FOOTBALL
Illinois looks for major upset over UW
By Scott Reichel | Nov. 11, 2016Last season, the Illinois Fighting Illini started 4-1 and looked poised to make a bowl appearance.
Sports
FOOTBALL
Musso anchors Badger defense despite anonymity
By Andrew Tucker | Nov. 11, 2016This season, Wisconsin’s defense has been in a constant state of flux. With players getting injured and coming back from injury, and some going from hot to cold in a heartbeat, finding consistency has been difficult. Senior safety Leo Musso, however, has been about as consistent as it gets.
VOLLEYBALL
Serving paramount for Badgers’ weekend slate
By David Gwidt | Nov. 10, 2016With a tough five-set victory over Purdue that extended the UW volleyball team’s win streak to five straight matches, No. 3 Wisconsin (12-2 Big Ten, 20-3 overall) appears to be hitting its stride just as the end of the regular season approaches. This weekend, the Badgers will hit the road and venture across the border to take on Illinois (7-7, 14-11) Friday night and then head to Evanston to face Northwestern (1-13, 8-18) Saturday night. Just over three weeks ago, Illinois was ranked inside the top 25 and sported a 7-2 conference record.
BASKETBALL
Despite easy matchup, Badgers must correct faults against Central Arkansas
By Thomas Valtin-Erwin | Nov. 10, 2016Back-to-back Final Four appearances and a trip to the title game on the shoulders of Frank Kaminsky placed the Badgers firmly in the national spotlight two years ago.
BASKETBALL
Hayes, Hill protest National Anthem, calling for social action
By Ben Pickman | Nov. 9, 2016Wisconsin Badgers forward Nigel Hayes has not been shy in expressing his opinions on the current social climate in the U.S., expressing ad nauseum his frustrations with how Black Americans are currently being treated. In UW’s first two exhibition games, Hayes and his teammate Jordan Hill have delivered their own on-court protest, standing out-of-line from their teammates as the National Anthem was performed. “You can’t take a knee on the court because my knee would hurt,” Hayes said.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Badgers earn at-large NCAA bid, host Marquette Friday
By Kelly Ward | Nov. 7, 2016To say last year’s NCAA selection show left a foul taste in Kylie Schwarz’s mouth would be an understatement.
FOOTBALL
Mondays with Rasty: Badgers have miraculously survived the gauntlet
By Zach Rastall | Nov. 7, 2016At long last, the drought is over. The trap game to end all trap games was finally conquered Saturday by the Wisconsin Badgers, as they marched into the Mystical Realm of Evanston and emerged victorious for the first time since 1999. It was a huge win for Wisconsin that marked the end of a brutal portion of its schedule.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Badgers hold off vicious comeback, take down Winona State in first exhibition match
By Cal Larsen | Nov. 7, 2016It wasn’t pretty, nor was it easy, but Wisconsin left the Kohl Center floor with a ‘W’ after taking down Winona State 78-71 in Sunday’s exhibition match. The Badgers left the first quarter up 22-11 and extended that lead in the second to make it 41-19.
VOLLEYBALL
MacDonald follows peculiar path to UW
By David Gwidt | Nov. 6, 2016When Amber MacDonald made her Wisconsin debut in the fall of 2015, it not only signified the start of her college volleyball career, but also put an end to the whirlwind journey which came before it. Born and raised in Alpharetta, Ga., the Badgers’ defensive specialist/libero first expressed interest in UW during her sophomore year of high school, when she took a trip to watch the Badgers in the 2013 Final Four in Seattle.
SPORTS
Brick wall: Desbiens breaks NCAA career shutout record
By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Nov. 6, 2016Senior goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens set a new NCAA record with her 44th career shutout and senior forward Sarah Nurse notched her 100th career point as No. 1 Wisconsin (9-0-1 WCHA, 11-0-1 overall) completed a weekend sweep of Bemidji State (2-7-1, 4-7-1) with a 6-0 victory at LaBahn Arena Sunday. Entering the game, attention was focused on Desbiens, who had tied the NCAA record in Saturday’s game and had her first opportunity to take the record outright.
SPORTS
Badgers coast past Buckeyes, face No. 2 Indiana in semifinal
By Isaiah De los Santos | Nov. 6, 2016The Big Ten tournament found its way back to Madison Sunday afternoon, as the No. 3 Badgers (4-2-2 Big Ten, 11-3-3 overall) played host to the No. 6 Buckeyes (3-4-1, 5-13-1) at the McClimon Complex.
VOLLEYBALL
Purdue’s comeback bid falls short, Badgers close out Boilermakers in five sets
By David Gwidt | Nov. 6, 2016After 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.
HOCKEY
Jack Berry earns shutout in first career start, leads UW to victory
By Ethan Levy | Nov. 6, 2016The 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.
HOCKEY
Desbiens ties record, Badgers coast past Bemidji State
By Ben Leadholm | Nov. 5, 2016Senior 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.
FOOTBALL
Almost a year later, Peavy gets his revenge
By Lorin Cox | Nov. 5, 2016Last 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.
SPORTS
Despite nine race wins, Badgers can't overcome powerhouse Bulldogs
By Kelly Ward | Nov. 5, 2016The 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.
FOOTBALL
Badgers win at Northwestern for first time since 1999
By Lorin Cox | Nov. 5, 2016It 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.
HOCKEY
Stagnant Badgers can't keep up with Northern Michigan
By Bobby Ehrlich | Nov. 4, 2016Poor 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.
PODCAST
Cardinal Zone Podcast: Wisconsin vs. Northwestern, Men's soccer in the Big Ten, Men's hockey fast start
Nov. 4, 2016In 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.
SPORTS
Tsipis and company hope to create new brand of Badger basketball
By Cal Larsen | Nov. 4, 2016When 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.
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