Wisconsin edges out Northwestern, Michigan to end regular season play
By Ellie Scheirey | Mar. 5The Badgers closed out their regular season with two Big Ten wins, ending the year with a three game winning streak.
The Badgers closed out their regular season with two Big Ten wins, ending the year with a three game winning streak.
Wisconsin fell to No. 7 Iowa 91-61 on Wednesday night. Iowa took a large lead early and never stopped dominating.
In a thrilling overtime game, Wisconsin claimed the 76-70 win over Minnesota. For the first time since 2012, the Badgers completed the Border Battle sweep — Wisconsin’s only sweep of the season thus far.
Wisconsin fell 67-90 to Ohio State. It was anyone's game until the fourth quarter, when the Buckeyes outscored the Badgers 20-10.
Wisconsin faced a tough loss to Northwestern at the Kohl Center — 67-70. Northwestern dominated in the last five minutes of the game, outscoring Wisconsin nine to one and moving the Badgers to a 5-5 home record.
Wisconsin bounced back from a three game losing streak to earn a 59-44 win over Valparaiso, while senior Julie Pospisilova became the 28th Badger in program history to reach 1,000 career points, and the first not born in the United States.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s athletic department announced on Wednesday the men’s and women's basketball teams will wear special shooting shirts during the month of February to honor the late Virgil Abloh and February’s Black History Month.
The Badgers, led by Sydney Hillard, Katie Nelson and Sara Stapleton, take on Bradley, led by Caroline Waite, Sierra Morrow and Daija Powell, in an attempt to bounce back from a loss to NJIT.
The Wisconsin women’s basketball team will open up their season with their first ever matchup against UW-Oshkosh.
Looking to make changes around its struggling women’s basketball program, Wisconsin has hired Marisa Moseley as the team’s new head coach.
The 2020 women's basketball season is already off to a rocky start for Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Badgers’ (12-19, 3-15) 2019-2020 season ended in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament Thursday, falling to the fifth-seeded Rutgers Scarlet Knights (22-8, 11-7).
The Wisconsin Badgers (2-13 Big Ten, 11-16 overall) fought tooth and nail at Sunday’s Senior Night game, but ultimately couldn’t stop the No. 18 Northwestern Wildcats (13-2 Big Ten, 23-3 overall) falling by a score of 82-66.
The No. 7 Maryland Terrapins (14-2 Big Ten, 23-4 overall) did it again with their 12th straight win, which, unfortunately for the Wisconsin Badgers (3-13 Big Ten, 11-16 overall) meant another loss in the Big Ten.
Coming from a loss against Iowa (12-3 Big Ten, 21-5 overall) on the road Sunday, the Badgers are preparing for Wednesday’s home game against the Maryland Terrapins (13-2 Big Ten, 22-4 overall).
On Sunday, the Wisconsin Badgers (3-12 Big Ten, 11-15 overall) women’s basketball team travelled to Iowa City to face the No. 19 Iowa Hawkeyes (12-3 Big Ten, 21-5 overall), but the Badgers came up short, losing 97-71.
Going into the second match with the Purdue Boilermakers (7-7 Big Ten, 16-10 overall) this season, the Wisconsin Badgers (3-11 Big Ten, 11-14 overall) were looking to prevent the season sweep — one Purdue hasn’t pulled off against Wisconsin since 2009.
The Wisconsin Badgers (3-1) controlled the court over the Milwaukee Panthers (1-3) Sunday, winning 71-40, following their first loss of the season last Thursday to Colorado.