COLUMBUS, Ohio — When the marathon match ended, nearly three hours after it had begun, Lauren Barnes threw her hands in the air and let out a scream.
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Louisville's Brooke Smith, foreground, hits a pass in front of teammate Alexa Hendricks before a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament against Wisconsin, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Louisville's Aiko Jones, right, spikes the ball in front of Wisconsin's Grace Loberg, left, and Dana Rettke during a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Louisville's Alexa Hendricks hits a pass against Wisconsin during a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Wisconsin's Julie Orzol hits a pass against Louisville during a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Louisville's Anna DeBeer, right, and Anna Stevenson try to block a shot by Wisconsin's Dana Rettke during a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Wisconsin's Julie Orzol, left, spikes the ball past Louisville's Tori Dilfer, center, and Anna Stevenson during a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Wisconsin's Anna Smrek (14) tips the ball in front of Louisville's Amaya Tillman during a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
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 college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Louisville's Anna Stevenson, left, spikes the ball against Wisconsin's Julie Orzol during a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
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 college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Wisconsin's Grace Loberg, right, spikes the ball in front of Louisville's Anna Stevenson, left, and Aiko Jones during a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
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 college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Wisconsin's Devyn Robinson, left, blocks a tip by Louisville's Tori Dilfer during a semifinal match in the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Louisville's Anna Stevenson, right, spikes the ball in front of Wisconsin's Grace Loberg left, and Dana Rettke during a semifinal match in the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Louisville fans cheer during a semifinal match in the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament against Wisconsin, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Wisconsin fans cheer during a semifinal match in the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament against Louisville Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
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 college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Louisville's Alexa Hendricks, right, walks off the court following a semifinal loss to Wisconsin in the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
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UW coach Kelly Sheffield found out about Gulce Guctekin by an organization that helps European players hoping to play in the U.S.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Wisconsin's Devyn Robinson, left, spikes the ball against Louisville's Claire Chaussee during a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Louisville's Brooke Smith, foreground, hits a pass in front of teammate Alexa Hendricks before a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament against Wisconsin, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Louisville's Aiko Jones, right, spikes the ball in front of Wisconsin's Grace Loberg, left, and Dana Rettke during a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Louisville's Alexa Hendricks hits a pass against Wisconsin during a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Wisconsin's Julie Orzol hits a pass against Louisville during a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Louisville's Anna DeBeer, right, and Anna Stevenson try to block a shot by Wisconsin's Dana Rettke during a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Wisconsin's Julie Orzol, left, spikes the ball past Louisville's Tori Dilfer, center, and Anna Stevenson during a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Wisconsin's Anna Smrek (14) tips the ball in front of Louisville's Amaya Tillman during a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
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 college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Louisville's Anna Stevenson, left, spikes the ball against Wisconsin's Julie Orzol during a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
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 college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Wisconsin's Grace Loberg, right, spikes the ball in front of Louisville's Anna Stevenson, left, and Aiko Jones during a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
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 college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Wisconsin's Devyn Robinson, left, blocks a tip by Louisville's Tori Dilfer during a semifinal match in the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Louisville's Anna Stevenson, right, spikes the ball in front of Wisconsin's Grace Loberg left, and Dana Rettke during a semifinal match in the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Louisville fans cheer during a semifinal match in the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament against Wisconsin, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Wisconsin fans cheer during a semifinal match in the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament against Louisville Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
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 college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Louisville's Alexa Hendricks, right, walks off the court following a semifinal loss to Wisconsin in the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
sheffield photo 1-21
UW coach Kelly Sheffield found out about Gulce Guctekin by an organization that helps European players hoping to play in the U.S.
NCAA Louisville Wisconsin Volleyball
Wisconsin's Devyn Robinson, left, spikes the ball against Louisville's Claire Chaussee during a semifinal of the NCAA women's college volleyball tournament Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.
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