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.
After reports surfaced Thursday that Wisconsin had concluded its search for replacement for Dave Aranda, UW officially announced Friday that Justin Wilcox was hired as the team’s new defensive coordinator.
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.
Adele’s hit song “Hello” from her latest album 25 broke an internet record this week, needing only 87 days to reach one billion hits on YouTube.
After the Badgers (1-7 Big Ten, 6-12 overall) lost to Minnesota in their last Big Ten outing, the team remained excited about the future.
After suffering back-to-back two-game sweeps against Penn State and Minnesota, the Badgers (1-7-2 Big Ten, 4-12-6 overall) will look to right the ship this weekend with the Alaska Nanooks (5-11-4 WCHA, 7-13-4 overall) in town.
With eight games left to play in the regular season, it could be hard for the Cardinal and White to stay hungry, as it was announced Monday that the No. 2 Wisconsin women’s hockey team (18-1-1 WCHA, 24-1-1 overall) secured home ice for the first round of the WCHA playoffs.
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.
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.
Wisconsin senior guard Tessa Cichy’s competitive nature has been ingrained in her ever since she was a kid.
Men’s Basketball The men’s basketball team got a couple of much-needed wins last week, ending a three-game skid with victories against Michigan State and, later, Penn State.
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.
In what has been a prolonged fall from grace for the Wisconsin men’s hockey program, Saturday may have been the low point.
The No. 2 Wisconsin Badgers (18-1-1 WCHA, 24-1-1 overall) came into the weekend seeking revenge against a formidable No. 8-ranked North Dakota squad (10-7-3, 13-8-3) that managed to mark Wisconsin with its first blemishes on an otherwise flawless season.
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.
Same song, third verse. For the third time in the last four games, the Badgers (1-6 Big Ten, 6-12 overall) have found themselves down by a significant margin entering the fourth quarter.
The Wisconsin Badgers (2-5 Big Ten, 6-11 overall), not the Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-3, 12-6), have dug themselves a deep borough that they soon hope to pop out of.
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.
With home losses to Western Illinois, Milwaukee and Green Bay it became almost inconceivable to think that Wisconsin had much of a chance to defeat potential Final contender Michigan State last Sunday.
The end of the No. 2 Wisconsin Badgers’ (16-1-1 WCHA, 22-1-1 overall) 18-game winning streak at the hands of North Dakota right before the winter break did not slow them down at all at the start of the second half of the season.
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