Game Coverage
Wednesday, Dec. 6 | 7 p.m. — Madison, Wis. - Kohl Center
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin women's basketball team returns home to take on Texas Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. CT in the Kohl Center. The two teams will be meeting for the first time in program history.
Wednesday's game will be broadcast on BTN2Go and FloHoops.com and can be heard live on 100.9FM, while a live statistics link can be found at UWBadgers.com.
1. LOOKING BACK: The Wisconsin women's basketball team snapped its three-game winning streak as it fell 88-65 at Marquette on Monday night at the Al McGuire Center. The Golden Eagles outscored the Badgers 34-12 in the second quarter, shooting 75 percent (12-of-16) in the period.
2. SCOUTING THE VAQUEROS: UTRGV is off to a hot start with an 8-2 record, including two recent wins over UTSA (70-58) and UMass (67-59). Its only two losses of the season came at the hands of Oklahoma State (80-38) and Texas A&M Corpus Christi (71-41). The Vaqueros are in the midst of a tough stretch, facing North Dakota State on Tuesday night before traveling to Madison for Wednesday night's matchup.
3. KEEP AN EYE ON JOHNSON: Sophomore Megan Johnson powered UTRGV to its 70-58 victory, rallying back from a 17-point deficit. She had a career-high 31 points and outscored UTSA 23-17 on her own in the second half. She averages 8.1 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game.
4. NICE, NIYA:Â Freshman Niya Beverley scored a career-high 14 points against the Golden Eagles, leading the Badgers in scoring for the first time in her career. She also had a team-high five assists in the game, marking the seventh time she led the team in dishes this season.
5. LaSHOOTski: Sophomore Abby Laszewski added 12 points at Marquette, shooting a perfect 6-for-6 from the field. She now ranks third in the Big Ten conference with a stellar .642 field-goal percentage. She is averaging 8.8 points per game in an average of 20.8 minutes per game.
