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Former Wisconsin volleyball legend set to play professionally in Indianapolis

Former Wisconsin volleyball legend set to play professionally in Indianapolis

Former Wisconsin volleyball standout Sydney Hilley will play professional volleyball for Indy Ignite Pro in 2025.

A few days before former Northwestern and Wisconsin volleyball outside hitter Temi Thomas-Ailara joined LOVB Madison’s squad, Hilley committed to join Indianapolis, Indiana’s latest professional squad.

The Ignite will kick-start its inaugural season in January 2025 as a member of the Pro Volleyball Federation. Hilley joins several Big Ten alumni, including former Buckeye Kylie Murr and former Wolverine Carly Skjodt, to join the 10-woman team next year.

In five years at Wisconsin, Hilley personified consistency as a setter. The Brooklyn Park, Minnesota native was a five-time consecutive AVCA All-American, three-time Big Ten Setter of the Year and four-time First Team All-Big Ten honoree from 2017-21.

Hilley ranks No. 4 in program history in assists (4,680), No. 5 in assists per set (11.76) and No. 5 in career double-doubles (37). She started 114 of 115 matches during her illustrious tenure career and played in 114 of 117 sets, per UW athletics.

During UW’s 2021 title-winning season, Hilley led the Badgers and Big Ten in assists with 11.95 per set. She started all 34 matches and 116 sets in 2019, the season in which Wisconsin appeared in the NCAA title game vs. Stanford.

Hilley’s latest feat arrived when she was named MVP of the Pro Volleyball Federation Playoffs for the Omaha Supernovas. She will now look to build off an already remarkable volleyball career with Indy down the line.

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.

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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: