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Sports Reporter @theindependent | Marquette alum | Past @MUWireSports | Summer Intern '22 @journalsentinel | email - ben.schultz @theindependent .com
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Sharon Zavala has retired from coaching volleyball. In her time at Grand Island Central Catholic she won more games than anyone in Nebraska high school sports history. My story on Zavala and her legendary career
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This video ends “In my office down the hall, there’s an image of MSG. On the marquee it says Big East Champions and there’s a Marquette logo... No one has ever won the tournament in MSG wearing a Marquette uniform. Our job is to change that.” - Shaka
#mubb
changed that tonight
"The great thing about player development is that it's really personal development. At
@MarquetteU
, you better be about relationships."
@CoachShakaSmart
details the
@MarquetteMBB
program identity, and the Golden Eagles' vision with March around the corner. Shootaround feature:
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Marquette warming up in George Thompson warm ups ahead of their game against No. 6 Baylor. Thompson played for
#mubb
from 1966-1969 and recently passed away
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#mubb
head coach Shaka Smart on how he recruits and doesn’t look at how many stars a recruit has
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Some personal news! Today is my first day as a sports reporter for
@theindependent
I’m looking forward to all that comes with covering high school sports in Central Nebraska!
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#mubb
lands Lucas as a preferred walk-on and joins the incoming freshman class of Sean Jones, Chase Ross and Ben Gold
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2025 four-star Davion Hannah who plays at Nicolet High School is in attendance for No. 25 Marquette vs No. 6 UConn. Hannah is listed at 6’5 and holds an offer from
#mubb
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.
@GiccVolleyball
’s Carolyn Maser has signed her national letter of intent to play at Drake University
#nebpreps
story to come for
@theindependent
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Excited to share that this weekend I won first place in the “Sports Column” category from the Nebraska Press Association. It’s only fitting that the story referenced Marquette and the state of Wisconsin.
Here’s the link to the story:
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As he walked out of the press conference
#mubb
head coach Shaka Smart said “Go Big East”. The Golden Eagles upset No. 6 Baylor 96-70
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Emma Steinke hits the third home run of the day for Central City. The Bison have taken a 10-2 lead
#nebpreps
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Such a good story and my favorite part is the graf about
#mubb
head coach Shaka Smart texting Elliott “way to go get them” after each Pitt win over North Carolina
“That’s the best compliment I can say about Greg: His spirit is radiant. I think he’s brought that to our team at Pitt.”
Had a ton of fun writing this one. A closer look into the journey of Pitt's glue guy, Greg Elliott (
@GE3__
):
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.
@ZobelReyse
is the Independent’s All-Heartland Super Squad honorary captain. It's the second straight honor for a
@GINWSoftball
player. Here's my story on Zobel and how it came out in print for
@theindependent
#nebpreps
Link:
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The Central City/Centura baseball team is going to the state tournament for the fourth straight year after defeating Omaha Roncalli Catholic 1-0
It was a tight game with the run not coming till the final inning
#nebpreps
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@KernelsBaseball
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Today's front page of
@theindependent
and front page of the sports section is
@GINWSoftball
themed after the Vikings won the Class B state title to go back-to-back!
#nebpreps
Story:
Pages⬇️
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Four years ago, when Mitch Sadd and this years seniors started their softball journey at Northwest there was no telling what they’d accomplish. My latest on their storied run
#nebpreps
Northwest seniors end storied ride with a win
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Here’s where you can read my first story with the
@journalsentinel
Illegal dumping in Milwaukee County parks costs tens of thousands of dollars. And it's growing 'exponentially.' via
@benschultz52
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On the first Golden Eagle Sports report of the year for
@marquetteutv
back on September 20th I made a take about the rest of the season for
#muvb
All I'm gonna say is I told you so
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Some personal news:
I’m excited to announce I recently started an internship with
@journalsentinel
for the summer!
Huge thanks to
@GovWatcher
for helping me get to this position.
