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This Week in Badger Athletics - March 2-8, 2020
March 02, 2020 | General News, Men's Basketball, Men's Hockey, Men's Track & Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Hockey, Women's Track & Field, Volleyball, Wrestling
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MEN'S BASKETBALL (19-10 Overall, 12-6 B1G)
- This Week: Winners of six straight, Wisconsin hosts its final home game on Wednesday against Northwestern. Tip is set for 8 p.m. (CT) on BTN, as the Badgers will celebrate Senior Day before the game. UW then heads on the road for its regular-season finale at Indiana on Saturday.
- Last Time Out: Fresh off a road upset over No. 19 Michigan last Thursday, the Badgers held off a rally from Minnesota and earned their sixth-straight win Sunday at the Kohl Center in a 71-69 final. Brad Davison led the way with 20 points and Brevin Pritzl added 15.
- Good to Know: With one more win, the Badgers would reach the 20-win milestone for the 20th time in school history and the 16th time in the last 18 years, equaling Michigan State for the most 20-win seasons in the Big Ten over that span.
- Need to Know: Wisconsin's game against Northwestern tips at 8 p.m. (CT) Wednesday on BTN. Saturday's regular-season finale at Indiana begins at 11 a.m. on ESPN. All radio broadcasts can be heard on the Badger Sports Network. Follow @BadgerMBB on Twitter for updates.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (11-18 Overall, 3-15 B1G)
- This Week: Wisconsin is headed to Indianapolis to compete in the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament on March 4-8. The 12th-seeded Badgers will take on 13th-seeded Illinois in game one on Wednesday at 1 p.m. (CT).
- Last Week: The team wrapped up its regular season at Rutgers on Thursday. The second meeting between the teams this season, the Badgers fell 63-43. Sophomore Imani Lewis led the team with nine points and seven rebounds.
- Good to Know: The winner between Wisconsin and Illinois will advance to face fifth-seeded Rutgers on Thursday. The game will start approximately 25 minutes after the conclusion of the tournament's earlier 11 a.m. (CT ) game.
- Need to Know: All tournament games are being broadcast on BTN, except for the championship game which will be on ESPN2. Games will also be streamed live to BTN on Fox Sports Go on your mobile device. Additionally, the game can be heard on U 100.9 and iHeart.com with Jon Arias.
MEN'S HOCKEY (14-18-2, 7-15-2-2 B1G)
- This Week: Seventh-seeded Wisconsin begins its best-of-three first-round series of the Big Ten Tournament at second-seeded Ohio State (18-11-5, 11-9-4-1 Big Ten) for games on Friday, Saturday and if necessary Sunday. All three games are scheduled for 6 p.m. )CT).
- Last Week: The Badgers posted a 3-2 road victory at Ohio State on Friday, then overcame a 3-0 deficit for a 3-3 overtime tie against the Buckeyes on Saturday. The Badgers won the extra Big Ten point in the standings with a victory during 3-on-3 play.
- Good to Know: Wisconsin enters the playoffs with a 4-1-1 record in its last six games, all against top-10 foes.
- Need to Know: The games are expected to stream live on BTN+. They will also air on 1310 WIBA, the Wisconsin Sports Network and the iHeart radio app.
WOMEN'S HOCKEY (27-4-3-0, 17-4-3-0-2 B1G)
- This Week: The No. 2 Badgers open postseason play at the 2020 WCHA Final Faceoff against No. 9 Minnesota Duluth on Saturday. Puck drop at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis is set for 2 p.m. (CT). The winner of UW/UMD will face the winner of No. 3 Minnesota and No. 5 Ohio State on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the championship game of the league tournament.
- Last Time Out: UW secured its eighth WCHA regular-season title by taking five of a possible six points at Minnesota Duluth. After earning a 4-1 win on Feb. 21, UW rallied twice from two-goal deficits to earn a 5-5 tie and Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award top-10 finalist Daryl Watts scored a spectacular goal in 3x3 overtime to earn an extra point for UW.
- Good to Know: Daryl Watts broke the UW record for assists in a single season with her 49th helper and is one assist away from becoming the eighth NCAA women's hockey player to record 50 assists in a single season.
- Need to Know: Fans can watch the WCHA Final Faceoff live on FloHockey ($) and listen to the Badgers in action on 1310 WIBA AM. In addition, Sunday's championship game will air on Fox Sports North and Fox Sports Wisconsin.
Video: Mark Johnson Press Conference - March 2, 2020
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WOMEN'S GOLF
- This Week: Wisconsin is currently competing in the Gunrock Invitational hosted by UC Davis in Sacramento, California. The 16-team field is competing at the par-72, 5,950-yard Del Paso Country Club, previous host of the U.S. Women's Open and the U.S. Senior Open.
- Last Week: The Badgers hosted the Westbrook Invitational in Peoria, Arizona at the Westbrook Village Vistas Course. Wisconsin finished in 13th place, ahead of Illinois and Indiana.
- Good to Know: At Westbrook, redshirt junior Eloise Healey recorded her first ever hole-in-one and also led the Badgers through all three rounds. She had a career-best finish at T19 and 213 (-3) to mark personal best scores for 18, 36 and 54 holes.
