A tough weekend went from bad to worse for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1-2-1 WCHA, 1-4-1 overall) Saturday night as the team was swept by Colorado College and then lost their leading scorer, junior forward Mark Zengerle, to a broken finger.
It was a great weekend for hockey as the Badger women improved to 3-3-2 in the WCHA and 7-3-2 overall after capturing their first conference sweep of the season by the scores of 2-0 and 5-0 over Minnesota State.
Whether the coaching staff and players wanted to admit it or not, frustration within the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (1-3-2 WCHA, 5-3-2 overall) was—statistically speaking— at a program-high after being shutout in three straight games, spanning from the Minnesota-Duluth series through the opening game of the Bemidji State series.
With the season still young, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1-0-1 WCHA, 1-2-1 overall) has already seen its share of ups and downs.
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Wednesday night in Bloomington, Ind., the Wisconsin women’s soccer team (5-6-1 Big Ten, 12-7-1 overall) lost to Michigan (8-2-2 Big Ten, 14-4-4 overall) 2-0 in a Big Ten tournament first-round matchup.
The Wisconsin men’s basketball got through the 2011-’12 season almost entirely healthy, but this year the Badgers have already suffered two serious injuries before the regular season has even started. The most recent and most severe of these injuries happened at practice Saturday morning, when junior guard Josh Gasser tore his ACL.
After winning five of their last six regular season games to capture the No. 6 seed in the Big Ten Tournament the Wisconsin women’s soccer team travels to Bloomington, Ind. to face off against No. 3 seeded Michigan Wednesday.
At Saturday’s game against Michigan State football game, university police ejected more than four times the number of students than last week’s game against Minnesota.
The Wisconsin men's soccer team (1-3-1 Big Ten, 6-7-4 overall) played its last home game of the season Sunday, tying Northwestern (3-1-1 Big Ten, 10-4-3 overall) 0-0 (2OT). While the Badgers only sit ahead of Ohio State in Big Ten conference standings, they are 3-1-1 in their last five games. Wisconsin will travel to play the Buckeyes in the regular season finale Sunday, Nov. 4.
The Wisconsin women’s soccer team (5-5-1 Big Ten, 12-6-1 overall) arrived in Iowa City Saturday to face off against the Hawkeyes (3-5-3 Big Ten, 12-5-3 overall), looking to continue its five-game winning streak and end the regular season on a positive note. As expected, the match would be an important one for the Badgers, who looked to enter postseason play with momentum and confidence.
The Wisconsin women’s volleyball team (4-8 Big Ten, 16-9 overall) played against Illinois (4-8, 10-12) Friday in what was a tough-fought match that went four sets. The Badgers came out and lost the first set 22-25, but there were definite signs of improvement in their play from last week.
The men’s cross country team dominated the field in East Lansing, Mich., Sunday to win its 14th-consecutive conference championship, the 46th in program history.
Wisconsin (3-2 Big Ten, 6-3 overall) lost more than just a game Saturday against Michigan State (2-3, 5-4), as redshirt freshman quarterback Joel Stave is expected to miss eight weeks with a broken clavicle.
Low-scoring football games are often referred to either as defensive slugfests or just plain ugly. Most of the time, the beauty—or lack thereof—is in the eye of the beholder.
Wisconsin’s (3-2 Big Ten, 6-3 overall) defense was playing at its best level all season until the last drive of regulation for Michigan State (1-3, 5-4), which ultimately snapped the Badgers’ 21-game home winning streak.
Once every year, two newspapers battle on a field of mud, sweat and more than occasionally blood and (Herald) tears. Such will be the case when The Daily Cardinal faces off Friday against its long-time rival, The Badger Herald, in their annual flag football game.
The Wisconsin women’s volleyball team (3-7 Big Ten, 15-8 overall) will host Illinois (4-6, 10-10) Friday at the UW Field House, and Northwestern (14-7, 3-7) will travel to Wisconsin for a Sunday afternoon match.
The Wisconsin women’s soccer team (5-4-1 Big Ten, 12-5-1 overall) will play its last regular-season game Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. in Iowa City, Iowa. The Badgers will square off against the Hawkeyes (2-5-3, 11-5-3), who are looking to maintain their spot in the Big Ten tournament.
This Friday the UW women’s volleyball team (3-7 Big Ten, 15-8 overall) will be hosting Illinois (4-6, 10-10) at Wisconsin’s Field House. Northwestern (3-7, 14-7) will then travel to Wisconsin for a Sunday afternoon match.
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