Wisconsin News and Sports
Kobe King (Photo by David Stluka)
Former Wisconsin Badgers guard Kobe King will reportedly stay in the Big Ten after his departure from UW in late January. CBS Sports first reported that King plans to transfer to Nebraska to play for Fred Hoiberg and the Cornhuskers.
King started Wisconsin’s first nine Big Ten games and was the teams leading scorer (12.8 points) in conference play.
King played his high school ball at La Crosse Central High School and was named Wisconsin’s 2017 Mr. Basketball.
The Marquette Golden Eagles will face Butler on Friday night without senior forward Ed Morrow.
Morrow has been on an indefinite leave for personal reasons since Jan. 15 and now has informed coach Steve Wojciechowski that he is leaving the program for good.
Morrow averaged 3.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in 16 games for the Golden Eagles this season. But his playing time went down with the emergence of 7-foot graduate transfer Jayce Johnson.
Morrow transferred to Marquette after playing two seasons at Nebraska. He sat out the 2017-18 season because of transfer rules.
Last season, Morrow appeared in 33 games and averaged 5.6 points and 4.5 rebounds in 15 minutes per game.
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…]
The fifth-ranked Wisconsin volleyball team took a big step closer with a sweep of No. 6 Nebraska on Sunday afternoon. The Badgers downed the Huskers 25-19, 25-22, 25-21, needing only one more win to clinch a share of the Big Ten Conference Championship.
The Badgers (21-5, 17-1) put on a hitting clinic, connecting on .333 percent (54 kills – 13 errors – 123 attempts) of its attacks with three players tallying double figures. Junior Molly Haggerty shared match-high honors with 16 kills while Dana Rettke and Madison Duello chipped in with 12 and 10 kills, respectively.
Nebraska’s (23-4, 15-3) Lexi Sun also put away 16 kills but she was the only Husker to hit double figures as the visitors hit .241 (39-13-108).
Badger junior Sydney Hilley put up an impressive 48 assists in the match and added eight digs, just two short of her ninth double-double of the season. [Read more…]
The Wisconsin Badgers jumped out to an early 14-point lead on Nebraska, before the Cornhuskers bounced back to take a lead half way through the second half.
That’s when Charlie Davis came off the bench to neutralize the threat and sophomore guard Brad Davison went on a run to help the Badgers put the game away. Davison scored 01 of his team-high 13 points in the second half.
The Badgers (15-6, 7-3 Big Ten) remained a half-game behind fourth-place Maryland (17-5, 8-3), which posted a 70-52 win over Northwestern. Wisconsin will host Maryland on Friday night at the Kohl Center.
Wisconsin’s 15th victory matched their total from a year ago (15-18).
Nebraska (13-8, 3-7 Big Ten) dropped their fourth straight. They played without senior forward Isaac Copeland, who suffered a season ending knee injury on Saturday.
Ethan Happ finished with 10 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Forward Nate Reuvers played just 14 minutes while dealing with foul trouble.
It was a balanced, team effort for the Badgers, who got 13 points and nine rebounds from bench players. Brevin Pritzl led that group with eight points.
Nebraska got 18 points from Isaiah Roby in the loss.
Wisconsin’s defense held the Huskers to just 17 of 60 from the field.
Michigan State claimed at least a share of the Big Ten men’s basketball title as the Spartans knocked off Illinois 81-61 in East Lansing.
The Spartans improved to 15-2 in the Big Ten with the victory. With one game left, Michigan State can clinch the title outright with a victory over the Wisconsin Badgers in Madison on Sunday.
Miles Bridges led the way with 19 points as the Spartans won their 14th Big Ten title and first since 2012.
Elsewhere in the Big Ten on Tuesday night, Ohio State (14-3) stayed within a game of Michigan State with a 79-52 senior night victory over Rutgers.
Nebraska improved to 12-5 in Big Ten play, knocking off Indiana 66-57.
Ethan Happ
The Wisconsin Badgers (9-9, 2-3 Big Ten) suffered their second straight Big Ten defeat, falling to Nebraska 63-59 in Lincoln, Nebraska on Tuesday night.
The Cornhuskers led by as many as 13 points in the second half, then held off a late Badger rally to hand on for the win.
Nebraska (12-6, 3-2) got 18 points from James Palmer Jr. and 12 from Isaac Copeland and outscored the Badger bench 20-3.
The Badgers cut back on turnovers, committing just 10, but went just 3 for 17 from three-point range.
Ethan Happ had 19 points but made just 1 of 6 free throws and the Badgers as a team, hit just 4 of 10. While Wisconsin attempted only 10 free throws, Nebraska shot 28 free throws and made 21, outscoring the Badgers at the line by 17 points.
Brad Davison added 15 for the Badgers but went just 5 of 15 from the field.
The Badgers remain on the road for their next game. They’ll take on number-7 Purdue (16-2, 5-0 Big Ten). The Boilermakers picked up a one point win at Michigan on Tuesday night, 70-69.
Derek Landisch
The Wisconsin Badger defense anxiously awaits today’s matchup against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Camp Randall Stadium today (2:30pm ABC).
The challenge starts with Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah, who just like his friend Melvin Gordon, is trying to put up some big numbers today to make a statement in the Heisman Trophy race. Abdullah has been bothered by nagging injuries, but will play today, trying to add to his 19 touchdowns, as well as games with more than 200 yards rushing (currently at four).
Wisconsin linebacker Derek Landisch said the entire defense is looking forward to the challenge of sopping Abdullah.
AUDIO: Derek Landisch looking forward to a shot at Nebraska’s Ameer Abdullah :19
The Badgers also have to contend with Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong, who has rushed for 571 yards and four touchdowns for the 11th ranked Cornhuskers.
Nebraska is 8-1 on the season, 4-1 in Big Ten play. The 22nd ranked Badgers are 7-2 and also come in with a 4-1 conference mark. The Badgers and Cornhuskers share the Big Ten West Division lead at 4-1 with Minnesota. But the winner of today’s game, controls their own destiny with two games left to play, to represent the West Division in the Big Ten title game.
We showed you the new adidas uniforms that the University of Wisconsin will
Nebraska uniforms vs. Wisconsin
wear when they face Nebraska on Sept. 29.
Nebraska unveiled their TECHFIT uniform previously for the big game.
The new adidas TECHFIT jersey is a complete reconstruction of the standard football jersey with multiple innovations to reduce the weight of the jersey by 30%. these technologies include a streamlined fit, new fabric, reduced seams and an ultra lightweight name and number system. The adidas TECHFIT jersey keeps players cool with integrated ventilation zones and moisture management fabric.
Milwaukee Panthers coach Rob Jeter interviewed for head coaching vacancies
Rob Jeter
at Penn State and Bradley last season, eventually pulling his name from consideration for the Bradley job. Jeter’s name has surfaced for a head coaching job again.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Jeter, whose Panthers were knocked out of the College Basketball Invitational by TCU 83-73 last night, has been contacted by Nebraska about its coaching vacancy. The Cornerhuskers position opened after the firing of Doc Sadler. [Read more…]