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Badgers get a 7-seed in NCAA women’s tournament

by Bill Scott on March 16, 2010

in Badgers, Sports

For the first time since 2002, the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team has qualified for the NCAA tournament.  The 7th seeded Badgers(21-10) will take on 10th-seeded Vermont (26-6) on Sunday (11am) at Notre Dame.  The game will air on ESPN2.

Second-seeded Notre Dame (27-5) takes on 15th-seeded Cleveland State (19-13) in the other first-round game.  The winners meet in the second round on March 23 (6pm) for the right to advance to the Kansas City Regional.

The last time the Badgers were in the field was in 2002 when it lost to Arizona State 73-70 in first round play.  The Badgers all-time NCAA record in six previous appearances is 2-6.

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Hockey Badgers to face St. Cloud State in Final Five

by Bill Scott 03/15/10 10:13 AM

The second-seeded Wisconsin men’s hockey team (24-9-4) moves into the semifinals of the WCHAFrozen Five and will face 3rd-seeded St. Cloud State (22-12-5) on Friday at 2pm at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Badgers were the first team to advance to the Final Five, posting 4-1 and 7-2 victories over Alaska Anchorage [...]

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Times set for NCAA Tournament games

by Bill Scott 03/15/10 7:15 AM

The times are out for first round games in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
The Marquette Golden Eagles will open play in the East Region against Washington in San Jose, California at 6:20pm Thursday evening.  The winner will face the winner of the New Mexico vs. Montana game on Saturday.
The Wisconsin Badgers will tip off on Friday [...]

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Badgers draw 4-seed, face Wofford

by Bill Scott 03/14/10 6:05 PM

Dropping their quarterfinal game to Illinois didn’t hurt the Wisconsin Badgers when it came to seeding in the NCAA Tournament pairings, while Illinois found themselves on the outside looking in.
The Badgers (23-8) were given a 4-seed in East Region and will face Wofford  of the Southern Conference in Jacksonville on Friday.  Wofford (26-8) is making [...]

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Badgers sweep Anchorage, on to WCHA Final 5

by Bill Scott 03/14/10 3:10 PM

The University of Wisconsin made quick work of Alaska-Anchorage this weekend, sweeping the first two games in the best 2 of 3 series.  The Badgers finished off the weekend with a 7-2 win over the Seawolves on Saturday night at the Kohl Center.
The Badgers (24-9-4) scored the last five goals of the game after Anchorage scored [...]

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