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Wisconsin’s hockey season ends at Big Ten Tournament

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The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team fell just short of a semifinal berth in the Big Ten tournament Sunday evening, falling 4-3 in overtime to No. 18 Penn State at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pa.

Liam Folkes tallied the game-winner at the 10:50 mark of the first overtime period to earn the 4-3 win for Penn State.

The Badgers got goals from Max Zimmer, Brock Caufield and Josh Ess.

The Badgers won the series opener on Friday night before the Nittany Lions were able to even the series at 1-1 on Saturday, forcing the third and deciding game on Sunday evening.

Freshman goaltender Daniel Lebedeff made a career-high 46 saves in the loss, good for a .920 save percentage.

The Badgers finished the season with a 14-18-5 overall record.

Hockey Badgers skate to third straight tie

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Freshman forward Brock Caufield had his first career multi-goal game and rookie goaltender Daniel Lebedeff made 37 saves as the Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team skated to a 3-3 draw with 6th ranked Penn State on Friday night at the Kohl Center.

The final gave the Badgers their third straight tie after drawing even twice last weekend at Michigan.

After a pair of scoreless overtime sessions, Penn State won the sudden-death shootout to earn the extra point in the Big Ten standings.

The last time Wisconsin had three consecutive ties was during the 2002-03 season when the Badgers drew even against Minnesota State, followed by a pair of ties against Alaska Anchorage.

The Badgers are 13-for-13 on the penalty kill across the last three games.  UW has not allowed a power-play goal since Nov. 17 when it went 5-for-7 in a 3-1 loss to Ohio State.

The two teams wrap up the series on Saturday night at 7 p.m. at the Kohl Center.

Wisconsin hockey has a big weekend

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The top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team got goals from Alexis Mauermann, Claudia Kepler and Maddie Rolfes on Sunday as the Badgers held off St. Cloud State 3-2 at LaBahn Arena.

The Badgers extended their unbeaten streak to 11 straight games and improved to 26-1-1 on the season.  UW moved to within one win of its third straight WCHA regular season title.

The Badgers can secure the title when they face Ohio State in Columbus, OH this weekend.

Badger men knock off Penn State

After scoring three goals in the third period to win on Friday night, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team rallied from two goals down three times on Saturday to earn a shootout victory over Penn State at the Kohl Center.

In the finale, Wisconsin faced off against cancer, paid tribute to those searching for a cure and welcomed back 1990 National Champion Rob Andringa, who learned last month he has stage four Colon Cancer.

By taking five of six points, the Badgers vaulted into third place in the Big Ten and visit Michigan this weekend.

AUDIO: Tony Granato on Rob Andringa :16

Hockey Badgers end season in Big Ten title game

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The Wisconsin men’s hockey team saw their season come to an end, falling to Penn State in a double-overtime thriller 2-1 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on Saturday night.

The Badgers outshot the Nittany Lions 52-35 as they dominated play, but couldn’t take advantage of the several scoring chances they had.

Liam Folkes scored both Penn State (24-11-2) goals, including the game winner on a breakaway 6:43 into the second overtime to end the game.

Matt Ustaski scored the Badgers (20-15-1) on the power play in the second period, poling home a rebound at 11:45 of the period.

Freshman goaltender Jack Berry made 33 saves in the loss, while Penn State’s Peyton Jones stopped 51 of 52 Wisconsin shots.

After combining for 12 victories the previous two years, the Badgers reached 20 wins in Tony Granato’s first season, finishing runner-up in both the Big Ten regular season and the Big Ten tournament.

Wisconsin Hockey in Big Ten Championship game

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The Wisconsin Badgers avenged a pair of losses last weekend to Ohio State, knocking off the Buckeyes 2-1 in Friday’s Big Ten tournament semifinals at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

The second-seeded Badgers (20-14-1) knows it has to win the championship game to make the NCAA Tournament and they’re one win away from pulling it off.

Luke Kunin gave the Badgers a 1-0 lead, scoring on a rebound 17 minutes into the opening period.

Ohio State (21-11-6) evened the game in the second period on a Dakota Johnson power play goal.

Will Johnson scored the go-ahead goal and eventual game winner in the third for the Badgers.

Wisconsin played keep away from the Buckeyes in the final minutes to preserve the win after Ohio State’s Josh Healey was whistled for a 5-minute major and game misconduct with 2:28 left to play.

