by Bill Ostrowski | Nov 29, 2017
The Wisconsin Badger women’s volleyball team had two players named to the 2017 All-Big Ten team. A pair of middle blockers, junior Tionna Williams and freshman Dana Rettke were both named to the squad. Rettke and teammate, setter Sydney Hilley were named to the...
by Bill Ostrowski | Nov 13, 2017
Wisconsin’s 6’8 middle blocker Dana Rettke has captured Big Ten Player of the Week honors for a record eighth time this year. The 6’8 middle blocker recorded a match-high 14 hills at Indiana last Friday and a team-high 11 kills at Purdue on...
by Bill Ostrowski | Oct 26, 2017
The ninth-ranked Wisconsin volleyball team fell to No. 1 Penn State on Wednesday night, falling to the Nittany Lions, 25-19, 25-22, 23-25, 25-16, in Rec Hall. Middle blocker Dana Rettke led all players with 17 kills while adding four blocks and a service ace. Fellow...
by Bill Ostrowski | Oct 3, 2017
The Big Ten Conference has named Wisconsin freshman middle blocker Dana Rettke the league’s Freshman of the Week for the fourth time this season. Rettke led the Badges with 12 kills at Iowa while hitting .600 (12 kills – 0 errors – 20 attempts). She...
by Bill Ostrowski | Sep 26, 2017
For the third time this season, Dana Rettke of the Wisconsin volleyball team was named the Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week. The 6’8 middle blocker recorded six career highs on the weekend. She had a team high 19 kills on 34 attack attempts against...
by Bill Ostrowski | Sep 25, 2017
Seniors Kelli Bates and Lauryn Gillis teamed up to lead the 5th-ranked Wisconsin women’s volleyball team to its first Big Ten Conference win of the season. The Badgers swept No. 20 Michigan, 25-11, 30-28, 25-13, at the UW Field House on Sunday afternoon....
by Bill Ostrowski | Sep 17, 2017
For the first time since 2010, the 5th ranked Wisconsin women’s volleyball team wrapped up the non-conference season with an undefeated record. The Badgers swept Southern Mississippi 25-8, 25-10, 25-11 to win their own Badger Classic at the UW Field House on...
by Bill Ostrowski | Aug 29, 2017
Wisconsin freshman Dana Rettke was named the Co-Big Ten Conference Player of the Week and Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week while freshman Sydney Hilley was named the Big Ten Setter of the Week. Rettke, a 6’8 middle blocker, averaged 5.0 kills, 1.83 blocks and...
by Bill Ostrowski | Aug 26, 2017
The freshman duo of Sydney Hilley and Dana Rettke led the 7th ranked Wisconsin volleyball team to a 25-18, 25-19, 26-24 sweep of Louisville in the first round of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in the UW Field House on Friday night. UW opened its season with a win for the...
