Danielle Hart

Wisconsin volleyball advances to eighth-straight NCAA Sweet 16

April 15, 2021 By Bill Scott

Despite being tested in the second set, the No. 1-seed Wisconsin volleyball team swept Weber State in the second round of the NCAA Championship on Thursday night at the CHI Health Center Convention Center in Omaha, Nebraska.

Wisconsin (16-0) won its first tournament match with a 25-17, 25-19, 25-15 sweep of the Wildcats (19-2) to remain undefeated on the season.

As a team, the Badgers hit .408 (45-4-98), marking the third time this season hitting over .400, as Sydney Hilley put up 37 assists. Weber State hit just .175 (36-16-114).

Wisconsin’s defense outblocked the Wildcats 11-4 behind a season-high nine blocks from Danielle Hart. Devyn Robinson added a career-high five stuffs.

The Badgers advance to their eighth-straight NCAA Sweet 16 under head coach Kelly Sheffield. Wisconsin will be making its 18th overall regional appearance in 24 tournament appearances. UW improves to 52-23 all-time in NCAA tournament appearances with Thursday nights win.

The Badgers will play the winner of UCLA and BYU, which kicks off at 9:30 p.m. Thursday evening, either on Saturday or Sunday in the regional semifinals.

Top-Ranked Wisconsin volleyball team stays perfect, sweeps Rutgers

February 7, 2021 By Bill Scott

The No. 1 ranked Wisconsin Badger (6-0, 6-0 Big Ten) women’s volleyball team capped off a two match sweep against Rutgers on Saturday and stay perfect for the season. The Badgers scored a 25-13, 25-11 and 25-21 win over the Scarlet Knights at the UW Field House.

Wisconsin dominated Rutgers (1-5, 1-5) in every category, hitting .333 (41 kills – 9 errors – 96 attempts) with five players putting away six-or-more kills.

Senior Grace Loberg led the Badgers with 10 kills while Dana Rettke added nine kills, hitting .529 with no hitting errors (9-0-17). Freshman Devyn Robinson chipped in seven kills and hit .500 (7-1-12) while Danielle Hart and Molly Haggerty both added six kills.

The Scarlet Knights hit just .109 (26-16-92) and didn’t have a player hit double figures in kills.

Wisconsin travels to Indiana for a weekend series against the Hoosiers in Bloomington, Indiana. First serve is set for 3 p.m. CT both Friday and Saturday.

Wisconsin sweeps Minnesota, sits along atop the Big Ten

October 14, 2019 By Bill Scott

Wisconsin coach Kelly Sheffield

With the top spot in the Big Ten Conference on the line, number seven Wisconsin swept number six Minnesota in a battle for the top spot in the league on Sunday.

The Badgers swept the Gophers, 25-18, 25-15, 25-20, to earn its third straight sweep, its third win over a top-10 team in its last four matches, and its first Border Battle win since 2014 – also when it won its last Big Ten Championship.

The Badgers held Minnesota to a .188 hitting percentage (31 kills – 12 errors – 101 attempts). Senior libero Tiffany Clark totaled a match-high 14 digs, and Madison Duello and Danielle Hart finished with three blocks each, holding down the front line.

Offensively, junior Dana Rettke finished with a match-high 16 kills, hitting an even .500 (16-2-28) on the day. Molly Haggerty added 12 kills for the Badgers. [Read more…]