When the top ranked Badgers volleyball team takes the court looking to win their first match of the season on Friday night against Purdue, they’ll do so with the help of an unprecedented addition for the program- Pepperdine grad transfer Deahna Kraft.
Kraft became an anomaly in the college volleyball world last November when she became one of the first collegiate beach volleyball players to complete a graduate transfer to finish her career on the indoor court. It’s not uncommon for the switch to be made- after all the two sports are fundamentally very similar- but often it’s made by indoor players switching to the beach seeking the warm weather or slower game pace.