Men's Hockey: Badgers cruise to first-ever Big Ten championship game with win over Penn State
By Devin Lowe | Mar. 21, 2014ST. PAUL, Minn.—It took perfection against Penn State to send Wisconsin to the Big Ten Tournament championship.
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.
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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.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.–Sometimes, you just dig a hole too deep to get out of, no matter how much scratching and clawing is attempted.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—On a day where every win looked difficult in the Big Ten tournament, the Badgers (13-6 Big Ten, 26-6 overall) emphatically established themselves as a team to fear with an 83-57 drubbing of Minnesota (9-11, 20-13).
The Badgers (10-9 overall) will be closing out their nonconference season at the Louisville Classic this weekend.
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After missing out on the NCAA tournament just one season ago, the Wisconsin Badgers are not only returning to the tournament, but will get to play at home in the first round as well.
With the inaugural season of Big Ten hockey coming to a close this weekend, six programs will attempt to become the first-ever Big Ten tournament champions. The Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., will play host to the tournament, which will take place March 20-22. Try and keep up as The Daily Cardinal breaks down the Big Ten’s inaugural bests and busts.
After finishing second in the Big Ten’s regular season, Wisconsin (12-6 Big Ten, 25-6 overall) will head to Indianapolis, Ind., for a chance to win the Big Ten tournament.
After a beautifully anarchic regular season, it’s time to dive into the always-entertaining Big Ten tournament.
Wednesday marks a very tragic day in college basketball.
The Big Ten announced its All-Big Ten team and award recipients yesterday, with six Badgers receiving honors.
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Like any self-respecting college basketball fan I watched the North Carolina-Duke game Saturday night. I was impressed by Duke even though, full disclosure, Duke might be my least favorite team in sports. Jabari Parker and Rodney Hood both looked like All-American talents, the defense forced turnovers and bad decisions, and they outrebounded a much bigger and deeper UNC frontcourt.
The closer, for all intents and purposes, is a lot like a kicker in football. Come in at the last minute and, under immense pressure, either go out in a blaze of glory or fade into defeat.
For the first time since Feb. 1, Wisconsin (12-6 Big Ten, 25-6 overall) lost. This one should certainly leave a bad taste in the Badgers’ mouth as the Big Ten tournament starts up.