VOLLEYBALL
OVERALL RECORD: 22-10 / BIG TEN RECORD: 11-9 (T7TH)
Badgers advance to fifth-straight NCAA regional GREG ANDERSON
HONORS & AWARDS AVCA NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR ▪ Dana Rettke ALL-AMERICA ▪ Dana Rettke First team ▪ Sydney Hilley Honorable mention ▪ Tionna Williams Honorable mention
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Dana Rettke was named the National Freshman of the Year by three different organizations: the American Volleyball Coaches Association, VolleyballMag.com and VolleyMob.com
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The Badgers advanced to their fifth-straight NCAA regional, marking the first time in program history that UW has competed in five straight regionals.
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Rettke was the first Badger freshman to earn first-team All-America honors by the AVCA. Junior Tionna Williams and freshman Sydney Hilley earned honorable mention accolades. The trio were also named AVCA All-Northeast Region while Rettke and Williams were All-Big Ten honorees. Hilley and Rettke were named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team.
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BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR ▪ Dana Rettke ALL-BIG TEN ▪ Dana Rettke First team ▪ Tionna Williams First team AVCA REGIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR ▪ Dana Rettke
Wisconsin ranked 10th nationally in hitting percentage, recording a school-record .299 percent for the season. That broke the old mark of .289 set in 2001. Rettke set the individual season record for hitting percentage with .443.
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Wisconsin played the sixth-toughest schedule in the nation and the toughest schedule in the Big Ten this season, according to the final NCAA strength of schedule.
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Head coach Kelly Sheffield picked up career win No. 400 as Wisconsin defeated Maryland on Oct. 18. He is 408-147 (.735) in 17 years overall as a head coach and 135-35 (.794) in five years at UW.
JACK MCLAUGHLIN
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Two Badgers hit 1,000 career kills during the 2017 season. Senior Kelli Bates became the 21st UW player to record 1,000 kills against Ohio State on Nov. 3. Senior Lauryn Gillis earned her 1,000th career kill at Indiana on Nov. 10.
DANA RETTKE