Sports

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SPORTS

Biegel takes Camp Randall turf for final time

By Isaiah De los Santos | Nov. 25, 2016

Vince Biegel’s mullet may say something about business in the front and party in the back, but when the senior outside linebacker jogs out into his last game at Camp Randall Stadium, it will be purely business––just like it’s been the last four years. The foot injury that sidelined Biegel during his first year in Madison proved too debilitating, forcing the then-true freshman to request a medical redshirt.

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SPORTS

Three keys: Wisconsin must stay focused on task at hand

By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Nov. 25, 2016

Wisconsin: Solidify O-Line, gain confidence in run game Casual commentators have frequently remarked on Wisconsin’s rejuvenated rushing attack in the past several weeks.

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SPORTS

Roundtable: Daily Cardinal writers make their predictions for Week 13

Nov. 25, 2016

Who will win the Big Ten? Ethan Levy: Wisconsin will win the Big Ten this year.

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PODCAST

Cardinal Zone Podcast: Previewing Wisconsin-Minnesota

Nov. 24, 2016

Sports editor Bobby Ehrlich talks with football writers Lorin Cox and Andrew Tucker discuss the Badgers' final regular season game.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

McMorris' earns double-double, but Badgers fall to 1-4

By Cal Larsen | Nov. 24, 2016

The Badgers would have liked to leave Milwaukee and enter the upcoming UNLV tournament on a high note, but Milwaukee had other plans. Behind the strong play of junior guard Jenny Lindner and senior guard Sierra Ford-Washington, the Panthers (3-1) were able to dismantle Wisconsin (1-4) fairly easily by a score of 80-63. Lindner finished the night with 28 points on 9-of-19 shooting.

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VOLLEYBALL

Badgers prep for rematch with No. 2 Minnesota

By David Gwidt | Nov. 21, 2016

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.

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FOOTBALL

Connelly and Dooley shine in relief of UW superstars

By Andrew Tucker | Nov. 21, 2016

Before the season started, it seemed clear that Wisconsin’s linebacker corps would be the strength, not just of the defense, but of the entire team.

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SPORTS

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

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Nov. 21, 2016

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.

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COLUMNS

Mondays with Rasty: Playoff scenarios practically limitless

By Zach Rastall | Nov. 21, 2016

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.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER

Badgers fall to Florida in NCAA Tournament as season finishes

By Cal Larsen | Nov. 21, 2016

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.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Badgers record first win in Jonathan Tsipis’ era behind Howard and Gregory

By Isaiah De los Santos | Nov. 21, 2016

After suffering a plague of closeout mishaps and blowout losses to open the season, the Wisconsin Badgers scratched and clawed their way to a win Sunday evening.

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BASKETBALL

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

By Thomas Valtin-Erwin | Nov. 21, 2016

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.

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HOCKEY

Badgers stuffed again and again, fall to Merrimack

By Bobby Ehrlich | Nov. 19, 2016

Much like polls for presidential elections, the hockey rankings don’t mean much, especially for the Badgers this early in the season.

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FOOTBALL

Defense, Shaw help Badgers overcome slow start to blow out Purdue

By Jessi Schoville | Nov. 19, 2016

While the Badger defense dominated early in the frigid wind, holding the Purdue Boilermakers to just three points in the first quarter, the offense started up like an old jalopy on a cold winter’s morning.

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HOCKEY

Wisconsin moves three games above .500 with win over Merrimack

By Ethan Levy | Nov. 18, 2016

Wisconsin, who has shown the ability to play dominant hockey, especially offensively, has struggled to assert their dominance early.

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SPORTS

Wisconsin locks in defensively to dominate No. 18 Michigan

By Jacob Hams | Nov. 18, 2016

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.

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PODCAST

Cardinal Zone Podcast: Wisconsin at Purdue, Men's basketball drops first game

Nov. 18, 2016

In this week's podcast, host Bobby Ehrlich talks football with beat writer Lorin Cox. Cox believes that Wisconsin can make the College Football Playoff if they win out, but that it doesn't really matter because Alabama will run away with the title.

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SPORTS

Wisconsin's offense comes alive against lowly Illinois

By Jonathan Mills | Nov. 18, 2016

48 Outside of the early-season game against Akron, the Badgers' 48-3 victory over the Fighting Illini was Wisconsin's first blowout win of the season.

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SPORTS

Blough will need to have perfect game for Purdue

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Nov. 18, 2016

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.

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SPORTS

Big Ten Power Rankings: Ohio State passes Michigan for top spot

By Zach Rastall | Nov. 18, 2016

Sitting upon his throne made of the skulls of his vanquished foes while sipping from a goblet of virgin blood, Nick Saban gazed down on the unwashed masses before shifting his Chaos Lever into maximum overdrive.