There’s a reason Wisconsin’s Dana Rettke was named the college women’s volleyball National Player of the Year on Friday.
On Saturday night, the five-time, first-team All-American’s 11th and final kill gave Wisconsin a 22-25, 31-29, 25-23, 23-25, 15-12 victory over Nebraska and the Badgers’ first national championship.
Rettke also finished with a career-high 13 blocks in her collegiate finale. The 6-foot-8 middle blocker showed her value in the decisive second set when she generated three-straight points with a kill and consecutive blocks.
Wisconsin (31-3) set a championship game record with 24 blocks.
NATI🏐NAL CHAMPI🏐NS.
— UW–Madison (@UWMadison) December 19, 2021
You earned this, @BadgerVB 🏆#ONWISCONSIN
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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY …
— ESPN (@espn) December 19, 2021
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