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What's better than a whole weekend of tennis? 🎾 🏆 A whole weekend of 🆓 TENNIS! Countdown is on to host the ITA National Team Indoor Championships this week. More info: https://go.wisc.edu/2020itas

— Wisconsin Badgers (@UWBadgers) February 11, 2020

MEN'S BASKETBALL (14-10 Overall, 7-6 B1G)

• This Week: Wisconsin is idle until the weekend when the Badgers travel to Nebraska for a Saturday contest at 1:15 p.m. UW is 11-4 against the Huskers since Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011.
• Last Time Out: The Badgers used a 16-0 surge to close the first half and run away with a 70-57 win over Ohio State on Sunday at the Kohl Center. Brevin Pritzl led UW with a season-high 19 points, while D'Mitrik Trice dished out a career-best 8 assists.
• Good to Know: With a Big Ten career record of 52-35, head coach Greg Gard has equaled John Erickson (52-74) for third place on Wisconsin's all-time list. Gard reached the 52-win mark in 39 fewer games than Erickson (126).
• Need to Know: Wisconsin's game at Nebraska tips at 1:15 p.m. (CT) on Saturday on BTN. All radio broadcasts can be heard on the Badger Sports Network. Follow @BadgerMBB on Twitter for updates.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (11-13 Overall, 3-10 B1G)

• This Week: The Badgers will be hosting Purdue on Thursday at 7 p.m. then head to Iowa on Sunday for a 2 p.m. tip-off. These are two of the five remaining regular-season games for the team.
• Last Week: Wisconsin hosted Minnesota for the second Border Battle of the season on Feb. 6, ultimately losing to the Golden Gophers 64-73. Sunday the team traveled to Columbus to face Ohio State and fell 74-82.
• Good to Know: The game against Purdue this week is the Play4Kay Think Pink game. The team will be wearing special pink uniforms and fans are encouraged to wear pink for breast cancer awareness. Abby Laszewski led the Badgers in scoring over both games last week. Against Minnesota she tied her career high of 25 points, then set a new career high of 26 points at Ohio State.
• Need to Know: Fans can watch both games this week streamed live on BTN+ and follow the Badgers on Instagram and Twitter (@BadgerWBB) for live game updates. Listen to the live broadcasts on 100.9 with Jon Arias or streamed live on iHeart.com - https://www.iheart.com/live/u-1009-7273/.

MEN'S HOCKEY (10-17-1, 5-14-1-1 B1G)

• This Week: Wisconsin plays its final Big Ten home series of the year when ninth-ranked and Big Ten-leading Penn State (18-9-3, 10-7-3 Big Ten) visits for a Friday-Saturday set at the Kohl Center. Both games begin at 7 p.m.
• Last Week: Wisconsin dropped both games to the Michigan by scores of 8-4 and 5-3.
• Good to Know: Four Badgers who played over 10 games without a goal, scored last weekend for the Badgers including Jack Gorniak (14 games), Linus Weissbach (14), K'Andre Miller (12) and Dylan Holloway (11).
• Need to Know: Friday's game streams on BTN+, while Saturday airs on FOX Sports Wisconsin. Both can be heard on 1310 WIBA, the Badger Sports Network and the iheart radio app.

WOMEN'S HOCKEY (26-3-1, 16-3-1-0 WCHA)

• This Week: The No. 2 Badgers host their final regular-season home series this weekend as they welcome No. 6 Ohio State to town. Puck drop on Saturday, which is Senior Day, at LaBahn Arena is at 2 p.m. while Sunday's contest, the sixth Fill the Bowl game at the Kohl Center, also starts at 2 p.m.
• Last Week: UW earned a split on the road at Minnesota State, defeating MSU 5-1 on Friday before suffering a 3-1 setback on Saturday afternoon.
• Good to Know: The Badgers look to match their NCAA women's hockey attendance record on Sunday of 15,359 set at the 2017 Fill the Bowl game. UW will also recognize the efforts of first responders and military personnel at this year's Fill the Bowl.
• Need to Know: Saturday's game is sold out, but tickets still remain for Fill the Bowl on Sunday. Fans can watch the games on BTN+ ($) or FloHockey ($) and can listen to Saturday's game on 100.9 FM and Sunday's game on 1310 WIBA.

SOFTBALL (4-1, 0-0 B1G)

• This Week: The Badgers will travel to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to compete in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Game play starts on Friday against Louisville at 4 p.m. UW plays two games on Saturday, the first against Louisville at 1:30 p.m. and the second against UNC at 4 p.m. Wrapping the tournament, Wisconsin will play Sunday against UNC at 12:30 p.m.
• Last Week: In their first action of the 2020 season, Wisconsin went 4-1 on the weekend in the FAU First Pitch Classic. After a long rain delay, the Badgers were edged by Indiana State in a 1-2 loss Friday night, but were able to bounce back and beat FAU, 5-1. The team would go undefeated the rest of the weekend with a 8-0 win over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, followed by a 8-1 win against NIU and lastly with a 4-0 win against Bethune-Cookman on Sunday.
• Good to Know: After the opening weekend of the season, Kayla Konwent leads the Badgers in hitting with a .615 batting average and having eight hits in 13 at-bats. Freshmen Abby Herbst and Fiona Girardot proved to be solid pieces to the offense as well, recording two doubles and a home run for Girardot and a double and three RBIs for Herbst.
• Need to Know: You can follow the Badgers as they travel to North Carolina this weekend on social media @badgersoftball.

