Leaked photos of Wisconsin volleyball team came from player’s phone: Cops (2024)

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Why did a girl get kicked off the Wisconsin volleyball team? ›

High school sports fans may have heard about a Wisconsin girl kicked off from her volleyball team for breaching the school's code of conduct. The teenager, known as Jane Doe, was accused of drinking at a party and uploading a beer bottle photo on social media.

At least one of the photos appears to have been taken after the team won the Big Ten title last November and shows members of the team posing with their sports bras lifted, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. The athletic department called the leak a “significant and wrongful invasion” of the athletes' privacy.

Wisconsin finishes the 2023 season with a 30-4 record. Texas will face Nebraska in the NCAA national championship on Sunday at 2 p.m. on WISN 12. The Wisconsin Badgers women's volleyball season ended Thursday night after falling to Texas 3-1 in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament in Tampa, Florida.

Wisconsin volleyball team private photos leaked online, 'multiple crimes' being investigated. The University of Wisconsin said in a statement that the UW-Madison Police Department is investigating “multiple crimes” after private photos and video of members of the women's volleyball team were shared on the internet.

She's the tallest player in Wisconsin history

At 6-9, she's the tallest player in UW history, just a nudge taller than five-time All-American and former teammate Dana Rettke.

2022. The Badgers finished the season 28–4, and earned the 3rd overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Badgers swept Quinnipiac, and TCU to advance to the Regionals for the 10th consecutive year. The Badgers defeated (4) Penn State 3–2 in the Sweet Sixteen, before falling to (2) Pitt 3–2 in the Elite Eight.

At 6-foot-9, Anna Smrek is one of the most commanding volleyball players in Big Ten and Wisconsin Badger history.

Professional career

Eggleston signed a 11⁄2-year contract with the Turkish volleyball club Galatasaray S.K., based in Istanbul, during the 2022–23 season.

Starting with the 1934–35 season, former UW basketball player Bud Foster began coaching the Wisconsin Badgers. In his first season as head coach, he led the Badgers to their 12th Big Ten Conference Championship in 28 years. In 1941, Foster led the Badgers to their only national championship in history.

The Badgers have won an NCAA title, qualified for three Final Fours, claimed four consecutive Big Ten Conference championships and spent 16 weeks ranked No. 1 in the American Volleyball Coaches' Association poll. No other school has played in more Final Fours than UW during that stretch.

Is Wisconsin volleyball good? ›

Wisconsin, the 2021 national champions, saw its streak of four straight Big Ten titles end last season when Nebraska won it. Clearly, many great players have come through Wisconsin's program in the past 10 seasons.

On Wednesday, the athletic department said the images came from the phone of a team member and were never intended to be seen publicly, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.

University of Wisconsin police investigating after private photos and videos of women's volleyball team are shared online. The athletics department said the photos and videos being shared without consent is "a significant and wrongful invasion" of the team's privacy.

Explicit photos of the Wisconsin's women's volleyball team leaked online last week, which prompted a police investigation, had reportedly originated from a player's phone.

Meanwhile, Jeremiah takes Belly to her volleyball camp, where she successfully convinces her coach to let her back on the team. The season ends with Belly joyfully playing volleyball with all her friends as Jeremiah watches with pride from the sidelines.

Kelly Sheffield | Volleyball Coach | Wisconsin Badgers.