White sweeps Cardinal in volleyball scrimmage

Freshmen have impressive debuts

Volleyball August 18, 2017

White sweeps Cardinal in volleyball scrimmage

Freshmen have impressive debuts

MADISON, Wis. -- The 2017 Wisconsin volleyball freshman class showed why it is the second-ranked recruiting class in the country at the Badgers annual Cardinal vs. White scrimmage on Friday night in the UW Field House.

The rookie quintet of Danielle Hart, Sydney Hilley, Grace Loberg, Dana Rettke, and Mariah Whalen all turned in impressive performances in their debuts.

Hilley, the third-ranked freshman in the country, set the White team to a 25-22, 25-13, 25-18 sweep of the Cardinal team. The 6-0 setter put up 40 assists while adding two kills, four digs and one block.

Loberg and Whalen led all hitters with 12 kills apiece while Rettke and Hart added 11 and nine putaways, respectively. Hart and Loberg both hit over .500. Hart attacked at a team best .533 (9-1-15) while Loberg was close behind at .526 (12-2-19).

Sophomore M.E. Dodge recorded a match-high 12 digs while Rettke led all blockers with four stuffs, including one solo. Loberg added three blocks.

Stat of the Match

The two teams combined for nine service aces with two each coming from Whalen, Dodge and Sarah Dodd.

They said it

'"I thought everybody had their moments tonight," coach Kelly Sheffield said. "You hope that there's a little bit that everybody can take back and say, 'All right I did this well and there are some other things I can get better at.' That was kind of the match.

"Defensively, I thought we made some really nice defensive plays and some great effort plays. It was a good start."

Tweet of the match

Red white scrimmage @BadgerVB Hugged Coach @KellyPSheffield pic.twitter.com/qGgXaLlRjk
— Kristin Crosno (@BadgerMama2005) August 19, 2017

What's Next

The Badgers open the regular season next weekend, hosting the fourth-annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge in the UW Field House on Friday and Saturday. Wisconsin and Minnesota represent the Big Ten Conference, taking on North Carolina and Louisville from the ACC. Matches begin on Friday at 4:30 p.m. and on Saturday at 4 p.m. The weekend is already sold out.

Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

#8 Sarah Dodd: L; 5' 4"; Sophomore; Pleasant Prairie, Wis.

#19 M.E. Dodge: L; 5' 10"; Sophomore; East Troy, Wis.

#18 Danielle Hart: MB; 6' 4"; Freshman

#2 Sydney Hilley: S; 6' 0"; Freshman

#21 Grace Loberg: OH; 6' 3"; Freshman

#16 Dana Rettke: MB; 6' 8"; Freshman

#10 Mariah Whalen: OH; 6' 1"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#8 Sarah Dodd
: 5' 4"; Sophomore; Pleasant Prairie, Wis.
: L

#19 M.E. Dodge
: 5' 10"; Sophomore; East Troy, Wis.
: L

#18 Danielle Hart
: 6' 4"; Freshman
: MB

#2 Sydney Hilley
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: S

#21 Grace Loberg
: 6' 3"; Freshman
: OH

#16 Dana Rettke
: 6' 8"; Freshman
: MB

#10 Mariah Whalen
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: OH

Sticky Bar