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"We're a tough team that still has a
lot we want to accomplish this season," Hickey said. "It's been great so
far, but we have a long way to go."
"I've been really grateful for the years I've
been able to play at Wisconsin," Hickey said.
"It has meant a lot to me to have the
opportunity to play the sport that I love.
I wouldn't have gone anywhere else."
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called one of the best liberos in the country, will finish her career third all-time at UW in both total digs
and digs per set. She currently leads the team and
ranks seventh in the Big Ten with 3.71 digs per set,
a stat she led the conference in both her sophomore
and junior seasons.
But it's her work ethic and competitiveness ―
Sheffield said no one spends more time in the gym
or competes harder than Hickey ― as much as her
on-court performance that the Oswego, Ill., native
wants to be remembered for.
"I always think about the legacy I'm leaving," Hickey said. "I want to be remembered and I want peo-
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ple to live up to the expectations that I had. I want
people to feel like Annmarie is still here and that
my legacy ― what I did for this team, how I helped
bring it together, my mental and physical toughness
and how I fought to compete everyday ― lives on."
Hickey will play her final regular-season match at
the UW Field House on Sunday against Ohio State,
wrapping up a memorable career that she hopes
will have a lasting impact on the program to which
she has dedicated herself. She is leaving a team that
is primed for continued success in part because of
the bar she set in her four years. But if you ask her,
it's just a re-payment for all UW has given her.
"I've been really grateful for the years I've been
able to play at Wisconsin," Hickey said. "It has meant
a lot to me to have the opportunity to play the sport
that I love. I wouldn't have gone anywhere else."
Though her career is winding down, Hickey is not
ready to rest on her laurels just yet. She has her eyes
set on a run through the NCAA tournament.
"We're a tough team that still has a lot we want
to accomplish this season," Hickey said. "It's been
great so far, but we have a long way to go."
