Badgers preparing for packed week ahead
Cross Country
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Cross Country
No. 19 Wisconsin (1-2 Big Ten, 9-4 overall) walked away with a victory in its Big Ten home opener against No. 7 Illinois (2-1, 11-3) Wednesday, winning 25-16, 25-21, 21-25 and 25-22.
Wisconsin has struggled through Big Ten play so far, and things wont get any easier with No. 9 Illinois visiting Madison Wednesday.
Women’s Hockey
In a Sweet 16 rematch from last year’s NCAA Tournament, the Badgers fell to Ohio State in five sets, dropping them to 0-2 in conference play.
Sophomore outside hitter Kelli Bates had nine kills against penn State, but her efforts still fell short.
Unfortunately for No. 16 Wisconsin (0-1 Big Ten, 8-3 over- all), it opened up this year’s Big Ten play in the same way they did last year by getting swept by Penn State. The No. 1 Nittany Lions (1-0, 12-0), back-to-back national champions, swept the
Errors caused the No. 2 Badgers to drop their first contest of 2016.
Head coach Kelly Sheffield praised the early season play of junior middle back Haleigh Nelson, saying she played her best game against arkansas.
Lauren Carlini and the Badgers picked up a pair of victories, but Wisconsin still had its eight-match winning streak snapped by Arkansas.
Lauren Carlini dominated yet again to open Big Ten conference play as the Badgers swept both Ohio State and Maryland.
Last weekend, Wisconsin (6-1) dominated the Badger Classic, sweeping both Georgia and Kent State in three sets at UW Field House.
The 11th-ranked Badgers have used a stunning season-opening loss to Western Kentucky as a source of inspiration to help fuel their current six-match winning streak.
Badgers head coach Kelly Sheffield was disappointed in his teams sloppy performance Thursday night.
Volleyball
The Badgers (5-1) passed their first big road test of the season and bounced back from a rough open- ing weekend, sweeping No. 18 North Carolina and beating Louisville 3-1 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge last weekend in Louisville, Ky.
Volleyball
Wisconsin (2-1) came into last weekend’s matchup against Western Kentucky ranked 5th in the country, but a season-opening loss to the Hilltoppers shocked UW and swiftly taught it to not take any opponent for granted.
A 22-game win streak, a Big Ten Championship and a flurry of major awards. On the surface it sounds like a successful season. For the Badgers, however, the 2014 season left much to be desired.