April 3, 2015

MADISON, Wis. -- Six 2015 signees for the University of Wisconsin volleyball program were named Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 recruits, the magazine announced in its April issue. It is the most in a single year for the Badgers and also ties the most in for a year for any school, equaling Penn State's six picks in 2014, since the magazine started the list in 1990.  

Madison Duello from Kansas City, Missouri; Hannah Juley from LaGrange, Illinois; Amber MacDonald from Alpharetta, Georgia; Brooke Morgan from Dike, Iowa; Julia Saunders from LaGrange, Illinois; and Tionna Williams from Fort Wayne, Indiana, were all named to the honor list.

Madison Duello, 6-3, OH, Kansas City, Missouri/Liberty High School/KC Power Volleyball Club
·    No. 9 recruit in the country by PrepVolleyball.com
·    2014 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year
·    2014 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Under Armour first-team All-American
·    Played in the Under Armour All-America match
·    Three-time all-state pick
·    Aided Liberty to three districts titles and a fourth-place finish at state in 2014
·    Had 546 kills (6.7/set), 239 digs (3.0/set), 53 blocks (0.7/set) and 23 service aces while hitting .420 as a senior
·    Ended her career as her school's record holder for career kills with 1,391
·    2015 Kansas City Star All-Metro Player of the Year

Hannah Juley, 5-10, S, LaGrange, Illinois/Lyons Township High School/1st Alliance Volleyball Club
·    First-team AVCA Under Armour All-American
·    Played in the Under Armour All-America match being named the best setter in the skills competition
·    Ranked 21st by PrepVolleyball.com
·    Chicago Sun Times all-state as a senior
·    2014 Pioneer Press Player of the Year
·    Averaged 11.4 assists and 2.6 digs per set as a senior. For her career, she had 1,590 assists and 523 digs.
·    Led Lyons Township (34-5) to a West Suburban Silver championship and the sectional finals
·    Third-team high school All-American
·    2013 PrepVolleyball.com All-American

Amber MacDonald, 5-4, L/DS, Alpharetta, Georgia, Blessed Trinity Catholic High School, A5 Volleyball Club
·    2014 AVCA Under Armour first-team All-American
·    Played in the Under Armour All-America match, leading the East team with 10 digs
·    Named to the MaxPreps National Player of the Year watch list
·    Three-time all-state pick
·    Aided Blessed Trinity Catholic to two state championships, including in 2014, advancing to the state tournament finals all four years
·    Finished her career with 2,355 digs, including 733 as a senior
·    USA Today All-USA First Team
·    2014 PrepVolleyball.com All-American
·    Ranked 91st by PrepVolleyball.com
·    Three-time MaxPreps All-American

Brooke Morgan, 6-5, MB, Dike, Iowa/Dike-New Hartford High School/Six-Pack Club
·    Ranked 12th on PrepVolleyball.com
·    Missed most of the 2014 season due to injury but played in the last three matches of the season, including 2014 state championship match
·    Aided Dike-New Hartford to state championships in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014
·    Two-time all-state selection
·    Won the 2012 16-National championship at the USAV Junior National Championship

Julia Saunders, 6-4, OH, LaGrange, Illinois/Nazareth Academy/1st Alliance
·    Ranked as the No. 71 recruit by PrepVolleyball.com
·    Three-time all-conference pick
·    Second-team all-state selection by the Champaign News Gazette
·    Guided Nazareth Academy to three regional titles
·    Averaged 4.1 kills, 2.1 digs and 0.6 blocks per set as a senior
·    Participated in USA Volleyball's High Performance program
·    Third-team AVCA Under Armour All-American

Tionna Williams, 6-2, MB, Fort Wayne, Indiana/Concordia Lutheran High School/Munciana
·    Ranked sixth by PrepVolleyball.com
·    USA Today All-USA First Team
·    2014 AVCA Under Armour first-team All-American
·    Four-time conference player of the year
·    Two-time first-team all-state
·    Two-time News Sentinel Player of the Year
·    Won the 2014 Indiana state 3A championship after finishing as the runner-up as a junior
·    Averaged 5.0 kills (537 total) per set while hitting .469. She also added 2.7 digs (294), 1.0 blocks (109) and 0.6 (66) service aces per
·    Named the Indiana High School Athletic Association Mental Attitude award winner for volleyball in her class
·    Two-time AAU 18-Open All-American