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    Mckenna Wucherer helps Minnesota women’s volleyball team defeat No. 1 Texas

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    What a homecoming for Mckenna Wucherer.

    The former Brookfield Central volleyball star was back in Milwaukee this past weekend for the State Farm Women’s College Volleyball Showcase at Fiserv Forum.

    While most of the attention was focused on the event’s top 10 teams, 18th-ranked Minnesota stole the show with a surprise win over No. 1 Texas in a thrilling five-setter in the final match on Monday night.

    Wucherer crowned the 22-25, 25-19, 25-20, 13-25, 15-7 victory with the final kill.

    Mckenna Wucherer was a standout at Brookfield Central

    Wucherer will gain national fame with her cross-court smash, but she has been known in local volleyball circles for a long time.

    At Brookfield Central, she was the only four-time first-team all-state selection in WIAA Division 1 history. She led the Lancers to their first appearance in the state tournament. She competed for Team USA in the U18 World Championships.

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    Wucherer joined the Golden Gophers as an eighth-grader.

    She knew she would be returning to her home state for the games against the University of Wisconsin, but she never expected to be at the Fiserv Forum.

    While most of the crowd had left earlier in the day following UW’s game against Stanford, dozens of family and friends were able to watch Wucherer help Minnesota to its first win over a top team since 2019. She finished with 12 kills.

    Wucherer even scored a winning goal off the pitch last weekend.

    Minnesota’s social media posted a photo of Wucherer and teammate Phoebe Awoleye next to the “Fear the Deer” sign in the hallway outside the Milwaukee Bucks’ locker room. Awoleye wore Damian Lillard’s No. 0 jersey while Wucherer wore Giannis Antetokounmpo’s familiar No. 34.

    Antetokounmpo was flattered. During his time off from the wedding festivities in Greece, the two-time MVP responded with two “fire” emojis.

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