Wisconsin Badgers - Fall 2021

[rainbowbadger]

Okay, so. 2020-21 was a thing that happened. A Big Ten Championship, a Final Four, and a global pandemic. Not bad for government work.

What’s next?

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Preconference

W1: TCU & Baylor at the Field House
W2: Dayton x2 at the Field House
W3: Kentucky at the Field House, Marquette in Milwaukee
W4: Green Bay & NIU in DeKalb

Big Ten

W5: Maryland*  -   Rutgers*
W6: Minnesota  -   Illinois
W7: Iowa  -   Illinois
W8: Michigan State  -   Michigan*
W9: Ohio State^  -   Penn State^
W10: Nebraska - Purdue
W11: Northwestern - Iowa
W12: Purdue - Northwestern
W13: Michigan State - Minnesota
W14: Nebraska -   Indiana^

^Home-only conference opponent
*Away-only conference opponent

NCAA Tournament

1st Round: Colgate
2nd Round: FGCU
Sweet 16: UCLA
Elite 8: Minnesota
Final 4: Louisville
Championship: Nebraska

Roster

Setters
GR - Sydney Hilley, 6-0 S
JR - Izzy Ashburn, 5-11 S
SO - MJ Hammill, 6-0 S

Pins
GR - Grace Loberg, 6-2 OH
RS SO - Liz Gregorski, 5-11 OH
SO - Jade Demps, 6-2 OH
FR - Lauren Jardine, 6-2 OH
FR - Julia Orzoł, 6-2 OH/RS

Middles
GR - Dana Rettke, 6-8 MB
RS SR - Danielle Hart, 6-4 MB
RS JR - Julia Wohlert, 6-7 MB/RS
SO - Devyn Robinson, 6-2 MB/RS
FR - Anna Smrek, 6-9 MB

Smalls
GR - Giorgia Civita, 5-9 DS
GR - Lauren Barnes, 5-6 DS
JR - Anna MacDonald, 5-8 DS
JR - Joslyn Boyer, 5-6 DS
SO - Sydney Reed, 5-6 DS

Farewell
Molly Haggerty, 6-1 OH - Graduated, signed with Montecchio Maggiore (Italian A2)
Nicole Shanahan, 6-2 MB - Grad transfer to Tennessee
Deahna Kraft, 6-0 OH - Graduated, coaching beach at Pepperdine & playing AVP
Courtney Gorum, 6-3 MB - Medical retirement

Bingos (future commits)

2022
Ella Wrobel, 6-4 OH - Plainfield, IL - Plainfield North / Sports Performance

2023
Saige Damrow, 5-8 DS - Howards Grove, WI - Howards Grove HS / FC Elite

[jengal]

Who comes back? Seems like Rettke moves on. Haggerty? Loberg?

[badgerbreath]

Such a weird season. I have no idea.

[SportyBucky]

My God you all move along quickly. I'm still shell shocked.

[vbnerd]

I think Dana Rettke should be the first 5x First-Team All-American.

[diggerdive]

Apr 22, 2021 23:17:57 GMT -5 vbnerd said:

I think Dana Rettke should be the first 5x First-Team All-American.

Except Texas shut her D O W N.

[huskervolleyball]

Robinson will be fun. Assuming she slides in on that MB spot. Homegirl showed up b1g. Rettke has been fun to watch even tho I don't enjoy losing to y'all x. Just sad that she wasn't the same player like she was in the tourney. I dunno if she's injured or sumn but fun player.

[Deleted]

They have to get much, much better in transition. Whether that be with the seniors this season or not. That was true after Stanford. Still true after Texas.

The decisions of Hilley and Rettke determine what Fall looks like. I think Haggerty and Loberg, while I love them, are morr replaceable.

My guess is that Haggerty, Hilley and Rettke all depart. Barnes stays. No guesses on Loberg.

If all seniors depart, then I think you look at moving Robinson back to middle with Hart. Unless Smrek is too good to keep off the floor.

I assume Demps on the left. Anxious to see Jardine and Orzol in action. Would not be surprised to see Demps/Orzol on the left and Jardine on the right. Though I know Orzol played the right side with Poland.

[badgerbreath]

Honestly, the player that seemed most hurt by the COVID pause was Hart. She just was not a big enough part of the offense in the post-season. Connections were often off.

I'm not sure what that means for the coming season.

[vbprisoner]

I like Robinson as the RS. She reminds me of Kelsie Payne, and she will only get better each year.

I would not be surprised if Hilley returned for fall. The cupboard is not empty so things will continue to trend up for Badgers.

[rainbowbadger]

Apr 22, 2021 23:17:01 GMT -5 SportyBucky said:

My God you all move along quickly. I'm still shell shocked.

In years past, when I was not on top of creating the next year’s thread, someone else did... someone with, shall we say, less benevolent intentions. I’m not sure where anything stands, but I wanted to get a placeholder up, at least.

[Brutus Buckeye]

It's my fault. I picked Wisconsin to beat Texas. The jinx was on after that.

[badgerbreath]

I think Hilley stays. I lean that way with Barnes and Civita. Not so sure about Rettke. Have no idea about the outsides.

Jardine, Orzol and Smrek are really good additions next year. I think Demps will be a monster eventually.

[badgerbreath]

Apr 22, 2021 23:51:32 GMT -5 Brutus Buckeye said:

It's my fault. I picked Wisconsin to beat Texas. The jinx was on after that.

They may have lost anyway, but there just weren't enough matches after that MSU debacle. Nothing to be done about it.

[badgerbreath]

Apr 22, 2021 23:55:18 GMT -5 badgerbreath said:

I think Hilley stays. I lean that way with Barnes and Civita. Not so sure about Rettke. Have no idea about the outsides.

Jardine, Orzol and Smrek are really good additions next year. I think Demps will be a monster eventually.

It's obviously the backrow I worry about. I don't know enough there. I hope AnnaMac and Reed can fill in. I think Izzy's serving took a hit from being relegated to serving specialist. Gorum is a wild card. We've never even see her play, but she seems really athletic.