It’s been a dream of mine to work for the JS and I’m so excited for this opportunity
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FINAL: GICC 44, Lincoln Christian 42. GICC comes back from being down as many as 18 to win the Centennial Conference tournament championship
#nebpreps
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Extremely excited to announce my commitment to Marquette! Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout this journey! 💙💛
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Carolyn Maser signed her national letter of intent to continue her volleyball career at the Division 1 level today. My story on that and other local athletes who signed today
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#mubb
has Shaka Smart and DeAndre Haynes at Myers Park hs in Charlotte and they have two 4⭐️ players in the class of 2024 in Sir Muhammad a 6’5 SF and Bishop Boswell a 6’4 CG as well as a 5⭐️ in the 2025 class, that being AJ White a 6’7 SF
📌 A talented
@MyersPark_Hoops
squad.
#Marquette
coaches Shaka Smart & DeAndre Haynes in attendance
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Kam Jones is back on the Big East Weekly Honor Roll. The sophomore
#mubb
guard averaged 23 points in a 1-1 week
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Tre Norman a 4-star in the class of 2023 will be announcing his commitment today. Currently he has two crystal ball predictions to
#mubb
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This morning the Northwest girls golf team was the recipient of six new sets of clubs, six push carts and PGA Professional instruction thanks to the PGA REACH Nebraska’s Clubs FORE Youth Program
@GINWGolf
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@PGAREACHNeb
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#nebpreps
My story⬇️
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Just minutes before the doors open for the open
#mubb
scrimmage and fans are starting to line up
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.
@GINWSoftball
wins its second straight Class B state title. It was a back-and-forth game until the very end. Here’s my story on the game and video of the final play for
@theindependent
#nebpreps
Story:
Video⬇️
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Not too much longer till the opening serve of the
#NCAAWVB
tournament in Milwaukee with the first game being Georgia Tech vs Wright State
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I’m beyond excited for the opportunity to be part of the O’Brien Fellowship as an intern!
Exciting news! Nine students will be joining our 2022-23 Fellows on year-long journalism projects.
Welcome,
@AndrewAmouzou
,
@skylerchun_
,
@maria__crenshaw
,
@ZiyangFu67
,
@ariveragrant
, Hannah Hernandez,
@JohnLeuzziMU
,
@juliannaokosun
, and
@benschultz52
!
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Here’s the full quote to what
#mubb
head coach Shaka Smart had to say about how his team shot 7-for-10 from 3-point range in the first half and 2-for-13 from 3-point range in the second half
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Shaka Smart told the campers this about Oso: “The best things that he does basketball wise are dribble and pass… I’m biased but I would say he’s the best dribbler in the country for someone that’s 6’11.”
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📍Omaha - this one is for all the marbles. Northwest will play Blair for the Class B state championship
#nebpreps
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Sam Wells led the way for St. Paul in a 56-50 win over Centura. He also had a block that changed the game
#nebpreps
St. Paul coach Chip Bahe on Sam: “Sam scores the ball but Sam is such a cerebral complete player just a warrior of things.”
Link:
Block⬇️
📍Doniphan-Trumbull - it’s almost time for some Class C-1, Subdistrict 9 boys basketball. Centura will play St. Paul with the winner moving on to play Doniphan-Trumbull tomorrow. I’ll have updates and a recap to follow
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Here's what
#muvb
head coach Ryan Theis said on getting his 200th career win as the coach at Marquette:
"It just means I'm getting old. I'm thankful that Marquette has allowed me to be an employee here for a ninth season so I can get to 200, but a bit of a longevity award."
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.
@LincolnEastGolf
has the team lead at Riverside Golf Club after the first round of the Class A state tournament. East’s Isabella Elgert has the individual lead after going -1 in the first round. My latest!
#nebpreps
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Story from tonight's
#nebpreps
action:
@IslanderBB
coach Jeremiah Slough on wearing shirts to honor late Gretna boys basketball coach Brad Feeken⬇️
📍Grand Island Senior High School - at the top of the hour GISH welcomes in Kearney. The girls will play first, followed by the boys. I’ll have updates throughout the night and a recap will follow
#nebpreps
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Jack Poppe is this year’s boys basketball All-Heartland Super Squad captain. The sophomore guard helped lead Doniphan-Trumbull back to state and battled some adversity during the season
@jackpoppe1
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@DTboysbball
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Northwest softball is onto its fourth consecutive appearance at state. My recap on the Vikings dominant showing today and how it happened ⬇️
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In just over 20 minutes the Marquette women’s basketball team will host Georgetown. For Georgetown it’s their first game action in just over a month. I’ll be tweeting live updates about the game and have a recap for
@MUWireSports
#muwbb
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The Central City/Centura baseball team defeated Arlington 4-2 to advance to a district final. It's one game away from making its fourth straight trip to state
#nebpreps
@KernelsBaseball
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.
