Citing Purdue’s complete lack of ability to play quality football, head coach Paul Chryst decided it would be best for his starters to remain in Wisconsin and scrimmage the Madison West high school team this weekend.
Purdue football has long been a bottom-feeder in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers have not been ranked since 2003, and have not been to a Rose Bowl or won a conference title since 2000.
It had been a long time since senior forward Nigel Hayes was held to three or fewer points in a game.
Thirty-nine three-pointers, 16 turnovers and five free throws. Those are just a few of the numbers that jump out from No. 9 Wisconsin’s (1-1) 79-67 loss to No. 22 Creighton (2-0) earlier this week. UW’s box score from Tuesday night looks less like that of a classic Badger team and more like that of a pickup game at a local gym. The Badgers learned Tuesday night that they have a lot of room to grow.
What began as a promising night for Wisconsin women’s basketball ended up being a crushing loss in front of its home crowd. Wisconsin (0-3) welcomed the Dayton Flyers (1-2) to the Kohl Center in what truly was a tale of two halves and would eventually result in Dayton snagging its first victory of the season.
Every state has a designated state flower. Wisconsin’s is the wood violet. But the Badger women’s soccer team may start a petition to change Wisconsin’s to the rose.
Following a week off after maybe their most promising win of the season, the Badgers (5-3-0) are looking to carry momentum into a weekend series against Merrimack (4-5-3) at the Kohl Center.
The No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers (14-2 Big Ten, 22-3 overall) have another grueling weekend ahead of them as they will take on No. 18 Michigan (10-6, 21-7) and No. 13 Michigan State (12-4, 23-5) at the UW Field House. If Wisconsin is to extend its win streak over the weekend, the defense will need to be on the top of its game.
Through 12 games and almost two months, No. 1 Wisconsin (9-0-1 WCHA, 11-0-1 overall) has proven itself as the clear best team in women’s collegiate hockey this season, holding the top spot in every USCHO.com poll and collecting every first place vote in all but three of them. The only piece missing from the Badgers’ résumé is a win against another top team, the squads that Wisconsin will have to beat to make a deep run in the NCAA tournament.
Head coach Jonathan Tsipis leads his Badger squad into a battle with an old foe Wednesday as the Atlantic-10’s Dayton Flyers come to town.
With just over four minutes to go in the second half, senior guard Bronson Koenig dribbled toward his right, off a screen set by senior forward Ethan Happ.
Sidney Cooks long-awaited decision came and passed Tuesday, as the six-foot-four-inch senior forward declared her allegiance to Sparty.
The No. 9 Wisconsin Badgers (1-0) are undefeated. That’s something that UW couldn’t say after its opening home game last season.
Coach Jonathan Tsipis’ young Badger squad got their first taste of late-game disappointment Sunday night, as their execution down the stretch against the Saint Francis Red Flash ended up costing them the game.
The Badgers’ season, and the Jonathan Tsipis era, did not start as they hoped it would. After two solid showings at the Kohl Center in exhibition matches, the team traveled east to take on the University of Charlotte for the season opener this past Friday. The Badgers lost to the Conference USA team 63-48.
Throughout his career as a Badger, senior Malachy Schrobilgen had amassed numerous individual accolades—three-time All-American, three-time Big Ten champion, two-time Big Ten Cross Country Men’s Athlete of the Year—but a win at the Great Lakes regional had escaped him in his first three tries. Ironically, Schrobilgen was one of the last to know that he had finally captured that elusive victory at Friday’s regional championships, as he assumed that teammate Morgan McDonald had crossed the line first until informed by a member of the media shortly before an interview.
The No. 3 Badgers (14-2 Big Ten, 22-3 overall) extended their winning streak to seven over the weekend, after defeating Illinois (7-9, 14-13) and Northwestern (1-14, 8-19). The defense of Wisconsin was crucial to the first win of the weekend against Illinois on Friday.
When the event lists were released for the USA College Challenge, it was surprising to see senior Cannon Clifton in only one event, the 100-yard freestyle. But swimming in just the one event proved to be an advantage for Clifton this weekend, as he showed his speed en route to a third-place individual finish and a game-changing split on the Big Ten’s winning 400-yard freestyle relay. Saturday in individual competition, Clifton swam a 43.62, which ranks ninth in the nation.
While most of the college football landscape descended into sheer chaos this past weekend, the Badgers held serve at home in convincing fashion. A Wisconsin football team beating an Illinois team coached by Lovie Smith isn’t exactly uncharted territory.
The Badgers’ Big Ten title hopes came crashing down Sunday afternoon, as the No. 1 ranked Maryland Terrapins prevailed in a closely contested 2-1 match.
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