Individual Awards

WIAA Post-Season Play

 Regional Finals

def. Whitefish Bay 25-19, 25-12, and 25-11.

 Sectional Semi-Finals def. Germantown: 25-21, 25-12, 25-18

 Sectional Finals def. Sussex Hamilton 25-22, 25-18, and 25-21

WIAA State Tournament | November 3-5

 Quarter-Finals def. Middleton 25-9, 25-13, and 25-18

 Semi-Finals def. Appleton North 25-23, 25-17, and 25-14

 Finals def. Oconomowoc 25-16, 25-16, 18-25, 18-25 and 15-13

Q: In the state final, you led 2-0, and then entered your fifth set tied 2-2 with Oconomowoc, the defending state champions. What was your mindset going into that final set of the season after giving up the previous two?

A: We knew we would probably have to face Oconomowoc again (after playing them in the regular season.) Their roster was stacked and we knew they would come ready to play. We also knew we wanted to leave everything on the court. We were at state, so we thought, ‘why not take the big swings and serve aggressively?’ We had all of those hours in the gym and we knew we trusted each other and our coaches to put the ball down and cover each other. We were not going to walk away with any what-ifs. The game was still the game; the bonds we had with each other were still our bonds. Going into that fifth set, we knew it would be a tough match and would come down to mental toughness for both teams.

Q: The final set in the state championship game came down to a thrilling match point. Walk us through the last play.

A: Our last play was perfect—and we never doubted we would make the play. We were up 14-13 on serve receive. Olivia (Durst, DSHA ’25) passed it perfectly to Jordan (Czajkowski, DSHA ’25) who set it to Madison (Quest, DSHA ’25) and she killed it. It could not have gone any better—you can’t relive this feeling. We ran together as one unit knowing we did it together. We were literally the best team—the last team standing. The team wants to repeat next year, but we’ll never do it again with this group. It was so special and will always be a formative part of our high school experiences.

Bella Lipski, DSHA ’23 | Team Captain American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Awards: All-American Team Honorable Mention, All Region (WI, IA, IL, and MO) Team · Best & Brightest First Team for earning a 3.8+ GPA or above during her junior season the previous year · Honorable Mention All-State · 2nd Team All-Conference

Oliva deGuzman, DSHA ’23 | Team Chaplain 2nd Team All-Conference · AVCA Best & Brightest First Team for earning a 3.8+ GPA or above during her junior season the previous year

Sophia Wendlick, DSHA ’24 | Team Captain

WIAA State Tournament All-Tournament Team

· 2nd Team All State · 1st eam All-Conference ·

Nominated for Girls Volleyball Player of the Year by the USA Today Milwaukee High School Sports

Awards · National VolleyballMag.com’s Dream Team of the Week Pre-Season: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Players to Watch and Wisconsin Volleyball Association Top-Rated Junior in WI

Jordan Czajkowski, DSHA ’25

WIAA State Tournament All-Tournament Team ·

Honorable Mention All-State · Honorable Mention

All-Conference · Nominated for Girls Volleyball Player of the Year by the USA Today Milwaukee High School Sports Awards · WisSports.net

Athlete of the Week

Olivia Durst, DSHA ’25

Honorable Mention All-Conference

Madison Quest, DSHA ’25

WIAA State Tournament All-Tournament Team ·

Unanimous 1st Team All-State 1st Team All-Conference · Volleyballmag.com Top Player in WI ·

Nominated for Girls Volleyball Player of the Year by the USA Today Milwaukee High School Sports Awards · National VolleyballMag.com’s Dream Team of the Week · Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Player of the Week · Pre-Season: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Players to Watch · Wisconsin Volleyball Association Top-Rated Sophomore in WI

Head Volleyball Coach Caitie Ratkowski, DSHA ’02

AVCA Regional (WI, IA, IL, and MO) Head Coach of the Year · 4th State Championship with DSHA: 2001 as a student-athlete; 2014 as an assistant coach; 2015 & 2022 as head coach