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Ann-Renée Desbiens tied the program record for shutouts with her 39th of her career Friday. 
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Desbiens earns 13th shutout of the season

On the day the 2005-’06 National Championship team was honored in between periods, the No. 2 Wisconsin Badgers (19-1-1 WCHA, 25-1-1 overall) continued their own winning ways, defeating the St. Cloud State Huskies (7-11-3, 11-12-3) 3-0 Saturday.


Ethan Happ
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The Cardinal Zone - 1.28

On this episode of the Cardinal Zone podcast, Lorin Cox and Andrew Tucker join sports editors Jake Powers and Zach Rastall to discuss Justin Wilcox's hiring as defensive coordinator, Joe Schobert's NFL prospects, Wisconsin's impressive win against Indiana and the NFL Conference Championship games. Check out men's basketball beat writer Matt Tragesser's recap of the Badgers' win against Indiana, and stay tuned to the Cardinal for continued coverage of Wilcox's adjustment to Wisconsin.  Subscribe to the Cardinal Zone podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud. 


Dave Aranda
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Report: Wisconsin to hire Wilcox as defensive coordinator

Wisconsin has reportedly found its replacement for Dave Aranda. Footballscoop.com is reporting that the former UW and current LSU defensive coordinator’s void will be filled by Justin Wilcox, USC’s defensive coordinator in 2015. Wilcox followed former Trojan head coach Steve Sarkisian to USC in 2013 after serving as Sarkisian’s defensive coordinator at Washington for one season in 2012.


Nigel Hayes went 17 of 22 from the free-throw line and scored 31 points to help lead Wisconsin past No. 17 Indiana in overtime.
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Hayes scores 31 in thrilling OT victory against No. 19 Indiana

After Wisconsin’s home upset against No. 4 Michigan State last Sunday, junior forward Nigel Hayes opined that “if you hit more free throws than the other team, then you usually win.” This mentality proved to be right Tuesday night, as Hayes and the Badgers (4-4 Big Ten, 12-9 overall) got to the free-throw line frequently and defeated No. 19 Indiana (7-1, 17-4) 82-79 in overtime at the Kohl Center. With 37 trips to the charity stripe, the Badgers scored 26 points and had a season-high in free-throw makes and attempts.


Khalil Iverson
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Red-hot Indiana meets burgeoning Badgers

Back in early December, few people would’ve predicted that No. 19 Indiana would be first in the Big Ten standings at this point in the season. Though the Hoosiers (7-0 Big Ten, 17-3 overall) came into this season with lofty expectations, they stumbled out of the gates, losing to Wake Forest and UNLV at the Maui Invitational and were blown out by Duke on their way to a disappointing 5-3 start. Calls for head coach Tom Crean to be canned reached a fevered pitch amongst the Indiana faithful and a once promising season seemed doomed before it ever really had a chance to start. However, since their loss to the Blue Devils, the Hoosiers have won 12 consecutive games and are 7-0 in Big Ten play for the first time since 1993.


Robert Wheelwright
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The Cardinal Zone - 1.23

In this week's edition of the Cardinal Zone podcast, Lorin Cox, Matt Tragesser and Tommy Valtin-Erwin join sports editors Jake Powers and Zach Rastall to discuss the Bo Ryan era of Wisconsin basketball, Wisconsin's win in the Holiday Bowl, Dave Aranda's move to LSU, the NFL playoffs and more.


Ethan Happ
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Badgers hold off Penn State for second straight win

Coming off its dramatic, last-second victory over Michigan State, Thursday night’s trip to University Park looked like it could potentially be a trap game for Wisconsin.   Though Penn State made things interesting down the stretch, the Badgers were able to hold on to pick up a road win and earn back-to-back Big Ten victories for the first time this season.   Redshirt freshman forward Ethan Happ scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to record his seventh double-double of the season, as Wisconsin (3-4 Big Ten, 11-9 overall) outlasted the Nittany Lions (2-5, 11-9) 66-60.   The Badgers led by as much as 17 in the second half, but a late, furious Penn State rally cut the deficit as low as three.



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