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Howard provides effort, leadership as Badgers prep for North Carolina, Illinois State

By Cal Larsen | Dec. 1, 2016

Playing mostly a backup role, outside of one start in the game at UW-Milwaukee, sophomore forward Marsha Howard has been a sparkplug for this young Badgers team. Wisconsin (2-5) has been struggling to find its identity all season. After a pair of early losses, a down-to-the-wire loss against Saint Francis and a close victory over Butler University, the Badgers don’t necessarily possess the record they wish they did.

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McMorris' earns double-double, but Badgers fall to 1-4

By Cal Larsen | Nov. 24, 2016

The Badgers would have liked to leave Milwaukee and enter the upcoming UNLV tournament on a high note, but Milwaukee had other plans. Behind the strong play of junior guard Jenny Lindner and senior guard Sierra Ford-Washington, the Panthers (3-1) were able to dismantle Wisconsin (1-4) fairly easily by a score of 80-63. Lindner finished the night with 28 points on 9-of-19 shooting.

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Badgers record first win in Jonathan Tsipis’ era behind Howard and Gregory

By Isaiah De los Santos | Nov. 21, 2016

After suffering a plague of closeout mishaps and blowout losses to open the season, the Wisconsin Badgers scratched and clawed their way to a win Sunday evening.

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Badgers remain winless after third quarter collapse

By Cal Larsen | Nov. 17, 2016

What began as a promising night for Wisconsin women’s basketball ended up being a crushing loss in front of its home crowd. Wisconsin (0-3) welcomed the Dayton Flyers (1-2) to the Kohl Center in what truly was a tale of two halves and would eventually result in Dayton snagging its first victory of the season.

The Badgers look to get in the win column for the first time tonight.

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Wisconsin looks for first win in Tsipis era, hosts Dayton Wednesday

By Isaiah De los Santos | Nov. 16, 2016

Head coach Jonathan Tsipis leads his Badger squad into a battle with an old foe Wednesday as the Atlantic-10’s Dayton Flyers come to town.

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Kenosha native Sidney Cooks chooses Michigan State over Wisconsin

By Isaiah De los Santos | Nov. 15, 2016

Sidney Cooks long-awaited decision came and passed Tuesday, as the six-foot-four-inch senior forward declared her allegiance to Sparty.

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Badgers fall short in first game in Tsipis era

By Cal Larsen | Nov. 13, 2016

The Badgers’ season, and the Jonathan Tsipis era, did not start as they hoped it would. After two solid showings at the Kohl Center in exhibition matches, the team traveled east to take on the University of Charlotte for the season opener this past Friday. The Badgers lost to the Conference USA team 63-48.

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Badgers dispatch UW-Stout in exhibition contest

By Isaiah De los Santos | Nov. 11, 2016

The Badgers hosted their second and final exhibition game Tuesday night, with the in-state UW-Stout Blue Devils in town, part of an annual matchup between the Badgers and one of the UW schools.

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Badgers hold off vicious comeback, take down Winona State in first exhibition match

By Cal Larsen | Nov. 7, 2016

It wasn’t pretty, nor was it easy, but Wisconsin left the Kohl Center floor with a ‘W’ after taking down Winona State 78-71 in Sunday’s exhibition match. The Badgers left the first quarter up 22-11 and extended that lead in the second to make it 41-19.

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Bauman lights it up from 3-point range

By Thomas Valtin-Erwin | Jul. 25, 2015

There are certain moments in any sport that define a player’s career: Michael Jordan’s Flu Game in the 1997 NBA Finals, Derek Jeter’s walk-off hit in his final at-bat, Rafael Nadal’s grueling five-set win over Roger Federer in the 2008 Wimbledon final. Nicole Bauman’s historic three-point barrage against Ohio State was her moment.

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UW gears up for postseason conference tournaments

By Andrew Haffner and Eric Shor | Mar. 3, 2015

With winter sports regular seasons wrapping up, postseason preparations are in full swing.

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UW breaks losing streak with season finale win

By Matt Tragesser | Mar. 1, 2015

After losing six straight games, Wisconsin (5-13 Big Ten, 9-19 overall) finally broke its streak with a 62-56 win against Penn State (3-15 Big Ten, 6-23 overall) to wrap up the regular season.

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Badgers ready for postseason success

By T.J. Malone | Feb. 23, 2015

It’s an exciting time for UW sports as the diving and track and field teams are preparing to compete for Big Ten titles, and the men’s basketball team seeks to clinch a share of the Big Ten title.

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Badger women lose overtime heartbreaker

By Matt Tragesser | Feb. 22, 2015

With their last home game of the season, the Wisconsin Badgers (4-12 Big Ten, 8-18 Overall), fell 86-83 to the Northwestern Wildcats (11-5 Big Ten, 21-6 Overall) in thrilling overtime fashion.

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Badgers hang with Terrapins but can't pull off upset

By Tommy Valtin-Erwin | Feb. 20, 2015

Another high-scoring game and another loss for Badgers’ women’s basketball (4-11 Big Ten, 8-17 overall), as they fell 81-70 to No. 5 Maryland (15-0, 24-2) Thursday night at the Kohl Center.

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Strong senior play not enough as Wisconsin loses to Huskers

By Whitney Newman and Tommy Valtin-Erwin | Feb. 16, 2015

The Badgers (4-10 Big Ten, 8-16 overall) fell 70-63 to Nebraska (8-6, 18-7) Sunday afternoon in Lincoln despite stellar performances from senior forward Jacki Gulczynski and senior guard Nicole Bauman.

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Women's Basketball: Badger defense struggles in loss to Gophers

By Matt Tragesser | Feb. 12, 2015

Despite having five players score in double digits, Wisconsin (4-9 Big Ten, 8-15 overall) came up short Wednesday against Minnesota (8-5, 18-6), losing 93-82.

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Women's Basketball: Badgers face border battle with Gophers

By Tommy Valtin-Erwin | Feb. 10, 2015

The Badgers (4-8 Big Ten, 8-14 overall) head to Minneapolis this Wednesday to square off against a Minnesota team (7-5, 18-6) sporting the fourth best overall record in the Big Ten. The two teams last played each other in early January, with the Golden Gophers winning 72-60.

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Press Conference: Wisconsin teams look to maintain weekend successes

By Ryan Reszel and Ashley Maag | Feb. 3, 2015

The Badgers are all coming off a high note as they head into their upcoming games. The men’s and women’s basketball teams hope to use their latest conference victories as fuel to improve. The men’s hockey team is looking to avenge a pair of losses against Penn State earlier this season and the women’s hockey team looks to repeat victories against Minnesota Duluth.

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Women's Basketball: UW loses fourth straight despite Bauman's record day

By Matt Davis | Jan. 30, 2015

Nicole Bauman played her heart out for UW, scoring a career-high 31 points and setting a school record with eight 3-pointers, but it wasn’t enough as Wisconsin (3-8 Big Ten, 7-14 overall) lost 85-73 to Ohio State (7-3, 15-7) in their fourth consecutive defeat.