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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.

 

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.

Jonathan Taylor and Dana Rettke named Wisconsin athletes of the year

The two Badgers take home more hardware

[lawrence-newsletter]The University of Wisconsin honored two of the top athletes in the history of their respective programs yesterday when former Badger and current Indianapolis Colts RB Jonathan Taylor along with Wisconsin volleyball’s Dana Rettke took home athlete of the year honors.

Rettke starred starred on a team that finished as the national runner-up in 2019. As the starting middle blocker for the Badgers, she was named Big Ten Player of the Year as well as earning her third-straight first-team All-American nod in 2019.

The greatness of Taylor needs no explanation. For three seasons in Madison, the New Jersey native tore up the Big Ten en route to winning back-to-back Doak Walker Awards in 2018 and 2019. The unanimous first-team All-American in 2019 finished the year with 26 touchdowns, five of which came through the air, and over 2,000 yards on the ground.