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No. 14 Kansas State at No. 11 Oklahoma
Coming off a pair of losses in Alaska, the No. 18 Badgers (0-2-0 overall) look to bounce back with a pair of games this weekend against Northern Michigan (0-0-0 overall) in a neutral site series at the Resch Center in Green Bay.
Ranked No. 1 for the first time since the 2011-’12 season, Wisconsin has turned its focus to this weekend’s monumental series against the very team it supplanted at the top of the polls: Minnesota.
After a brief slump where the Badgers fell to Penn State and tied Iowa, Wisconsin (6-2-1 Big Ten, 12-2-1 overall) heads to Minneapolis to take on Minnesota (5-3-1, 8-6-1) this Saturday.
Let’s clear something up: Joel Stave is a better passer than Tanner McEvoy by a chasmic margin. There seems to be a false equivalency in the minds of some Wisconsin fans that McEvoy and Stave are both bad passers, but at least McEvoy can run. Stop it.
We’re back.
The No. 5 Badgers (6-1 Big Ten, 15-2 overall) defeated the No. 23 Golden Gophers (3-4, 13-5) Wednesday in three competitive sets of 25-16, 25-19 and 30-28, in the first of two matches this week between the border rivals.
A game after scoring a goal in the opening two minutes, it was the Badgers (2-8-2) who found themselves down an early goal Wednesday against Loyola (4-4-3). Wisconsin rebounded to force overtime, their fourth of the season, and walk away with a 1-1 tie.
Unlike in usual seasons, all 40 volleyball points for the 2014-’15 Border Battle, an all-sport contest between the athletic departments of Wisconsin and Minnesota, are on the line this week when the No. 5 Badgers (14-1, 5-2) take on No. 23 Minnesota (13-4, 3-3) in a home and away tilt.
The Badgers (0-4-0 Big Ten, 2-8-1 overall) return home for their next three games, starting with their first one Wednesday night. They’ll take on Loyola-Chicago (1-1-0 Missouri Valley, 4-4-2) for the sixth time in school history, with the Badgers having won all five previous matches in the all-time series.
When Oklahoma City Thunder “point guard” Russell Westbrook woke up to the news that his superstar teammate and reigning MVP Kevin Durant had a Jones fracture in his foot that could sideline him for approximately two months, the tune of LMFAO’s “Shots!” rang through Westbrook’s head, except the shots he was dreaming of were a little different than what is being referenced in the song.
Upon hearing the name Darien Moran, Kayla Gross smiles and says, “my kiddo.”
It’s time to start mentally preparing for next week’s World Series, because my God, that is going to be one physically frustrating and stressful final week of baseball.
The Badgers (4-0-0 WCHA, 6-0-0 overall) returned home to face Ohio State after two straight weekends on the road where they crushed their opponents Lindenwood and Minnesota-Duluth. Against the Buckeyes, it was more of the same as they registered dominant 6-0 and 3-0 wins.
No. 10 Wisconsin came up short in their first series of the season, losing 1-0 to Alaska and 4-2 against Alaska-Anchorage in the Kendall Hockey Classic at Anchorage, Alaska. The loss Friday was the first ever by the Badgers (0-2-0) against Alaska (2-0-0), bringing the all-time series to 7-1.
The Badgers (4-1 Big Ten, 13-2 overall) overwhelmed two new conference opponents in a weekend sweep at home, not losing a set in either match. They cruised by Rutgers (0-5 Big Ten, 7-11 overall) by a score of 25-8, 25-17, 25-15 Friday night and Maryland (0-6 Big Ten, 7-9 overall) 25-14, 25-17, 25-17 Sunday at the UW Field House. It was Wisconsin’s first ever conference game against the two Big Ten newcomers.
Similarly to their last win, the Badgers scored early in the game and tried to keep the lead. However, the No. 19 Michigan State Spartans had other plans.
The No. 12 Badgers (6-2-1 Big Ten, 12-2-1 overall) took down Northwestern 2-0 on a road trip in Evanston, Ill. This was the fourth game in ten days for the Badgers and came against a Wildcats team coming off their first conference win. The Badgers benefited from a career day by goalkeeper Genevieve Richard and goals from senior forward Cara Walls and junior midfielder Kinley McNicoll.
After a dreadful loss to Northwestern last week, Wisconsin (1-1 Big Ten, 4-2 overall) rebounded thanks to another big day from Heisman candidate Melvin Gordon to win 38-28 over Illinois (0-3, 3-4) at Camp Randall Saturday.
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