The Wisconsin football team was once again well represented on the Big Ten all-conference teams on both sides of the ball and claimed the top player in the conference at two offensive positions.
The Wisconsin Volleyball team (5-15 Big Ten, 17-16 overall) fell hard in their final game of the season to Purdue last Friday in a 3-1 loss to the No. 22 ranked Boilermakers (12-8, 21-10).
With the showdown versus No. 1 Minnesota looming next weekend, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (6-4-2-2 WCHA, 10-4-2 overall) took care of business against St. Cloud State (4-11-0, 2-10-0-0), scoring a combined 12 goals in a sweep of the Huskies with scores of 6-0 and 6-3, respectively.
It’s had already been a rough couple of weeks for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1-5-2 WCHA, 1-7-2 overall) and things only got worse this weekend as the Badgers were swept at home by Minnesota State (3-5-0, 5-5-2) in consecutive 4-2 losses.
After a poor defensive effort Friday night that ended with an 84-74 loss to No. 14 Creighton, Wisconsin needed a bounce back effort Saturday against Arkansas to avoid heading into the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in a tailspin. Although the Badgers continued to struggle en route to a 40-29 halftime deficit, they recovered with their best half of basketball thus far this season and left Sin City with a 77-70 victory in the third-place game of the Las Vegas Invitational.
I want to take some time today and move away from the routine talk-about-something-that-happened-over-the-weekend column and discuss an issue on campus I believe is very important.This issue has the potential to affect everyone on campus, but for the most part has largely stayed out of discussing among students and faculty.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa.—The conflict of emotions that Montee Ball must have felt Saturday could almost be felt as he spoke with the media at Beaver Stadium after Wisconsin’s 24-21 overtime loss to Penn State.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa.—For the third time in just four games, the Wisconsin Badgers (4-4 Big Ten, 7-5 overall) suffered a heartbreaker in overtime, this time at the hands of the Penn State Nittany Lions on senior day (6-2, 8-4) by a score of 24-21.
STATE COLLEGE, Penn.—As the Badgers and Nittany Lions approach kickoff, here are four things to keep an eye on as both teams close out the regular season.
Although the confidence level of the Wisconsin defense is sky high after containing Ohio State’s Braxton Miller and its spread attack for most of last weekend’s loss, it is prepared for a different type of challenge at Penn State.
Having seemingly righted the ship after their blowout loss last week against Florida, Wisconsin once again struggled to contain the attack of a ranked opponent, losing 84-74 to No. 14 Creighton in the semifinals of the Las Vegas Invitational.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team has hired former Badger Matt Walsh as an interim assistant coach to replace Bill Butters after his departure from the team earlier this month.
The rich got richer on national signing day as the Wisconsin women's hockey team signed five new skaters to national letters of intent. The class is comprised of Melissa Channell (Oakville, Ontario), Sydney McKibbon (Oakville, Ontario), Sarah Nurse (Hamilton, Ontario), Annie Pankowski (Laguna Hills, Calif.), and Jenny Ryan (Victor, N.Y.) If there is a common ground among the newest Badgers slated to join the team for the 2013-2014 season, it is their international experience. "The thing I like about this class is that they have all had the chance to wear their country's jersey, whether that's part of the U-18 or U-22 programs," head coach Mark Johnson said. "They've been part of that process and they're all very competitive players. They have goals in mind and hopefully we'll be able to help them attain some of those goals." Here is a quick overview of the five signees: Melissa Channell: Channell is a 5-4 defenseman currently playing with the Burlington Barracudas Junior in the Provincial Women's Hockey League. She was invited to the Team Canada U22 camp this past summer with Badgers, Saige Pacholok and Katarina Zgraja. She was also part of the Canadian U-18 team in the 2011 Canada-USA series. Channell also helped the Ontario Red team to a Canadian National Championship title in 2011. Her intended major is psychology and her father, Craig, is a scout for the Minnesota Wild. Sydney McKibbon: McKibbon is currently the captain of the Stoney Creek Junior Sabres in the Provincial Women's Hockey League. Through 12 games with Stoney Creek she leads her team in points with eight goals and three assists. Last season, McKibbon also led her team with 41 points off of 12 goals and 29 assists and was also named to the 2012 PWHL All-Star Team. She spent time with Team Canada at the IIHF High Performance Women's Hockey Camp in Slovakia in July 2011. Playing in the Canadian National Championships, McKibbon won a bronze medal with Team Ontario Red in 2012 and skated with Team Ontario Blue in 2011. Her intended major is business. Sarah Nurse: Through 121 games this season with the Stoney Creek Junior Sabres, she is second on the team in points with four goals and six assists. Last year, she was also second on the team in points (37), first in goals (21) and third in assists (16). At the Canadian National Championships, Nurse won gold in 2011 and bronze in 2012 with Team Ontario Red. Her intended major is undecided. Annie Pankowski: Through 30 games this season with the North American Hockey Academy, Pankowski leads her team with 65 points (30G, 34A). Last season, she averaged almost a goal per game, scoring 66 goals and tallying 20 assists in 70 games, and helped lead her team to a Junior Women's Hockey League championship. NAHA also won a JWHL championship her sophomore year, as she logged 50 goals and 44 assists in 86 games. She was a member U.S. U-18 squad that took silver at the 2012 IIHF World Championships, and also skated with the U-18 team in both the 2011 and 2010 Canada-USA series. Her intended major is undecided. Jenny Ryan: In 26 games so far this season with the North American Hockey Academy, Ryan has totaled four goals and 16 assists from the blue line. Last season, she registered 11 goals and 18 assists en route to a league championship. Ryan was recently selected for the U.S. Women's U-18 Team that will participate in the 2013 IIHF World Championships. She also skated with the U-18 team this past summer in the 2012 Canada-USA series. She has also participated at the U.S. National Festival in 2012, 2010 and 2009. Her intended major is kinesiology. UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.
The Big Ten Conference announced the addition of the University of Maryland as its 13th member Monday, marking the second league expansion in the last 29 months.
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The number of University of Wisconsin-Madison students ejected at the final home game of the 2012 Badger football season decreased compared to the last game in Camp Randall stadium, with ejections due to seating issues in the student section below the season home game average.
Looking to rebound from a poor effort at Florida, No. 20/22 Wisconsin (2-1) responded Sunday afternoon at the Kohl Center with a 73-40 victory over Cornell (1-3) in the first of two regional round games in the Las Vegas Invitational.
Facing adversity that was at times overwhelming, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1-3-2 WCHA, 1-5-2 overall) managed to force a tie Friday night, and battled to a tough loss Saturday against No. 3 Minnesota (4-2-2, 7-2-2) in Minneapolis.
When then-No. 1 ranked Alabama lost to Johnny Football and Texas A&M two weeks ago, I could not have been more excited for the BCS National Championship game.
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