Men’s swimming and diving head coach Whitney Hite has high expectations for his team coming into the NCAA Men’s Swimming Championship in Austin, Texas, beginning Thursday. UW is coming off a strong showing at the Big Ten Championships in February, when the team broke four school records.
While the No. 2 seed Badgers (12-6 Big Ten, 28-7 overall) won’t be facing the opponent they might have expected in the Sweet 16, they will assuredly be preparing for a team unique both in its personnel and defense.
Wisconsin (1-2 Big Ten, 15-12 overall) is preparing for their first Big Ten series at home when they will take on Iowa (2-1, 7-14) Friday.
As the conference season begins to heat up, the Badgers got their first Big Ten win of the season Sunday.
The Badgers (2-1 Big Ten, 7-4 overall) finished their Big Ten weekend with wins over Nebraska (0-3, 7-6), who has dropped four straight matches, and Iowa (1-2, 8-6), who is on a three-match losing streak.
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Thanks to their dramatic comeback win Saturday over Oregon, the Wisconsin Badgers are headed to Anaheim, Calif., to take on the Baylor Bears in the Sweet 16.
Very rarely do you get a matchup that comes with ready-made narratives like Sunday’s Kentucky-Wichita State game.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.—The ability to overcome adversity has boded well for the success of Wisconsin this season, and it proved true again Saturday night when its season was on the line.
This past weekend, Wisconsin headed to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., to compete in the inaugural Big Ten Hockey tournament.
After sweeping Detroit in a doubleheader Thursday, Wisconsin (1-2 Big Ten, 15-12 overall) went 1-2 against Northwestern (2-1, 17-6) in its first conference series of the season this weekend.
As spring break came to its close, so did the NCAA wrestling season as Oklahoma City, Okla., hosted the Division I championships March 20-22.
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Mark Zengerle is better known for his conference-leading number of assists than his goal-scoring.
Heading into the third period with a 3-2 lead, the Wisconsin Badgers looked like they had a very real chance of taking down the No.1 ranked Minnesota Gophers in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament.
ST. PAUL, Minn.—It took perfection against Penn State to send Wisconsin to the Big Ten Tournament championship.
MILWAUKEE—When Wisconsin’s run in the NCAA tournament comes to an end, so will Ben Brust’s career as a Badger.
Since it’s bracket week, you might be thinking about joining your dorm’s, workplace’s, or friend’s bracket pool. Here are some tips on how to approach this.
Wisconsin concluded its non-conference schedule in winning fashion and appears poised to begin Big Ten play this week.
To reach the national championship in Arlington, Texas, the Badgers (13-7 Big Ten, 27-7 overall) will get to stay close to home, but would then head out far West.
Just one year after missing the NCAA tournament, the Wisconsin Badgers are heading back to the Frozen Four.
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