Men's Hockey: Wisconsin welcomes Michigan State for last home series
By Adee Feiner | Feb. 20, 2014As the Badgers prepare to play in the Kohl Center for the last time this season, they also will be saying goodbye to nine team members.
As the Badgers prepare to play in the Kohl Center for the last time this season, they also will be saying goodbye to nine team members.
Coming off a disappointing weekend against top-ranked Minnesota, No. 2 Wisconsin is looking to get back on track before heading into the WCHA conference tournament.
After a strong showing Sunday against No. 11 Penn State that turned into a tough 78-68 loss, Wisconsin (3-10 Big Ten, 10-15 overall) is hoping to finally will its way to a win against No. 23 Michigan State (9-3, 17-8) Thursday at the Kohl Center for Student Organization Night.
While not quite as shiny as their 16-0 undefeated start, the Badgers (8-5 Big Ten, 21-5 overall) will be traveling to Iowa City on quite a hot streak.
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Men’s Basketball
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While Madison is as cold and snowy as ever, the softball team is heating up, spending its last two weekends in the Sunshine State to open up their 2014 season.
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The Wisconsin women’s basketball team (3-10 Big Ten, 10-15 overall) had a strong start against No. 11 Penn State (11-2, 20-5) on the road Sunday, but the team ultimately fell to the Lady Lions 78-68.
After being swept in a hard-fought road series against Minnesota in early October, the Badgers were looking for a little payback when they welcomed their WCHA rival into Madison.
The Badgers’ (8-5 Big Ten, 21-5 overall) January loss to the Wolverines (10-3, 18-7) hurt arguably as much as the Indiana loss that ruined an undefeated season.
For the second time in three weeks, Wisconsin (8-5-1 Big Ten, 17-9-2 overall) split their series with conference rival Ohio State (5-6-3, 15-10-3) falling to the Buckeyes 2-1 on Friday night before rallying for a 4-2 win on Saturday.
The last time Wisconsin (7-5 Big Ten, 20-5 overall) met Michigan at the Kohl Center it was the No. 3 Badgers who had the target on their back. This Sunday in Ann Arbor it will be the No. 15 Wolverines that have to protect their home court and a Big Ten conference lead against a rejuvenated UW team.
As the temperatures in Madison begin to rise out of the polar vortex, so too does the anticipation ahead of the Wisconsin women's hockey team's biggest matchup of the season against the No. 1 Minnesota Gophers.
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team turned the tables on a talented Minnesota team that gave the Badgers a beating earlier this season in Minneapolis.
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Despite an aggressive second half of gameplay, Wisconsin (3-9 Big Ten, 10-14 overall) could not recover from a dismal, low-scoring first half against Minnesota (5-6, 16-9) Wednesday night at the Kohl Center.
Carrying the confidence from a sweep of the previously top-ranked Gophers in the back of their minds, the No. 8 Badgers (7-4-1 Big Ten, 16-8-2 overall) will travel to Columbus to battle unranked Ohio State (4-5-3 Big Ten, 14-9-3 overall) this Valentine’s Day weekend.