Wisconsin Badgers
St. Thomas
Starting Five: Wisconsin travels to face St. Thomas
December 12, 2023 | Women's Basketball
The Badgers face the Tommies for the first time on the road
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MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin women's basketball team (5-4, 0-1 B1G) continues non-conference play at St. Thomas on Wednesday, Dec. 13. The game tips-off at 7:00 p.m., streaming on Summit League Network with a radio broadcast on 1070 WTSO-AM.
Here are five things to know before the Badgers matchup against the Tommies.
1. PORTER LEADS AGAIN: In Sunday's matchup against No. 4 Iowa, Ronnie Porter tied her career-best 17 points (7-12 FG, 1-3 3FG, 2-2 FT) and rebounded seven times. With her performance against the Hawkeyes, Porter is now ranked eighth in the Big Ten for rebounds, averaging 7.0/game. The Minnesota native also leads the B1G in steals with an average of 2.8/game.
2. STARTING SANIA: Sania Copeland has been a familiar face in the starting lineup for the Badgers this season. The sophomore recorded two career-highs in steals (4), and free throws made (4) against Iowa on Dec. 10. She is averaging 10.4 points per game and registers a free throw percentage of 70.6.
3. SOLD OUT CROWD: The matchup between the Badgers and Hawkeyes attracted 14,252 fans from all over. This number has ranked seventh all-time for women's basketball attendance at Wisconsin. It also recorded as a sell out, the first since Jan. 20, 2002, and the largest crowd since 2006.
4. DEFENSE LIVES HERE: The Badgers have made major strides to better their defense in just a year. UW's opponents are scoring less and turning the ball over more.
| 2022-23 | 2023-24 | |
| Opp. PPG | 72.6 | 64.3 |
| Opp. FG% | 43.0 | 35.9 |
| Opp. 3FG% | 34.3 | 30.8 |
| Opp. TOs/game | 15.6 | 17.3 |
5. SCOUTING THE TOMMIES: For the third-consecutive season, Wisconsin will compete against St. Thomas, who is now in its third year of NCAA Division I membership. The Badgers have competed against the Tommies twice in the past, both at the Kohl Center resulting in wins. St. Thomas is 5-5 on the campaign. This past month the team competed against UW-Milwaukee, who the Badgers defeated to open up the season. The Tommies secured the 64-59 win over the Panthers with three players notching double-digits.
