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Sophomore guard Brad Davison scored 24 points in Wisconsin's losing effort to Western Kentucky.

BASKETBALL

'Team win:' Wisconsin's grit, depth shine through under pressure against NC State

By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Nov. 27, 2018

Tuesday night, the Wisconsin men’s basketball team faced a home test for the first time. To make matters more difficult, NC State (0-0 ACC, 6-1 overall) applied pressure throughout the game, daring the Badgers to make them pay. The Wolfpack seemed to have an answer for every Wisconsin run. It appeared the Badgers would succumb to the pressure. On this occasion, however, they found an answer.

D'Mitrik Trice played his best game of the season so far, recording 11 points, seven assists and a career-high eight rebounds en route to UW's 88-70 win.

BASKETBALL

Badgers storm back to take down unbeaten NC State 79-75 in Big Ten-ACC challenge

By Jake Nisse | Nov. 27, 2018

With 16 seconds remaining, the Badgers finally took the game by its reins. Brad Davison took his fourth charge of the game, this time on the Wildcats’ talisman Markell Johnson, and from there the Badgers had enough to eke out a 79-75 win in its toughest home contest of the season.

Wisconsin will have to stop Duke's well-rounded scoring attack to avoid its first home loss of the season on Wednesday.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Badgers look to bounce back from first loss as they welcome Duke in Big Ten-ACC Challenge

By Jerry Barnett | Nov. 27, 2018

Last time out, Wisconsin (0-0 Big Ten, 6-1 overall) dropped a 69-68 nail-biter to the Arkansas Razorbacks for its first loss of the season. Now the Badgers return to Madison looking to change the tide as they prepare to take on the the Duke Blue Devils (0-0 ACC, 4-3) in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge.

Senior forward Marsha Howard followed up her 1000th career point against Ohio State with a dominant game at home Wednesday night versus Illinois.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Wisconsin loses first game of season but wins Challenge in Music City

By Jacob Lebowitz | Nov. 26, 2018

Wisconsin (0-0 Big Ten, 6-1 overall) lost its first game of the season in a nail-biting 69-68 loss to Arkansas (0-0 SEC, 4-2) in the final game of the Challenge in Music City tournament on Sunday.

Annie Pankowski scored a shorthanded equalizer in the first and another in overtime to lift the Badgers over Harvard.

SPORTS

Pankowki's two goals lead Wisconsin in overtime victory against Harvard

By Kalli Anderson | Nov. 23, 2018

While some UW-Madison students were out shopping and saving on Black Friday deals, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (7-1-0 WCHA, 14-1-0 overall) looked to gobble up a team they haven’t played since 2014: The Harvard Crimson (1-3-1 ECAC, 2-4-1).

Senior forward Marsha Howard became the 26th Badger to reach 1000 points, but her ultimate goal is an NIT appearance for Wisconsin.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Fourth-quarter surge leads Badgers to win over Pitt in Music City

By Jerry Barnett | Nov. 23, 2018

The Wisconsin Badgers (0-0 Big Ten, 5-0 overall) improved to 5-0 and continued their impressive start to the season with a 57-42 win over the Pittsburgh Panthers (0-0 ACC, 2-4 overall) in their first of three games in the Challenge for Music City tournament.

Ethan Happ scored a game-high 22 points and added a season-high 15 rebounds as Wisconsin fell to No. 4 Virginia.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Anemic first-half offense proves too much to overcome for Wisconsin in Battle for Atlantis title game

By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Nov. 23, 2018

Last season, the Badgers went to Charlottesville to take on a top-ranked Virginia team. They left having scored only 37 points in a humbling loss to the Cavaliers. his year, an improved UW team took on UVA with a chance to win the Battle 4 Atlantis, hoping for some vengeance. While the Badgers were able to break 40 points on this occasion, they return to Madison with the end result unchanged.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Trice, Happ lead Badgers to win over Stanford in Battle for Atlantis opener

By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Nov. 21, 2018

Wednesday’s Wisconsin-Stanford game took place in the Bahamas, but it might as well have been in the Bermuda Triangle.

Sophomore forward Lauren Rice was able to strike a perfect shot two minutes into overtime to give the Badgers a win.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Wisconsin falls in Sweet Sixteen to No. 1 Stanford Cardinal

By Julien Scribner | Nov. 19, 2018

After blazing through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament with victories over the AAC Champion Memphis Tigers and the CAA Champions Hofstra Pride, the No. 23 Wisconsin Badgers women’s soccer team (6-2-3 Big Ten, 14-4-4) fell 1-0 to the No. 1 Stanford Cardinal (10-0-1 Pac-12, 20-0-2) in the Sweet Sixteen. In only the second Sweet Sixteen appearance in program history, the Badgers faced the 2017 NCAA champions Stanford in Palo Alto.

