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WOMEN'S HOCKEY

Badgers break down Rooney, Minnesota-Duluth to claim third-straight WCHA title

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Mar. 5, 2017

University of Minnesota-Duluth goaltender Maddie Rooney had stolen the show the day before against Minnesota, and for 40 minutes, she threatened to do the same to Wisconsin in the final of the WCHA Tournament. The sophomore netminder had turned back 42 of the Badgers’ 43 shots, and with the score tied 1-1 the game, and the conference title, were up for grabs in the final period. It took junior forward Annie Pankowski just 33 seconds to break the tie, the first of three goals in the final frame that gave No. 1 Wisconsin (22-2-4 WCHA, 31-2-4 overall) a 4-1 win over No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth (19-5-4, 25-6-5). The victory gave the Badgers the WCHA Tournament title, their third consecutive and seventh overall. "I'm excited for the players," head coach Mark Johnson told UWBadgers.com.

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BASKETBALL

Seniors shine in last Kohl Center game, Badgers take down red-hot Golden Gophers

By Thomas Valtin-Erwin | Mar. 5, 2017

In the week leading up to his team’s final game of the regular season, Bronson Koenig made one thing clear: He wants to be remembered as a winner. After playing just five minutes in the first half thanks to two early fouls, the senior guard reiterated his sentiments on the court, burying five second-half threes en route to a blowout of Minnesota (11-7 Big Ten, 23-8 overall). Koenig led the way as the No. 22 Badgers (12-6, 23-8) ran away with a victory on senior night, 66-49. UW trailed by two points at the break, as they shot just 38.7 percent from the floor and missed four of their five free throws.

Wisconsin point guard D'mitrik Trice went scoreless in his only career game against Nebraska, but he's a dramatically different player than he was in that contest two seasons ago.
BASKETBALL

Bohannon buries Badgers with late three in closing seconds

By Ben Pickman | Mar. 2, 2017

With the blink of an eye, the No. 22 Wisconsin Badgers (11-6 Big Ten, 22-8 overall) saw their victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes (9-8, 17-13) vanish. After two missed free throws by redshirt sophomore Ethan Happ with 29 seconds to go, Iowa received a timely basket by a familiar Kohl Center face. Hawkeye freshman guard Jordan Bohannon, the younger brother of former Badgers Zach and Jason Bohannon, knocked down the game-winning 3-pointer with just nine seconds left.

Beata Nelson won two events against USC on Sunday.
SPORTS

Seven individual Wisconsin swimmers selected for NCAA National Championships

By Kelly Ward | Mar. 2, 2017

Seven Wisconsin swimmers and five relays were selected by the NCAA to compete at the women’s National Championships later this month There are nineteen total individual entries confirmed for the meet, which means that many swimmers were selected to swim in two or three events. The individual entries include: Maria Carlson: 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke Dana Grindall: 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly Chase Kinney: 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle Beata Nelson: 100-yard butterfly, 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke Cierra Runge: 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, mile Jess Unicomb: 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard individual medley Danielle Valley: 400-yard individual medley, 500-yard freestyle, mile Emmy Sehmann, Abby Jagdfeld and Marissa Berg are also expected to compete as relay-only swimmers. The NCAA National Championships will take place at the storied IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis March 15-18.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Young leads UW past Rutgers into second day of Big Ten Tournament

By Isaiah De los Santos | Mar. 1, 2017

The No. 11 seed Badgers opened up Big Ten Tournament play against the No. 14 seed Rutgers, and the two were tied 6-6 with 3:16 left in the first quarter. The game was never tied again, as the Badgers (3-13 Big Ten, 9-21 overall) went on to the win the first quarter 14-6, the first half 27-13, and ultimately the game 61-55 against the Scarlet Knights (3-12, 6-24). “We've talked a lot as a team since the game ended at Iowa on Sunday night about doing something that nobody in the program currently had done: win a first round game,” head coach Jonathan Tsipis told UWBadgers.com. Redshirt senior forward Avyanna Young led her young squad with 20 points, and also added four rebounds and three assists. While Young did pour in almost a third of her team’s points, Rutgers’ Shrita Parker did her best to keep her team afloat with 24 points in the game.

Mark Segbers
COLUMNS

Wednesday word: Fans should care more when athletes disrespect media

By Jake Nisse | Mar. 1, 2017

In December 2016, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman threatened to “ruin the career” of local radio host Jim Moore after he asked the 28-year-old about his conflict with the team’s offensive coordinator, Darrell Bevell. While this incident flew largely under the radar in the national media landscape, it has been brought back to light after Sherman denied this incident on a recent ESPN interview.

Bronson Koenig
SPORTS

Wisconsin hopes to slow down young, speedy Hawkeyes

By Ben Pickman | Mar. 1, 2017

Even with four seniors set to play in their final home game of their careers later this week, the No. 22 Wisconsin Badgers (11-5 Big Ten, 22-7 overall) are never too experienced to go back to basics. After two road losses last week to Ohio State and Michigan State in which UW surrendered more than 80 points, Wisconsin is re-emphasizing some of its basic principles on defense as they look to rebound Thursday at home against Iowa (8-8, 16-13), a young team with high potential. While the Badgers might have tied a season-high for points allowed Sunday in their 84-74 loss to Michigan State, head coach Greg Gard actually saw improvement in his team’s defense. Gard noted that UW’s aggressiveness and physicality was better than it was in their 83-73 loss to Ohio State Thursday.

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