February 10, 2012

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Taylor leads Badgers over Gophers

February 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Jordan Taylor scored 27 points to earn his first college win in his home state,

Jordan Taylor

helping the Badgers beat the Minnesota Gophers 68-61 in overtime on Thursday night at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

The Badgers (19-6, 8-4 Big Ten) let a 13-point second half lead get away.  They failed to score for the final 7+ minutes of the second half and watched as Minnesota tied things up and forced overtime.

AUDIO: Asst. Coach Gary Close says they regrouped in OT :16

Ryan Evans added 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Badgers.  The win allowed the Badgers to move into a 3rd place tie with Michigan.  Both teams trail second place Michigan State by just 1/2 game.  They’re 1 1/2 games behind first-place Ohio State.

The Badgers are off until next Thursday when they travel to East Lansing to face the Michigan State Spartans.

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Badger women drop 20th straight game against Buckeyes

February 7, 2012 By

Despite hitting a school record 12 three-pointers, the Badger women’s basketball team fell 72-58 at 10th ranked Ohio State on Monday night.

The Badgers hit 12 of 24 shots from distance, breaking the previous record of 11 treys set in seven different games, including three earlier this season.

Taylor Wurtz had 20 points to lead the Badgers (8-15 overall, 4-7 Big Ten).

As a result of the Badgers playing on the perimeter, they shot just one free throw on the night.  The Buckeyes hit 12 of 17 from the free throw line.

The Badger women continue their 2-game road trip on Thursday with a game at #18 Penn State.

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New Top 25 polls are out

February 7, 2012 By

Marquette and Wisconsin both dropped in the latest top 25 polls, which were released on Monday.

Marquette dropped from 15th to 18th in the A.P. Poll and 15th to 19th in the coaches poll. 

The Wisconsin Badgers fell from 19th to 21st in the A.P. Poll and from 20th to 22nd in the coaches poll.

The women’s A.P. Top 25 poll is also out and the Green Bay Phoenix moved up one spot from 10th to 9th.  Green Bay is a perfect 20-0 on the season and has won 40-straight regular season games overall.

 

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Beckum goes down with knee injury

February 6, 2012 By

Travis Beckum had just started coming on for the New York Giants, but he didn’t get to hang around long enough in Super Bowl XLVI

Travis Beckum

to make any kind of impact.

The Milwaukee native and former Wisconsin Badger standout, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the second quarter, ending his night early.  Beckum now has several months of rehab in front of him, which will likely cost him the entire next season.

Beckum’s season has been rather uneventful, but he had been used more in the playoffs, including as a split receiver.

The Giants beat the patriots 21-17 to win Super Bowl XLVI.

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Bielems competes his coaching staff in Madison

February 6, 2012 By

Wisconsin head football coach Bret Bielema completed his coaching staff on Monday.  Eddie Faulkner has been hired to coach the

Bret Bielema

Badgers’ tight ends. 

Faulkner was a running back at Wisconsin from 1996 through 2000 and spent last season as the running backs coach and special teams coordinator at Northern Illinois, working with current Wisconsin offensive coordinator Matt Canada. 

As running backs coach at NIU, Faulkner produced All-MAC tailback Jasmin Hopkins, who rushed for 956 yards and 15 touchdowns on 187 carries (5.1 avg).  NIU boasted the nation’s No. 12 rushing attack with an average of 234.14 yards per game.

Overseeing NIU’s special teams, Faulkner’s punt coverage unit ranked second nationally, yielding just one yard per return. 

Prior to NIU, Faulkner spent eight seasons at Ball State (2003-10). 

Faulkner was a member of two Big Ten championship teams as a running back at Wisconsin.  He rushed for 1,064 yards in his career and seven touchdowns. 

After graduating from UW, Faulkner signed a free agent contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2001 before going on to a pro career with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.

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