After gaining a commanding two set lead, No. 3 Wisconsin (12-2 Big Ten, 20-3 overall) was driven to the brink of defeat Saturday night, needing late-match heroics in a decisive fifth set to put away the Purdue Boilermakers (5-9, 15-10) by a score of 25-22, 26-24, 22-25, 16-25, 15-10.
The game of hockey is naturally fast. The best players and the best teams play fast, but it is more than just speed that makes a team succeed.
Senior goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens recorded her 43rd career shutout to tie the NCAA career shutout record, as top-ranked Wisconsin (8-0-1 WCHA, 10-0-1, overall) blanked Bemidji State (2-6-1, 4-6-1) 5-0, Saturday afternoon at LaBahn Arena. “It’s kind of impressive, it’s not something I would have thought about when I got here three or four years ago,” Desbiens said of the milestone.
Last year, the Wildcats pulled off a huge win at Camp Randall Stadium as the Badgers fell short in the redzone at the end of the game.
The No.17/No.13 Wisconsin Badgers (0-4 men, 1-3 women) were hoping to come into Gabrielsen Natatorium Friday and make history, but instead it was the No.7/No.8 Georgia Bulldogs (4-0, 4-0) who came out of the pool victorious after holding Wisconsin to only nine event victories in the two-day dual. It is well-known in the world of collegiate swimming and diving that leaving Gabrielsen victorious as a visitor is near to impossible.
It was not a pretty win, but the Wisconsin Badgers (4-2 Big Ten, 7-2 Overall) held off the Northwestern Wildcats (3-3, 4-5) for a 21-7 victory in Evanston, Ill. Wisconsin’s offense struggled to finish drives throughout the game, frequently ending up in Northwestern territory without touchdowns to show for it.
Poor goaltending, defensive lapses and missed opportunities cost the Badgers (4-3-0) in a 5-2 loss to Northern Michigan (2-5-1) Friday night at the Kohl Center. The Wildcats got off to a quick start, scoring 33 seconds in and quieting the crowd of 7,795.
In this week's episode of the Cardinal Zone Podcast, sports editor Thomas Valtin-Erwin takes over as host and talks to men's soccer beat writer Jake Nisse about the soccer team's impending Big Ten tourney and their shot at the NCAA Tourney.
When analysts discuss teams that could potentially succeed in a large, Division-I conference they do not mention teams who have a rookie coach and lost their top three scorers from the previous season.
The big game of the weekend was Wisconsin’s 23-17 overtime win over Nebraska at Camp Randall Stadium, knocking the Cornhuskers from the ranks of the unbeaten and shaking up the race for the Big Ten West.
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Wisconsin's keys Chryst needs to settle on a QB Nine weeks of the college football season have come and gone, and Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst has yet to make up his mind about who the Badgers’ quarterback is going to be.
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Head coach Paul Chryst took a rather unorthodox approach to practice this week, bringing in UW’s top scientists to help prepare the Badgers to enter the mystical realm of Evanston, Ill.
Coming off of a 10-3 season that featured two wins against ranked opponents, a second-place finish in the Big Ten West and a top-25 post-season ranking, 2016 looked to be a promising year for a Northwestern football program looking to stake its place as a consistent conference contender.
After an exciting weekend of college football around the nation, this upcoming weekend looks to be much less interesting.
Last season, the Wisconsin offensive line struggled to perform at a high level, a departure from the Badgers’ usual dominance in the trenches.
Thanks to a standout performance by Dare Ogunbowale, the Badgers took down Nebraska 23-17 in overtime at Camp Randall last Saturday.
The Wisconsin Badgers (11-2 Big Ten, 19-3 overall) came away from Columbus, Ohio, with another win over a ranked opponent, No. 22 Ohio State (5-8, 15-10), despite being without star freshman Molly Haggerty, who was out with a leg injury. Wisconsin got behind early in the first set, losing 12-8, but went on a late five-point run to earn a 19-16 lead.
One of the biggest perks for the No. 17/No. 13 Wisconsin Badgers this season is the top talent they face every time they get in the pool to compete.
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