One of the things I appreciate most about Kelly Sheffield is his ability to introduce topics I hadn’t considered.
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Should the Badgers run a campaign for junior Sarah Franklin to win national player of the year? That question was proposed to Kelly Sheffield, who has shared it around the volleyball office and media.
SAMANTHA MADAR, State Journal Archives
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Wisconsin volleyball coach Kelly Sheffield pondered if the Badgers should run a campaign for junior Sarah Franklin, right, to win national player of the year.
SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
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Nebraska's Merritt Beason figures to be the frontrunner for national player of the year as the best player on the No. 1 and undefeated Cornhuskers.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Lincoln Journal Star
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Photos: Wisconsin volleyball sweeps Minnesota
Wisconsin Badgers Sydney Reed (0) high-fives fans as she take the court before the match against Minnesota at the UW Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
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Wisconsin Badgers Temi Thomas-Ailara (12) approaches the ball in the first set against Minnesota at the UW Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
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Fans do their best impressions of Wisconsin coach Kelly Sheffield during the first set.
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Wisconsin Badgers Julia Orzol (22) celebrates with Izzy Ashburn (11) in the third set against Minnesota at the UW Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
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Wisconsin Badgers Devyn Robinson (10) spikes the ball in the third set against Minnesota at the UW Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
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Wisconsin Badgers Gulce Guctekin (21) bumps the ball in the third set against Minnesota at the UW Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
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Wisconsin Badgers Gulce Guctekin (21) passes the ball in the third set against Minnesota at the UW Field House in Madison, Wis., Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
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Wisconsin's Temi Thomas-Ailara (12) and Sarah Franklin (13) react after coach Kelly Sheffield bumped the ball during the first set Sunday against Minnesota at the UW Field House.
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Contact Jim Polzin at jpolzin@madison.com .
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