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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Wisconsin women’s basketball already seeing major shifts for 2025-26 season

By Yadiel Chavez | Apr. 6

Wisconsin women’s basketball saw a turbulent 2024-25 season to say the least.

Jake Piper

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Wisconsin women’s basketball eliminated in Big Ten Tournament in 81-54 loss to Iowa

By Yadiel Chavez | Mar. 10

The Wisconsin Badgers women’s basketball team was eliminated in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament Wednesday night after their defeat to the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Jake Piper

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Women’s basketball loses hard-fought regular season finale against Iowa, eyes Big Ten Tournament

By Yadiel Chavez | Mar. 4

In the final game of the 2024-25 regular season, the Wisconsin women’s basketball team fell to the Iowa Hawkeyes 81-66 in Iowa City on Sunday following a first half riddled with turnovers and a second half filled with foul troubles.

Kayla Northway

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Wisconsin women’s basketball routed 91-61 in home season-finale against No. 2 UCLA

By Yadiel Chavez | Mar. 3

Coming off back-to-back wins for the first time since December, the Wisconsin women’s basketball team had optimism going into their Wednesday night nationally televised matchup against the No. 2 UCLA Bruins. That optimism quickly simmered as the Badgers fell to UCLA 91-61 in a 30-point blow-out defined by the overwhelming size advantage of the Bruins.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Badgers women’s basketball secures back-to-back wins, besting Northwestern 73-68 on senior day

By Yadiel Chavez | Feb. 24

The Wisconsin women’s basketball team (13-14, 4-12 in Big Ten) had a week-long gap between their last win against Penn State and Sunday’s game against Northwestern.

Jake Piper

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Wisconsin women’s basketball gets vital win, defeating Penn State 75-68 on the road

By Yadiel Chavez | Feb. 17

Going into Sunday’s game against the Penn State Lady Lions, the Wisconsin Badgers women’s basketball team sorely needed a win.

Jake Piper

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Turnovers hinder Wisconsin women’s basketball, losing 91-71 to No. 22 Michigan State

By Yadiel Chavez | Feb. 16

The Wisconsin women’s basketball team lost their fourth consecutive game on Wednesday night, falling to No. 22 Michigan State at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan.

Jake Piper

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Offensive struggles wound Badgers women’s basketball, losing 74-51 to Illinois

By Yadiel Chavez | Feb. 13

The Wisconsin Badgers women’s basketball team lost their third straight game Sunday, falling to Illinois at the Kohl Center.

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Kayla Northway

SPORTS

Wisconsin women’s basketball loses wire-to-wire against No. 7 USC

By Yadiel Chavez | Feb. 10

In a nationally televised matchup against the No. 7 USC Trojans, the Wisconsin women’s basketball team couldn’t keep up through four quarters, losing 86-64 Wednesday night at the Kohl Center.

Kayla Northway

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Women’s basketball comes up short of comeback, defeated 84-71 at Purdue

By Yadiel Chavez | Feb. 7

Coming off their first win in nine games against Michigan, Wisconsin women’s basketball looked to use that momentum on the road against the Purdue Boilermakers on Sunday. But the Badgers couldn’t come up with their third Big Ten win of the season and lost 84-71 to a Purdue team that had yet to win a Big Ten matchup this season.