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COLORADO SPRINGS (December 16, 2021) – The 2021 NCAA DI Women’s Volleyball National Tournament semifinals take place Thursday night, and USA Volleyball’s National Team Development Program (NTDP) will be well-represented.

Between the four teams left – No. 1 Louisville, No. 3 Pittsburgh, No. 4 Wisconsin, No. 10 Nebraska – there are 25 athletes with NTDP (or High Performance, as the program was formerly named) experience.

One – Wisconsin’s Dana Rettke – already has experience with the U.S. Women’s National Team. Rettke helped the WNT win the 2019 Volleyball Nationals League and the 2019 Tokyo Olympic Qualifier, clinching a berth to the 2020 Olympic Games.

Others, including Wisconsin’s Devyn Robinson and Nebraska’s Lindsay Krause, Kennedi Orr and Lexi Rodriguez helped the 2019 U.S. Girls Youth National Team win the 2019 FIVB U18 World Championships and claim USAV’s first FIVB age-group world title.

Furthermore, four coaches – Louisville head coach Dani Busboom Kelly, Pittsburgh head coach Dan Fisher, Nebraska associate head coach Tyler Hildebrand and Nebraska assistant coach Jaylen Reyes – currently coach or scout for the NTDP.

Here are all athletes in this year’s NCAA Women’s DI semifinals with USAV NTDP experience:

No. 1 Louisville

  • Libero/Defensive Specialist Ayden Bartlett (MAVS Volleyball; Heart of America Region) – HP Youth (Silver, 2017), HP Junior Women’s A1 (Gold 2018)
  • Outside Hitter Anna DeBeer (KIVA; Pioneer Region) – HP Women’s Junior A1 (2018), alternate to 2018 Women’s Junior National Team
  • Setter Tori Dilfer (Vision Volleyball Club; Northern California Region) – 2021 Women’s Collegiate National Team, 2019 WCNT – World University Games

No. 3 Pitt

  • Middle blocker Serena Gray (San Gabriel Elite VBC; Southern California Region) – Member of the 2016 U18 Team. Won silver at the NORCECA Championship
  • Outside hitter Kayla Lund (San Gabriel Elite Roshambo; Southern California Region) – Member of the 2019, ‘20 and ‘21 Women’s Collegiate National Teams

No. 4 Wisconsin

  • Setter/ Defensive Specialist Izzy Ashburn (MN Select; North Country Region) 2020 Women’s Collegiate National Team – Gold roster
  • Libero/Defensive Specialist Lauren Barnes (1st Alliance Volleyball Club; Great Lakes Region) – 2019 Women’s Collegiate National Team – World University Games; 2020 Women’s Collegiate National Team – Anaheim Roster
  • Outside Hitter Jade Demps (Triangle VBC; Carolina Region) – 2018 Youth National Training Team
  • Setter MJ Hammill (Munciana, Hoosier Region) – Competed at High Performance Championships
  • Middle Blocker Danielle Hart (Old Coastal Volleyball Club; Dominion Region) – 2018 Women’s Collegiate National Team – Global Challenge; 2020 Women’s National Team spring training session
  • Setter Sydney Hilley (MN Select, North Country Region) – 2015 Women’s Girls Youth National Team (silver in World Championship); 2016 Women’s Junior National Team (silver in NORCECA Championship); invited to 2020 spring training block
  • Libero/Defensive Specialist Anna MacDonald (TK Volleyball, Southern Region) – Competed at 2018 High Performance Championships (silver)
  • Libero/Defensive Specialist Sydney Reed (Metro Volleyball Club; Chesapeake Region) – 2020 Junior National Training Team
  • Middle Blocker Dana Rettke (1st Alliance Volleyball Club; Great Lakes Region) – 2018 Women’s Collegiate National Team – China; 2019 Women’s National Team (Gold – VNL; First place – Tokyo Olympic Qualifier)
  • Middle Blocker Devyn Robinson (Iowa Powerplex; Iowa Region) – 2018 Girls Youth National Team (Gold – NORCECA Championship), 2019 Girls Youth National Team (Gold – U18 World Championship), 2020 Junior National Training Team), 2020 Women’s Collegiate National Team – Gold roster

No. 10 Nebraska

  • Setter Nicklin Hames (K2 Volleyball, Southern Region) – Member of the 2017 U18 Team that finished eighth at the FIVB World Championship
  • Libero Kenzie Knuckles (Munciana VBC, Hoosier Region) – Member of the 2016 U18 Training Team
  • Middle Blocker Kayla Caffey (Michio Chicago Volleyball Academy, Great Lakes Region) – Member of the 2013 Women’s Junior National A2 Team
  • Middle Blocker Rylee Gray (Nebraska Elite, Great Plains Region) – Member of the 2018 U18 Training Team
  • Libero Lexi Rodriguez (Great Lakes Region) – Member of the 2018-19 U18 Team; Won gold at the 2019 World Championship; Member of the 2021 U20 Team and of the 2020 U20 Training Team
  • Setter Kennedi Orr (Northern Lights, North Country Region) – Member of the 2018-19 U18 Team; Won gold at the 2018 NORCECA Championship and was named Best Setter; Won gold at the 2019 World Championship and was named Best Setter; Member of the 2020 U20 Training Team
  • Outside Hitter Lexi Sun (Coast VBC, Southern California Region) – Member of the 2016 U20 Team; Won silver at the 2016 NORCECA Championship and was named Best Spiker; Member of the 2013 U23 Team that competed at the World Championship
  • Outside Hitter Ally Batenhorst (Houston Juniors; Lone Star Region) – Member of the 2021 U20 Team; Member of the 2020 U20 Training Team; Member of the 2018 U18 Team that won gold at the NORCECA Championship
  • Opposite Lindsay Krause (Premier Nebraska; Great Plains Region) – Member of the 2021 U20 Team and the 2020 U20 Training Team; Member of the 2018-19 U18 Team; Won gold at the 2019 World Championship and at the 2018 NORCECA Championship
  • Middle Blocker Lauren Stivrins (Arizona Storm; Arizona Region) – Trained with the USAV High Performance Program