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Women's Basketball

Five things to know: IUPUI

UW plays second Horizon League team

Women's Basketball

Five things to know: IUPUI

UW plays second Horizon League team

Wisconsin

3-0

IUPUI

3-0

Game Coverage

Monday, Nov. 19 | 7 p.m. | Kohl Center | Madison , Wis.

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MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin women's basketball team (3-0) is back in action to take on IUPUI (3-0) Monday night. Tip time is 7 p.m. from the Kohl Center.  UW looks to stay on top as both teams are undefeated coming into tonight's game.
 
1. BADGERS BATTLE: On Saturday, the Badgers trailed 23-19 with 7:17 to play in the second quarter before going on a 15-0 run to lead 34-23 with 40 seconds remaining. Freshman Imani Lewis led the Badgers with five points over the run. After leading  36-25 at the half, NDSU outscored the Badgers 21-14 in the third quarter to pull within four points (50-46) heading into the final period. The Badgers opened the fourth quarter on a 6-0 run to lead 56-46 with 6:44 on the clock before a basket by Abby Laszewski put the game out of reach.

2.  BEST START: The Badgers open a season 3-0 for the first time since 2013-14, thanks to balanced scored with four players tallying 10-or-more points in all three games. Senior Marsha Howard and freshman Imani Lewis have both scored in double figures all three games this season, averaging 15.0 and 13.7 points per game on the season.

3. IMANI'S COURT:  Freshman Imani Lewis scored a career high 19 points against NDSU on Saturday, shooting career highs of 6-11 from the field and perfect 7-7 from the free-throw line. The 6-foot-1 forward also pulled down seven rebounds.

4. OUTBOARDING: Wisconsin has outrebounded all three opponents this season, ranking fifth in the Big Ten with a +19.3 rebounding advantage. Senior Marsha Howard ranks sixth in the conference with 10.7 rebounds per game while Imani Lewis ranks 12th with 8.7 per game.

5. SCOUTING THE JAGS: UW meets IUPUI for the third time in history. Wisconsin leads the all time series 2-0 with both wins coming in Madison. Last season, the Jaguars went 22-10 on the season and made it to the first round of the WNIT tournament. Earlier this season, IUPUI defeated a major conference team, Ole Miss, 66-58. The Jaguars are coming off a one-point win over UT Martin and are led by Macee Williams, who is averaging 20.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.
 
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Players Mentioned

Marsha Howard

#11 Marsha Howard

F
6' 0"
Senior
Chicago, Ill.
Abby Laszewski

#14 Abby Laszewski

F
6' 3"
Junior
Avon, Conn.
Imani Lewis

#34 Imani Lewis

F
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Marsha Howard

#11 Marsha Howard

6' 0"
Senior
Chicago, Ill.
F
Abby Laszewski

#14 Abby Laszewski

6' 3"
Junior
Avon, Conn.
F
Imani Lewis

#34 Imani Lewis

6' 1"
Freshman
F