The Wisconsin women's basketball team, which finished a program-best third in the Big Ten Conference with a 10-8 record, grabbed the fourth seed in this week's Big Ten Tournament.
The Ohio State Buckeyes, Big Ten champions for the sixth straight season, are the No. 1 seed in the tournament and will look to defend their tournament title from last year. Michigan State and Iowa are the second and third seeds, respectively.
As the fourth seed, the Badgers secured a first-round bye and will play Purdue Friday at 7:30 p.m. The entire tournament will be played at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Wisconsin played Purdue twice in the regular season, splitting the series. The Badgers easily handled the Boilermakers at the Kohl Center in early January, 64-51, but lost a heartbreaker in West Lafayette, Ind., Feb. 7, 58-56. Purdue was the runner-up in last year's Big Ten Tournament but finished the 2009-'10 season just 9-9 in the conference and 14-15 overall.
All tournament games will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.
Additionally, it was announced Monday afternoon that head coach Lisa Stone has been named the Big Ten Coach of the Year, while junior guard Alyssa Karel grabbed second-team all-conference honors and senior guard Rae Lin D'Alie was honored as third-team all conference.
