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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.

Badger women’s soccer advances in NCAA Tournament, men advance in conference tournament

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The Wisconsin women’s soccer team rolled to a 5-0 win over Toledo in the opening round of the NCAA tournament at the McClimon Complex in Madison on Friday night.

The two teams were scoreless at halftime, but the Badgers exploded in the second half and tallied all five of their goals in a span of just 19 minutes.

Wisconsin native Grace Douglas scored twice for the Badgers, who also got goals from freshman Lauren Rice, Sophomore Jordan McNeese and sophomore Allie Winterfield.

Wisconsin goalkeeper Caitlyn Clem recorded her 10th shutout of the season, which ranks seventh in program history.

The Badgers head to South Carolina to face the No. 1-seeded Gamecocks on Friday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Badger men

The Wisconsin men’s soccer team knocked off top-seeded Michigan, 4-0, in the Big Ten semifinals on Friday in Westfield, Indiana.

The Badgers (10-4-4) will face top-ranked Indiana (15-0-4) in the title match at 11 a.m. Sunday.

Chris Mueller, Mark Segbers, Tom Barlow and Alex Alfaro all scored for the Badgers.  Goalkeeper Philipp Schilling recorded his fifth shutout of the season.

Thursday’s NCAA Tournament Schedule

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Four games will be played on Thursday night as the NCAA Tournament resumes with “Sweet 16” matchups.

Thursday’s Games

Michigan vs. Oregon  6:09 p.m.  (CBS)
Gonzaga vs. West Virginia  6:39 p.m.  (TBS)
Purdue vs. Kansas  8:39 p.m. (CBS)
Xavier vs. Arizona  9:09 p.m.  (TBS)

Friday’s Games

Butler vs. North Carolina  6:09 p.m.  (CBS)
South Carolina vs. Baylor  6:29 p.m.  (TBS)
Kentucky vs. UCLA  8:39 p.m.  (CBS)
Wisconsin vs. Florida  8:59 p.m.  (TBS)

 

Late rally pushes Badgers into “Sweet 16” (AUDIO)

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Greg Gard

The 8th-seeded Wisconsin Badgers are headed back to the “Sweet 16”, coming from behind to knock off Villanova 65-62 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Buffalo.

The Badgers trailed 57-50 with just over five minutes left.  Villanova would score just one field goal and five total points the rest of the way as the Badgers tightened up their defense down the stretch.

AUDIO: Greg Gard on his team’s defense down the stretch :13

AUDIO: Villanova’s Jay Wright on scoring just five points in final 5+ minutes :19

The Badgers pulled out the win despite guard Bronson Koenig’s second half foul trouble.  He returned with more than five minutes left and helped lead the comeback.  Koenig finished hitting 3 of 6 three-pointers and scored 17 points.  Two of his three-pointers tied the game at 57-all and gave the Badgers a 62-59 lead with 1:58 to play.

Nigel Hayes hit the game winner on a baseline drive and left-handed reverse layup.  He led the Badgers in scoring with 19 points and pulled down eight rebounds. [Read more…]

Marquette women fall to Qunnipiac in NCAA Tournament

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Natisha Hiedeman – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics.

Fifth seeded Marquette fell victim to college basketball’s famous 12-5 upset, losing to Quinnipiac 68-65 in the opening round of the Women’s NCAA Tournament in Coral Gables, Florida on Saturday night.

Natisha Hiedeman’s buzzer-beating three-pointer to force overtime was off the mark, ending the Golden Eagles season at 25-8.

Erika Davenport scored a game-high 21 points for the Golden Eagles.  Allazia Blockton added 14 and Hiedeman 13.  Jennifer Fay had 20 points to lead the Bobcats.

Marquette never led in the contest and trailed by as many as 19 points.

Quinnipiac (28-6) shot 52.8% from the field for the game and moves on to round two with the victory.

Badger women’s hockey to play for NCAA title

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Melissa Channell

The top ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team will play for another NCAA Championship, knocking off Boston College 1-0 in Friday’s semifinals in St. Charles, Missouri.

Wisconsin defender Melissa Channell scored the game winner from the point with just over 16-seconds left to push the Badgers into their 7th title game.  Wisconsin will play for its fifth National Championship.  The most recent of their four national titles came back in 2011.

Boston College outshot Wisconsin 11-1 in the first 11 minutes of the game, but the Badgers controlled things from their, out shooting the Eagles 36-22 for the game.

The Badgers (33-2-4) had lost in the national semifinals each of the last three years.

Channell’s goal is just her third this season and tenth in her four year career.

Wisconsin fill face Clarkson in Sunday’s 2 p.m. Championship game.  The Golden Knights beat Minnesota in Friday’s semifinal matchup 4-3.

Green Bay bows out of NCAA Tournament, falling to Purdue

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Mehryn Kraker (file photo)

The Green Bay Phoenix fell behind early and would never catch up in falling to Purdue 74-62 in the opening round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball tournament in South Bend, Indiana.

The Phoenix missed their first seven shots to start the game and shot just 32.9% from the field.  The Boilermakers shot 51.2% overall, 50% from three-point range (6 for 12) and 86.7% (26 for 30) from the free throw line.  Purdue did have 23 turnovers that Green Bay converted into 18 points.

Senior forward Mehryn Kraker led Green Bay with 23 points.  Junior forward Jessica Lindstrom had 15 points and 12 rebounds before fouling out.

Green Bay was hoping to beat the Boilermakers and get another shot at No. 1 seeded Notre Dame.  They lost to the Irish in South Bend earlier this season by four points.

Badgers advance with NCAA Tournament win over Virginia Tech (AUDIO)

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Khalil Iverson

Senior guard Bronson Koenig hit eight of his 17 three-pointers and finished with 28 points to lead the Wisconsin Badgers to a 84-74 win over Virginia Tech in the first round of the NCAA East Regional on Thursday night in Buffalo.

Fellow senior Nigel Hayes added 16 points, hitting 8 of 9 free throws and Khalil Iverson came off the bench to add 11 points, seven rebounds and three assists.  Iverson also converted 7 of 10 free throw chances.

The Badgers (26-9) converted 64.4% of their free throws for the season, but hit 19 of 25 (76%) as a team on Thursday night.

Forward Zach LeDay scored 17 of his 23 points after halftime to lead the Hokies, who saw their season end at 22-11. [Read more…]