Wisconsin takes one of two, gears up for rematch with St. Cloud State
It was another wild weekend for Wisconsin’s women’s hockey team, as they hosted St. Cloud State for the last series of the regular season.
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It was another wild weekend for Wisconsin’s women’s hockey team, as they hosted St. Cloud State for the last series of the regular season.
With the playoffs right around the corner, the Badgers head to Ohio State for their last road series of the season. For the Buckeyes’ leading scorer, sophomore forward Claudia Kepler, it is a little taste of home coming to Columbus.
The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (12-8-4-2 WCHA, 17-8-5 overall) have had no shortage of drama this season. This weekend’s series against the Badgers (17-4-3-1,22-4-4) was par for the course.
Despite sitting at third in the conference, Minnesota Duluth announced recently that their head coach Shannon Miller would not have her contract extended beyond this season. Citing financial shortfalls, the university is reportedly unable to continue to pay the staff at the same rate.
The Badgers headed to Mankato this weekend needing two wins to guarantee a Top 4 finish in the WCHA, ensuring home ice in the first round of the WCHA playoffs. Facing Minnesota State, who is winless in conference games, Wisconsin was able to do just that.
In the first contest of a two game series with No. 7 Clarkson, the No. 3 Badgers dominated but failed to come away with a win.
The No. 3 Badgers (13-2-1 WCHA, 17-2-1 overall) swept their weekend series against North Dakota (6-8-2-1, 7-9-2), winning the Friday and Sunday matchups by a combined score of 4-1.
Last time Wisconsin (11-2-1 WCHA, 15-2-1 overall) faced North Dakota (6-6-2, 7-7-2) the Badgers were shorthanded, with four key players missing the game due to injuries and preparation for the Four Nations Cup. They were still able to take four points on the weekend with a tie and a win.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
There’s no such thing as too much offense. The No. 3 Badgers wanted to come out firing against Minnesota State, and the points just kept coming.
The Wisconsin-Minnesota State rivalry has been a one-sided affair for quite some time. The two teams faced each other seven times last season, and the Badgers won all but one of the games. Prior to that loss, the Badgers had won eight straight matchups between the teams, four of which were shutouts.
The expectations for Purdue under second-year head coach Darell Hazell weren’t high after winning just one game last season, but it is fair to say the team is disappointed with their 3-6 start. They have played better than their record indicates.
The No. 3 Badgers (6-2-0 WCHA, 8-2-0 overall) face another tough test this weekend as they hit the road to take on No. 10 North Dakota (3-3-0, 4-4-0).
After a sweep last week at the hands of rival Minnesota, the Badgers (6-2-0 WCHA, 8-2-0 overall) headed to Bemidji State and got their season back on track with a sweep of their own over the Beavers.
Maryland is well on its way to making a bowl game for the second straight year. At 5-2, they currently sit at third in the East division of the Big Ten, coming off of a big conference win over Iowa last week.
Within nearly every scandal across the NCAA, there is an issue of compliance, whether it be between the players, coaches, administrators or the NCAA itself. It was these issues of compliance—and the rules in place to combat them—that members of the UW Athletic Board focused on at their meeting Oct. 17.
Big games are when teams discover a lot about themselves. Unfortunately for the Badgers, they were on the losing end of two of them this weekend. No. 1 Wisconsin (4-2-0 WCHA, 6-2-0 overall) fell to No. 2 Minnesota (3-0-1, 5-0-1) both Friday night and Saturday afternoon, UW’s first two losses of the season.
The Badgers (4-0-0 WCHA, 6-0-0 overall) returned home to face Ohio State after two straight weekends on the road where they crushed their opponents Lindenwood and Minnesota-Duluth. Against the Buckeyes, it was more of the same as they registered dominant 6-0 and 3-0 wins.
As the college football season nears the halfway mark, the contenders are beginning to separate themselves from the pretenders. The top teams are done with the easy portion of their schedules and the big-time matchups will come week-in and week-out. Heisman candidates will go head to head, and inevitably, some Top 10 teams will face defeat. Here are this week’s biggest games across the nation.
As the Badgers (4-1-0 Big Ten, 10-1-0 overall) embarked on another Big Ten road trip this weekend, they were looking for a pair of momentum-building, conference wins. That’s exactly what they got.