- Need to Know: Live stats for the Gunrock Invitational are provided on GolfStat.com. Live updates and recaps can be found @BadgerWGolf on Twitter.
SOFTBALL (10-9 Overall, 0-0 B1G)
- This Week: Wisconsin will head to Tampa, Florida, to play in the USF Tournament this weekend. Games will be on Friday against the University of Massachusetts at 10:30 a.m. (CT) and Iowa State University at 1 p.m., Saturday against USF at 1 p.m., and two other game times TBD on Saturday and Sunday.
- Last Week: The Badgers went 2-3 on the weekend at the Sun Devil Classic, splitting games with Southern Utah (Win: 15-1, Loss: 2-0), falling to No. 17 ASU, 3-1, and losing to Maryland, 5-4. The Badgers' picked up the ranked win against Arizona State from a run-rule 10-1 upset victory on the Sun Devils' home field.
- Good to Know: In the 10-1 win over 17th-ranked ASU, Jolie Fish hit a grand slam in the top of the fourth to extend the lead 10-0. Senior Kait Menz pitched for the Badgers, pitching all five innings and had two strikeouts.
- Need to Know: Follow the Badgers on social media @badgersoftball.
MEN'S TENNIS (7-6, 0-0 B1G)
- This Week: After a three=week break from play, Wisconsin concludes its homestand at Nielsen Tennis Stadium on Friday against Wright State before heading on the road to play Minnesota on Sunday. The match on Friday is set for 5:30 p.m. and Sunday's contest will begin at 12 p.m. (CT).
- Last Time Out: The Badgers hosted the ITA National Championships at Nielsen Tennis Stadium, where UW battled Ohio State, Baylor, and South Carolina. The Badgers dropped all three matches against some of the country's top teams, but gained valuable experience against the nation's best.
- Good to Know: Sunday's matchup against Minnesota marks the first Big Ten conference match of the spring season for the Badgers.
- Need to Know: Live updates and stories can be found on Twitter (@BadgerMTennis) and UWBadgers.com.
WOMEN'S TENNIS (8-1, 0-0 B1G)
- This Week: No. 22 Wisconsin is back in action this weekend for its first Big Ten match of the season at Minnesota on Saturday. First serve is at 10 a.m. (CT).
- Last Time Out: The Badgers beat both VCU and William & Mary two weeks ago on the road, defeating both teams 4-2 to improve to 8-1 overall this season.
- Good to Know: Wisconsin is on an eight-game win streak, the longest since 1996 season where the team had a nine-game streak of victories.
- Need to Know: Fans can follow along for Saturday's match @BadgerWTennis on Twitter and can check out UWBadgers.com after the match for a recap.
WRESTLING (11-6 Overall, 4-5 B1G)
- This Week: The fourth-ranked Badgers travel to Piscataway, New Jersey, this weekend for the Big Ten Championships. Action begins Saturday with preliminary, quarterfinal, semifinal and wrestleback matches taking place during Sessions I (10 a.m. ET) and II (6:30 p.m. ET). On Sunday, consolation semifinals and seventh-place matches get underway during Session III (noon ET) and the first-place, third-place and fifth-place matches in Session IV (3:30 pm. ET).
- Last Week: The Badgers wrapped up the regular season on Feb. 20 with a 20-18 loss to No. 14 Northern Iowa. Seniors Seth Gross and Cole Martin ended their home careers with wins. Gross recorded a 16-0 technical fall over No. 17 Jack Skudlarczyk, while Martin defeated Tristan Lara, 10-8.
- Good to Know: Wisconsin finished seventh at the 2019 Big Ten Championships, scoring 76 points. Three Badgers finished fourth — Trent Hillger, Cole Martin and Evan Wick — while Tristan Moran finished sixth.
- Need to Know: The first three sessions of the Championships will be streamed live on BTN+, with the championship rounds televised live on BTN and the FOX Sports app. Follow @BadgerWrestling on Twitter and Instagram for live updates.
- Video: Chris Bono Press Conference - March 2, 2020
Video: Jump Around Monday with Chris Bono - March 2, 2020
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VOLLEYBALL (Exhibition)
- This Week: The Badgers open their spring season this Saturday, hosting Iowa State at 1 p.m. in the UW Field House. Admission is free. Doors open at noon.
- Last Season: Wisconsin wrapped up the 2019 season as the NCAA Runners-up and Big Ten Champions. UW went 27-7, crowning four All-Americans, six All-Big Ten honors, the Big Ten Player of the Year and Coach of the Year, and 12 Academic All-Big Ten honorees.
- Good to Know: Three Badgers — Izzy Ashburn, Lauren Barnes and Devyn Robinson — traveled to Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Feb. 21-23 for the USA Volleyball Women's National Team tryout. Players were evaluated for the U.S. Collegiate National Team and potential U.S. Women's National Team Spring Training Camp. Sydney Hilley and Danielle Hart are already scheduled to attend the Spring Training Camp.
- Need to Know: Follow @BadgerVolleyball on Twitter and Instagram for live updates of the match.
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