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Badgers wrap up non-conference schedule with win over Rider

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The Wisconsin Badgers struggled against Rider’s zone defense in the first half, but Rider struggled even more against Wisconsin’s defense.  They fell to the Badgers 65-37 on Tuesday night in Wisconsin’s final non-conference tuneup of the season.

Rider shot just 16.7% from the field in the first half ans 24.6% for the game.

Nate Reuvers scored 15 points to lead four players in double figures.  Aleem Ford had 14 points while Brad Davison and Brevin Pritzl added 11 each.

Wisconsin (8-5) and Rider (7-4) combined to miss 21 of their first 23 shots from the field to start the game.

Pritzl was Wisconsin’s offense, hitting three 3-pointers in the first nine-plus minutes of the first half.  He scored all 11 of his points in the first half as the Badgers took a 21-11 lead into the locker room at halftime.

Davison came out of the locker room and hit three straight three’s for the Badgers to start the second half.  Two D’Mitrik Trice threes opened Wisconsin’s lead to 48-21 just seven minutes into the second half.

The Badgers improved to 7-0 at the Kohl Center this season and will resume Big Ten play on Friday night at 5th ranked Ohio State.

Badgers fall to Stanford in NCAA Volleyball title game

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Wisconsin’s bid for its first NCAA women’s volleyball championship ended in the title game on Saturday night in Pittsburgh.  The Badgers were swept by defending NCAA Champion Stanford at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.

The fourth-seeded Badgers were playing in their third title game and first since 2013.  They fell 25-17 in the first game and never recovered, dropping games two and three 25-17 and 25-20.  Stanford (30-4) clinched its third national championship in four years and ninth overall.

The Badgers won the Big Ten regular season title and finished the season with a 27-7 record.

 

Badgers advance to NCAA Volleyball title game

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Wisconsin Volleyball – File Photo

For the third time in program history, the Wisconsin volleyball team will play for the National Championship.

Thursday night in Pittsburgh, the fourth-seeded Badgers lost the first set 27-25 but won the next three, 25-11, 25-17, 25-19 and beat top-ranked Baylor to advance to Saturday nights NCAA Final.

Three-time All-American Dana Rettke had 19 kills, seven blocks and three aces.  Fellow junior Molly Haggerty added 15 kills and 9 digs while All-American setter Sydney Hilley dished out 43 assists.

Seeking it’s first NCAA title, Wisconsin will play defending NCAA Champion Stanford on Saturday night.  The Cardinal swept the Minnesota Gophers in the night’s second semifinal.

 

Three Badgers earn All-America honors

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The honors keep coming for Wisconsin Badger teammates Jonathan Taylor and Tyler Biadasz.  They were named first-team All-Americans by the Associated Press on Monday.

Taylor and Biadasz were joined by teammate Zach Baun, who was a second-team selection at outside linebacker.

It’s the second straight season for Taylor on the AP first team.

Taylor finished the regular season ranked second nationally in rushing at 146.8 yards a game.  He’s rushed for 21 touchdowns and added 24 receptions for 209 yards and five scores.

Taylor won the Doak Walker award last week as the nations top running back.

Biadasz won the Rimington Trophy as the nation’s best center.  He became the first ever Badger center to win that honor.  Biadasz started 40 straight games, earning AP All-American for the very first time.

The second-team selection for Baun is also his first as a Badger.  He recorded 12 1/2 sacks and 19 1/2 tackles for loss this season.

 

Wisconsin volleyball advances to NCAA Final Four

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Molly Haggerty

The No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers swept No. 5 Nebraska for the third time this season, advancing to its third NCAA Volleyball Championship Semifinal in program history.  The Badgers (26-6) took down the Huskers 25-18, 25-22, 25-19.

Redshirt junior Molly Haggerty was the lone Badger with double-digit kills (14) and was announced as the 2019 NCAA Madison Regional MVP following the match.  Juniors Dana Rettke and Sydney Hilley joined Haggerty on the Madison Regional All-Tournament Team.

The Badgers finished with five service aces (all coming in the first set), headlined by three from Hilley and two from Tiffany Clark, while also edging Nebraska (28-5) in blocks (11-5), led by a match-high eight from Rettke. [Read more…]

Badger volleyball advances to Elite Eight after third straight sweep

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The No. 4 Wisconsin Badger volleyball team swept No. 13 Texas A & M in its NCAA Regional Semifinal match on Friday afternoon.  The Badgers (25-6) have now won nine straight sets in the NCAA tournament, taking the match 25-20, 25-17, 25-23 over the Aggies (23-8) at the UW Field House.

Three Badgers finished with double-digit kills, led by junior Dana Rettke with 14.  Molly Haggerty and Grace Loberg pitched in 12 and 10, respectively, as the Badgers hit .394 (50 kills – 9 errors – 104 attempts).  Texas A & M’s Hollann Hans finished with a match-high 20 kills on 44 attempts to hit .250 (20-9-44).

