Booth signs with Italian Serie A1 League
January 02, 2026 | Volleyball
Recent graduate takes talent to premier team in Italy
MADISON, Wis. - After an illustrious collegiate career, middle blocker Carter Booth has signed with the Unione Yamamay Busto Arisizio of the Italian Serie A1 League to begin her professional tenure.Â
For the second-straight season, the Wisconsin volleyball team will send an athlete overseas to Italy to play in the Serie A1 League, as Booth will join former UW standout Sarah Franklin, who is a member of Savino del Bene Scandicci.Â
Booth emerged as one of the most dominant middle blockers in the country over the past few seasons, earning First Team All-Big Ten and AVCA Third Team All-American honors in 2025. The graduate posted a career-high 21 kills against No. 1 Kentucky in the NCAA National Semifinals to cap off her time as a Badger—finishing the year with the highest hitting percentage in a single season in school history at .466. Booth placed second in the nation with that mark as well.Â
The Denver, Colorado, native caught fire down the stretch for UW—guiding the program to their seventh NCAA National Semifinal appearance in school history.Â
In the NCAA Tournament, Booth recorded an impressive .579 (61 - 6 - 90) swing percentage in five matches to conclude her tenure in Madison—finishing three of those tournament battles with zero attack errors.Â
The two-time AVCA All-American was a standout on the defensive end, too—shattering the school record for most blocks in a single season back in 2023 with 186. Booth led the team in the category in all three of her seasons in Madison.
For the second-straight season, the Wisconsin volleyball team will send an athlete overseas to Italy to play in the Serie A1 League, as Booth will join former UW standout Sarah Franklin, who is a member of Savino del Bene Scandicci.Â
Booth emerged as one of the most dominant middle blockers in the country over the past few seasons, earning First Team All-Big Ten and AVCA Third Team All-American honors in 2025. The graduate posted a career-high 21 kills against No. 1 Kentucky in the NCAA National Semifinals to cap off her time as a Badger—finishing the year with the highest hitting percentage in a single season in school history at .466. Booth placed second in the nation with that mark as well.Â
The Denver, Colorado, native caught fire down the stretch for UW—guiding the program to their seventh NCAA National Semifinal appearance in school history.Â
In the NCAA Tournament, Booth recorded an impressive .579 (61 - 6 - 90) swing percentage in five matches to conclude her tenure in Madison—finishing three of those tournament battles with zero attack errors.Â
The two-time AVCA All-American was a standout on the defensive end, too—shattering the school record for most blocks in a single season back in 2023 with 186. Booth led the team in the category in all three of her seasons in Madison.
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