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Big weekends ahead for volleyball, women's hockey

Men’s Hockey

Holding coaches to the Saban standard is unreasonable

It’s not every day that the head coach of a prestigious program with the second-most all-time wins and highest winning percentage in school history gets fired. It’s also not every day that it’s actually a surprise that a coach with more impressive credentials got to keep his job. The former describes Georgia’s Mark Richt and the latter LSU’s Les Miles.

Badgers’ unblemished season still intact after Dartmouth series

There is no stopping the No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers (10-0-0 WCHA, 16-0-0 overall). The Badgers dispatched nonconference foe Dartmouth (4-1-2 ECAC, 4-4-2) this Thanksgiving weekend, defeating it 4-1 Friday and 4-0 Saturday.

Wisconsin draws split in pair of tight games

More than 39 minutes into the Wisconsin Badgers’ 63-57 overtime loss to the San Diego State Aztecs, the Badgers were in a nearly identical situation as they were in their 54-52 win over Delaware two days earlier.

Hayes shines, but rest of team lags behind in blowout loss to Oklahoma

Hampered by their worst shooting performance in nearly a decade, the Wisconsin Badgers (4-3) fell to the No. 7 Oklahoma Sooners (4-0) in a blowout Sunday, losing 65-48. 

Lavelle makes a name for herself on national stage

If someone were to ask a student who the best athletes are on the UW-Madison campus, most people would give names such as Nigel Hayes, Corey Clement or Lauren Carlini. One name unlikely to be mentioned is Rose Lavelle, which shouldn’t be the case. Lavelle is one of the best college soccer players in the nation and was rated as the preseason No. 2 player in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.com. 

Badger defense torments Minnesota

Paul Bunyan's Axe remains in Madison

Minneapolis, Minn. - When a running back has a big performance, some might say that he was “in the zone.” For redshirt junior Dare Ogunbowale and redshirt freshman Taiwan Deal, that expression was much more literal.

McMorris snaps Wisconsin's two-game slide

After the Badgers (2-2) dropped two games in a row, head coach Bobbie Kelsey needed her players to step up and show improvement going into the SDSU Thanksgiving Tournament in San Diego, Calif. Fortunately, the Badgers responded by correcting both short-term mistakes and long-term tendencies, ultimately leading to a hard-fought 54-52 win against Delaware (2-2) Friday.

Big second half powers Badgers past Prairie View A&M

A mediocre first half may have had some fans worried, but a big second half squashed any concerns over a repeat performance of the Western Illinois game at the Kohl Center Wednesday night.

Kelsey instills new attitude heading into Thanksgiving tournament

After two consecutive blowout losses to Drake and Dayton, the Wisconsin Badgers are hoping for better results in the SDSU Thanksgiving Classic, where they will face the Delaware Blue Hens and the host San Diego State Aztecs.

Border Battle resumes in Minneapolis

Clement cited for two counts of disorderly conduct

Undefeated Badgers ready for nonconference matchup with Dartmouth

The No. 1 ranked and undefeated Wisconsin Badgers (10-0-0 WCHA, 14-0-0 overall) return to action Black Friday at 7 p.m. for the first of two matchups this weekend against nonconference opponent Dartmouth (4-1-2 Ivy League, 4-2-2 overall).

Badgers return to Madison to take on Prairie View A&M

Expectations will be especially high this Wednesday night when the Wisconsin Badgers (3-2) face off the Prairie View A&M Panthers (0-4) at the Kohl Center.

Press Conference: A look at the week ahead in Badger sports

Volleyball

Rose Lavelle called up to U.S. Women's National Team

Koenig's late layup pushes Badgers past VCU

Wisconsin continues perfect start with sweep of Lindenwood

No. 1 Wisconsin (10-0-0 WCHA 14-0-0 overall) upended the Lindenwood Lions (1-3-2 CHA, 3-9-2 overall) in Madison by taking away a pair of physical victories this past Friday and Sunday. The Badgers resumed their record-breaking start to the season and continued to impress, both offensively and defensively.

Turnover, miscues plague Badgers in loss to Dayton

In principle, free throws are supposed to be, well, free. They are undefended and unimpeded by defenders. But nothing for Wisconsin (1-2) in its 87-64 loss against the Dayton Flyers (3-0) came free, especially its free throws.