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This Week in Badger Athletics - Feb. 17-23, 2020
February 17, 2020 | General News, Men's Basketball, Men's Hockey, Men's Track & Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Hockey, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Wrestling
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MEN'S BASKETBALL (15-10 Overall, 8-6 B1G)
- This Week: Winners in three of its last four games, Wisconsin hosts a pair of Big Ten foes at the Kohl Center beginning with Purdue on Tuesday at 6 p.m. on ESPN. UW faces Rutgers on Sunday for a noon tip in Madison.
- Last Time Out: Brad Davison matched a career high scoring 30 points, while also tying Bronson Koenig for UW's single-game school record for made 3-pointers (8), leading UW to an 81-64 road win at Nebraska last Saturday.
- Good to Know: Wisconsin shot 15-for-31 from 3-point range at Nebraska, connecting on its most triples away from home in school history (15). UW made a school record 18 3-pointers vs. Nebraska in this season's first meeting, giving the Badgers 33 triples in 2 games against Nebraska.
- Need to Know: Wisconsin's game against Purdue tips at 6 p.m. (CT) Tuesday on ESPN. Sunday's contest against Rutgers begins at noon on BTN. All radio broadcasts can be heard on the Badger Sports Network. Follow @BadgerMBB on Twitter for updates.
Video: Greg Gard Press Conference - Feb. 17, 2020
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (11-13 Overall, 3-10 B1G)
- This Week: The Badgers return home for their final two home games of the regular season. First, they will be hosting No. 10 Maryland on Wednesday at 7 p.m. then No. 19 Northwestern on Saturday at 11 a.m. After this week, the team has one remaining regular-season game at Rutgers before the Big Ten Tournament on March 4-8.
- Last Week: Wisconsin hosted Purdue for the teams' second meeting of the season on Feb. 13, narrowly falling 62-59. On Sunday the team traveled to Iowa and lost 97-71.
- Good to Know: Sophomore forward Imani Lewis earned her 11th double-double of the season on Sunday, tying her for fifth place in Wisconsin's record book with most double-doubles in a season. She also moved out of the tie for 10th for most career double-doubles with Marsha Howard and now is the sole owner at 10th with 16.
- Need to Know: Tickets are still available for both Maryland and Northwestern. 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/.
Video: Jonathan Tsipis Press Conference - Feb. 17, 2020
MEN'S HOCKEY (11-18-1, 6-15-1-1 B1G)
- This Week: Wisconsin completes its 2019–20 home schedule with a pair of games at the Kohl Center against No. 10 Arizona State (22-9-3) on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.
- Last Week: The Badgers split a pair of one-goal games last weekend at the Kohl Center against No. 9 Penn State, winning 4-3, before dropping a 3-2 contest.
- Good to Know: Freshman forward and potential 2020 NHL first-round pick Dylan Holloway has three goals and five points in a current career-long, four-game point streak. He now has six goals and 13 points in 29 games this season.
- Need to Know: Both games stream on BTN and both can be heard on 1310 WIBA, the Badger Sports Network and the iheart radio app.
Video: Tony Granato Press Conference - Feb. 17, 2020
WOMEN'S HOCKEY (26-4-2, 16-4-2-1 WCHA)
- This Week: The Badgers wrap up their regular season at Minnesota Duluth Friday and Sunday at the AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minnesota. Puck drop is at 7:07 p.m. (CT) on Friday, while Sunday's series finale is at 2:07 p.m. (CT).
- Last Week: Wisconsin fell 3-1 against Ohio State on Saturday at LaBahn Arena, but finished the weekend with a 1-1 tie on Sunday at the Kohl Center for Fill the Bowl where 14,361 fans came out to watch the Badgers win their first double overtime for an extra WCHA point.
- Good to Know: The Fill the Bowl attendance number ranks second in NCAA history behind the Badgers' 2017 Fill the Bowl. In addition, Sunday's game was the most attended women's hockey game of the year, surpassing the crowd of 13,320 that watched the U.S. and Canadian national teams earlier this month in Anaheim.
- Need to Know: Fans can catch the Badgers in action this weekend on FloHockey (subscription) or via @BadgerWHockey Twitter.
Video: Mark Johnson Press Conference - Feb. 17, 2020
SOFTBALL (6-3, 0-0 B1G)
- This Week: The Badgers will travel to Palm Springs, California to compete in the Palm Springs Winter Classic. Game play starts on Friday against No. 1 Washington at 8 p.m. (CT) and against San Diego State University at 10:30 p.m. UW will play in two games on Saturday, the first against UC Davis at 2 p.m. and the second against No. 3 UCLA at 5 p.m. To conclude the tournament, Wisconsin will play Sunday against No. 2 Oklahoma at 11 a.m.
- Last Week: In their second tournament of 2020 season, Wisconsin went 2-2 on the weekend in the ACC/B1G Challenge. The Badgers defeated Louisville 2-0 on Friday before being edged by them Saturday 3-2. The team split games with No. 25 UNC as well, falling 4-3 on Saturday before defeating them 8-3 on Sunday.
- Good to Know: In the last game of the Badgers' ACC/B1G Challenge Kayla Konwent capitalized on a pivotal inning for the Badgers in the bottom of the sixth against No. 25 UNC. With bases loaded she sent one out and over center field for a grand slam giving Wisconsin a 8-3 lead and ultimately the win in an upset over #25 North Carolina.
