by Bill Scott | Jan 4, 2021
The Minnesota Gophers start the new year ranked number-one in this week’s USCHO.com Division 1 Men’s Hockey Poll. The Gophers are off to a 9-0 start, earning 39 of 40 first-place votes in this week’s rankings. The Gophers will travel to Madison,...
by Bill Scott | Jan 4, 2021
Senior co-captain Brette Pettet’s late third period goal gave the No. 1 Wisconsin women’s hockey team a 1-0 win at Minnesota State on Sunday afternoon, giving the Badgers (3-1-0, 3-1-0-0 WCHA) a sweep of the two-game weekend series. It’s the second...
by Bill Scott | Jan 3, 2021
Just days after winning the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, the Badgers found out three key veterans would be returning for their senior seasons at UW. Redshirt junior tight end Jake Ferguson, junior linebacker Jack Sanborn and redshirt junior cornerback Faion Hicks all...
by Bill Scott | Dec 30, 2020
It wasn’t looking good early for the Wisconsin Badgers, who fell behind Wake Forest 14-0 in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Wednesday in Charlotte. The Badgers had two empty possessions, while the Demon Deacons put two scores on the board just 7:39 into the game....
by Bill Scott | Dec 29, 2020
Just hours after climbing to sixth in the Associated Press Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll, the Wisconsin Badgers were upset by the Maryland Terrapins 70-64 on Monday night at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin’s 10-game Big Ten win streak, which dated back...
by Bill Scott | Dec 28, 2020
The Wisconsin Badgers climbed to sixth in the latest AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll out on Monday. The Badgers (8-1, 2-0 Big Ten) knocked off Michigan State 85-76 on Christmas Day, extending their conference win streak to 10-games dating back to last...
by Bill Scott | Dec 23, 2020
The 9th ranked Wisconsin men’s basketball team got off to one of its worst starts in recent memory. They didn’t reach double-digit points until the 5:26 mark of the first half, but it was the defense that held strong in a 67-53 Big Ten Conference opening...
by Bill Scott | Dec 22, 2020
A decision by the Big Ten Conference to reduce the number of days players must sit out after contracting COVID-19 to 17 from 21 could put Wisconsin Badgers freshman running back Jalen Berger in the picture to play in the December 30th Duke’s Mayo Bowl game...
by Bill Scott | Dec 20, 2020
The Wisconsin football team, after knocking off the rival Minnesota Gophers 20-17 in overtime to reclaim possession of Paul Bunyan’s Axe, the Badgers (3-3) landed a in the Dec. 30 Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte. The Badgers will face Wake Forest (4-4) in...
by Bill Scott | Dec 20, 2020
Jack Coan would have been Wisconsin’s starter if not for a foot injury on Oct. 3, which was followed by surgery a few days later. Graham Mertz took over as the starter and stayed there, even after Coan returned in uniform on Dec. 5 against Indiana. Coan...
by Bill Scott | Dec 17, 2020
The Wisconsin Badgers signed 21 players to National Letters of Intent on National Signing Day Wednesday. The class received the program’s highest ranking nationally, 15th by Rivals and 16th by 247 Sports. According to UW’s director of player personnel,...
by Bill Scott | Dec 16, 2020
The Women’s League of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association will open the second half of its 2020-21 schedule Jan. 1-5, 2021. The 2021 portion of the season will run for nine weekends and conclude the weekend of Feb. 26-27. All games will be WCHA league...
by Bill Scott | Dec 16, 2020
Wisconsin senior offensive tackle Cole Van Lanen, redshirt junior tight end Jake Ferguson and redshirt junior guard Logan Bruss were named to the Big Ten all-conference team on Tuesday. Van Lanen was a first-team pick by the coaches and second-team selection by the...
by Bill Scott | Dec 16, 2020
The 12th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers fell behind 7-0 early but quickly rebounded with some hot shooting and a pair of runs to roll to a 77-63 win over the Loyola Ramblers on Tuesday night at the Kohl Center. Six Badgers hit three-point shots and finished 10 of 18 (55.6%)...
by Bill Scott | Dec 14, 2020
The Wisconsin/Louisville Big Ten/ACC Challenge game that was set to be played last week and then postponed because of positive COVID-19 cases within the Cardinals program is back on again. The two teams will meet this Saturday (Dec. 19) at 11 a.m. CT at the Kohl...
by Bill Scott | Dec 14, 2020
The Wisconsin Badger (2-2) women’s basketball team had four players in double-figures on Sunday in a 80-60 win over North Dakota at the Kohl Center. Sophomore Sara Stapleton scored a career high 16 points and added nine rebounds for her second career...
by Bill Scott | Dec 13, 2020
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team’s game against Northern Iowa on Wednesday was cancelled after the Panthers announced on Sunday that they were pausing all team activities due to COVID-19 in their program. The Badgers quickly replaced that contest with a...
by Bill Scott | Dec 13, 2020
Another struggling offensive performance led to another Wisconsin defeat, 28-7 against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday afternoon in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes broke open a close game with a pair of long touchdown drives in the third quarter, handing the Badgers their third...
by Bill Scott | Dec 10, 2020
The Wisconsin Badgers (4-1) started strong both offensively and defensively, then held on to beat the Rhode Island Rams 73-62 at the Kohl Center on Wednesday. The Badgers built a 17-point lead at halftime (33-16) with strong defensive work and some hot early shooting...
by Bill Scott | Dec 7, 2020
The 13th ranked Wisconsin men’s basketball team saw their ACC/Big Ten Challenge matchup against Louisville this Wednesday postponed due to at least one positive COVID-19 test within the Cardinals program. Both schools are working to explore an alternative date....
