Press Conference: Seasons finishing and beginning for UW
By Claire Lancaster | Nov. 18, 2013Football
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Despite facing a threat more challenging than either of their previous “power six” conference opponents, the Badgers held strong in the final minute to pull out a 69-66 win against the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Saturday.
With its first road victory on the line, No. 12 Wisconsin (4-3-1) traveled to Oxford, Ohio, to take on No. 8 Miami-Ohio (7-4-1) over the weekend.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Good basketball players not only score points, but open up the court when double-teamed so their teammates can score as well.
No. 2 Wisconsin (6-2-0 WCHA, 10-2-0 overall) completed its fourth sweep in a row this weekend, defeating Northeastern (2-3-1 WHEA, 5-7-1) and No. 8 Boston University (6-0-0 WHEA, 10-2-1) in Vail, Colo.
Badgers put up 676 yards and keep explosive IU offense out of the end zone
First Quarter
Thanks to 53 points in the second half, the Wisconsin women's basketball team dominated Milwaukee on the road, winning 85-60 Thursday night.
Despite an early exit for the Wisconsin men's soccer team in the Big Ten tournament, the Badgers earned the conference's two most prestigious awards for individual players.
After a very successful homestand in which they went 6-0-0, the No. 2 Wisconsin Badgers (6-2-0 WCHA, 8-2-0 overall) are hitting the road for a weekend tournament in Vail, Colo.
While the Badgers (8-6 Big Ten, 19-7 overall) have had quite a few big weekend matchups, this weekend’s homestand may be one of their biggest.
In their first game at the Big Ten Tournament, Northwestern (2-4-1 Big Ten, 10-6-3 overall) defeated Wisconsin (4-3-0, 13-4-2) 2-1.
The sport of basketball, some say, is a lot like music—it’s all about finding a rhythm.
The writing is on the wall. The Bowl Championship Subdivision’s days are all but over.
Wisconsin triumphed over BYU in a 27-17 victory last Saturday, winning the battle for time of possession 36:02 to 23:58.
The Wisconsin men’s soccer team took home field advantage to the next level this season, finishing with a perfect 9-0-0 record at the McClimon Soccer Complex that included wins against defending national champion Indiana and No. 11 Michigan State.
Monday, the Atlanta Braves shocked the baseball world by announcing they were leaving their 17-year-old stadium, Turner Field, for a new $672 million stadium in Atlanta’s northern suburb of Cobb County.
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Last year, a hobbled Badger team walked into Florida’s O’Connell Center and were promptly run out of the gym. This year, the tables could be turned.