This Week In Badger Athletics
December 22, 2003 | General News
Finals are over and the campus is quiet like new fallen snow, but fans can trust the Badgers will continue to heat up the Kohl Center this week.
The Wisconsin women's basketball team plays UW-Milwaukee Monday night at 7 p.m. to start the week, while the men's hockey team will wrap up the week with the 15th annual Badger Hockey Showdown making its first-ever appearance in Madison.
ON THE AIR
' Women's Basketball vs. UW-Milwaukee, Monday, Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. ' TV: UPN 14 and Wisconsin Public Television (Tape Delay at 11 p.m.); Radio: WTSO 1070 AM
' Men's Hockey/Badger Hockey Showdown, Saturday, Dec. 27 and Sunday, Dec. 28 at 7:35 p.m. ' TV: Fox Sports North; Radio: WIBA
' Men's Basketball at Ohio, Saturday, Dec. 27 at 7:30 p.m. ' Radio: WIBA
MEN'S HOCKEY
' Men's hockey (11-3-4, 6-2-4 WCHA) resumes action at the 15th annual Badger Hockey Showdown this weekend, Saturday, Dec. 27 and Sunday, Dec. 28 at the Kohl Center.
' Ferris State and UMass-Lowell open Showdown play at 4:35 p.m. Saturday, followed by No. 4 Wisconsin versus Union at 7:35 p.m. The Badgers will then play on Sunday, Dec. 28 at 7:35 p.m. for either the Showdown title or in the consolation game.
' The Badgers were off last week as head coach Mike Eaves and skaters Ryan Suter, Jeff Likens and Jake Dowell departed for Finland and the 2004 World Junior Championship. The group will be gone for the UW's next four games.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
' The men's basketball team (7-1) travels to Ohio (3-6) for the Rock & Roll Shootout Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
' Wisconsin holds an 8-2 all-time record against the Bobcats.
' The 22nd-ranked Badgers completed a sweep of their four-game homestand this past Saturday with a 63-59 nailbiting win over No. 23 Marquette.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
' Wisconsin (4-3 overall) entertains UW-Milwaukee (3-5) tonight, Dec. 22 at 7 p.m., before breaking for the holidays.
' The Badgers' game against UW-Milwaukee can be heard on WTSO AM 1070 and will also be televised live locally on UPN 14, as well as tape-delayed statewide on Wisconsin Public Television at 11 p.m. with Ken Syke and Dawn Crim.
' It is the second-straight in-state opponent for the Badgers, who dispatched UW-Green Bay (5-3) on the road Dec. 13, 56-48.
' Wisconsin will take a four-day holiday break before resuming practice Dec. 26.
' The Badgers travel to Boston College, Dec. 30, and start the Big Ten Conference season on the road at No. 13 Ohio State (4-1) Jan. 2.
WEB OFFER OF THE WEEK
Men's Hockey - Saturday, Dec. 27
' Receive 20% off a collegiate gift or clothing at The University Book Store (Hilldale or State St.) with coupon from uwbadgers.com.
FOR THE FANS: THIS WEEK'S PROMOTIONS
Men's Hockey - Saturday, Dec. 27 & Sunday, Dec. 28
' Saturday fans will receive a player trading card of A.J. Degenhardt while supplies last.
' Sunday fans will receive player trading cards of Joey McElroy and John Funk while supplies last.
' Trading card giveaways are courtesy of adidas and Suttle Straus. Collect the entire team.
THIS WEEK'S TICKET OFFERS
Men's Hockey and Women's Basketball - Famous Footwear Family Four Packs
' Packages are on sale now; perfect gifts for the holiday season.
' Package includes four tickets to any game, four hot dogs, four sodas, a personal cooler and a $5 gift certificate to Famous Footwear.
' Men's Hockey package is $48, a savings of $29. Additional tickets are $12.
' Women's Basketball package is $28, a savings of $21. Additional tickets are $7.
' To order visit the Wisconsin Athletic Ticket Office, call 1.800.GO BADGERS or go online at uwbadgers.com
