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The arenas of the Big Ten (left to right): Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers and Wisconsin.

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Big Ten championships

No. Team Last title 16 Penn State 2013 5 Wisconsin 2014 4 Illinois 1992 3 Ohio State 1994 2 Northwestern 1984 2 Purdue 1985 2 Michigan State 1996 2 Minnesota 2015 2 Nebraska 2016 1 Michigan 1981

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Attendance leaders

Players in the Big Ten Conference play in front of some of the largest crowds in the sport, with seven of the top 10 teams for average attendance last season coming from the league:

Rank Team Avg. 1. Nebraska 8,210 2. Hawaii 6,759 3. Wisconsin 5,927 4. Minnesota 4,835 5. Penn State 3,385 6. Michigan State 2,994 7. Illinois 2,586 8. Missouri 2,547 9. Purdue 2,537 10. Texas 2,434

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2 | Mikaela Foecke

2 | Mikaela Foecke

Position: Outside hitter | Height: 6-3 | Year: Junior

Hometown: West Point, Iowa.

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3 | Kelly Hunter

Position: Setter | Height: 5-11 | Year: Senior

Hometown: Papillion

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4 | Sami Slaughter

Position: Outside hitter | Height: 6-1 | Year: Freshman

Hometown: Harrisburg, South Dakota

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5 | Anezka Szabo

Position: Right-side hitter | Height: 6-3 | Year: Freshman

Hometown: Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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7 | Sydney Townsend

Position: Defensive specialist | Height: 5-8 | Year: Senior

Hometown: Lincoln (Pius X)

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9 | Chesney McClellan

Position: Middle blocker | Height: 6-4 | Year: Freshman

Hometown: Maryville, Tennessee

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10 | Hunter Atherton

Position: Setter | Height: 5-11 | Year: Redshirt freshman

Hometown: Prospect, Ohio

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11 | Kenzie Maloney

Position: Libero | Height: 5-8 | Year: Junior

Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky

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12 | Jazz Sweet

Position: Right-side hitter | Height: 6-3 | Year: Freshman

Hometown: Tecumseh, Kansas

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13 | Briana Holman

Position: Middle blocker | Height: 6-1 | Year: Senior

Hometown: DeSoto, Texas

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17 | Annika Albrecht

Position: Outside hitter | Height: 6-0 | Year: Senior

Hometown: North Aurora, Illinois

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22 | Allie Havers

Position: Middle blocker | Height: 6-5 | Year: Senior

Hometown: Mattawan, Michigan

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26 | Lauren Stivrins

Position: Middle blocker | Height: 6-4 | Year: Redshirt freshman

Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona

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27 | Olivia Boender

Position: Outside hitter | Height: 6-2 | Year: Junior

Hometown: Waverly

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43 | Hayley Densberger

Position: Defensive specialist | Height: 5-9 | Year: Freshman

Hometown: Malcolm

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The staff

Head coach: John Cook (18th year). Assistants: Tyler Hildebrand (first year) and Kayla Banwarth (first year). Volunteer assistant: Ryan Coomes (first year). Director of operations: Lindsay Peterson (12th year).

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2 | Mikaela Foecke

2 | Mikaela Foecke

Position: Outside hitter | Height: 6-3 | Year: Junior

Hometown: West Point, Iowa.

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3 | Kelly Hunter

Position: Setter | Height: 5-11 | Year: Senior

Hometown: Papillion

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4 | Sami Slaughter

Position: Outside hitter | Height: 6-1 | Year: Freshman

Hometown: Harrisburg, South Dakota

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5 | Anezka Szabo

Position: Right-side hitter | Height: 6-3 | Year: Freshman

Hometown: Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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7 | Sydney Townsend

Position: Defensive specialist | Height: 5-8 | Year: Senior

Hometown: Lincoln (Pius X)

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9 | Chesney McClellan

Position: Middle blocker | Height: 6-4 | Year: Freshman

Hometown: Maryville, Tennessee

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10 | Hunter Atherton

Position: Setter | Height: 5-11 | Year: Redshirt freshman

Hometown: Prospect, Ohio

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11 | Kenzie Maloney

Position: Libero | Height: 5-8 | Year: Junior

Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky

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12 | Jazz Sweet

Position: Right-side hitter | Height: 6-3 | Year: Freshman

Hometown: Tecumseh, Kansas

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13 | Briana Holman

Position: Middle blocker | Height: 6-1 | Year: Senior

Hometown: DeSoto, Texas

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17 | Annika Albrecht

Position: Outside hitter | Height: 6-0 | Year: Senior

Hometown: North Aurora, Illinois

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22 | Allie Havers

Position: Middle blocker | Height: 6-5 | Year: Senior

Hometown: Mattawan, Michigan

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26 | Lauren Stivrins

Position: Middle blocker | Height: 6-4 | Year: Redshirt freshman

Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona

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27 | Olivia Boender

Position: Outside hitter | Height: 6-2 | Year: Junior

Hometown: Waverly

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43 | Hayley Densberger

Position: Defensive specialist | Height: 5-9 | Year: Freshman

Hometown: Malcolm

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The staff

Head coach: John Cook (18th year). Assistants: Tyler Hildebrand (first year) and Kayla Banwarth (first year). Volunteer assistant: Ryan Coomes (first year). Director of operations: Lindsay Peterson (12th year).

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