Game notes vs. Penn State
Kohl Center, Madison, Wis.
Jan. 10, 2016
 
Team Notes
The Badgers improve to 6-8 on the season and 2-2 in the Big Ten to tie for fifth in the conference standings.
 
Wisconsin scored 82 points in the contest, just its second 80-plus point game of the season. UW scored a season-high 89 points vs. Northern Illinois on Dec. 16.
 
UW tied a season best with hitting 32 field goals while its 65 field goal attempts were the second highest of the year.
 
The Badgers led 40-29 (+11) at the half, tying UW's season highest lead at the break.
                                          
UW turned the ball over just nine times, tying a season low.
 
The Badgers tied a school record by making 12 3-pointers, marking the fourth contest in program history with 12 triples. Wisconsin did that twice during the 2015 Big Ten season.
 
Wisconsin's 3-point shooting percentage of .667 (12-18) was its second highest of the season and ties for fifth on the UW all-time single game record list.
 
UW had a season-high 22 assists, including nine from senior Nicole Bauman, which tied her career high.
 
The Badgers were called for 11 fouls, the second lowest of the season.
 
Penn State set opponent season lows by going 1-of-4 (25 percent) from the free throw line.
 
Individual Notes
Senior Dakota Whyte scored a career-high 23 points, shooting 9-of-13 (69.2 percent) from the field, including 5-of-7 (71.4 percent) from 3-point range. She tied her career high for field goals made while setting career bests for 3-pointers made and attempted. Whyte also added three rebounds, seven assists, one block and two steals in 37 minutes of play.  Her one block tied her career high.
 
Senior Nicole Bauman tied her career high with nine assists while turning the ball over only once. The 5-10 guard scored 14 points in the game, coming up just two points short of 1,000 for her career.
 
Freshman Marsha Howard tied her career high with eight points, tying her career best with three field goals made. She also took a career best seven field goal attempts. The 5-10 forward tied her career high by making two free throws and established a new career best with two steals.
 
Redshirt freshman Roichelle Marble tied her career bests with four rebounds and one steal.