Five Things to Know: No. 19 Badgers return home to face Ohio State, Penn State

Sunday, September 29

Madison, WI

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Five Things to Know: No. 19 Badgers return home to face Ohio State, Penn State

September 25, 2019 | Women's Soccer

UW begins a three-game homestand this weekend at McClimon

Wisconsin

6-2-1

Ohio State

3-5-1

Game Coverage

Friday, Sept. 27 | 5 p.m. CT — McClimon Soccer Complex

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Wisconsin

6-2-1

Rutgers

5-4-1

Game Coverage

Sunday, Sept. 29 | 12 p.m. CT — McClimon Soccer Complex

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MADISON, Wis. – Following a dominant two Big Ten wins last weekend, Wisconsin women's soccer heads home to McClimon Soccer Complex to take on Ohio State and Penn State this weekend.

The Badgers are up against Ohio State (3-5-1) Friday at 5 p.m. in their annual "Pac the Mac" match. Tickets for Friday's match are only $1.

Following OSU, Badgers take on Penn State (5-4-1) on Sunday at noon. Friday's contest will be streamed live on BTN Plus while Sunday's game will be nationally televised on ESPNU. Live statistics will be available on UWBadgers.com and live updates can be found on Twitter (@BadgerWSoccer).

1. A LOOK BACK: The Badgers are fueled from their weekend on the east coast, dominating in their Big Ten Conference opener against Maryland and closing out the weekend with an impressive overtime win against No. 13 Rutgers on Sunday.

Wisconsin earned their fourth shutout of the year on Friday against Maryland. The Badgers left College Park victorious after Payton Wesley, Lauren Rice, and Dani Rhodes put up points for the Badgers, ending the game 3-0.

The celebrations continued in Piscataway as the Badgers took away their first win over a ranked team. Dani Rhodes scored her third game-winning goal of the season in a penalty kick that lead the Badgers to victory over the Scarlet Knights. Rhodes now has 29 career goals, which moves her into sixth place in school history, tied with Laurie Nosbusch (2008-11).

2. PAC THE MAC: The annual "Pac the Mac" game this Friday marks the Badgers first of three home games. Wisconsin has a five-match winning streak in "PAC the MAC" history, in which the last three matches went into overtime.

3. WE HAVE HISTORY: Wisconsin enters Friday's match being down in the series lead, 10-11-7. Badgers took on the Buckeyes in Columbus last year falling short of a goal, with an ending score of 2-1 Buckeyes. Wisconsin looks for a win this year on their home turf on Friday.

Although Wisconsin trails Penn State 4-21-4 in series matchups, the last time these Big Ten 2017, Wisconsin earned a 1-0 shutout to close out its regular season. Cameron Murtha fired the ball into the bottom corner off a header to take home the win against the Nittany Lions

4. STRAIGHT FROM THE PITCH:

It's a big weekend at home for the #Badgers!

Hear what @PaytonWesley713 had to say about UW's start to @B1GSoccer play and finally playing back at McClimon pic.twitter.com/I1uPrBTaPg
— Wisconsin Soccer (@BadgerWSoccer) September 25, 2019

5. UP NEXT: The Badgers continue at home at McClimon Soccer Complex on Thursday, October 3 to celebrate World Cup Champion Rose Lavelle. Badgers host Michigan at 8 p.m. before hitting the road again to play Purdue on Sunday, October 6. Thursday's game will air live on the Big ten Network.