,s4 ,res4 #dhg  ,in the ,senate of the  
,united ,states1  ,january #bj1 #bjbb4  
,whereas1 on ,december #ah1 #bjba1 the  
,university of ,wisconsin ,badgers won  
the #bjba ,national ,collegiate         
,athletic ,association 7referred to in  
this preamble as the ,,ncaa7 ,division  
,i ,women's ,volleyball ,championship   
and finished the season with an         
impressive record of #ca wins and #c    
losses2 ,whereas the ,university of     
,wisconsin women's volleyball team      
defeated the ,university of ,nebraska   
,cornhuskers in a thrilling #e-set match
 to win the program's first ever        
national championship2 ,whereas the     
following players should be             
congratulated for their hard work and   
dedication in representing the          
,university of ,wisconsin with dignity3 
,izzy ,ashburn1 ,lauren ,barnes1 ,joslyn
 ,boyer1 ,giorgia ,civita1 ,jade ,demps1
 ,liz ,gregorski1 ,,mj ,hammill1        
,danielle ,hart1 ,sydney ,hilley1       
,lauren ,jardine1 ,grace ,loberg1 ,anna 

,mac,donald1 ,julia ,orzol1 ,sydney     
,reed1 ,dana ,rettke1 ,devyn ,robinson1 
,anna ,smrek1 and ,julia ,wohlert2      
,whereas the ,badgers were led by an    
outstanding coaching and support staff1 
including ,kelly ,sheffield1 ,brittany  
,dildine1 ,gary ,white1 ,jessica        
,williams1 ,annemarie ,hickey1          
,mackenzie ,long1 ,kristen ,walker1     
,kevin ,schultz1 ,katie ,smith1 ,diane  
,nordstrom1 and ,bianca ,miceli2        
,whereas the championship point was     
scored by senior middle blocker ,dana   
,rettke1 the #bjba ,national ,player of 
the ,year and the only #e-time ,american
 ,volleyball ,coaches ,association      
7referred to in this preamble as the    
,,avca7 ,first-,team ,all-,american in  
,,ncaa ,volleyball history2 ,whereas    
freshman opposite hitter ,anna ,smrek   
was named the ,most ,outstanding ,player
 of the ,,ncaa ,national ,championship1 
while ,dana ,rettke and ,sydney ,hilley 
were also named to the ,,ncaa ,national 
,championship ,all-,tournament ,team2   

,whereas senior setter ,sydney ,hilley  
was also selected as the #bjba ,senior  
,,class ,award recipient as the most    
outstanding senior student-athlete in   
,division ,i women's volleyball2        
,whereas ,assistant ,coach ,brittany    
,dildine was named the ,,avca ,division 
,i ,national ,assistant ,coach of the   
,year2 ,whereas the ,university of      
,wisconsin women's volleyball team--    
7#a7 captured the #bjba ,big ,ten       
conference championship for the third   
consecutive season2  7#b7 featured #c   
players who earned ,,avca ,all-,american
 honors at the end of the season1 ,dana 
,rettke1 ,sydney ,hilley1 and ,lauren   
,barnes2 and  7#c7 has had a history of 
players1 past and present1 who also     
represent the ,university of ,wisconsin 
on the international stage2 ,whereas the
 players and staff persevered through   
the challenges presented by the         
,,covid-#ai pandemic2 and ,whereas the  
,badger women's volleyball team has     
brought great pride and honor to the    

,university of ,wisconsin and its       
alumni1 loyal fans1 and the ,state of   
,wisconsin3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that
 the ,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates the   
,university of ,wisconsin ,badgers on   
winning the #bjba ,national ,collegiate 
,athletic ,association ,division ,i     
,women's ,volleyball ,championship2     
7#b7 recognizes the achievements of the 
players1 coaches1 and staff who         
contributed to this championship season2
 and  7#c7 respectfully requests that   
the ,secretary of the ,senate transmit  
an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
 7,a7 the ,chancellor of the ,university
 of ,wisconsin1 ,rebecca ,blank2  7,b7  
the ,athletic ,director of the          
,university of ,wisconsin1 ,chris       
,mc,intosh2 and  7,c7 the ,head ,coach  
of the ,university of ,wisconsin        
volleyball team1 ,kelly ,sheffield4     
,secretary