MEN'S TENNIS (7-2, 0-0 B1G)

• This Week: Wisconsin has a big week approaching, starting on Tuesday as the Badgers welcome top-ranked USC to town for a 6 p.m. match. Following Tuesday's match-up, the Badgers will host the 2020 Oracle ITA Division I National Men's Team Indoor Championship, which starts on Friday and wraps up on Monday.
• Last Week: UW fought to the end last Thursday night against Marquette, but dropped a 4-2 decision at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
• Good to Know: The Badgers are hosting the ITA National Men's Team Indoor Championship this weekend at Nielsen Tennis Stadium for the first time since the late 1970s.
• Need to Know: UW will play Friday and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and will have a third guaranteed match on Sunday. Fans can watch video streaming of the matches on UWBadgers.com and follow updates on Twitter (@badgermtennis).

MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

• This Week: No. 16 Wisconsin has athletes heading to three different meets. Sprinters and field athletes head to Nashville, Tennessee, to compete in the Music City Invitational Friday-Saturday. Select distance athletes head to Seattle to compete in the Husky Invitational on Friday-Saturday, while other distance runners head to the Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa from Friday-Saturday.
• Last Week: The Badgers sent athletes to New York City, Ripon, Wisconsin, and South Bend, Indiana, to compete in three meets last weekend. Senior Olli Hoare secured a second-place finish at the prestigious Millrose Games. The senior from Australia was able to finish four places higher than last year, running a season best in the mile with a time of 3:56.47. At the Red Hawk Invitational in Ripon, the Badger throwing squad of Tucker Wedig, Austin Glynn, Jamar Manning and Dan Ufearo swept the top-four spots in the weight throw.
• Good to Know: With two weeks remaining until the Big Ten Indoor Championships, Hoare leads the conference in the mile list in 3:56.47 and Zach Lorbeck ranks second in the heptathlon with 5,675 points.
• Need to Know: Results for Music City Invitational will be on Flash Results. FloTrack will cover the Iowa State Classic. Results for the Husky Invitational will be available on https://gohuskies.com/sports/2014/7/8/209542300.aspx.

WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

• This Week: No. 23 Wisconsin has athletes heading to three meets. Sprinters and field athletes head to Nashville, Tennessee, to compete in the Music City Invitational Friday-Saturday. Select distance athletes head to Seattle to compete in the Husky Invitational on Friday-Saturday, while other distance runners head to the Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa from Friday-Saturday.
• Last Time Out: Wisconsin concluded a memorable three-meet weekend on Saturday. Alicia Monson ran the 3000 meters at the prestigious Millrose Games, finishing sixth in a competitive field with a time of 8:53.69, the fastest time in the NCAA this season. Josie Schaefer threw a personal best of 56 feet, 6 3/4 inches to win the shot put at the Red Hawk Invitational. Destiny Huven continued her break-out freshman season by advancing to the finals in the 60-meter hurdles running a personal best time of 8.40 to finish fourth in the race. Wisconsin's 4x400-meter relay squad consisting of Ali Dorn, Haley Lubow, Gabby DesRosiers and Bianca Stubler placed second with a time of 3:40.82 at the Meyo Invitational.
• Good To Know: Schaefer, Huven and the members of the 4x400 relay all had near record-setting days at their respective meets last weekend. Schaefer's shot put moved her into second place on UW's all-time indoor performance list. Huven moved into second in the 60-meter hurdles, just .11 seconds off of the school record. The 4x400 relay ranks second on the top indoor performers list, less than two seconds away from the school record.
• Need To Know: Results for Music City Invitational will be on Flash Results. FloTrack will cover the Iowa State Classic. Results for the Husky Invitational will be available on https://gohuskies.com/sports/2014/7/8/209542300.aspx.

WRESTLING (10-5, 3-5 B1G)

• This Week: No. 4 Wisconsin wraps up the regular season with two home duals over the next 11 days. No. 17 Michigan (6-4, 5-2) comes to town this Sunday for Alumni Day as the Badgers will recognize former team members at halftime.
• Last Week: The Badgers dropped two matches at home, falling to No. 2 Penn State, 29-10, on Friday before being edged by Michigan State, 19-17, on Sunday. Bonus points gave the Spartans the win on Sunday as MSU won two matches to earn extra points.
• Good to Know: Freshman Eric Barnett (4-0) and redshirt senior Seth Gross (5-0) are undefeated at home this season. Gross defeated No. 3 Roman Bravo-Young of Penn State, 6-5, on Friday, while taking down Garrett Pepple of Michigan State with a 13-2 major decision.
• Need to Know: Sunday's dual vs. Michigan at 3 p.m. in the Field House airs live on Big Ten Network. Fans can also follow @BadgerWrestling on Twitter and Instagram for updates on the team all week.
• Video: Chris Bono Press Conference - Feb. 10, 2020