@GINWSoftball
is onto Omaha with a chance to be Class B state champs in back-to-back years. Here's my story on how the Vikings got the win today
#nebpreps
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This game is over and
@GINWSoftball
is heading to Omaha after a swing of the bat from Reyse Zobel. She hits a grand slam in the bottom of the fourth for the win
#nebpreps
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Northwest continues its run back to state and extends its winning streak to 10 games against Grand Island Central Catholic. My recap and first byline for
@theindependent
#nebpreps
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After going 2-0 over the weekend with wins over No. 11 Kentucky and Ohio the Marquette volleyball team is now ranked No. 24 in the latest
@AVCAVolleyball
poll.
#muvb
will play No. 6 Wisconsin on Friday night in Madison
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Pretty cool to see my byline and story on the front page of the
@mutribune
! Be sure to check it out and everything inside
Read my story on
@MarquetteVB
making it to the Sweet 16!
#muvb
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Thursday's
#mubb
game inside the Al McGuire Center against Central Michigan is going to be a white out. Just said at the women's volleyball game. The game is for Marquette students only
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The story is filled with great quotes but I wanted to share the full quote of what
@CoachZFoster
said about his seven seniors
#nebpreps
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Doniphan-Trumbull is heading to Lincoln for the third straight year, defeating Fillmore Central 71-51
#nebpreps
Story with photos and video highlights:
@DTboysbball
coach Kelan Buhr on playing and winning the District Final at home for the first time⬇️
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The boys basketball all-area teams are out now!
Super Squad
#nebpreps
-Jack Poppe, Doniphan-Trumbull
-Mukadi Mukoma, GISH
-Ayden Zikmund, Central City
-Riley Bombeck, Shelton
-Ashton Simmons, Shelton
Link below with the second, third and fourth teams
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📍Al McGuire Center - it’s almost time for the Big East volleyball championship between No. 17 Creighton and St. John’s. The Bluejays are going for their 9th Big East tournament championship. I’ll have updates and a recap following the game
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Shaka Smart told the campers about how he recruits: “When we recruit guys, we’re gonna call your teachers and we’re gonna ask what was he like in class. We’re gonna find out kind of the makeup and the character you have.”
#mubb
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Grand Island Senior High comes in at No. 5 in the state in the updated state baseball rankings
Central City comes in at No. 2 in Class C
Adams Central comes in at No. 5 in Class C
@GISHbaseball
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@KernelsBaseball
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@acbaseball1
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#nebpreps
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Looks like
#mubb
is wearing its yellow jerseys today, which would be the first time this season
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The sun has set and the lights are on as Northwest will play GICC for a spot in the district final on Friday. Stay locked into this thread for updates on the game and a recap to come later for the
@theindependent
#nebpreps
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📍Hastings St. Cecilia - it’s almost time for the girls Central Conference tournament championship between GICC and Lincoln Christian. GICC is riding a 10 game win streak and its lone loss of the season came to Lincoln Christian. I’ll have updates and a recap to follow
#nebpreps
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My first story on
#mubb
this season! All my thoughts and observations on how Kam Jones performed in Saturday’s scrimmage
SCHULTZ: Kam Jones shows potential for a breakout season in the
#mubb
scrimmage.
By
@benschultz52
: .
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Dortch posts some photos from his official visit and was in attendance at yesterday’s scrimmage. He’s listed as a 6’8 power forward on
@247Sports
and is ranked 114 in the composite rankings
#mubb
Had a amazing offical visit at Marquette University this weekend. Thank you to the whole staff for making this possible!
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Really proud to have been a part of this and I learned so much from everyone involved!
Pure public service journalism, led by the indefatigable
@john_diedrich
and so many
@journalsentinel
with data digging
@MUOBrien
reporting interns
@ariveragrant
and
@benschultz52
of
@MUCollegeofComm
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Took on the Wisconsin State Fair last week with
@isaacyu_
and tried lots of different food and things!
