Cayaggie01 said:

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As a reminder for those just joining us. Em is out of eligibility for the indoor game, AND she graduated.

If you switch sports you have one more year of eligibility. Fun fact: Stacy Sykora played a year of basketball!

Here's the fun part. Since it is a spring sport Em will get to play TWO seasons, as this spring is still her senior year, all while getting a Grad degree.

Hope this eases confusion. There's not bigger Aggie than Em.

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Don't forget her SWC Hepthathlon championship

Wisconsin lost about half their team to the transfer portal after making the final four, including some players who would have played top roles next year.

Here's a podcast in which the coach talks very frankly about what happened.



(TLDW: agents are circling the sport like vultures)

I'm actually a big fan of how honest he was! Calling out agents is cool in my book, especially when they were trying to find suitors while they were still playing in the tournament.

Long-term Lipscomb coach just resigned. This is where Lexi just transferred.

https://lipscombsports.com/news/2026/1/7/womens-volleyball-brandon-rosenthal-announces-retirement-from-lipscomb-volleyball.aspx

Best wishes to Lexi and her new teammates - hoping this transfer still works out great for her.

oh that's too bad. Not sure what her situation was going to be there (guaranteed starter?) but maybe she can transfer again? Spring semester starting soon though.

Great interview and interesting to hear his take on the state of the sport outside of the actual game itself.

We're only hearing his side of the story with Una Vajagic. But in my heart of hearts I wholeheartedly believe she'd tell a very different story. It was absolutely obvious to the entire volleyball world that she was the next super stud on that team. A team that consistently competes for national championships and plays in the undisputed top volleyball conference in America...something else had to be going on for her to shag a** out of there less than 48 hrs after their last match.

TulaneAg said:

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Great interview and interesting to hear his take on the state of the sport outside of the actual game itself.

We're only hearing his side of the story with Una Vajagic. But in my heart of hearts I wholeheartedly believe she'd tell a very different story. It was absolutely obvious to the entire volleyball world that she was the next super stud on that team. A team that consistently competes for national championships and plays in the undisputed top volleyball conference in America...something else had to be going on for her to shag a** out of there less than 48 hrs after their last match.

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Where'd she end up?

Were about to see coaches retire or not put their heart and soul into their program because of what is happening.

flintdragon said:

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oh that's too bad. Not sure what her situation was going to be there (guaranteed starter?) but maybe she can transfer again? Spring semester starting soon though.

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It just feels "not cool" at best to wait a couple of days after transfer portal closes to announce a retirement like this. Anyone on the team can transfer in next window if they don't like the new TBD coach / situation but they lose the spring semester at new school.

Same thing just happened at Florida State as well with a long-time coach deciding to "not extend his contract" this week.