What Former Wisconsin Preps Are In The NCAA Tournament?
If any team is playing volleyball in December, its a great sign. With the D3 national title wrapped up with UW-Eau Claire taking the crown there is still plenty of hardware left to capture for D2 and D1 squads who will be starting their national tournaments this week. I took a deep dive into all the rosters of the teams who will be playing. The Midwest is heavily represented. There are matches everywhere that even if you don’t know the teams, you might know one of the players.
When I have spoken at various events and I say this often that when athletes are competing in the Midwest, it truly is some of the best high school and club volleyball in the country. College coaches love recruiting Midwest athletes obviously for their skill, but there is also the package of being a strong student and that true Midwest work ethic that any team would welcome into their gym.
As for Wisconsin? The Badgers have the ability to host all the way up to the final four with a number four overall seed. The last time they hosted, they were able to defeat Nebraska enroute to a national runner-up finish. Marquette will head to Purdue for their regional where they will play Dayton in the opening round. There will be 20 teams in the tournament with a Wisconsin athlete on the roster.
Did I miss someone? Email chris@prepdig.com
Marquette
Claire Mosher – Waterloo
Hannah Vanden Berg – Little Chute
Hope Werch – Neenah
Caroline Dragani – Catholic Memorial
Katie Schoessow – Mukwonago
Ella Foti – Edgewood
Hattie Bray – Wautoma
Samantha Naber – Burlington
Wisconsin
Liz Gregorski – Xavier
Minnesota
Anna Wolf – River Falls
Ohio State
Mia Grunze – Waterford
Tennessee
Nicole Shanahan – Oconomowoc
South Carolina
Caitlin Crawford – Oconomowoc
Mallory Dixon – Manitowoc Lincoln
Purdue
Madeline Koch – Ashwaubenon
Iowa State
Brooke Anderson – Lake Country Lutheran
Creighton
Kiana Schmitt – Waunakee
Kiara Reinhardt – Cedarburg
Kentucky
Maddie Berezowitz – Burlington
Elise Goetzinger – Mount Horeb
Dayton
Mikaylah Van Lanen – Appleton North
Southeast Missouri State
Caroline Draver – DSHA
Avery Torrey – Kaukauna
Illinois State
Katelyn Lefler – Sussex Hamilton
Northern Colorado
Cece Huhn – Plymouth
Louisville
Emily Scott – Kimberly
Claire Chaussee – Sun Prairie
Baylor
Kaitlyn Riley – Catholic Memorial
Florida Gulf Coast
Emma Szypszak – Homestead
Illinois
Brooke Mosher – Waterloo
Kansas State
Josie Halbleib – Howards Grove
Sacred Heart
Mackenzie Eford – Nicolet