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Doniphan-Trumbull came up just short in Saturdays game
DT coach Kelan Buhr on the loss to Omaha Concordia: "We haven’t been pushed very much this year, they’re one of the best teams in C-1 and we just went toe-to-toe with them."
@DTboysbball
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#nebpreps
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#mubb
Norman joins Zaide Lowery and Al Amadou in their 2023 recruiting class
2023 four-star Tre Norman has committed to Marquette, he tells
@On3Recruits
.
“Marquette really separated themselves from other schools in the recruiting process.”
Story:
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St. Paul's Sam Wells took home the Class C individual state golf title, though not without some drama
GICC took home fourth place with Jack Alberts finishing tied for sixth
@therealSamWells
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@GolfCrusader
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#nebpreps
My Class C state golf story ⬇️
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Doniphan-Trumbull is now one win away from a trip to Lincoln after a 61-52 win over Adams Central.
It was a packed house and a game with some early twists and turns.
#nebpreps
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@DTboysbball
|
@CoachZFoster
Story⬇️
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#muwbb
will host Ball State in the first round of the
@WomensNIT
The game is at 7 p.m. CST on Wednesday
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The Al McGuire Center doors with a new look ahead of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday and Friday
#muvb
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Shaka Smart told the campers this about Tyler Kolek:“He’s humble too, he’s the best point guard in the BIG EAST. He led the league in assists last year. So this next year he’s gonna lead the nation in assists.”
#mubb
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In just about 30 minutes Marquette will be taking on Ball State in the first round of the
@WomensNIT
I’ll be tweeting live updates about the game and have a recap for
@MUWireSports
#muwbb
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In the latest
@AVCAVolleyball
poll Marquette comes in at No. 16 and moves up two spots after being No. 18 last week. The Golden Eagles will travel to play No. 21 Creighton on Friday in a matchup between the top two teams in the league
#muvb
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#muwbb
makes the top 5 for Lull who’s ranked No. 94 in the espnW top 100 rankings
Thank you to all the coaches that have spent their time recruiting me! I have now chosen my Top 5 schools.
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Northwest has punched its ticket to Omaha and will face Blair in the state championship
#nebpreps
This game is over and
@GINWSoftball
is heading to Omaha after a swing of the bat from Reyse Zobel. She hits a grand slam in the bottom of the fourth for the win
#nebpreps
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FINAL: GICC 46, Elkhorn Valley 44
Thomas Birch makes the game winning layup at the buzzer
@GICCbasketball
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#nebpreps
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📍Lynn Farrell Arena - the Heartland Hoops Holiday Classic is set to get underway at 11:15 am with Shelton vs Osceola as the opening game. I’ll have updates throughout the day for the six games and recaps for the GICC and GISH game
#nebpreps
PREVIEW:
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The All-Heartland girls basketball teams are out now!
#nebpreps
Super Squad
-Bryndal Moody,
@GICCGirlsBball
-Megyn Scott,
@goacpatriots
-MaKinley Tobey,
@BOWGBB
-Kyra Wooden,
@CenturaSchool
-Carolyn Maser, GICC
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Northwest softball will play for the Class B state championship today at 3:30 and has a chance to go back-to-back. The Vikings got here with a win on Saturday. Here’s my story on how the Vikings punched their ticket
#nebpreps
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NEWS: Northwest will actually play Saturday in a best of three series against McCook at Vets Park with first pitch at noon
#nebpreps
Northwest continues its run back to state and extends its winning streak to 10 games against Grand Island Central Catholic. My recap and first byline for
@theindependent
#nebpreps
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I’m not sure if the broadcast caught it, but after the buzzer sounded and Marquette won assistant coach DeAndre Haynes and Darryl Morsell embraced at halfcourt with a massive hug. The two spent the last two season’s at Maryland and the combo is 4-0 vs Illinois the last 3 seasons
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I’m at Grand Island Senior High for some
#nebpreps
volleyball between the Grand Island Senior High Islanders and the Lincoln North Star Gators. The Islanders come into this one on a nine-game win streak. Stay locked into this thread for live updates
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#muvb
lands Kushner as a grad transfer. She averaged 2.2 kills per set, 2.39 digs per set and had 21 aces across 24 matches this past season for Illinois State
not done yet ;) so excited to share that i will be attending marquette university next fall to finish up my eligibility while also getting my masters degree. so excited to be a golden eagle! 💛💙
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