How Mark Johnson built a dynasty
By Haellie Opp | Apr. 23Coming out of a historic season for Wisconsin women’s hockey, you can’t talk about the legendary Badgers program without highlighting the man at the helm: Mark Johnson.
Coming out of a historic season for Wisconsin women’s hockey, you can’t talk about the legendary Badgers program without highlighting the man at the helm: Mark Johnson.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and Ohio State University are no strangers in women’s hockey, playing together in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) since 1999.
The Wisconsin Badgers softball team (28-16) defeated out-of-conference North Dakota State on Wednesday in two mercy-ruling games to bring the win percentage to .619, outscoring their opponents 18-2.
Following a disappointing loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals to conclude their season, the Wisconsin Badgers men’s hockey team will be without six players next year due to graduation and two in the transfer portal.
The Wisconsin Badgers softball team won two out of three against Indiana at the Goodman Diamond in Madison last weekend. The series puts the Badgers at 26-16 for a .619 win percentage and 8-8 in Big Ten conference play.
Wisconsin softball (24-15) faced St. Thomas in a doubleheader at Goodman Diamond on Tuesday, racking up runs against the Tommies, mercy ruling them and coming back from a five-run deficit in game two.
Wisconsin softball (22-15) traveled to Seattle, Washington to play the Huskies in a three-game series over the weekend but left with no wins.
The Wisconsin Badgers softball team swept the Iowa Hawkeyes in its home opener at the Goodman Diamond on Friday and Saturday.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team (13-21-3) fell from a No. 8 pre-season ranking, barely made their way back up to the top 20 then dropped back down at the end of the season. They also had a rough start to the season, going 3-for-10 in the first 10 games.
The Wisconsin Badgers softball team scored 29 runs against the Illinois Fighting Illini in a three-game away series Friday and Saturday, coming back in the later game on Saturday.