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Wisconsin volleyball gearing up for European tour

The Badgers’ volleyball team is gearing up for their European tour from June 2-14 and will head to Turkey, Slovenia, Italy and Switzerland.

The Badgers’ women’s volleyball team is gearing up for their European tour from June 2-14. Kelly Sheffield and his squad will play matches and go sightseeing in Turkey, Slovenia, Italy and Switzerland.

Libero Gulce Guctekin is a native of Turkey, and she was giving her teammates some lessons on how to speak her primary language. She operated as their cultural expert ahead of their trip.

The volleyball team lost to Pittsburgh in the quarterfinals of last season’s NCAA Tournament, falling two wins short of a chance to defend their 2021 national championship.

With many of the regulars, such as Izzy Ashburn and Devyn Robinson, back this season, they should be right at the top of the national rankings again in 2023.

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LOOK: Wisconsin volleyball sells out the Kohl Center!

The Badgers sell out the Kohl Center!

The Badgers are looking to make history on Friday night at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin volleyball will be playing its first match in the venue, and tickets are officially sold out.

The Badgers face off with the Florida Gators in a Top 25 matchup in Madison, with first serve scheduled for 7:30 PM CT on the Big Ten Network. According to Wisconsin, the Badgers are expecting to break the NCAA Volleyball attendance record with the Friday night crowd. Let’s not forget to mention that the Badgers moved the 2021 NCAA championship banner into the Kohl Center for tonight’s festivities.

Expect the Kohl Center to be rocking tonight:

See Where Wisconsin Women’s Volleyball Lands in Preseason Power 10 Rankings

Wisconsin women’s volleyball cracks the preseason Power 10 rankings:

On Tuesday, Michella Chester, who reports for NCAA Digital and Turner Sports, released her first Power 10 rankings for the upcoming 2022-23 volleyball season.

One day after league coaches picked Wisconsin to win their fourth straight Big Ten title, the defending national champions came in at No.4 on Chester’s preseason Power 10 list.

UW was one of four Big Ten teams to appear in the preseason Power 10 rankings, joined by Nebraska (1), Ohio State (5), and Minnesota (7), respectively.

Coach Sheffield had three players named to the preseason all-conference team: Sarah Franklin (transfer), Anna Smrek, and Devyn Robinson, who will lead a retooled Badgers team. in 2022.

You can watch the rest of Chester’s rankings followed by her analysis in the video below:

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Kelly Sheffield earns a contract extension after historic Wisconsin volleyball season

Wisconsin’s volleyball coach earns a contract extension

Wisconsin volleyball made their third Final Four in as many years during their 2021 NCAA Tournament run. The difference this time? They finished the job with a national championship.

Wisconsin head volleyball coach Kelly Sheffield was recently given a contract extension after the UW Board approved the new deal on Friday. It has been a remarkable nine years for Sheffield at the helm of Wisconsin volleyball, culminating in the 2021 national championship run. Over those nine years, the Badgers have gone 236-53, and will look to defend their national title in front of an enthusiastic UW Field House crowd next season.

His five-year agreement was extended through January 31, 2027.

Wisconsin head coaches react to the department’s partnership with Opendorse

The Wisconsin Athletic Department announced yesterday it was partnering with Opendorse to launch the ‘YouDub’ program, giving student

The Wisconsin Athletic Department announced yesterday it was partnering with Opendorse to launch the ‘YouDub’ program, giving student-athletes an opportunity to capitalize on their own name, image and likeness.

The move is made in line with sweeping changes across college sports. While there are still more hurdles to pass, college athletics is on its way to allowing student-athletes to make money off their own name, image and likeness.

Here is what the head coaches of various Wisconsin teams had to say about the news: