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Badger women’s soccer to open NCAA tournament at home

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The Wisconsin women’s soccer team earned a No. 3 seed in the 2019 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament and will host in-state rival Milwaukee in a Friday-night clash at the McClimon Soccer Complex.

The Badgers (14-3-2) and Panthers (17-1-1) will meet in a 5 p.m. battle in Madison as the winner will advance to play the winner of Duke and Utah in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

The 2019 Big Ten Regular Season Champions, UW went unbeaten in conference play.  The Badgers are led by Big Ten Forward of the Year Dani Rhodes, who paces the team with 11 goals, while Big Ten Defender of the Year Camryn Biegalski and Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year Jordyn Bloomer lead the defense that has allowed only 10 goals in 19 games this year.

The Badgers are making their fourth-straight trip to the big dance and the program’s 22nd appearance in the NCAA tournament.  UW has won its last three first-round games and made it to the NCAA Sweet 16 last year.

 

Badger women’s softball advances to NCAA Regionals

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The Wisconsin women’s softball team (40-12) clinched its third-straight NCAA tournament bid and will head to Norman, Oklahoma for the Regionals May 17-19.

The Badgers will face Notre Dame (36-16) in their opener on Friday.  It is the first time in program history that the Badgers have made three consecutive NCAA Tournaments.

The Badgers are in the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in school history and the fifth time under head coach Yvette Healy.

Wisconsin lost to Michigan, 8-3, in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament on Saturday in Bloomington, Indiana.

Marquette falls in second round of NCAA Women’s Tournament

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Shambria Washington hit the go-ahead three-pointer late on Sunday, sending Texas A & M into the women’s NCAA “Sweet 16”, knocking off the Marquette Golden Eagles 78-76.

Marquette led 76-74 with 36 second left before Washington (13 points-six assists) drilled the game-winning three-pointer with 23-seconds left.

Aggies star Chennedy Carter poured in 03 points to help the fourth-seeded Aggies (26-7) advance.  They’ll meet the winner of Monday night’s game between Michigan State and Notre Dame in Chicago on Saturday.  Carter added nine rebounds and five assists.

Natisha Hiedeman played all 40 minutes and led Marquette (27-8) with 18 points.  It was the last chance for Hiedeman, who is one of five seniors on the squad (Allazia Blockton, Danielle King, Amani Wilborn and Erika Davenport).

 

Marquette women advance in NCAA Tournament

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Natisha Hiedeman – File Photo / Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

The Marquette Golden Eagles came from nine points down in the final minutes to knock off Rice 58-54 in overtime in the opening round of the Women’s NCAA Tournament on Friday in College Station, Texas.

Natisha Hiedeman scored 13 points and Allazia Blockton had 12 points  to lead the Golden Eagles (27-7).

Hiedeman secured the victory by making a pair of free throws with 1.3 seconds left in overtime to put the Golden Eagles up by four.

Marquette is in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season and will face Texas A & M in the second round on Sunday.

 

Woeful offensive showing ends Badgers season

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Wisconsin’s offensive struggles in the latter portion of the season was a concern going into Friday’s NCAA Tournament opener against Oregon and those concerns turned out to be valid.

The Badgers shot just 20 percent from three-point range (6 of 30) and 33.3 percent overall (20 of 60), falling to the Ducks 72-54, seeing their season come to an end.

The loss was an embarrassment for the Badgers, who were tied with the Ducks, 25-25 at halftime.

Ethan Happ finished with 12 points and eight rebounds but turned it over five times.

Khalil Iverson, who has played well down the stretch, was the most effective Badger player in the loss, finishing with 12 points and five rebounds.

Brad Davison missed all seven of his three-point attempts.  D’Mitrik Trice made just 2 of 10 from distance while Brevin Pritzl went 0 for 3 and Kobe King and Aleem Ford missed both of their attempts.

The Ducks (24-12) ran their win streak to nine games.  Point guard Payton Pritchard finished with 19 points, eight assists and five rebounds.

The Badgers have struggled to score down the stretch and it was just a matter of time before the poor shooting would catch up with them.

The Badgers saw their season come to an end at 23-11.  They lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013 when they were eliminated by 12th seeded Ole Miss 57-45, in Kansas City.

 

Golden Eagles are one and done in NCAA’s

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After struggling down the stretch during the regular season, it was no surprise to see the Marquette Golden Eagles suffer a 83-64 loss to 12th-seeded Murray State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Hartford, Conn.

Marquette (24-10) dropped six of its last seven games after being ranked as high as 10th in the Top 25 polls back in February.

The Racers (28-4) got 17 points, 16 assists and 11 rebounds from star guard Ja Morant to win their 12th straight win.  He’s the first player to record a triple-double in the NCAA Tournament game since Draymond Green with Michigan State in 2012.  Morant is just the 8th player to achieve the honor.

Markus Howard had 16 points in the first half and 26 for the game.  Sam Hauser added 16 points for the Golden Eagles, who managed to shoot just over 32% as a team for the game.

Marquette hasn’t won a game in the NCAA Tournament since 2013.

Racers coach Matt McMahon said they wanted to make the Golden Eagles a one-on-one team.  Their game plan worked.

Murray State will move on to the second round and face Florida State on Saturday for the right to move on to the Sweet 16.

 

Badgers offense to face challenge against Oregon

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The Wisconsin Badgers are in San Jose, California, preparing to open the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon (3:30 p.m.) against the Oregon Ducks.

The 5th-seeded Badgers (23-10) have gotten where they are because of their defense.  But they’re going to need more from their offense if they’re going to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.

The 12th-seeded Ducks (23-12) enter the tournament with a 8-game winning streak, winning the Pac-12 tournament title.  Their defense will challenge the Badgers.

During Oregon’s eight-game win streak, they’ve allowed an average of 54.3 points a game and have held opponents to 35.2 percent shooting from the field and just 23.1 percent from three-point range.

Wisconsin’s shooting woes continued in the Big Ten Tournament, shooting just 40.7 percent from the field and 23.7 percent from three-point range in their two contests in Chicago.

In the loss to Michigan State, the Badgers hit just 2 of 19 three-pointers.

Wisconsin’s defense has been solid, but the lack of shooting puts a lot of pressure on that defense to produce.  At some point, the Badgers are going to have to start to hit more of their open looks, or face elimination in the postseason.

 

Wick lands third place at NCAA’s

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Barry Davis – Photo Courtesy of UWBadgers.com & UW Athletics

The last match that Barry Davis coached at the University of Wisconsin turned out a winner.

Day three of the 2018 NCAA Championships in Cleveland wrapped up on Saturday and Wisconsin freshman Evan Wick wrapped up third place at 165 pounds, clinching the finish with by pinning Lock Haven’s Chance Marsteller.

“It’s an awesome opportunity to be the last wrestler in college to wrestle for Coach Barry,” Wick said in his post-match interview.  “I love him so much.  He’s got an incredible passion for the sport, he’s very innovative.  A lot of the stuff that I’m doing out here I wouldn’t be able to do without Coach Barry, so I love him, wish him the best and will always be in contact.”

Davis himself, received a standing ovation from the crowd, recognizing his 25-year career at Wisconsin as he walked off the mat.

Wisconsin finished 17th in the NCAA Tournament.  Four Big Ten teams captured the top four spots in the final standings, with Penn State repeating as champs.  Ohio State, Iowa and Michigan finished second through fourth, respectively.

Wick’s only loss in the NCAA tournament came to Virginia Tech’s David McFadden, 3-0 in the quarterfinals.  Wick finished his first NCAA Tournament with a 5-1 mark.

NCAA D-3 Tournament Fields unveiled

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Six teams from Wisconsin were picked to take part on the NCAA Division III men’s and women’s basketball tournaments which start later this week.

In the men’s field, WIAC champion Stevens Point (19-8) takes on North Central (19-8) at St. John’s University (Minnesota) at 5:30 p.m. this Friday.

Oshkosh (20-7) faces Marietta College (21-6) at Whittenburg College in Springfield, Ohio at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.

Platteville (22-4) will host Monmouth (20-7) in the first round at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

In the women’s Field, Whitewater (24-3) will host Superior (23-4) at 7 p.m. Friday.

Wisconsin Lutheran (24-3) faces No. 10 Chicago (23-2) on Friday in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Wisconsin men’s soccer advances to Sweet 16

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The Wisconsin men’s soccer team blanked 12th-seeded Notre Dame 1-0 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night in South Bend, Indiana.  The last time the Badgers advanced to the NCAA tournament second round in 2013, they lost in South Bend 4-0, but the Badgers rewrote history tonight.

Senior Mike Catalano scored the decisive blow in the 95th minute to give the Badgers the win.  Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Chris Mueller, who leads the nation in assists (18), set up Catalano for the game winner.

Catalano has now scored in both of Wisconsin’s NCAA tournament games and holds eight goals on the season.

The win puts the Badgers into the Sweet 16 for the third time in school history.

The Badgers will play fifth-seeded Akron in the Sweet 16 on Nov. 25 at 3 p.m. Central Time in Akron.