This week in Badger Women's Basketball: Nov. 13-19

BADGERS CONTINUE THREE-GAME HOME STAND
The Badgers (1-0) continue their three-game, season-opening home stand when they take on intra-state rival Green Bay (1-0) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Wisconsin wraps up the home swing when it hosts Southern University (1-0) on Nov. 20 at 7 p.m.

Game 2 \| GREEN BAY
Date	Wednesday, Nov. 15 \| 7 p.m.
Location	Kohl Center \| Madison, Wis.
Mobile App	Badger Gameday
Video	BTN Plus
Live Stats	UWBadgers.com
Radio	100.9 FM or iHeartRadio app
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Game Notes	Wisconsin \| Green Bay

VIDEOS TO WATCH
Tsipis Weekly Press Conference
Highlights: Wisconsin vs. Charlotte

AND ONE

The Badgers improved to 25-18 all time in season openers, including a 13-6 mark at home, after downing Charlotte, 80-66, on Sunday in the Kohl Center.
Thanks to outscoring the 49ers 33-12 in the second quarter, Wisconsin led Charlotte 52-19 at the half. The Badgers shot 81.3 percent (13-16) from the field in the second period.
UW shot an impressive 52.6 percent (10-19), including 66.7 percent (10-15) in the first half, from 3-point range against the 49ers. Sophomore Suzanne Gilreath scored a game-high 20 points, just one off her career best, hitting 4-9 from deep.
Wisconsin out-rebounded Charlotte 44-32 behind a career-high 11 boards from Courtney Fredrickson. The 6-2 forward recorded her second career double-double as she tied her career best with 18 points. Junior Marsha Howard tied her career high with nine rebounds.
Sophomore Abby Laszewski and freshman Niya Beverley earned their first career starts in the Cardinal and White. Beverley scored nine points while adding three rebounds, three assists, and one steal in 32 minutes of play. Laszewski scored four points and pulled down two rebounds in 22 minutes.
Thanks to 20 points from Suzanne Gilreath and 18 points from Courtney Fredrickson, Wisconsin's bench outscored the 49ers reserves 40-11 on Sunday. Senior Kendall Shaw added two points for the Badgers.
After opening weekend, Wisconsin ranks second in the Big Ten with a 3-point field goal percentage of .526. UW also ranks third in 3-pointers made at 10. Sophomore Courtney Fredrickson ties for second in field goal percentage at .750 (6-8) while Suzanne Gilreath is tied for fifth with 4.0 3-pointers per game.Senior Cayla
McMorris was been named to the inaugural Cheryl Miller Award watch list. She is one of 20 players named to the 2017-18 preseason watch list by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.

BADGERS WIN SEASON OPENER
The Badgers improved to 25-18 all time in season openers, including a 13-6 mark at home, after downing Charlotte, 80-66, on Sunday in the Kohl Center. UW lost at Charlotte, 63-48, in last season's opening game, flipping the script in this year's meeting with a 14-point victory

STRONG FIRST HALF
Thanks to outscoring the 49ers 33-12 in the second quarter, Wisconsin led Charlotte 52-19 at the half. The Badgers shot 81.3 percent (13-16) from the field in the second period. UW shot an impressive 52.6 percent (10-19), including 66.7 percent (10-15) in the first half, from 3-point range against the 49ers.

Wisconsin scored just 28 points in the second half, shooting 32 percent (8-25) from the field, including 0-4 from 3-point range.

GILREATH CIRCLES THE HOOPE
Sophomore Suzanne Gilreath scored a game-high 20 points, just one off her career best, hitting 4-9 from deep. The 5-7 guard came off the bench to hit 1-2 from deep in the first quarter but also added lay up. In the second quarter, Gilreath shot 3-4 from 3-point range to tally 16 points in the first half. Gilreath got to the line four times in the second half, making all four free throws for a career high makes, attempts and percentage.

PULLING DOWN THE BOARDS
Wisconsin out-rebounded Charlotte 44-32 behind a career-high 11 boards from Courtney Fredrickson. The 6-2 forward recorded her second career double-double as she tied her career best with 18 points. Fredrickson shot a team-best 6-8 (75 percent) from the field, which ties for second in the Big Ten. The sophomore tied for seventh in the conference with 11 rpg and ties for 14th with 18 ppg. Junior Marsha Howard tied her career high with nine rebounds.

