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Friday, December 19, 2025

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Kelli Bates knows that the Badgers can't look past Maryland, despite the big matchup with Minnesota this weekend.
VOLLEYBALL

Badgers prep for rematch with No. 2 Minnesota

As the 2016 regular season winds down and the NCAA Tournament looms near, the Wisconsin Badgers are playing about as well as they could have hoped. After earning a pair of resounding wins at home this past weekend, Wisconsin (16-2 Big Ten, 24-3 overall) heads into its regular season finale on a tear.


Annie Pankowski
SPORTS

Badgers split weekend series with Bulldogs as freshman Cece starts in place of Desbiens

Sometimes you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone, and for the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (10-1-1 WCHA, 12-1-1 overall) this weekend, what they were missing this weekend was their superstar goaltender. Playing their first game without senior goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens, who was sidelined with an upper body injury, the Badgers fell to No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth (7-3-2, 8-3-3) by a score of 4-1 on Friday for their first regulation loss of the season. Starting in Desbiens’ place, freshman Nikki Cece made 26 saves, but her performance was not enough on a night where the offense struggled to convert on numerous early chances.


COLUMNS

Mondays with Rasty: Playoff scenarios practically limitless

For a second straight week, I’ll take most of this time to discuss the bigger picture of Wisconsin’s season rather than focus heavily on the most recent game. The Badgers’ 49-20 victory was exactly what you’d hope to see out of a team that’s fighting for a spot in the College Football Playoff against a significantly inferior opponent.


WOMEN'S SOCCER

Badgers fall to Florida in NCAA Tournament as season finishes

While the Wisconsin women’s soccer team (5-2-4 Big Ten, 9-5-8 overall) didn’t wind up with the result it was hoping for against the No. 9-seed Florida Gators (8-3-0 SEC, 17-5-1 overall), the Badgers will come back to Madison with nothing to hang their heads about. After receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, taking care of Marquette at home in the first round and ultimately getting eliminated by the Florida Gators, Wisconsin’s season is officially over. The Badgers took Florida into double overtime before the Gators put the game away on a goal in the 106th minute, courtesy of senior forward Brooke Sharp.


Hayes
BASKETBALL

Badgers to play Tennessee Monday, might play No. 4 Oregon and No. 5 North Carolina

The Badgers have a long history of scheduling brutal matchups in the early-goings of their seasons, and 2016 is no exception as they have a potentially hellacious slew of opponents waiting in the wings out west at the Maui Invitational. No. 9 Wisconsin’s (2-1) first matchup should be a relative cakewalk Monday against the Tennessee Volunteers (1-1), which is in just its second season under head coach Rick Barnes.


SPORTS

Wisconsin locks in defensively to dominate No. 18 Michigan

The No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers (13-2 Big Ten, 23-3 overall) made a statement with their dominating performance against No. 18 Michigan (10-7, 21-8), after almost losing to them earlier in the season. The first set didn’t start how the Badgers would have liked, with them giving up three early points, but they quickly bounced back and had a four-point run of their own.


Daily Cardinal
SPORTS

Blough will need to have perfect game for Purdue

Purdue Which Blough show? In his first full season as the starter, sophomore quarterback David Blough has been unpredictable, showing flashes of exceptional play that would put him among the best in the conference, mixed with games in which one bad decision seems to lead to more and more.


SPORTS

Wisconsin's unique cast has diverse set of names

What’s in a name? For the No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers, a lot. From Aaron to Zander and everything in between, this team keeps stenographers busy and announcers tongue-twisted with a colorful roster that uses the whole alphabet. The Badgers have names starting with 22 of the 26 letters on their 114-man roster.


Daily Cardinal
SPORTS

Predictions: Cardinal writers make bold picks for Week 12

Wisconsin score prediction: Lorin Cox:  Wisconsin 48, Purdue 6 The Badgers’ late-season cakewalk continues through West Lafayette, and we should see plenty of backups in the game by the fourth quarter as Wisconsin has the game in the bag by the end of the first quarter. Ben Pickman: Wisconsin 45, Purdue 10 UW’s vaunted stretch of October games is a mere memory as the Badgers look forward to yet another matchup against a Big Ten bottom-feeder.



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