Senior forward Marsha Howard recently became the seventh Wisconsin player to record 1,000 career points, and will finish her career at the Kohl Center Thursday night against Ohio State.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Howard's layup in overtime gives Wisconsin the 65-64 win over IUPUI

By Jacob Lebowitz | Nov. 19, 2018

The Wisconsin Badgers women’s basketball team (4-0) managed to squeeze out a tough 65-64 win in overtime over the IUPUI Jaguars to achieve their first 4-0 start since the 2006-2007 season.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Points in the paint will be key for UW against IUPUI

By Jacob Lebowitz | Nov. 18, 2018

The Wisconsin Badgers women’s basketball team (3-0 overall) has won its first three games of the season in dominant style, winning all three games by double digits.

BASKETBALL

Wisconsin stomps Houston Baptist in a 96-59 victory to stay unbeaten

By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Nov. 17, 2018

Fresh off a huge road win over Xavier, Wisconsin returned home hoping to avoid a letdown against their Southland Conference opponent the Houston Baptist Huskies.

Jonathan Taylor will be Wisconsin's most potent weapon against the Michigan defense.

FOOTBALL

Wisconsin comes back to beat Purdue in 47-44 triple-OT thriller

By Jared Schwartz | Nov. 17, 2018

“He’s got something special,” head coach Paul Chryst said of Jonathan Taylor. After getting eliminated from Big Ten West contention following their 22-10 loss to Penn State a week ago, the Wisconsin Badgers (5-3 Big Ten, 7-4 overall) somehow clawed their way back from a late 14-point deficit to beat the Purdue Boilermakers (4-4, 5-6) 47-44 in triple overtime on the back of Jonathan Taylor’s 321 yards and three touchdowns.

Wisconsin senior Morgan McDonald outkicked Stanford's Grant Fisher and Iowa State's Edwin Kurgat to capture the national title on Saturday.

SPORTS

McDonald wins national championship in front of record-setting home crown

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Nov. 17, 2018

Morgan McDonald’s training for Saturday’s national championships started six months ago in April, but the journey he took to the start line began years earlier when he and coach Mick Byrne formulated a plan to have the senior redshirt so that his final race would come at home in front of a passionate Badger fanbase.

Colorado senior Dani Jones outkicked New Mexico's Weini Kelati to capture a national title in Madison on Saturday.

SPORTS

Dani Jones captures individual glory as No. 3 Buffaloes finally reach top step of podium

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Nov. 17, 2018

Weini Kelati had used the same strategy in every race she won in 2018, making a strong move shortly after the midway mark to pull away from her competition to one dominating victory after another. The New Mexico sophomore made a similar move around the 4-kilometer mark of Saturday’s Division 1 Cross Country National Championships, and quickly built a 15-meter lead that put the rest of the race on the ropes.

Senior forward Dani Rhodes scored Wisconsin's first goal Sunday night, in a dominant performance over in-state rivals Green Bay.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

After 6-0 demolition of Hofstra, Badgers face the No. 1 seed Stanford in Sweet 16

By Julien Scribner | Nov. 17, 2018

The Wisconsin Badgers women’s soccer team (6-2-3 Big Ten, 14-3-4 overall) looked to be heating up after a 3-0 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament over the AAC conference champion Memphis Tigers (7-2 AAC, 17-4 overall). The Badgers officially caught fire in the second round as they demolished the CAA conference champion Hofstra Pride (6-2-1 CAA, 16-6-1 overall) with a stunning final score of 6-0.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Wisconsin beats NDSU 64-53 despite shaky start

By Peyton Kadlecek | Nov. 17, 2018

The Wisconsin Badgers (3-0) got off to a shaky start during Saturday’s matchup against the North Dakota State (2-2) Bison, but they still were able to seal a 64-53 victory. The Badgers won the tip, but redshirt senior guard Kelly Karlis missed an easy layup to start the game.

Lead by Australian standouts Morgan McDonald (815) and Olli Hoare (813), Wisconsin is seeking a podium spot and potentially more on Saturday.

SPORTS

After down years, Wisconsin men looking to make their mark on program history at home

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Nov. 16, 2018

It’s all been leading up to this. From the moment it was announced in April 2017 that Madison would host the NCAA Division 1 Cross Country National Championships.

After finishing just 139th at nationals last year while hampered by low iron levels, junior Alicia Monson is a top contender for the individual title on her home course in 2018.

SPORTS

Monson leads Wisconsin women into national championships with eyes on individual title

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Nov. 16, 2018

A year ago, Alicia Monson struggled to a 139th-place finish at the NCAA Division 1 Cross Country National Championships. It was a result that didn’t match up with what her training or her race results had suggested she was capable of, due largely to low iron levels that had sapped her ability to reach her peak performance.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Wisconsin faces NCAA Tournament test against a strong Hofstra attack

By Julien Scribner | Nov. 16, 2018

For the third consecutive season the Wisconsin Badgers women’s soccer team (6-2-3 Big Ten, 13-3-4 Overall) advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament where they’ll face the Hofstra Pride (6-2-1 Colonial, 16-5-1 overall) in Palo Alto on Friday.