Five Things to Know: No. 10 Badgers welcome Iowa, Nebraska to Madison

Wisconsin

10-2-1

Iowa

13-3-0

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Thursday, Oct. 17 | 7 p.m. CT — McClimon Soccer Complex

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Wisconsin

10-2-1

Nebraska

4-8-3

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Sunday, Oct. 20 | 1 p.m. CT — McClimon Soccer Complex

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MADISON, Wis. – The No. 10 Wisconsin women's soccer team (10-2-1, 6-0-0) is prepared to host Iowa and Nebraska this weekend at McClimon Soccer Complex.

The Badgers take on Iowa (13-3-0, 5-3-0) under the lights Thursday night at 7 p.m. for Breast Cancer Awareness Night. UW resumes Big Ten play on their home turf Sunday afternoon for a 1 p.m. game against Nebraska (4-8-3, 3-4-1). Sunday will serve as Senior Day for the Badgers as UW will honor Camryn Biegalski, Dani Rhodes, Payton Wesley, Allie Winterfield prior to kickoff on Sunday.

1. A LOOK BACK: UW remains undefeated in the Big Ten Conference after securing their eighth-straight win in their Border Battle rivalry against Minnesota last Friday. Lauren Rice assisted Dani Rhodes in the solo goal of the game to attain the 1-0 win over the Gophers.

.@danirhodes04 ensures @BadgerWSoccer wins this Border Battle.

Badgers take home the win! 👐 pic.twitter.com/ZeaIURhilQ
— Wisconsin On BTN (@WisconsinOnBTN) October 12, 2019

2. RHODES IS ON A ROLL: Dani Rhodes posted her seventh goal this season and 32^nd career goal against the Gophers on Friday. Rhodes remains the leading goal scorer for the Badgers while her five game-winning goals this year pace the Big Ten

3. WE HAVE HISTORY: Wisconsin enters Thursday's game against the Hawkeyes being up in the series lead, 11-3-3. The last time these two teams met, the Badgers dominated in which two of their three goals were scored by Dani Rhodes and Cameron Murtha.

The Badgers look for a win at Sunday's contest against the Cornhuskers, where the two Big Ten teams are tied in the series 4-4-2. UW hopes to repeat last year's victory when Lauren Rice scored the game winner, collecting the 1-0 win.

4. A LOT OF RANKINGS: Wisconsin checks in at No. 8 in this week's RPI rankings while the Badgers cracked the top-10 of the United Soccer Coaches' National Poll for the first time this year. UW is the highest ranked Big Ten Conference team in each poll.

In addition, freshman Macy Monticello checked in at No. 18 in Top Drawer Soccer's ranking of freshmen this year.

No. 4️⃣ on the field.
No. 1️⃣8️⃣ on the @TopDrawerSoccer Top-100 Freshmen list!

Congrats to #Badgers Macy Monticello pic.twitter.com/UVireSCWmX
— Wisconsin Soccer (@BadgerWSoccer) October 16, 2019

5. UP NEXT: After the conclusion of this three game homestand, the Badgers face another set of Big Ten teams on the road. Kickoff on Thursday night against Illinois is set for 8 p.m. CT and can be seen live on Big Ten Network. UW challenges Northwestern on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. CT.