46 // VARSITY April 10, 2014
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VOLLEYBALL
New faces finding places
in Badger lineup
Spring allows team to try new rotations
BY DIANE NORDSTROM @BADGERVBALL
A
fter opening its spring
season with drills at
Marquette, the Badgers
continued competition Sunday
afternoon, hosting Minnesota.
Despite the two teams play-
ing only three sets due Gopher
injuries, a crowd of more than
500 people was given a good
taste of what to expect from
the NCAA runner-up Badgers
in the 2014-15 season.
The match featured a mix of
old and new, as redshirt fresh-
man Taylor Fricano and fresh-
man Tori Blake both saw am-
ple playing time. Sophomore
Taylor Morey looked a natu-
ral in her role as libero, tak-
ing over for senior Annemarie
Hickey.
UW will compete two more
times this spring, including
hosting Marquette on April 16.
2014 HOME OPPONENTS ANNOUNCED
● The Badgers will open the 2014 Big
Ten Conference season with a home
contest against reigning NCAA cham-
pion Penn State in a rematch of the
2013 NCAA Championship.
In addition to No. 1 Penn State, Wis-
consin fans will also get to see No. 7
Nebraska, No. 8 Purdue, No. 10 Min-
nesota, and No. 16 Illinois in the UW
Field House. Other Big Ten foes com-
ing to town are Ohio State, Michigan
and Iowa, while conference newcom-
ers Rutgers and Maryland make their
first trips to Madison.
The Badgers also host a home tour-
nament in September, bringing in Ball
State, Miami (Fla.) and Missouri State.
The complete 2014 schedule will
be released in late April.
USA BOUND
● Three Badgers earned spots on USA
Volleyball teams this summer. Fresh-
man Lauren Carlini was selected to
train with the National Team in May
and June in Anaheim, Calif., while Tay-
lor Morey was named to a Collegiate
National Team that will compete in
a tour of eastern Europe July 8-19.
Dominique Thompson will train and
compete from June 22-July 1 at the
Girls' Junior National Championships.
SCHEDULE
LAST WEEK
Wednesday at Marquette NS
Sunday Minnesota W, 2-1
OTHER EVENTS
April 16 Marquette 6:30 p.m.
April 26 at Minnesota Spring
Invitational,
Minneapolis, Minn.
Freshmen Taylor Fricano and
Tori Blake are both seeing
more playing time this spring.
