Badgers hold strong against top-ranked Minnesota
The No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers took on the No. 1 Minnesota Gophers this weekend in a captivating two-game home series.
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The No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers took on the No. 1 Minnesota Gophers this weekend in a captivating two-game home series.
Consecutive series against recent Division 1 newcomers Long Island University and Lindenwood were must-win games for the Wisconsin Badgers (6-8-0, 0-6-0 Big Ten). Though it wasn’t always pretty, UW took care of business, sweeping the Lions (4-10-0 Independent) at home.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team may have defeated Lindenwood Friday night, but the victory itself is nothing to write home about. The win outlined fundamental flaws in this Wisconsin team.
This year’s Wisconsin women’s hockey team has looked unstoppable. Aggressive offense combined with concrete defense have given the Badgers an overall record of 10-2-0.
This past weekend, Wisconsin finally won in front of their home crowd. The Badgers swept Long Island University in two highly contested games.
With critics circling in on UW coach Tony Granato and the struggling Badgers, Wisconsin (4-8-0, 0-6-0 Big Ten) squeaked out consecutive wins over Long Island University (1-8-1 Independent) at home.
Wisconsin coach Tony Granato’s hot seat has reached a cardinal red shade after the Badgers (2-8-0, 0-6-0 Big Ten) were swept by the Michigan State Spartans (6-3-1, 2-1-1) on the road.
The Wisconsin Men’s Hockey team is off to one of the worst starts in program history with an abysmal 2-6-0 record in the opening eight games and a worse 0-4-0 record on home ice.
The Wisconsin Badgers traveled to AMSOIL Arena to play the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs on Friday and Saturday. The team battled in both games, going 1-1 in the series. On Friday, the Badgers lost their nine-game winning streak, before fighting back to win on Saturday.
On the heels of a potentially season-altering sweep of No. 10 Minnesota Duluth, the Wisconsin Badgers (2-6-0, 0-4-0 Big Ten) returned home looking to build upon their newfound success. The No. 16 Penn State Nittany Lions (8-0-0, 2-0-0) had other plans, sweeping the weekend-series in dominant fashion.
The Badgers traveled to Bemidji State to play the Beavers on Thursday and Friday. They swept the series with no trouble, totaling their ninth straight win of the season. Kami Cronish allowed no goals Thursday night and only one was allowed Friday night by Jane Gervais.
Though only four games into the season, the pressure was mounting this weekend for the Wisconsin Badgers (2-4-0, 0-2-0) to put together a complete game and secure their elusive first win. They accomplished this and more in a much-needed series sweep of No. 10 Minnesota Duluth (2-4-0, 0-0-0 NCHC) at Amsoil Arena.
The Wisconsin Men’s Hockey team started their season 0-4 after losing their opening two series, one against Big Ten opponent Ohio State and the other against former Western Collegiate Hockey Association rival St. Cloud State. Despite losing their opening four games this year, the team displayed some potential, especially against No. 8 St. Cloud.
The warning sirens are blaring in Madison after Wisconsin (0-4-0, 0-2-0 Big Ten) sustained a series loss to No. 10 St. Cloud State (4-0-0, 0-0-0), thus beginning their season 0-4 for just the third time in 60 years.
The Badgers (5-1-0) faced the St. Thomas Tommies (0-2-0) on Friday and Saturday for the first time since St. Thomas moved up to Division I last season.
Wisconsin (0-2-0, 0-2-0 Big Ten) traveled to Columbus with hopes of taking down No. 14 Ohio State (4-0-0, 2-0-0) and beginning their young season in the win column. By Saturday afternoon, they were boarding the buses back to Madison with heavy hearts.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey coaching staff welcomed Andy Brandt to their ranks this offseason.
The Wisconsin Badgers faced the Lakehead Thunderwolves in an exhibition game Sunday afternoon. The game provided a first look at the rebuilding Badger lineup. Despite the Badgers seemingly controlling play throughout much of the game, Wisconsin fell late in overtime, 3-2.
The Wisconsin women’s ice hockey team (3-1-0) faced Missouri’s Lindenwood Lions (0-4-0) Thursday and Friday night at LaBahn Arena, ending in two shutout wins for the Badgers.
As the weather gets colder, it brings with it a new hockey season. The Wisconsin Badgers will look to improve upon last season which saw them finish fifth in the Big Ten with a conference record of 6-17-1 and an overall record of 10-24-3. The Badgers will also look to defend their Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off championship, a highlight of their season as they won the two day tournament in a shootout against Providence last year.