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Wisconsin volleyball sophomore has personal connection to 2023 NBA Finals

Dennis Punzel For BadgerExtra
Jun 9, 2023
Jun 9, 2023 Updated Jun 28, 2023

A look back at new Badgers volleyball player Carter Booth's 2022 season with Minnesota.

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MARIBOR, Slovenia – University of Wisconsin volleyball sophomore Carter Booth isn’t losing any sleep over the 2023 NBA Finals. That doesn’t mean she’s not interested in the outcome of the series between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat.

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Photos: A look about at Sydney Hilley's Wisconsin volleyball career

2017 BADGERS VOLLEYBALL RECRUITS — The Badgers' Class of 2017 volleyball commits Riley Bell, from left, Sydney Hilley, Danielle Hart, Dana Rettke, Grace Loberg and Mariah Whalen pose for a photo after attending a volleyball camp at UW.
DENNIS PUNZEL, State Journal

NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball — Louisville's Anna DeBeer, top right, spikes the ball against Wisconsin's Dana Rettke, left, and Sydney Hilley during a semifinal of the NCAA women's volleyball tournament Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
PAUL VERNON, ASSOCIATED PRESS

NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball — Wisconsin's Anna Smrek, right, spikes the ball in front of Louisville's Anna Stevenson, center, and Wisconsin's Sydney Hilley during a semifinal of the NCAA women's volleyball tournament Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
PAUL VERNON, ASSOCIATED PRESS

NCAA Louisville Wisconsin volleyball — Louisville's Anna DeBeer, center, watches her spike between Wisconsin's Dana Rettke, left, and Sydney Hilley during a semifinal of the NCAA women's volleyball tournament Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
PAUL VERNON, ASSOCIATED PRESS

NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball — Wisconsin's Lauren Barnes (1), Julie Orzol (22), Sydney Hilley (2), Anna Smrek (14) and Dana Rettke, right, celebrate a win over Louisville in a semifinal of the NCAA women's volleyball tournament Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
PAUL VERNON, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wisconsin's Dana Rettke, from right, Lauren Barnes and Sydney Hilley celebrate their national championship with fans during an event on Dec. 19, 2021 at the UW Field House in Madison.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL

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