Expanded TV coverage for women's basketball tourney has @BadgerVB coach @KellyPSheffield pushing for similar deal for volleyball tournament.
Dennis Punzel
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Dennis Punzel
@DennisPunzel
Rookie retiree, still covering UW volleyball for @WiStateJournal
Madison
Joined February 2009
- Another ratings record for @BadgerVB & Nebraska: Friday night's match drew an audience of 587,000, more than 200,000 more than last year's record for BTN. Earlier Friday, UW-USC men's basketball had daytime audience of 272,000.
- New UW football coach Luke Fickell among the big crowd at the Field House. Big ovation as he's shown on video board.
- National champion @BadgerVB honored at annual banquet this afternoon. They’ll get bundled up as they head to Green Bay, where they will be introduced in third quarter of Packers-49ers playoff game.
- Looks like Minnesota transfer Taylor Landfair has narrowed her choices down to @BadgerVB and Nebraska. Timetable for decision uncertain.
- Wednesday’s @BadgerVB vs Nebraska match drew 362,000 viewers on Big Ten Network, just slightly less than 375,000 that tuned into match for B1G title last year.
- This is a big dealThe holidays just got a little sweeter! Signed, sealed, delivered, she’s ours! Let’s give warm welcome to @carter5200!
- Big news for @BadgerVB fans, commitment from top setter in class of 2024, Charlie Fuerbringer of Hermosa Beach, CA. Her mom and dad both won national championships in college.
- 2026 @BadgerVB recruiting class ranked No. 2 in the nation with 3 of the top 7 players in the country.
- Frank the Tank is staying in Madison.ⒼⓄⒾⓃⒼ ⓅⓇⓄ @lovbmad has announced the signing of 2023 NCAA Player of the Year and All-American Sarah Franklin 🔥
- Up next for @BadgerVB : Caroline Crawford, 6-3 middle blocker from Kansas to transfer to UW. All-Big 12 first team and Rookie of the Year as frosh, 2nd team this year. No. 22 Senior Ace out of high school.
- New @BadgerVB player Mimi Colyer is enrolled at UW for the spring semester and will be on campus Tuesday for first day of classes.
- Not saying Big Ten volleyball teams were under-seeded .... OK I guess I am.
