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WISCONSIN VolleyBALL 3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES • 24 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 39 ALL-AMERICANS • 7 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS WISCONSIN BADGERS BYU FALCONS 16-0 17-1 2020-21 SCHEDULE AVCA Rank: 1 AVCA Rank: — Overall: 16-0 (Home 6-0; Away 9-0; Neutral: 1-0) Head Coach: Kelly Sheffield Head Coach: Heather Olmstead Wisconsin Record: 203-49 (8th yr.) BYU Record: 161-19 (5th yr.) Big Ten: 15-0 (Home 6-0; Away 9-0 Overall Record: 476-161 (20th yr.) Overall Record: 161-19 (5th yr.) SATURDAY, APRIL 17 ▪ 6 P.M. ▪ OMAHA, NEB ▪ CHI HEALTH CENTER CONVENTION CENTER ▪ ESPN3 JAN. 22 #13 PURDUE (B1G Network) W, 3-0 The No. 1-seeded Badgers (16-0) continue their quest JAN. 23 #13 PURDUE (B1G Network) W, 3-0 for a NCAA Championship, advancing to their eighth- Jan. 29 at Illinois W, 3-0 straight Sweet 16. Wisconsin takes on No. 16-seed Jan. 30 at Illinois (B1G Network) W, 3-1 BYU (17-1) on Saturday at 7 p.m. live on ESPN3 in the CHI Health Center Convention Center. FEB. 5 RUTGERS W, 3-0 Wisconsin is competing in its 24th overall and eighth- straight NCAA tournament under head coach Kelly FEB. 6 RUTGERS W, 3-0 Sheffield. The Badgers are 52-23 all time in the tourna- Feb. 12 at Indiana W, 3-0 ment and have finished as the NCAA runners up three Feb. 13 at Indiana W, 3-0 times – 2000, 2013 and 2019. UW is playing in its 18th Feb. 20 at Michigan State (B1G Network) W, 3-0. overall and eighth straight Sweet 16 in 24 tournament Feb. 21 at Michigan State W, 3-1 appearances. Sydney Hilley was named the Big Ten FEB. 26 #4 NEBRASKA Canc. Se er of the Year for the second- FEB. 27 #4 NEBRASKA Canc. straight season. KEY NOTES TO CONSIDER Mar. 5 at Iowa Canc. Wisconsin opened the NCAA The Badgers continue to domi- tournament with a 3-0 sweep of nate opponents offensively, hitting Mar. 6 at Iowa Canc. Weber State in the second round .347 on the season, which leads the MAR. 12 NORTHWESTERN W, Forfeit on Thursday. The Badgers used a Big Ten and ranks third nationally. MAR. 13 NORTHWESTERN W, Forfeit balanced scoring attack, with five Wisconsin hit .408 against Weber MAR. 18 #4 MINNESOTA Canc. players putting away seven or more State on Thursday, its third time kills, and 11 blocks to advanced to this season over .400. Dana Rettke Mar. 21 at #4 Minnesota (B1G Network) W, 3-1 the Sweet 16. ranks second in the Big Ten and Mar. 26 at #11 Penn State (B1G Network) Canc. UW remains undefeated on the sea- sixth nationally with a hitting per- Mar. 27 at #11 Penn State (B1G Network) Canc. son as its 16-0 start is the best open- centage of .459. Devyn Robinson ranks third in the Big Ten and 12th ing in program history. It also ranks APR. 1 MICHIGAN (B1G Network) W, 3-0 as the fourth-longest winning streak nationally at .437. APR. 2 MICHIGAN (ESPNU) W, 3-0 in program history. Wisconsin’s lon- With her final dig in the second set gest winning streak was 22 straight against Weber State on Thursday, matches during the 2014 season. senior Lauren Barnes picked up NCAA Tournament, CHI Health Center, Omaha, NE The Badgers also won 18 straight in career dig No. 1,000. The 5-foot-6 April 15 NCAA Second Round (ESPN3) 1995-96 and 17 straight in 1997. libero finished with a match-high 19 vs. Weber State W, 3-0 digs to bring her career total to 1,002, Five Badgers were named to the April 17 NCAA Regional Semifinals including 490 digs at Wisconsin. AVCA All-Northeast Regional team. vs. #14 BYU 7 p.m. Dana Rettke repeated as AVCA Barnes has recorded 10-or-more April 19 NCAA Regional Final 5:30 p.m. Northeast Regional Player of the digs in five straight matches. Year and is joined on the team by The Badgers have dropped only April 22 NCAA National Semifinals Lauren Barnes, Sydney Hilley, Grace three sets this season. UW dropped April 24 NCAA National Championship Loberg and Devyn Robinson. Molly a 25-21 third-set at Illinois on Jan. 30, Haggerty was selected honorable a 25-21 third set at Michigan State on mention all-region. All players are Feb. 21, and a 25-22 second set at Home matches in BOLD held at the UW Field now eligible for AVCA All-America Minnesota on March 21. Wisconsin is House, 1450 Monroe St. honors, which will be announced on 33-3 in sets this season. All times Central # AVCA Rank April 21. BY THE NUMBERS 8 16 5 Wisconsin is making its The Badgers have won Five Badgers were named eighth-straight NCAA Sweet 16-straight matches to start to the AVCA All-Northeast 16 appearance. the season. Region team. NCAA REGIONAL SEMIFINALS GENERAL NOTES WISCONSIN REMAINS NO. 1 RECORD ALL-BIG TEN HONOREES AVCA TOP҃25 COACHES POLL The Badgers remain No. 1 in the AVCA A record seven Badgers earned 2020- April 5, 2021 poll, released April 5. Wisconsin has 21 All-Big Ten Conference honors. been ranked first all spring season. Senior Sydney Hilley was named Big UW is one of just two teams, joining Team (1st place) Points Record* Last Ten Setter of the Year for the second- Western Kentucky, that are undefeated 1. Wisconsin (60) 1500 13-0 1 straight season while also earning her 2. Kentucky 1417 19-1 2 this season. third-straight All-Big Ten honor. 3. Minnesota 1363 15-2 3 UW receives all 60 first-place votes. She was joined on the first team by 4. Nebraska 1317 14-2 4 The top-five teams remain the same as 5. Texas 1279 23-1 5 seniors Grace Loberg and Dana Rettke last week with Kentucky (19-1) second, 6. Florida 1188 19-3 6 as well as freshman Devyn Robinson. Minnesota (15-2) third, Nebraska (14-2), 7. Washington 1153 17-3 7 Hilley and Rettke were unanimous fourth and Texas (23-1) fifth. 8. Ohio State 1035 15-3 10 selections. Rettke becomes just the 9. Purdue 1002 14-6 8 second Badger volleyball player to earn 10. Utah 904 13-4 12 SHEFFIELD RANKS SECOND AT UW four first-team mentions, joining Lauren 11. Baylor 875 19-6 9 Head coach Kelly Sheffield ranks sec- Carlini on the select list. Robinson was 12. Penn State 848 9-5 11 ond on the UW all-time winningest also named to the All-Freshman team. 13. Louisville 771 14-2 13 coach list, reaching 200 wins at 14. BYU 727 16-1 14 Wisconsin. Three Badgers also earned second- 15. UCLA 638 14-6 17 team distinction – Lauren Barnes, Molly 16. Oregon 606 14-4 16 Sheffield has 203 wins in his seventh Haggerty and Danielle Hart. Senior 17. Washington State 564 11-4 15 season at UW, trailing only Pete Waite Nicole Shanahan was named the team’s 18. Western Kentucky 487 21-0 19 (1999-2012), who had 305 wins. Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree. 19. Pi sburgh 450 16-4 18 Sheffield has the highest winning per- The four first-team All-Big Ten equals 20. Pepperdine 360 14-3 20 centage of any coach at Wisconsin. 21. San Diego 290 12-4 21 the total from the 1997 season while 22. Notre Dame 220 14-3 22 the seven total honorees surpass last 23. Georgia Tech 183 13-4 23 1. Pete Waite 1999-2012 (14 yr.) 305-147 (.675) season’s total of six All-Big Ten honors. 24. Rice 128 16-5 24 2. Kelly Sheffield 2013-pres. (8th yr.) 203-49 (.806) 25. Missouri 60 15-7 25 3. John Cook 1992-98 (7 yr.) 161-73 (.688) FIVE NAMED ALL-REGION 4. Steve Lowe 1986-90 (5 yr.) 106-64 (.627) Five Badgers were named to the AVCA Others receiving votes: UNLV 35; Creigh- 5. Kristi Conklin 1978-80 (3 yr.) 88-46-6 (.645) ton 33; Florida State 17; UCF 15; Bowling All-Northeast Regional team. Sheffield also ties for fourth among all Green 8; Texas State 6; Wright State 2 Dana Rettke repeated as AVCA Big Ten coaches for most conference * May include fall 2020 results Northeast Regional Player of the Year championships won. and was joined on the team by Lauren Most Big Ten Titles by Coach Barnes, Sydney Hilley, Grace Loberg 1. Russ Ross, PSU 17 and Devyn Robinson. Molly Haggerty was selected honorable mention all- VS. BYU 2. Mike Herbert, ILL/MINN 5 3. John Cook, WIS/NEB 4 region. All players are now eligible for Tied 2-2 AVCA All-America honors, which will In Madison: Wisconsin leads 1-0 4. Kelly Sheffield, WIS 3 be announced on April 21. In Provo: BYU leads 2-0 Jim Stone, OSU 3 Neutral: Wisconsin leads 1-0 Date Place W/L Score 9/29/90 Lincoln, Neb. W 3-0 2020-21 WISCONSIN ROSTER 12/4/99 Provo, Utah L 1-3 No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown/High School/Club (Previous) 8/31/07 Provo, Utah L 2-3 1 Lauren Barnes 5-6 L/DS Sr. Naperville, Ill./Benet Academy/1st Alliance (Minnesota) 9/13/08 Madison, Wis. W 3-2 2 Sydney Hilley 6-0 S Sr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin Park/Minnesota Select 3 Anna MacDonald 5-8 L/DS So. Alpharetta, Ga./Blessed Trinity/TK COMPARING THE TEAMS 4 Liz Gregorski 5-11 OH RS Fr.