- Need to Know: You can follow the Badgers as they travel to California this weekend on social media @badgersoftball.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
- This Week: Wisconsin will be traveling to Iowa City for the Big Ten Swimming & Diving Championships beginning Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. through Saturday.
- Last Time Out: Wisconsin fell to Northwestern 166.5-133.5 in its last home meet on January 25.
- Good to Know: In her last home meet as a Badger, senior standout Beata Nelson gave one of her best home performances, breaking three pool records on the day. In the 100 and 200-yard backstroke, Nelson beat records she already owned, touching in 51.98 and 1:54.18, respectively. She then went on to break her teammate Lillie Hosack's pool record in the 200 IM with a time of 1:56.24.
- Need to Know: Fans can follow the action in Iowa City by following @BadgerSwimDive on Twitter and Instagram.
WOMEN'S TENNIS (6-1, 0-0 B1G)
- This Week: Wisconsin will be on the road for a weekend in Virginia as the team faces VCU on Friday at 3 p.m. and William & Mary at 10 a.m. Sunday.
- Last Time Out: Two weekends ago, the Badgers defeated both DePaul and Denver at home in Madison with scores of 5-2 and 4-3 respectively. The team sits 6-1 overall this season.
- Good to Know: Junior Anna Makarova remains unbeaten in singles so far this season with a 4-0 record playing at the No. 4 singles spot.
- Need to Know: Fans can follow this weekend's matches using live stats available at UWBadgers.com and by following @BadgerWTennis on Twitter.
MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
- This Week: The No. 21 Badgers wrap up their preparations for the 2020 Big Ten Indoor Championships, traveling to two meets this weekend. UW sends its distance medley relay to Notre Dame to compete in the Alex Wilson Invitational on Saturday. Throwers head to Milwaukee to compete in the Panther Tune-Up also on Saturday. The Big Ten Indoor Championships will be held on Feb. 28-29 at The Spire in Geneva, Ohio.
- Last Week: At the Husky Classic in Seattle, redshirt sophomore Hudson Kugel ran a personal best in the 800 meters with a time of 1:48.94, which moves him up to No. 8 on Wisconsin's indoor all-time top-10 performance list. Senior Rashid Coulibaly won the pole vault at the Music City Challenge in Nashville, clearing a personal best height of 17 feet, 6 ½ inches.
- Good to Know: This Badgers recorded nine personal bests last weekend in competition at the Husky Classic in Seattle and Music City Challenge in Nashville.
- Need to Know: Results for the Alex Wilson Invitational will be available on http://www.enduranceracetiming.com. Results for the Panther Tune-Up will be available on http://www.accuracetiming.com.
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
- This Week: The No. 23 Wisconsin women's track and field team's distance medley relay heads back to Notre Dame to compete in the Alex Wilson Invitational on Saturday. UW throwers travel to Milwaukee to compete in the Panther Tune-Up also on Saturday. These invitationals are the final preparations before the 2020 Big Ten Indoor Championships on Feb. 28-29 in Geneva, Ohio.
- Last Week: It was a weekend filled with personal best and near record-setting performances last weekend at the Husky Classic in Seattle and at the Music City Challenge in Nashville. Freshman Destiny Huven ran a personal best in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.36 seconds, only .07 seconds off the school record, to finish third in Nashville. Redshirt sophomore Josie Schaefer won the shot put with a toss of 56 feet, 4 ¾ inches, while the 4x400-meter relay team of Ali Dorn, Haley Lubow, Gabby DesRosiers and Bianca Stubler won in 3:41.45.
- Good to know: Keep an eye on three school records in the next few weeks. Huven sits only .07 seconds behind the 60-meter hurdles record, while the 4x400 relay squad of Dorn, Lubow, DesRosiers and Stubler are less than two seconds behind the school record. In the shot put, Josie Schaefer ranks second behind Olympian Kelsey Card on Wisconsin's all-time top indoor performers list.
- Need to Know: Results for the Alex Wilson Invitational will be available on http://www.enduranceracetiming.com. Results for the Panther Tune-Up will be available on http://www.accuracetiming.com. Fans can follow the action on Instagram and Twitter (@BadgerTrackXC) and catch a recap following the meet on UWBadgers.com.
WRESTLING (11-5, 4-5 B1G)
- This Week: The fourth-ranked Badgers host their final dual of the season. No. 16 Northern Iowa (7-4) comes to town on Thursday for an 8 p.m. start in the UW Field House. The match will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.
- Last week: The Badgers bounced back in big fashion against No. 17 Michigan on Sunday, downing the Wolverines, 20-12. Highlights of the match included a technical fall from redshirt senior Seth Gross at 133 pounds and redshirt sophomore Tyler Dow picking up his first home win at 174 pounds.
- Good to know: Before action starts against UNI, the Badgers will honor seniors Michael Cullen, Seth Gross, Cole Martin, Tristan Moran, Johnny Sebastian, Eli Stickley and Taylor Watkins.
- Need to Know: Wisconsin makes its seventh appearance of the season on the Big Ten Network against UNI on Thursday. Follow @BadgerWrestling on Twitter and Instagram for live updates on the team.
- Video: Chris Bono Press Conference - Feb. 17, 2020
Video: Jump Around Monday with Chris Bono - Feb. 17, 2020
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