58 // VARSITY April 17, 2014
BY DIANE NORDSTROM @BADGERVBALL
Badgers halfway through
valuable spring season
UW continues to improve in offseason
I
t's hard not to rest on your
laurels after finishing sec-
ond at the 2013 NCAA
Championship, but that is ex-
actly what the Badgers are try-
ing not to do this spring.
"We had a great year but
we didn't accomplish what we
wanted to," said head coach
Kelly Sheffield on last season.
"We want to be a team that is
winning championships. We
want to do that year in and
year out."
The Badgers have been
working hard this spring to
improve and continue their
quest for a Big Ten Conference
and national championship.
With the loss of only one play-
er, starting libero Annemarie
Hickey, Wisconsin has all of
the building blocks to have an
even more impressive 2014.
PLAYERS HONORED AT BUCKINGHAMS
● Four members of the volleyball team
were honored at the 2014 Bucking-
hams, UW's Academy Awards-style
ceremony recognizing the top achieve-
ments in academics.
Crystal Graff was named the team's
Athletic Board Scholar for having
the highest grade-point average. The
Madison native was also the team's
nominee for Student-Athlete of the
Year.
Deme Morales received a Perfor-
mance Award for her academic work
and constant improvement. Individu-
als for this award are nominated by
their academic advisors and learning
specialists.
Julie Mikaelsen received the Impact
Award for having the most communi-
ty service hours on the team.
Dominique Thompson was an Un-
sung Hero nominee for displaying
hard work, a positive attitude and de-
termination on the court, in the class-
room and in the community.
In addition, four Badgers were hon-
ored by having a 3.5 GPA for their ca-
reers or at least one semester ― Graff,
Lauren Carlini, Victoria Ito and Claire
Raddatz. Former players Mary Ording
and Bailey Reshel, who are complet-
ing their degrees this year, were also
recognized.
INSIDE
VOLLEYBALL
SCHEDULE
LAST TIME OUT
April 2 at Marquette NTS
April 6 Minnesota W, 2-1
COMING UP
Wed. Marquette 6:30 p.m.
April 26 at Minnesota Spring All Day
Invitational, Minneapolis
Junior Deme Morales
hammers a ball past
an opponent blocker.
