Plus: Tyler Wahl had a great Maui Invitational too; the wrestling team heads east with a new ranking; and the women’s hoops team loses again.
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- I don’t remember if we discussed this or not the other day, but Johnny Davis won MVP of the Maui Invitational. He also made the all-tournament team, along with Tyler Wahl. Well deserved, as they were the two best players on the team that won the dang tournament.
Fell asleep before I got the email as I have an early flight but here’s the Maui Invitational All-Tournament team:
Fabian White Jr., Houston
Dan Fotu, St. Marys
Logan Johnson, St. Mary’s
Johnny Davis, Wisconsin
Tyler Wahl, Wisconsin— Abby Schnable (@AbbySchnable) November 25, 2021
- Also, the score may have been close against Houston in the semifinals, but the Badgers were the better team in that game and the shot quality proves it.
This Wisco team looks truly special… Getting better shots than a really good Houston team pic.twitter.com/4FlhVPxKSg
— ShotQuality (@Shot_Quality) November 24, 2021
- Senior Night is going to be emotional on Saturday!
Friday is going to be fun…don’t get us wrong, but Saturday…we dedicate the night to these guys.
Wow…this class. There are no words.
Let’s make this season as long as we can ❤️ pic.twitter.com/3T5TrB5pYL
— Wisconsin Volleyball (@BadgerVB) November 24, 2021
- This team might not win a game in the Big Ten this year. We must, yet again, stress patience.
Final from Milwaukee:#Badgers || #OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/OGOUPIAGBE
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerWBB) November 25, 2021
- Wisconsin has a good chance to improve on these rankings this weekend in New Jersey. The Badgers will grapple with Hofstra and UNC on Saturday, with the matches being aired on BTN+.
InterMat rankings are out and we’re moving
Badgers moved up to No.15 in tournament and No.17 in duals
Individual rankings:
#️⃣5️⃣ Hillger – 285
#️⃣6️⃣ Barnett – 125
#️⃣8️⃣ McNally – 174
#️⃣1️⃣4️⃣ Weiler – 184
#️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ Amos – 197
#️⃣1️⃣9️⃣ Gomez – 149
#️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ Hamiti – 165 pic.twitter.com/AV6l7XwwXo— Wisconsin Wrestling (@BadgerWrestling) November 24, 2021
- I do not envy the cooks that had to prepare a Thanksgiving meal for the Wisconsin football team.
Family Thanksgiving Dinner pic.twitter.com/Xa9SUw5S5n
— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) November 25, 2021
- Earlier this week, Minnesota RB Mo Ibrahim announced that he’d be returning for one more season. Ibrahim suffered a season-ending injury in Minnesota’s first game of the season, a season in which he was predicted to repeat as Big Ten RB of the Year and more, so he clearly has some unfinished business.
- No. 2 Maryland lost their first game of the season, convincingly, to No. 5 NC State in women’s hoops.
- A lot of people were wrong about how Michigan football’s season would go.
- Northwestern All-American safety Brandon Joseph is really good. But are there still things he could fix?
- Who are some candidates to take the Nebraska open offensive coordinator job?
- Mel Tucker officially signed his massive extension in East Lansing.
- Christian Veilleux’s performance on Saturday for Penn State gives the Nittany Lions hope for the future of the QB position.