MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin volleyball team continues the 2023 spring season with a home match against Athletes Unlimited at the UW Field House on Wednesday night. First serve is at 7 p.m and the match will be streamed live on Big Ten+.
1. GOLDEN EAGLE SWEEP: The Badgers opened up their spring season with a 3-0 sweep against Marquette at Oconomowoc High School last Friday. Wisconsin downed the Golden Eagles, 25-17, 25-13, 25-14. UW hit .341 (40-10-88) while holding Marquette to a negative .059 (21-27-102). UW had five players record seven-or-more kills. Devyn Robinson led all players with 10 kills while Julia Orzol put away eight attacks. Carter Booth, Anna Smrek and Liz Gregorski all contributed seven kills.
2. DEFENSIVE BADGERS: Wisconsin used strong defense to defeat Marquette. UW outblocked the Golden Eagles 12-3 behind a match-high eight blocks by transfer Carter Booth. UW also had two players record double-figure digs to finish with a 48-33 advantage in saves. Booth, a 6-foot-7 middle blocker who transferred from Minnesota at semester, teamed with Devyn Robinson (5 blocks) and Anna Smrek (4 blocks) to put up a Badger wall at the net. In the backcourt, Gulce Guctekin played two sets at libero, recording a match-high 13 digs. Orzol added 10 saves for the Badger defense while Izzy Ashburn just missed a double-double with nine digs.
3. BLOCKING BOOTH: Minnesota transfer Carter Booth wasted no time making her mark in her Wisconsin debut on Friday. The 6-foot-7 middle blocker tallied a match-high eight blocks while also earning the third-highest hitting percentage in the match, going .385 (7-2-13) in her first game in the Cardinal and White.
4. WELCOME BACK SYD: Badger All-American setter Sydney Hilley makes her return to the Field House after graduating from Wisconsin in December of 2020. The four-time All-American setter has been apart of the Athletes Unlimited roster since December of 2022, where she just recently signed to be a part of the leagues’ spring tour. Hilley currently holds the school record for most assists in a career with 6,138 helpers. She also holds the Wisconsin record for most matches played with 148 matches under her belt from 2017-21.
5. HART ON TO PROS: One of the most recent Wisconsin Volleyball alums, Danielle Hart, was drafted to play in the Athletes Unlimited Professional Volleyball…
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