PASADENA, Calif.—For a season as successful as the one Wisconsin enjoyed, it is ironic that some of the most indelible memories of the year came in loses.
Many times, football games are billed as potential shoot-outs and then fail to live up to the high-scoring hype.
LOS ANGELES—When the Oregon offense gets billed as fast, the first inclination is to think about 40-yard dash times and the big-play ability across the offensive skill positions.
The Wisconsin women's basketball team (4-7 overall) is in the midst of a 12-day break, and based on its last few performances, it appears the time off comes at the perfect time for the Badgers.
The No.1 Wisconsin women's hockey team (13-1-0 WCHA, 19-1-0 overall) came into the season as the defending national champion in women's collegiate hockey. The Badgers have hit the midway point of the season and have yet to deviate from that top spot.
MILWAUKEE—Leading by 17 points with just over 15 minutes left in the game, it seemed as if the Wisconsin men's basketball team (9-2 overall) would have no trouble picking up its first true road win of the young season. But after UW-Milwaukee (2-0 Horizon, 8-3 overall) responded with a 21-4 run over the next 10 minutes, the Badgers immediately had a fight on their hands. However, thanks in large part to a clutch three-pointer in the final minute made by senior guard Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin got out of Milwaukee with a 60-54 victory.
Having seemingly gotten back on their feet after two consecutive losses to top-10 teams North Carolina and Marquette, the No. 14/15 Wisconsin men’s basketball team (8-2 overall) now faces its final road test of the non-conference schedule as it visits in-state rival UW-Milwaukee (2-0 Horizon League, 8-2 overall) Tuesday night.
It was far from pretty, but the Wisconsin men’s basketball team (8-2 overall) team finally picked up the non-conference win it needed as it defeated UNLV (9-2) 62-51 Saturday.
Facing top ranked teams has become increasingly routine for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team this season, but after failing to come away with a win against No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth, the young Badgers are still looking to take the next step forward.
The No. 1 Wisconsin women’s hockey team (13-1-0 WCHA, 19-1-0 overall) swept No. 7 Bemidji State (6-7-1, 10-7-2) this weekend, extending their winning streak to 14 games.
The Wisconsin women’s basketball team mounted a late comeback against Drake at the Kohl Center Sunday, but ultimately it wasn’t enough, as the Bulldogs took home a 65-54 victory.
In their first and only road game in the month of December, the Badgers women's basketball team suffered their worst loss of the season. Kansas' stifling defense carried the Jayhawks to a 73-44 victory over Wisconsin in a Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge contest on Thursday in Lawrence, Kan.
This weekend's matchup will be the Badgers' (7-2 overall) final game of a three-game home stand and will be the second game of a home-and-home series the Badgers currently have with UNLV (9-1). Wisconsin will look to take out some revenge on the Rebels, as UNLV beat the Badgers in Las Vegas last year 68-65.
Fresh off of its bye-week, the Wisconsin men's hockey team (4-7-1 WCHA, 7-8-1 overall) returns to action this weekend to face No. 1 and defending national champion Minnesota-Duluth (9-2-1, 13-4-1).
After two straight losses, the No. 16 Wisconsin men’s basketball team got back on track against in-state foe UW-Green Bay. The Badgers (7-2 overall) looked like a team on a mission and soundly defeated the Phoenix (4-5 overall, 2-0 Horizon), 70-42.
The Wisconsin women’s basketball team (4-5 overall) won consecutive games for the first time Monday night against St. Louis and look to extend that winning streak Thursday against Kansas (7-1) as part of the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge.
After seeing its 23-game home winning streak brought to an end Saturday with a 61-54 defeat at the hands of No. 11 Marquette, No. 14 Wisconsin (6-2 overall) will quickly have the opportunity to begin a new streak when UW-Green Bay visits the Kohl Center Wednesday night.
The Wisconsin women’s basketball team (4-5 overall) overcame poor shooting and rebounding efforts in the first half against St. Louis (2-6) but came back and managed to hang onto a 48-46 victory at the Kohl Center.
At the beginning of last week the Wisconsin men’s basketball (6-2 overall) team was playing as well as any team in the country.
INDIANAPOLIS—A victory in the first-ever Big Ten Championship game was always going to leave a sweet taste. But after the No. 15 Badgers (7-2 Big Ten, 11-2 overall) defeated No. 13 Michigan State (7-2, 10-3) 42-39 on Saturday night, that sweet taste was even sweeter after the events that transpired when the teams last faced off in East Lansing.
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