The University of Wisconsin men's basketball team (2-2 Big Ten, 12-4 overall) defeated Ohio State 53-52 Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. Senior guard Kirk Penney hit a floating shot with 7.4 seconds remaining. On the other end of the floor, freshman forward Alando Tucker blocked Ohio State senior guard Brent Darby's last second shot to preserve the victory.
In addition to his game-saving block, Tucker paced the Badgers with 15 points and played 35 tough minutes inside, because junior center Dave Mader sat out with an ankle that he injured against Minnesota.
Penney ended up with only eight points, but he also pulled down five rebounds, dished out three assists and held Ohio State's junior guard Sean Connolly to nine points.
UW led Ohio State (1-4. 8-8) by 11 points with just over five minutes remaining, but the Buckeyes' pulled ahead 52-51 with less than 40 seconds left. Unlike the Michigan game, however, the Badgers were able to hang on and bring their conference record to an even 2-2.
The UW women's hockey team (5-5-4 Western Collegiate Hockey Association, 12-5-4 overall) split games against the No. 2 ranked University of Minnesota-Duluth (12-1-1 WCHA, 16-2-2 overall), winning the opening game of the series 2-1 Friday and dropping the second 4-1 Saturday.
In the first game, the Badgers burst ahead through first period goals by junior forward Meghan Hunter and sophomore defenseman Molly Engstrom, and held on to win behind 24 saves by senior goalie Jackie MacMillan.
The next night, the Bulldogs started off quickly, scoring twice in the opening session. The Badgers were able to trim the margin to 2-1 in the second period after junior forward Steph Millar scored her sixth goal of the season, but UMD responded with two more goals of its own. Despite making 31 saves, MacMillan's (and the team's) 10-game unbeaten streak ended dramatically.
The No. 7 Badgers play host this weekend to New Hampshire at the Kohl Center.
The women's basketball team (1-4 Big Ten, 3-12 overall) won its first Big Ten game of the season Sunday in a 69-59 victory over Illinois (3-2, 11-4) that also ended a seven-game losing streak.
The Badgers received standout performances from junior center Lello Gebisa, who scored 12 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, and senior forward Kristi Seeger, who led the team off the bench with 16 points. Seeger also managed to grab 11 rebounds. In all, four Badgers reached double figures in point totals.
Wisconsin overwhelmed Illinois on the boards, totalling 45 rebounds to Illini's 21.
On defense, Wisconsin was able to hold Illinois to 40 percent shooting, which the Badgers took advantage of by shooting 47 percent.
UW now leaves Madison for a two-game road trip.
The University of Wisconsin football team reached a deal with Ron Lee, formerly the defensive coordinator/secondary coach from San Jose State, to be the defensive backs coach at Wisconsin, according to a report released by Footballscoop.com on Tuesday evening.
The report was confirmed to be correct by BadgerNation.com.
Lee will replace the former DB coach Ron Cooper, who departed the program following the Alamo Bowl.
The University of Wisconsin women's basketball team lost to Iowa 77-60 in Iowa City and fell to 1-5 in the Big Ten and 3-13 overall.
Sophomore guard Stephanie Rich led the Badgers in scoring with 12 points and added seven rebounds, six assists and three steals.
Wisconsin shot 68 percent in the first half, but also committed 11 turnovers, allowing Iowa to take a 43-39 halftime lead.
The Badgers fell behind immediately in the second half and never came closer than 10 points to the Hawkeyes.
Iowa junior forward Jennie Lillis scored 20 points for the Hawkeyes and pulled down 10 rebounds (9 offensive).
The Badgers play at Indiana Friday at 6 PM