The Badgers will face Penn State in Saturday night’s title game.  The Nittany Lions knocked off Minnesota in double overtime in Friday’s semifinals.

Badgers collapse in second half, fall in Big Ten title game

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motion-wWisconsin used a powerful running game and their usual stellar defense to jump out to a 28-7 lead.  Penn State scored a touchdown just before halftime and added 24 additional points in the second half to pull out a come-from-behind 38-31 win over the Badgers in the Big Ten Championship game on Saturday night.

Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley completed 22 of 31 passes for 384 yards and four touchdowns, taking advantage of a Badger secondary that played not only their worst game of the season, but possibly of their career.

The big play Nittany Lions got to the Badgers with six big plays totaling 228 yards, five through the air and one on the ground.  It was characteristic of Penn State, but uncharacteristic of the Badgers, who were one of the better big play defenses in college football.

But even with a 14-point halftime lead, Badger fans went into halftime wondering what would come in the second half.  Penn State, which outscored the Badgers 24-3 in the second half, outscored their opponents in the second half on the season 280-105. [Read more…]

Big Ten Title Matchup is about the Big Play

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2016-big-ten-championship-logoPenn State has been the best big play offense in the country.  Wisconsin has been one of the best big play defenses in the nation.  The two teams will hook up Saturday night in the Big Ten Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

The Nittany Lions boast the Big Ten’s Offensive Player of the Year in running back Saquon Barkley to go along with big play quarterback Trace McSorley.

It’s McSorley that has been at the forefront of Penn State’s playmaking prowess.  Twenty of the 26 plays of 40 or more yards have come from McSorley finding Penn State receivers.  He’s willing to throw into coverage because his receivers make plays.

The Badgers are as well equipped defensively to contest McSorley and his band of playmaking threats. [Read more…]

Badger volleyball team drops Big Ten opener

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Motion WThe 16th ranked Wisconsin women’s volleyball team dropped its Big Ten season opener on Wednesday night, falling to No. 1 Penn State 25-21, 25-16, 25-20.

The Nittany Lions improved to 12-0 on the season and has captured 42 straight sets.

The Badgers (8-3, 0-1 Big Ten) dropped their second straight match after falling to Arkansas last weekend.

Wisconsin dropped to 1-24 all-time at Rec. Hall.

Next up, the Badgers return to action Sunday, facing No. 12 Ohio State in Columbus.

Wisconsin volleyball in Final Four tonight

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The Wisconsin Badger women’s volleyball team faces top-ranked and defending

Wisconsin volleyball

Wisconsin volleyball

NCAA champion Texas in the NCAA Final Four semifinals in Seattle tonight.

The Longhorns (27-2) have won 23 straight matches entering tonight’s matchup.

The Badgers are the 12-seed, making it the third 12-seed to reach the national semifinals in the last five years.  It’s also the second time UW has reached the Final Four in program history.  The first came appearance came back in 2000 under coach Pete Waite.

Kelly Sheffield is in his first year as the Badgers coach, taking over a program that hadn’t advanced to the NCAA tournament since 2007.

AUDIO: Kelly Sheffield says they’ll be ready for Texas :18

Tonight’s matchup starts at 6:30 and can be seen live on ESPN2.

Second-seeded Penn State (32-2) won the Big Ten title for the 10th time in the last 11 seasons.  The Nittany Lions will face 3rd-seeded Washington (30-2) in the second semifinal tonight.  The winners will square off in Saturday’s championship (8:30pm).

Badgers shoot their way to win over Penn State

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Josh Gasser scored 15 points to lead the 15th ranked Wisconsin Badgers to a

Josh Gasser

65-55 win over the Penn State Nittany Lions at the Kohl Center on Sunday.

Gasser teams with Jordan Taylor and Jarred Berggren to hit three 3-pointers each as the Badgers broke out of a home court shooting slump with 11 out of 22 from distance in the win. 

Jared Berggren added 13 points and Ryan Evans and Jordan Taylor added 11 points each as the Badgers improved to 20-7 overall and 9-5 in Big Ten play. 

Tim Frazier had 20 points for Penn State (12-16, 4-11) in defeat.  The Nittany Lions haven’t won in Madison since 1995, a span of 15 games.