The University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team (13-17, 4-14 Big Ten) entered the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 14 seed where they played No. 11 Iowa Hawkeyes (21-9, 10-8) Wednesday night. Despite Wisconsin’s late season wins, the team fell to the Hawkeyes squad with a final score of 81-54. Wednesday’s matchup marked the second meeting between the two teams this year, both … [Read more...] about Women’s Basketball: Badgers exit Big Ten Tournament, lose to Hawkeyes 81-54
Women’s Hockey: Awards roll in during historic Badger season
When you have a season as good as the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team has had, the accolades always seem to pile up. In this case, it’s no different. The Badgers earned four yearly honors — the player, forward, coach and defender awards — and placed eight on the All-WCHA teams announced by the conference earlier this week. Four were on the first team, the most in … [Read more...] about Women’s Hockey: Awards roll in during historic Badger season
Women’s Hockey: Wisconsin defeats Minnesota Duluth 3-1, advances to WCHA Championship game
The University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team (34-1-2, 25-1-2 WCHA) continued their record-breaking season with a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (21-14-2, 14-12-2) on Friday afternoon to advance to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final FaceOff finals. Despite going down early thanks to a goal from Bulldog sophomore Grace Sadura, the Badgers rallied, … [Read more...] about Women’s Hockey: Wisconsin defeats Minnesota Duluth 3-1, advances to WCHA Championship game
Men’s Hockey: Big Ten Conference Tournament off to hot start for Badgers
On Friday night, the University of Wisconsin Badgers men’s hockey team (12-19-3, 7-16-1 Big Ten) defeated No. 9 Ohio State Buckeyes (21-11-2, 14-9-1) 4-1. Having lost their previous match Sunday, an exhibition against the U.S. National Under-18 Team, the Badgers bounced back when it mattered. This year’s Big Ten men’s hockey conference tournament culminates another great … [Read more...] about Men’s Hockey: Big Ten Conference Tournament off to hot start for Badgers
Men’s Basketball: Badgers best Gophers, win Border Battle 74-67
The No. 12 Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball (23-7, 13-6 Big Ten) team held off the unranked Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-15, 7-12) 74-67 in a tough road win Wednesday, March 5. The final result marks the ninth straight Badgers victory in the Border Battle series and got the team back in the win column following Sunday’s loss to Michigan State. The scoring came from the usual … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball: Badgers best Gophers, win Border Battle 74-67