Horizon League Championships And The PDT 250

This weekend the place to be is Milwaukee and here’s why.  There will be so much great volleyball happening and you really can’t miss it!  If you are already planning on attending the Prep Dig Top 250 at the Milwaukee Sting Center in Menomonie Falls on Sunday, November 21^st with sessions from 9am-11am and 12:30-2:30pm then you should have time to check out the Horizon League Championships that will be hosted at UW-Milwaukee. 

Six teams from the Horizon League have been battling to secure a spot in this tournament.  UW-Milwaukee went 16-2 in league play and secured 1^st place in order to host the tournament.  Wisconsin will be well represented in the Tournament as well and the winner receives an automatic NCAA tournament bid.  Take a look at which Wisconsin athletes will be competing in Milwaukee this weekend for that bid to the big dance.

You can find the schedule and bracket for the Horizon League Championships HERE.

Friday, November 19^th

Match #1 – 4pm

Wright State (#3)

The Raiders won’t have any Wisconsin Preps to show off this year but they just signed two to join them in 2022.  Andrea Bortulin Andrea Bortulin 5'4" | S Luther Prep | 2022 State WI (2022 – 5’6 – Setter/Defensive Specialist – Luther Prep) and Aida Shadewald Aida Shadewald 5'11" | OH Sauk Prairie | 2022 State #184 Nation WI (2022 – 6’1 – Outside Hitter – Sauk Prairie) recently signed their NLI and will bolster their roster next fall.

Oakland (#6)

#18 – Abby Neidinger – Senior – 6’0 – Outside Hitter – Slinger

Match #2 – 7pm

UIC (#4)

Green Bay (#5)

#8 – Abby Gardner – Freshman – 5’7 – Libero – Mukwonago

#2 – Alexis Dorner – Junior – 6’0 – Outside Hitter – Luxemburg-Casco

#15 – Cora Behnke – Freshman – 6’1 – Outside Hitter – Oconto

#6 – Kayla Lass – Redshirt Freshman – 5’9 – Libero – SPASH

#7 – Natalie Johanknecht – Freshman – 6’0 – Middle Blocker – Oshkosh West

#16 – Taylor Vanden Berg – Freshman – 6’1 – Setter – Appleton North

#20 – Tiffany Paalman – Redshirt Freshman – 6’0 – Middle Blocker – Appleton East

Saturday, November 20^th

Match #3 – 5pm

Milwaukee (#1)

#16 – Abby Koenen – Senior – 6’0 – Pin Hitter – Burlington

#6 – Ari Miller – Junior – 6’1 – Middle Blocker – Kettle Moraine Lutheran

#2 – Bri Geurts – Freshman – 6’0 – Right Side Hitter/Middle Blocker – De Pere

#12 – Jess Grabowski – Senior – 5’4 – Defensive Specialist – Greendale

#8 – Kaley Blake – Sophomore – 5’7 – Setter – Burlington

#7 – Lauren Spaulding – Senior – 5’9 – Defensive Specialist – Sheboygan North

#3 – Marissa Kleman – Sophomore – 6’3 – Outside Hitter/Middle Blocker – La Crosse Logan

#17 – Mati Jakscht – Junior – 5’6 – Defensive Specialist – East Troy

#13 – Rylie Vaughn – Senior – 5’9 – Setter – Newman Catholic

#15 – Sarah Schrader – Sophomore – 5’8 – Outside Hitter – Hamilton

#1 – Tatum Catalano – Freshman – 6’0 – Middle Blocker/Right Side Hitter – Germantown

Match #4 – 8pm

Northern Kentucky (#2)

#5 – Miranda Wucherer – Senior – 5’9 – Setter/Right Side Hitter – Brookfield Central