Men's Hockey: Schultz takes home team MVP, other Badgers honored Thrusday
By Ryan Evans | May. 3, 2012The Wisconsin men’s hockey team handed out its nine player awards Thursday at a team gathering at the Kohl Center.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team handed out its nine player awards Thursday at a team gathering at the Kohl Center.
Strong pitching performances were the story yet again Wednesday afternoon at Goodman Diamond, as sophomore Cassandra Darrah and junior Meghan McIntosh helped extend the Wisconsin softball team’s (12-6 Big Ten, 33-15 overall) home winning streak to 13 games.
The Bradley softball team (9-14 Missouri Valley, 19-28 overall) stood no chance against junior pitcher Meghan McIntosh Tuesday night at Goodman Diamond in Madison. McIntosh’s performance propelled the Badgers (12-6 Big Ten, 31-15 overall) to a 2-0 win.
Fresh off starting a six-game home stand with a win against Bradley, the Wisconsin softball team (12-6 Big Ten, 31-15 overall) squares off against in-state rival Green Bay (10-11 Horizon League, 21-23 overall) for a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon. Wisconsin leads the all-time series 24-9-1, including 15-6-1 at Goodman Diamond.
After a tough series in West Lafayette, Ind., against Purdue last weekend, the Wisconsin softball team (12-6 Big Ten, 30-15 overall) heads home to regroup and lick their wounds.
Wisconsin men’s track and field junior Mohammed Ahmed has nearly locked up a place in the 2012 Olympic Games after his performance late Sunday at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif.
Despite earning its school-record 12th Big Ten win of the season, the Wisconsin Badgers softball team (12-6 Big Ten, 30-15 overall) fell to the second-place Purdue Boilermakers (12-5 Big Ten, 30-17 overall) in a crucial series that carried a lot of weight in the Big Ten standings this past weekend.
Most of the headlines from Saturday’s spring game will go to redshirt freshman running back Melvin Gordon, but a Wisconsin defense without redshirt junior linebacker Chris Borland and redshirt senior linebacker Mike Taylor, was equally impressive.
Redshirt freshman running back Melvin Gordon’s big day propelled team Cardinal to a 21-10 victory over team White in the Wisconsin Badgers’ annual Spring Game.
In its final tournament of the season, the Wisconsin men's golf team wanted to end on a strong performance at the Big Ten Championship.
After a massive turnover in both players and coaches from one of the most productive offenses in Wisconsin football history, the 2012 Badgers’ offense will take their first step toward another Big Ten title this weekend in the annual Spring Game.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team has officially signed on to play rival Minnesota in an outdoor game at Soldier Field in Chicago next February, according to a report from the Wisconsin State Journal Thursday.
The University of Wisconsin softball team (11-4 Big Ten, 29-13 overall) is on pace to have their best season in school history.
Over the past two seasons, most of the attention for the Wisconsin football team went to its offense. From the running back-dominated offense in 2010 that averaged nearly 250 rushing yards per game, to the Russell Wilson-lead campaign that put up more than 44 points per contest, Wisconsin’s offense has been the team’s centerpiece.
The Wisconsin softball team (11-4 Big Ten, 29-13 overall) snuck away from Goodman Diamond Wednesday with a sweep over Indiana State (5-14 Missouri Valley, 18-29 overall).
Death and taxes might be the only things more consistent than the Wisconsin football team’s offensive line in the last 20-plus years.
The Wisconsin men’s soccer team announced the addition of five student-athletes for the 2012 season. Head coach John Trask welcomed goalkeeper Casey Beyers, midfielder Andrew Connor, defenseman Adam Lauko, utility player Joe Naughton and defenseman Garrett Powell.
Do not expect the Wisconsin softball team (11-4 Big Ten, 27-13 overall) to take the pedal off the metal now that they are in the final stretch of the season and have a quick break from the Big Ten schedule. The Badgers hope to keep their four-game winning streak alive when they host the Indiana State Sycamores (13-7 Missouri Valley, 18-26 overall) Wednesday afternoon at Goodman Diamond.
Tuesday the Wisconsin football team will play two prime-time games in the 2012 season.
As the wins are beginning to pile up and the Wisconsin softball team is emerging as a contender for the Big Ten title, it is impossible to overlook head coach Yvette Healy, who has been the key to the team’s success.