

Notre Dame volleyball wins first-round match of NCAA Tournament

The Irish are moving on in the NCAA Tournament.

Notre Dame has advanced in the NCAA Tournament after defeating Army in four sets, 23-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-11, in the first round. This is the 12th time the Irish (15-3) have made it to the Round of 32 in their history, and they did it in their first-ever meeting with the Black Knights. They will continue their tournament stay Thursday against Oregon (14-4), which swept the Irish in the teams’ only previous meeting Oct. 20, 1985.

Among the key contributors for Notre Dame were Charley Niego with 12 kills and 11 digs, Caroline Meuth with 10 kills and five blocks, and Zoe Nunez with 30 assists, 12 digs and three of the team’s season-high 10 service aces. The Irish got a match-high eight blocks apiece from Hannah Thompson and Lauren Wenzel. Hattie Monson contributed 14 digs.

If the Irish defeat the Ducks, it will mean the seventh Sweet 16 trip in program history. They now have won four matches in a row and six of their past seven.

Watch: Notre Dame volleyball players congratulate trainer on 25 years

Student-athletes wouldn’t be who they are without their teams’ athletic trainers.

Student-athletes wouldn’t be who they are without their teams’ athletic trainers. When one person holds a team’s trainer position for a long time, that person obviously is trustworthy. Notre Dame volleyball trainer Chantel Porter has had her job for the past 25 years, and the time seemed right for the program’s current players to honor her for just that. The following video was released just ahead of the Irish’s Senior Night match against Clemson:

Porter came to the Irish at a time when they made the NCAA Tournament every year, a run that lasted between 1992 and 2006. They also routinely won the conference championship. During this period, the Irish were headed by Debbie Brown, who won 519 matches during her tenure, nearly 400 more than Art Lambert, the next coach on the program’s wins list. To say “Chants”, as she is affectionately called in the video, has seen a lot of success is an understatement, and her players hope she will continue to devote her time to the program for many seasons more.