After snapping a seven-game losing streak at home on Sunday, UW (1-7 Big Ten, 8-13 overall) secured its first Big Ten win against Northwestern.
Three minutes and 42 seconds into Wisconsin’s (3-5 Big Ten, 10-11 overall) matchup with Iowa (2-7, 11-11) Tuesday night, the Badgers had taken nine shots.
While the Wisconsin Badgers (3-4 Big Ten, 10-10 overall) have struggled to play consistent basketball throughout the first twenty games of their season, UW’s struggles pale in comparison to its next opponent’s. The Badgers visit the Iowa Hawkeyes (1-7, 10-11) Tuesday night looking to win their second consecutive conference game.
For decades, the Wisconsin men’s basketball program was forgettable. Over the course of 40 seasons from 1954 to 1995, the Badgers notched just eight winning seasons and won 42.8 percent of their games.
Finally. After going winless in the Big-10 throughout December and deep into January, the University of Wisconsin Women’s basketball team broke the seal, as it took down the Northwestern Wildcats 58-46 to earn its first conference victory of the 2017-’18 season in front of a season-high attendance at the Kohl Center.
Chicago, Il — Wisconsin scored early, and they scored often. They scored at even strength, on the power play and on the penalty kill.
Basketball is fickle. Sometimes, like last Tuesday against Purdue, your opponent drills 14-of-22 threes and you lose by 28.
After a drubbing in West Lafayette, Ind., at the hands of then-No. 3 Purdue, the Wisconsin men’s basketball team (3-4 Big Ten, 10-10 overall) was desperate for a win — or at least a good all-around performance.
Nothing has come easy for the Wisconsin Badgers (2-4 Big Ten, 9-10 overall) during the 2017-’18 season.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Wisconsin women’s basketball team's (0-6 Big Ten, 7-13 overall) shooting woes and foul trouble that plagued them throughout the first half of their 90-65 loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-3, 15-5) gave UW a deficit that was too much to come back from.
After splitting a home series against Michigan State last weekend, Wisconsin has found itself in a position where it needs positive results.
After a disappointing fourth quarter against Penn State on Jan. 14, the Wisconsin women’s basketball team (0-6 Big Ten, 7-12 overall) will look to put together a rare complete game.
Twenty three-year-old Olympian and Wisconsin volunteer assistant coach Matthew Hutchins announced his retirement from competitive swimming on Wednesday through a statement to Swimming New Zealand. Hutchins enjoyed a highly successful college career as a Badger, twice placing in the top five nationally in the mile and owning four school records before exhausting his eligibility in spring 2017.
It came down to the final relay and just four total points, but the No. 18 Wisconsin Badgers Women’s Swim team couldn’t escape No. 9 Southern California on Monday afternoon in sunny Los Angeles.
“I don’t think the work ethic was where it needed to be. They obviously wanted it more. It was on us."
After a tough battle, the Wisconsin Badgers (0-6 Big Ten, 7-12 overall) are still looking to obtain their first Big Ten win after falling to Penn State (2-4, 11-8), 69-62.
Looking to snap a 6-game losing streak, the Wisconsin Badgers (0-5 Big Ten, 7-11 overall) prepare to host the Penn State Nittany Lions (1-4, 10-8) at home, Sunday Jan.
Immediately after a nine-day training trip to Hawaii that was equal parts relaxation and hard work, the unranked Wisconsin swim team is heading to the University of Southern California for a dual meet with the No. 7/No.9 Trojans on Monday to start the second half of their season. Last year, the Trojans threw everything but the kitchen sink at head coach Whitney Hite and his team, and with a reloaded USC squad that includes multiple US National teamers and international Olympians, the Badgers are expecting to have their hands full. USC is a team that’s rife with star power, but Wisconsin sophomore Beata Nelson says going head-to-head with the Trojans’ big names is a challenge the Badgers are up for. “Our expectation is to go out and compete with them,” Nelson said.
No. 18 Wisconsin (4-7-2 Big Ten, 10-11-3 overall) vs. Michigan State (3-9-1-1, 9-13-1) Saturday, 7 p.m. Kohl Center.
In their first series in over a month, the No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers (21-1-0, 12-0-0 WCHA) will take on the Minnesota State Mavericks (3-18-1, 1-13-0 WCHA) at home.
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