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RETURNING STARS AND FRESH FACES: Meet the 2024 Wisconsin Badgers volleyball team

Coming off a Final Four appearance in 2023 and a national championship in 2022, the senior-heavy group is looking for more. They will need help from their promising freshman. Saige Damrow Position: Libero Height: 5-8 Class: Redshirt Freshman Hometown: Howards Grove, Wisconsin Major: Communication Arts Missed most of the 2023 season with a knee injury. Carly Anderson Position: Setter Height: 5-9 Class: Graduate Student Hometown: … Continue reading RETURNING STARS AND FRESH FACES: Meet the 2024 Wisconsin Badgers volleyball team

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PHOTO GALLERY: Wisconsin Badgers Volleyball victory over in-state rival Marquette

The No. 7-ranked Wisconsin Badgers Volleyball Team defeated in-state rival Marquette in four sets Tuesday in their match at the Kohl Center to improve to 4-3 on the season. Photographer Ben Donahue made this visual essay of the match against Marquette. Badger Stripes is an online sports news organization that provides in-depth coverage of Wisconsin athletics. Follow us on Facebook or X. Continue reading PHOTO GALLERY: Wisconsin Badgers Volleyball victory over in-state rival Marquette

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The Badgers celebrate a point against Florida earlier in the 2023 season.
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Six matches stand between Wisconsin volleyball and another National Championship – how do they stack up against the competition?

Despite losing two matches in November, the Badgers look primed for another deep run in December By Nathan Denzin, BADGER STRIPES It’s been a whirlwind of a volleyball season, which started with Nebraska setting the all-time attendance record for a women’s sport in August, and ended with the undefeated and No. 1-ranked Cornhuskers losing to the Wisconsin Badgers in straight sets to end the regular season. … Continue reading Six matches stand between Wisconsin volleyball and another National Championship – how do they stack up against the competition?

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From left, Anna Smrek, Gülce Güçtekin and Julia Orzol of the Wisconsin Badgers volleyball team are international student-athletes, so they cannot profit from their Name, Image and Likeness on U.S. soil. Photos courtesy of UW Athletics.
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International college athletes can’t profit in the U.S. A bill in the Senate would change that.

Several players on the Wisconsin volleyball squad are foreign and can’t earn in the U.S. due to their student visas. By Peter Cameron, BADGER STRIPES After decades of watching athletic departments rake in millions on their labor without receiving any of it, college athletes can finally profit off their name, image and likeness. These NIL payments can be for any service, including autographs, live appearances, … Continue reading International college athletes can’t profit in the U.S. A bill in the Senate would change that.

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