The Wisconsin front line outdueled the Aggies 9-2 in blocks.  Rettke had five to pace the Badgers, while Danielle Hart and Sydney Hilley added four stops apiece.  The Badgers defense held the Aggies to a .229 hitting percentage (42 – 17 – 109).

Wisconsin advances to its 10th NCAA Regional Final, including fifth in the last seven years under head coach Kelly Sheffield.

The Badgers upped their home-match winning streak to 13 matches with Friday’s win.

Wisconsin advances to the NCAA Regional Final and will face the winner of the second semifinal match between No. 5 Nebraska and No. 12 Hawaii.  First serve will be at 5 p.m. on ESPNU, live from the Wisconsin Field House.

Wisconsin’s Taylor, Biadasz capture national honors

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Jonathan Taylor

Wisconsin Badger running back Jonathan Taylor captured the Doak Walker award as the nation’s top running back on Thursday night.

Taylor became the first Badger and just third player overall to win the award in back-to-back seasons.  Melvin Gordon (2014), Montee Ball (2011) and Ron Dayne (1999) also won the Doak Walker award.

Ricky Williams of Texas (1997 & 1998) and Darren McFadden of Arkansas (2006 & 2007) are the other players to win the award in consecutive seasons.

Taylor ranks second nationally in rushing at 146.8 yards a game with 21 rushing touchdowns.  For his career, Taylor has played in 40 games and has totaled 6,080 yards and 50 touchdowns, averaging 6.7 yards a carry and 152 yards a game.

Badger teammate Tyler Biadasz became the first UW center to win the Rimington Trophy, given to the top center in college football.

The redshirt junior from Amherst high school, has started each of his 40 games at UW.

 

Badgers lose physical battle in road loss to Rutgers

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Kobe King (Photo by David Stluka)

The Wisconsin Badgers committed 14 turnovers and allowed 14 offensive rebounds, falling to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 72-65 in Big Ten action on Wednesday night.

Rutgers held a 22-10 edge in points off turnovers and 23-5 edge in second-chance points.

The Badgers started Big Ten play with a 20-point win over Indiana last Saturday, but they couldn’t keep that momentum going on the road.  Wisconsin is now 0-5 on the road this season.  They’re 5-5 overall, 1-1 in the Big Ten.

Rutgers (7-3, 1-1) improved to 7-0 at home.  Geo Baker hit 9 of 18 shots from the floor and finished with 22 points.

Kobe King had 18 points on 7 of 12 shooting to lead the Badgers.  Trevor Anderson added 11.  King had 24 points to lead the Badgers in the Big Ten opener against Indiana.  But Wisconsin’s leading scorer, Nate Reuvers, hit just 2 of 8 shots and finished with six points.

The Badgers fell behind 9-0 to start but battled their way back and took a 1-point halftime lead.  Rutgers jumped back in front in the second half and never trailed the rest of the way.

The Badgers are off until a week from Saturday against UW-Milwaukee at the Kohl Center.  The Badgers will get transfer Micah Potter back for that game, his first game action as a Badger.

 

 

 

Wisconsin to face Oregon in Rose Bowl

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The Wisconsin Badgers overcame back-to-back losses to Illinois and Ohio State during the middle of the season, winning four straight games to get into the Big Ten Championship Game.  The Badgers eventually fell to the Buckeyes in the Big Title game 34-21 on Saturday, but their body of work was good enough to land a spot in the Rose Bowl against Oregon (11-2), who won the Pac 10 Championship game.

The Ducks also faced some adversity before rebounding to finish strong.  Oregon suffered a 31-28 loss to unranked Arizona State on Nov. 23 before beating No. 5 Utah, 37-15, in the league title game on Friday.

The Ducks finished No. 6 in the final College Football Playoff rankings released on Sunday.

The Badgers (10-3) finished number-8 in the CFP rankings and landed the Rose Bowl spot despite falling [Read more…]

Badgers fall to Buckeyes in Big Ten title game

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Four the first half of the Big Ten Championship game, the Wisconsin Badgers were in control, on the verge of pulling off one of the biggest upsets in college football history.  The Badgers led 21-7 at halftime.

Everyone knew Ryan Day’s Buckeyes would make a second half run.  The question was, would the Badgers be able to withstand that run?

The answer to that question was a resounding “NO”.

The Buckeyes wiped out a 14-point halftime deficit and scored 24 second half points, pulling out a 34-21 victory to win the Big Ten title.

The Badgers racked up 294 yards in the first half, averaging 8.7 yards per play.  Jonathan Taylor rushed 13 times for 145 yards and a touchdown in the opening half.

Taylor became the seventh FBS player to surpass the 6,000 yard-yard mark but was held to 13 yards on seven carries in the second half. [Read more…]