by Bill Scott | Mar 15, 2021
The Wisconsin Badgers (17-12) drew the number-9 seed in the South Regional and will square off against number-8 seeded North Carolina (18-10) in a first-round game Friday (6 p.m.) at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana (CBS). The winner will face either No. 1...
by Bill Scott | Mar 11, 2021
The top-ranked Wisconsin women’s volleyball team was supposed to return from a two-week COVID pause with a scheduled two-game Big Ten series against Northwestern at the UW Field House this Friday and Saturday. Now, the Badgers will get another weekend off, this...
by Bill Scott | Mar 10, 2021
The Wisconsin women’s basketball team got off to a terrible start against Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament on Tuesday. Jonathan Tsipis watched his team miss their first 18 shots while being outscored 24-2 in the first quarter, falling to the Illini 67-42. The...
by Bill Scott | Mar 3, 2021
Seven members of the 2nd-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team were honored by the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) on Wednesday. Forwards Sophie Shirley and Daryl Watts along with defenseman Grace Bowlby were named 1st Team All-Conference. Junior...
by Bill Scott | Mar 3, 2021
Purdue’s 7’4 freshman center Zach Edey scored a career-high 21 points to lead the 23rd ranked Boilermakers to a 73-69 win over the 25th ranked Wisconsin Badgers in West LaFayette, Ind., on Tursday night. With the Boilermakers dealing with foul trouble,...
by Bill Scott | Mar 1, 2021
Hobey Baker Award candidate Cole Caufield notched a hat trick to lead the 5th ranked Wisconsin men’s hockey team (17-8-1, 15-6-1 1-1-0 Big Ten) to a 7-0 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes (6-17-1, 6-17-1 0-2-0 Big Ten) in the Badgers regular season home finale. Ty...
by Bill Scott | Mar 1, 2021
The WCHA women’s regular season title chase went right down to the wire in Duluth, Mn., on Saturday. The top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers fell to the Bulldogs on Friday and then needing a win, fell behind 3-1 on Saturday before rallying for a 4-3 overtime victory. ...
by Bill Scott | Feb 25, 2021
The top-ranked Wisconsin volleyball team will pause all team-related activities for at least 14 days due to a number of COVID-19 cases within the Badgers program. “For the safety of our student-athletes, we are pausing all team activities,” UW head coach...
by Bill Scott | Feb 25, 2021
The Big Ten Conference made it official, announcing a change in dates for the 2021 Big Ten Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament on Thursday. The tournament was scheduled from March 18-20 and has been moved up to March 14-16. The tournament will take place as previously...
by Bill Scott | Feb 22, 2021
The No. 21 Wisconsin Badgers ended a two-game losing streak, knocking off the Northwestern Wildcats 68-51 in Evanston on Sunday night. Micah Potter scored 19 points, D’Mitrik Trice added 13, Jonathan Davis and Brad Davison added 12 points each and Tyler Wahl had...
by Bill Scott | Feb 21, 2021
Ty Pelton-Byce scored the game tying goal with 26.8 seconds left in regulation as the 5th ranked Wisconsin men’s hockey team (15-8-1, 13-6-0-0-1-1 Big Ten) skated to a 5-5 overtime tie against Notre Dame (11-12-1, 8-10-1-2-2-1 Big Ten). The Fighting Irish...
by Bill Scott | Feb 19, 2021
The number-21 Wisconsin Badgers shooting woes continued on Thursday night, falling to 11th ranked Iowa 77-62 at the Kohl Center. The shooting issues have plagued the Badgers for the better part of a month now and it reached new lows against the Hawkeyes when Wisconsin...
by Bill Scott | Feb 15, 2021
After a 5-1 loss on Saturday, the 7th ranked Wisconsin men’s hockey team (14-8-0, 12-6-0 0-1-0 Big Ten) rebounded with a 3-2 win over 8th ranked Michigan (11-7-0, 9-7-0 1-0-0) on Sunday in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dylan Holloway and Roman Ahcan both had a goal and...
by Bill Scott | Feb 14, 2021
The third-ranked Michigan Wolverines returned from a three-week layoff, coming from 14 points down to knock off the 21st ranked Wisconsin Badgers 67-59 on Sunday afternoon at the Kohl Center, sweeping the two game season series. The Wolverines (14-1, 9-1 Big Ten)...
by Bill Scott | Feb 12, 2021
Former Wisconsin Badger standout J.J. Watt asked the Houston Texans for his release and it was granted today, ending a 10-year run in Houston. Watt broke the news in a 2-minute video on Twitter Friday morning. “I came here 10 years ago as a kid from Wisconsin...
by Bill Scott | Feb 11, 2021
The Wisconsin Badgers may have been fortunate to be facing a Nebraska team that is still looking for its first Big Ten Conference victory. UW struggled again offensively, shooting just 32% from the field but still managed to pull out a 61-48 victory over the...
by Bill Scott | Feb 11, 2021
For the first time in eight years, the Wisconsin women’s basketball team upset a top-15 ranked team, knocking off No. 12 Ohio State, 75-70 on Wednesday night at the Kohl Center. Junior forward Imani Lewis recorded her ninth double-double of the season, which...
by Bill Scott | Feb 8, 2021
The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team climbed in both hockey polls on Monday, following their weekend sweep over previous No. 2 Minnesota in the Twin Cities. The Badgers moved from 11th in last week’s USCHO.com poll to 7th this week and climbed six spots...
by Bill Scott | Feb 7, 2021
The Wisconsin Badgers (14-6, 8-5 Big Ten) missed out on a chance to move into a tie for second place in the Big Ten, falling to Illinois (13-5, 9-3) 75-60 on Saturday in Champaign. The Illini extended their winning streak to four games and moved to within one-half...
by Bill Scott | Feb 7, 2021
The No. 1 ranked Wisconsin Badger (6-0, 6-0 Big Ten) women’s volleyball team capped off a two match sweep against Rutgers on Saturday and stay perfect for the season. The Badgers scored a 25-13, 25-11 and 25-21 win over the Scarlet Knights at the UW Field...