OFF THE BENCH
Thanks to 20 points from Suzanne Gilreath and 18 points from Courtney Fredrickson, Wisconsin's bench outscored the 49ers reserves 40-11 on Sunday. Senior Kendall Shaw added two points for the Badgers. UW also scored 11 second-chance points and 10 fast-break tallies against Charlotte.

BALL CONTROL STRUGGLES IN SECOND HALF
After turning the ball over only four times in the first half, the Badgers gave the ball up 11 times in the second half against Charlotte on Sunday. The 49ers scored 17 points off UW giveaways, including 16 in the second half. Wisconsin scored 14 points off of 12 Charlotte turnovers.

EARNING A START
Sophomore Abby Laszewski and freshman Niya Beverley earned their first career starts in the Cardinal and White. Beverley scored nine points while adding three rebounds, three assists, and one steal in 32 minutes of play. Laszewski scored four points and pulled down two rebounds in a career-high 22 minutes.

FREE THROW STRUGGLES
Wisconsin struggled from the free-throw line against the 49ers, shooting just 48 percent (12-25). Sophomore Suzanne Gilreath set a new career best, shooting 4-4 from the line. Freshman Niya Beverley was just 1-8 (12.5 percent) from the charity stripe.

I GOT THAT!
Three Badgers surpassed career milestones against Charlotte on Sunday.

Sophomore Suzanne Gilreath scored 20 points against Charlotte to go over 200 points for her career.
Junior Marsha Howard had nine rebounds against the 49ers to reach 200 career boards.
Sophomore Kendra Van Leeuwen picked up career rebound No. 100 against Charlotte.

COUNTING DOWN
Two Badgers are counting down to career milestones this week.

Junior Marsha Howard needs 30 points for 300 tallies in her third season.
Senior Cayla McMorris is counting down to 300 career rebounds, needing five boards. She is also on track for 100 career assists, needing 13 helpers.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
GREEN BAY (1-0)
Defense was on full display for Green Bay on Saturday afternoon, as it shut down visiting Chattanooga 60-30 at the Kress Center in the regular season-opener. The Phoenix (1-0), which ranked second in the NCAA last year in scoring defense by allowing only 51.7 PPG, held the Mocs (0-1) to just 26.7 percent (12-for-45) shooting and to single digits in three of the four quarters. Jen Wellnitz racked up seven steals and eight assists to go with nine points. Wellnitz, who earned Horizon League All-Defensive Team honors last season, had six steals and six assists in the first half alone, and didn't even play in the fourth quarter.

Six different players scored at least eight points for the Phoenix, led by senior Allie LeClaire's 13 points as the only player in double figures. Wellnitz (9), Frankie Wurtz (9), Madison Wolf (8), Jessica Lindstrom (8) and Karly Murphy (8) were also key in the winning effort, as Green Bay shot 45.3 percent as a team.
The Phoenix defense forced UTC into 24 turnovers and a 4-for-16 effort from 3-point range. The Mocs recorded just five assists and Green Bay turned the UTC turnovers into 25 points.

Green Bay has now won 11-straight season openers and its last 18 home-openers, a streak that dates back to 2000-01.

Green Bay enters the 2017-18 season as the Horizon League preseason favorite for the 10th year in a row. Green Bay won its 19th-straight Horizon League regular-season championship in 2016-17 and has several key returners on its roster. Preseason All-Horizon League selections Jessica Lindstrom (first team) and Allie LeClaire (second team) lead the Phoenix. Lindstrom had a dominant junior campaign a year ago, averaging 13.1 points per game and a team-high 9.8 rebounds per game. Lindstrom also enters the season having received second-team honors in 2016-17 as well as all-defensive team recognitions in back-to-back seasons. Lindstrom was also named the Horizon League Tournament MVP after scoring 15 points and grabbing nine rebounds in the championship game.

vs. Green Bay
Wisconsin leads 20-12
In Madison: Wisconsin leads 11-6
Last season: The Badgers edged the Phoenix 54-53 in Green Bay on Dec. 15, 2016.
The streak: Wisconsin has won two of the last three meetings, including a 65-61 overtime win in Madison in 2013. Green Bay had won four straight before that OT win.