Wisconsin Badgers

Honors

• 2020 Honorable Mention All-American
• 2020 VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American
• 2020 Honorable Mention All-Northeast Region
• 2019 AVCA Second-Team All-American
• 2019 VolleyballMag.com Third-Team All-American
• 2019 NCAA Championship All-Tournament
• 2019 NCAA Madison Regional MVP
• 2019 and 2020 Second-Team All-Big Ten
• 2016 and 2019 AVCA All-Northeast Region
• 2016 AVCA Third-Team All-American
• 2016 VolleyballMag.com Second-Team All-American
• 2016 AVCA Northeast Region Freshman of the Year
• 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
• 2016 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
• 2016 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
• 2018 HotelRED Invitational All-Tournament Team
• AVCA National Player of the Week—Sept. 20, 2016
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week—Aug. 29, 2016; Sept. 19, 2016; Nov. 7, 2016 (co); Nov. 21, 2016; Nov. 28, 2016
• Big Ten Player of the Week—Sept. 19, 2016; Nov. 21, 2016, Nov. 18, 2019
• FloVolleyball National Player of the Week—Aug. 29, 2016
• ESPNW National Player of the Week, Sept. 21, 2016

Of Note: 2015-16 Chicago Tribune/WGN-9 Preps Plus Athlete of the Year, the first volleyball player so honored in 22 years ... aided Sports Performance to the 2016 AAU World Championships with win over Dominican Republic ... sister Meghan played volleyball at Nebraska (2012-15), earning two honorable mention All-America honors ... sister Maddie played at Nebraska, Central Florida and Michigan State

Career: Wrapped up her career, ranking 14th at UW in total kills (1,179) and 10th in attack attempts per set (8.11)

2020: Played in 14 matches, starting 10, and 45 sets ... ranked fourth on the team 2.67 kills per set ... recorded double-figure kills in four matches ... put away a season-high 17 kills vs. Florida in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament (April 19) ... recorded one double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs vs. Purdue (Jan. 23) ... recorded double-figure digs in two matches ... averaged 1.60 digs per set for fourth on the team ... chipped in 0.24 blocks per set ... played in her 100th match vs. Rutgers (Feb. 5) ... led the Badgers in NCAA play with 3.21 kills per set

2019: Played in 34 matches, starting 30, and all 116 sets ... ranked second on the team and seventh in the Big Ten with 3.54 kills per set ... recorded double-figure kills in 24 matches, including two matches with 20-plus kills ... had a season-high 24 kills at Minnesota (Nov. 14) ... led the team in kills in a team-best 15 matches ... hit a season-best .266 ... hit better than .300 in 15 matches, including better than .400 in five matches ...  added 1.16 digs per set ... had a season-high 11 digs vs. Marquette (Sept. 5) ... added 0.16 service aces per set ... recorded a season-high two aces in four matches ... chipped in 0.41 blocks per set ... had a career-high six blocks vs. Marquette (Sept. 5)  

2018: Played in 32 matches, starting 31, and 117 sets ... ranked fourth on the team with 2.24 kills per set ... recorded double-figure kills in 11 matches ... led the team in kills in two matches ... ranked fourth on the team with 2.38 digs per set ...  recorded double-figure digs in 17 matches ... led the team in digs in three matches ... had nine double-doubles ... led the Badgers and ranked 11th in the Big Ten with 0.29 service aces per set ... had a team-high 34 aces ... led the team in aces in 12 matches , ... added 0.49 blocks per set ... had a season-high four blocks in three matches ... had three-or-more blocks in eight matches

2017: Redshirted due to a back injury

2016: Started 31 matches and played in 113 sets ... missed two matches due to injury ... ranked first on the team and seventh in the Big Ten with 3.41 kills per set ... led the team in kills in 13 matches ... recorded double-figure kills in 18 matches and 20-plus kills in five matches ... set a UW three-set record with 27 kills at Texas A&M, hitting a career-high .641 percent (Sept. 16) ... dished out a season-high seven assists at Michigan (Oct. 15) ... saved a season-high 17 digs against Minnesota (Nov. 26) ... ranked third on the team with 2.44 digs per set ... also added 0.44 blocks per set ... had a season-high five blocks against San Diego (Sept. 2) ...served up a season-high four aces at Texas

High School: Ranked fifth on PrepVolleyball’s Senior Aces ... 2015-16 AVCA Under Armour first-team All-American  ... named the 2014 and 2015 Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year ... Volleyball Fab 50 ... aided St. Francis High School in Wheaton, Illinois, to four state championships ... two-time all-state honoree, earning MVP honors for coach Peg Kopec in 2014... three-time all-area pick by the Daily Herald and Chicago Sun Times ... two-time conference MVP ... played club volleyball with Sports Performance under coach Rick Butler ... SPRI won the 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 AAU National Championships with Haggerty being named the tournament MVP in 2014 and 2016, and All-America honors in 2013 and 2015 ... named the MVP of the 2012 15-Elite AAU National Championship, leading Sports Performance to the title ... two-time USA Volleyball team member, Haggerty won a silver medal at the 2013 FIVB Girls U18 World Championship in Thailand and a gold medal at the 2014 NORCECA Continental Championship in Guatemala

Personal: Parents are Jerry and Stacey Haggerty ... has three siblings–Ryan (29), Meghan (25) and Maddie (23) ... Ryan played basketball at Milwaukee (2010-13) ... born Dec. 4 ... major is human development and family studies ... nickname is Molls
 

Why Wisconsin?
"I chose the University of Wisconsin because I believe this program is the best of the best. I wanted to be a part of a program that challenged me to be my best every day in school and volleyball."

Career Highs

Kills: 27 at Texas A&M, 9/16/16
Attacks: 58 vs. Ohio State, 12/9/16
Attack pct: .641 (27-2-39) at Texas A&M, 9/16/16
Assists: 8 at Iowa, 10/6/18
Service aces: 5 at North Texas, 9/9/18
Digs: 18 vs. Pepperdine, 11/30/18
Blocks: 6 vs. Marquette, 9/5/19
Points: 27.0 at Texas A&M, 9/16/16
Double-doubles: 20

Off the court with Molly
First started volleyball: fifth grade
Most memorable volleyball match: beating Nebraska at home in the Elite Eight to advance to the final four
The best part of playing volleyball is: winning
My favorite thing about Wisconsin volleyball is: the culture
Before each match, I: listen to music
Best UW road trip: Penn State
One word that describes the team: driven
One word that describes me: competitive
What is the best thing you bring to the team? My competitiveness and leadership
Favorite thing to do off the court with my teammates is: go shopping and get our nails done
Most memorable volleyball achievement: Making it to the National Championship
Is there anything significant about your uniform number? Michael Jordan, and I wore No. 23 when I won my first national championship in club
The best thing about the Field House is: our fans
Dream as a collegiate player: win a national championship
Post-college plans/goals: play professional volleyball
The best thing about Madison is: how much support Wisconsin athletics receives
What is your favorite Coach Sheffield saying? Let it rip, baby!
 

What does it mean to be a Badger?
"Being a Badger means giving 100 percent on and off the court."