Future Badger wins California Gatorade Player of the Year

Future Badgers setter wins major award

The Badgers women’s volleyball season came to an end in the Final Four in Tampa last month, but class of 2024 commit Charlie Fuerbringer won the California Gatorade Player of the Year this week.

Fuerbringer is a 5-foot-11 setter from Manhattan Beach, California, and she’s a top-ranked player in the class of 2024. With both Izzy Ashburn and MJ Hammill moving on from Wisconsin after the 2023 campaign, Fuerbringer could step into a prominent role with the Badgers as a true freshman in the fall.

In early November, Fuerbringer along with five other athletes were a part of National Signing Day, officially joining the team’s upcoming 2024-2025 roster.

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Badgers move on to NCAA Regional Finals, beat Penn State 3-1

Badgers are one step closer to the Final Four

The Wisconsin women’s volleyball team was able to take down Penn State in the NCAA Regional Semifinals on Thursday night, defeating the Nittany Lions 3-1. The Badgers are back in the Elite 8 where they fell to Pittsburgh last season.

Kelly Sheffield’s squad got their payback against Penn State after falling to their Big Ten foes 3-1 on the road Nov. 11.

The Badgers were able to take the first set handily 25-11, setting the tone early. The second set was a marathon 30-28 loss for Wisconsin, but they came back to win the next two 25-12 and 25-18.

Wisconsin will face Oregon at the UW Field House on Saturday night. The Ducks were able to sweep Purdue on their way to Regional Finals versus the Badgers.

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How to watch Wisconsin volleyball in round two of the NCAA Tournament

The Badgers survive and advance

With a sweep of Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament champion Jackson State, the Wisconsin Badgers are into the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Just before Wisconsin advanced through the first round of the tournament, the Badgers home court saw Northern Iowa and Miami battle it out. The Hurricanes took down Northern Iowa in four sets and will take on the No. 1 seeded Wisconsin Badgers.

The 27-3 Badgers will match up with Miami with start time set for 7 p.m. central.

The match will be streaming on ESPN+ just as today’s win over Jackson State was for the Badgers.

We will see you tomorrow, Badger fans:

CHECK IT OUT: Four Badgers volleyball players earn All-Big Ten honors

Multiple Badgers chosen for All-Big Ten teams

The Badgers women’s volleyball team officially began postseason play Thursday, hosting Jackson State, but they had four players earn All-Big Ten honors earlier in the day.

Senior outside hitter Sarah Franklin is coming off of a week where she was the Big Ten Player of the Week and the National Player of the week but she was picked as a unanimous choice for the All-Big Ten First Team as well as the Big Ten Player of the year Thursday.

Junior opposite Anna Smrek and sophomore middle blocker Carter Booth were also chosen for the All-Big Ten First Team.

Finally, senior outside Devyn Robinson was selected for the All-Big Ten Second Team!

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How to watch Wisconsin volleyball’s NCAA Tournament opener

The Badgers begin their journey on Thursday

Wisconsin volleyball has once again secured a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and with it home court advantage early on in the dance.

The road to Tampa for the Final Four begins on Thursday as the Badgers take on Jackson State, who won the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament and come in at 17-12 overall. The Badgers enter into Thursday with a 26-3 record in the regular season.

The match is set for 7:30 p.m. at the UW Fieldhouse and will be streaming on ESPN+. The Wisconsin match will be preceeded by Northern Iowa taking on Miami (Fla.) with the winners meeting in Madison on Friday at 7 p.m.

Wisconsin volleyball earns a No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament field

Wisconsin volleyball earns a No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament field

Wisconsin volleyball ended another phenomenal regular season at 26-3 overall and 17-3 in the Big Ten, and with it earned the No. 3 overall seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

The Badgers are the No. 1 seed in their region, and will get tournament play started when they host Jackson State on Thursday. That match is set for 7:30 p.m. CT in Madison.

Wisconsin is joined by Nebraska, Stanford, and Pitt as the four number one seeds in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. The Badgers have Penn State and Purdue on their side of the bracket, representing a heavy Big Ten region. If Wisconsin gets past Jackson State, they would take on the winner of Miami and Northern Iowa in round two.

Badgers Volleyball team shatters TV record

Badgers keep setting records

The Badgers women’s volleyball (20-1) defeated Minnesota (10-10) on Sunday 3-0, breaking a television viewership record in the process. The matchup was live on Fox immediately after NFL action, a first for women’s volleyball.

After the Badgers were a part of a record-setting contest (612K viewers) with Nebraska on Big Ten Network on Oct. 21, they more than doubled it, reeling in 1.66 million viewers on Sunday.

The new record even surpassed the total amount of viewers from the 2021 National Championship win for Wisconsin, which has a total of 1.20M watching.

Wisconsin is the number two ranked team in the nation and they’ll square off with Nebraska again in a few weeks on Nov. 24 at the UW Field House.

LISTEN: Voice of Badgers Volleyball calls final point

Badgers Volleyball continues dominant start

The number one overall ranked Badgers women’s volleyball team improved to 12-0 on the season Wednesday night, defeating #22 Ohio State over three sets in Columbus. The voice of Wisconsin volleyball Jon Arias posted his final call to his X account.

Wisconsin is just two years removed from their 2021 National Championship win over Nebraska and they’ve been on a tear to open the 2023 campaign. They’re the top ranked team in the country and they’ve now won six ranked matches (Arkansas twice) to open the season.

They will be back in action Sunday (Oct. 1) to face Michigan at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison.

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WATCH: Voice of Badgers Volleyball talks about record-setting night

Voice of Badgers volleyball highlights special feat

The Wisconsin women’s volleyball team faced Marquette at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday night and set a record with over 17,000 fans in attendance. Jon Arias, the play-by-play voice of the Badgers talked about the experience on his podcast “Joncast Podcast”.

He talked about the draw that the Badgers have had this year, two years removed from their program’s first ever National Championship win in 2021. Kelly Sheffield’s squad help set an attendance record on the road at Arkansas earlier this year.

On top of those feats, it certainly helps that Wisconsin is the number one ranked team in the country as well as a perfect 8-0 on the young 2023 campaign.

Wisconsin Volleyball sets another attendance record

Badgers women can’t stop setting records

The number one ranked Wisconsin women’s volleyball team played Marquette at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Wednesday night, helping set an NCAA record in the process. In their 3-1 four-set victory over the Golden Eagles, the two teams had a record 17,037 fans in attendance.

It set both a record for the highest attended women’s sporting event in state history and the largest indoor crowd for an NCAA volleyball match all-time. The previous record was set in 2022, when Wisconsin hosted Florida at the Kohl Center in Madison and more than 16,000 fans watched.

That wasn’t the only impressive feat though, the Badgers’ victory improved their record to a still unblemished 8-0. Kelly Sheffield’s squad will take on number three ranked Florida on Sunday (9/17).