Wisconsin Badgers

Honors

• Big Ten Freshman of the Week, Sept. 12, Oct. 10
• Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week, Oct. 10
• 2023, '24 Academic All-Big Ten

2024: Played in 26 of the 33 matches playing five at libero ... missed the final five matches of the regular season due to injury but returned to the lineup for postseason...Averaged 2.08 digs/set...Recorded a season-best 17 digs at Minnesota (Sept. 25) ... tallied three service aces three times this season... put up seven assists against Marquette (Sept. 20)...Tallied 10+ dig matches five times this season ...chips in 0.29 service aces/set...ranked fourth on the team with 27 service aces

2023: Played in 33 matches and 109 sets ... started 10 matches at defensive specialist ... ranked second on the team with 2.56 digs per set ... had double-figure digs in 11 matches ... had a season-high 25 digs at Purdue (Nov. 17) ... ranked second on the team with 0.29 service aces per set ... had a season-high two aces in 10 matches ... added 1.03 assists per set .. had a season-high nine assists vs. Tennessee (Sept. 3) 

2022: Played in 29-of-32 matches and 105 sets as starting libero ... missed three matches with leg injury ... led the team and ranked 10th in the Big Ten with 3.95 digs per set ... had a career-high 28 digs at Ohio State (Nov. 26) ... had double-figure digs in 26 matches, including five matches with 20-plus digs ... led the team in digs in 24 matches ... added 1.40 assists per set ... had her first career double-double vs. Illinois (Oct. 2) with 11 assists and 23 digs ... added her second career double-double with 24 digs and a career-high 14 assists vs. Pittsburgh (Dec. 10) ... recorded a career-high six service aces vs. Rhode Island (Sept. 18) ... ranked third on the team with 0.31 aces per set ... led the team in aces in nine matches

High School: Five-year member of the Turkish Junior National Team ... considered the best libero in Europe for the class of 2022 ... aided her team to a bronze medal at the 2022 U21 European Championship and was named to the Dream Team ... named the Best Libero at the 2020 U19 European Championship and was named to the Dream Team, aiding her team to a gold medal ... named the Best Libero at the 2019 U17 Balkan Championship, winning gold ... at the 2018 U19 Balkan Championships, she was named Best Libero and member of the Dream Team while earning a silver medal ... Best Libero and member of the Dream Team at the 2018 European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) Championship, winning a bronze medal ... competed with Fenerbahce Sport Club from 2013-21, competing in the Istanbul and Turkish championships ... in 2020-21, her team finished second in the Sultans League for coach Zoran Terzic ... played under coach Emre Nur on the junior club, leading Fenerbahce to the prestigious junior national championship of Turkey in 2019 ... ended her career competing with the Sariyer Volleyball Club ... also played at Kadikoy Private Atacan High School, aiding her team to two runner-up finishes at the Turkish championships ... earned honor certificates all four years of high school

Personal: Parents are Ferda Guctekin and Ali Guctekin ... has one brother -- Erturk (30)... born  Oct. 10 ... intends on majoring in business

Career Highs

Kills: 0
Attempts: 1 (5x; MR at Rutgers, 10/02/24)
Attack Pct: 
Assists: 14 vs. Pittsburgh, 12/10/22
Aces: 6 vs. Rhode Island, 9/18/22
Digs: 28 at Ohio STate, 11/26/22
Blocks: 0
Points: 6 vs. Rhode Island, 9/18/22

Why Wisconsin?

Off the court with Gulce

Describe what it is like to play in Field House: Amazingly, every game we played was packed. It makes me very excited to see people love our games and support us.
First started volleyball: 2012
Most memorable volleyball match: Under 19 National Team championship game, and last year Nebraska Home Game.
The best part of playing volleyball is: Being a winner and having fun at the same time. 
My favorite thing about Wisconsin volleyball is: Competitiveness and never giving up.
Before each match, I: have to do my routines
One word that describes the team: Powerful
One word that describes me: Warrior
What is the best thing you bring to the team? PASSION
Favorite thing to do off the court with my teammates is: hanging around
Best UW road trip: Texas, it was my first time playing with my team.
Most memorable volleyball achievement: Being a European Champion
Is there anything significant about your uniform number? My first national team number was 21.
The best thing about the Field House is: feeling the history there
Dream as a collegiate player: Winning every game and becoming natty champ
The best thing about Madison is: It is walkable. I Like walking.

What does it mean to be a Badger?