The Sports Fan Project

Event 35 – Why Volleyball? Why Not Volleyball!

^{Those crazy college mascots!}

Bucky Badger Performs a Headstand — ^{Those crazy college mascots!}

The Written Word

Bump, Set, Spike: My Return to College Volleyball

Still Photos

Leaving no doubt to whose home this is.

Trophies from various Wisconsin programs on display at this office near Camp Randall Stadium.

Under neat the stands of Camp Randall.

Badgers’ football coach and athletic director, Barry Alvarez.

I do love me some historical plaques.

My first look inside UW Field House.

Many of the accumlated vollebyall banners.

A couple more banners that didn’t fit on the previous shot.

Wisconsin won the National Championship in 2021.

All UW All-Americans are honored.

All of the UW coaches get their due as well.

If you were a player of the year, this is where you’re recognized.

Several former Badgers have played professional volleyball.

UW is proud of two of their own who went on to play for the U.S. National Team.

The opponent on this night.

Coaches Sheffield and Schall hug prior to the start of the match.

The Tar Heels’ team during the “Star-Spangled Banner.”

The Badgers huddle up during the match.

The Wisconsin Varsity Band was excellent.

North Carolina’s Coach Schall gives his team some instructions.

North Carolina’s Bridget Malone on the hit.

The Badgers huddle up.

UW’s Charlie Fuerbringer serves.

UW’s Mimi Colyer preps to serve.

UW’s Grace Egan serves.

Bucky Badger kept everyone on their toes.

Proof that I made it to the match:-)

Jackie Taylor serves for North Carolina.

Bucky’s Balcony was fairly empty on this night.

The student section was plenty full.

UW’s Coach Sheffiled gives some instrucdtions.

The Wisconsin team readies for play to begin.

Mimi Colyer captured in mid-serve.

The Badgers celebrate their victory.

Who said wrestling could have access to the Field House?

Had a nice shot of the Wisconsin State Capital Building on my way out.

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Video

^{Game 1’s Final Point.}

^{Game 2’s Final Point.}

^{Match Point.}

^{The Varsity Band keeps us entertained.}

Fun Facts

Traveling Party – Flying solo on this one
Last Time Visited – I’d never been to a Wisconsin volleyball match, but was in UW Field House during the late 1980s when Eastern Michigan University’s men’s basketball team played there
A Volleyball Crowd!?! – A year or so ago, I happened to tune into a bit of a Wisconsin women’s volleyball match. The Badgers were hosting perennial volleyball top-dog Nebraska at UW Field House and it was ROCKING! Granted, the camera’s did pan every inch of the place, but if there were any empty seats I surely didn’t see them. I dared to dream it would be similar environment for this NCAA Round of 32 match against North Carolina but, alas, the upper deck was not full. Having said that, it was still the most people I’d ever been a part of watching college volleyball (or any volleyball, for that matter). The Wisconsin Varsity Band kept the place jumpin’, the cheer team and student section combined to remind all of us that we were on a college campus, and, of course, Bucky Badger did his stuff.
Running List of States Traveled To/Through (28 total) – Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, & Wyoming
Running List of Countries Traveled To/Through (8 total) – Argentina, Canada (Manitoba, Ontario, & Quebec), England, Japan, Korea, Scotland, United States, & Wales
Distance Traveled – 458 miles to Madison, WI, University of Wisconsin Field House
Cumulative Distance Traveled After 35 Events – 71,229 miles
Up Next – Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers in historic Lambeau Field

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