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The university has a rich volleyball tradition, with origins dating back to 1974. They won a national title in 2021. They have had eleven head coaches since the team's inception. [2] In the 2021 season, they ranked second in attendance among all Division 1 volleyball programs, averaging 7,540 fans over 15 regular season matches.
The 2021 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 2, 2021, and ended on December 18, 2021, to determine the Division I National Champion in women's volleyball. Wisconsin won its first NCAA national championship by defeating Big Ten rival Nebraska 3–2. [ 1 ]
After a pair of regional final losses in 2019 and 2020 (though the 2020 Tournament was held in the spring of 2021), NU defeated No. 2 Texas and No. 3 Pittsburgh in the 2021 Tournament to reach the school's tenth national title match; Nebraska's five-set loss to Wisconsin set a new NCAA volleyball attendance record. [43]
During that run, Dildine, the American Volleyball Coaches Association assistant coach of the year in 2021, coached Lauren Barnes, Tiffany Clark and Taylor Morey to All-American status.
The junior, who was the all-tournament MVP of the 2021 NCAA Championship, is having her best season as a Badger. Wisconsin volleyball's Anna Smrek returns to Final Four poised for another big ...
Franklin joins Dana Rettke (2021) as the only UW players to receive the honor. Franklin averaged 4.15 kills and 4.62 points per set, both career highs. She also hit a career-best .300 while ...
She played collegiate volleyball at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is the first five-time AVCA First Team All American in collegiate history. Rettke was also a member of the U.S. national team and has won All- Big Ten honors in each of her five college seasons, was the 2019–20 Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year and the 2021-2022 ...
Wisconsin heads home with a 30-4 record. Texas aced the Badgers 11 times. Junior Madisen Skinner had six aces and 18 kills for the Longhorns. Asjia O’Neal added 11 kills and four blocks.