Six Wisconsin players earned Big Ten honors, including two making the All-Conference First Team.
Outside hitter Sarah Franklin was named Big Ten Player of the Year for the second straight year — becoming the first player to do so as a Badger — and was a unanimous First Team selection. Senior Anna Smrek was also named to the First Team.
Statistically, Franklin somehow improved on her season last year, when she was named the AVCA National Player of the Year. In conference play, Franklin totaled 308 kills for an average of 4.40 kills per set, while hitting .