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Wisconsin Women’s Hockey wins National Championship

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The Wisconsin women’s hockey team won their second national championship in three years with a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory over Northeastern Saturday night.

Daryl Watts scored the game winner from behind the net when she flicked the puck off the back of a defender who was standing in front of the cage, directing the puck into the net.

Makenna Webster scored earlier in the third period, and Northeastern tied the game 1-1 minutes later.  Goalie Kennedy Blair had 24 saves, and stopped 61 shots in the two games over the Frozen Four weekend.

The title is the sixth in program history, tying them with Minnesota for the most in NCAA Division I history.  Head Coach Mark Johnson has passed Shannon Miller for the most hockey titles in NCAA women’s hockey with six.  He is also the winningest coach in NCAA history with 539 wins.

Badgers dominate North Carolina 85-62 in opening round victory

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The Wisconsin Badgers played their most complete game of the season in defeating North Carolina in the opening-round of the NCAA Tournament 85-62 Friday night.

Brad Davison had a career high 29 points on 10/15 shooting.  D’Mitrik Trice added 21 points as the Badgers drained 13 of 27 three point attempts.

With the victory Wisconsin will play the top seed in the South Region, Baylor, on Sunday.

This game marked the first time in North Carolina coach Roy Williams career that he has lost an opening-round game.

Overall the Badgers shot 51 percent from the field and 57 percent in the second half.

Wisconsin took a 40-24 lead at halftime.  In the second half North Carolina got as close to 12 points on a couple occasions, but the Badgers answered with three’s.

 

Big Ten approves plan to start football season in late October

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There will be Big Ten Conference football this fall.  The league announced Wednesday morning the 2020 season is scheduled to begin the weekend of Oct. 23-24.

The Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors (COP/C) adopted significant medical protocols including daily antigen testing, enhanced cardiac screening and an enhanced data-driven approach when making decisions about practice/competition.

According to the league’s release:

“The COP/C voted unanimously to resume the football season starting the weekend of October 23-24, 2020.  The decision was based on information presented by the Big Ten return to competition task force, a working group that was established by the COP/C and commissioner Kevin Warren to ensure a collaborative and transparent process. [Read more…]

Marquette’s Howard named AP All-American

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Markus Howard – file photo / Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Marquette Golden Eagles guard Markus Howard has been named to the Associated Press’ preseason All-American Team on Tuesday,

Howard joins Michigan State’s Cassius Winston, Seton Hall’s Myles Powell, Louisville’s Jordan Nwora and Memphis’ James Wiseman.  Winston was the only consensus selection.

Howard was a second-team AP All-American last season, finishing 5th in the country in scoring at 25 points a game.

The Golden Eagles open their season with a exhibition game against St. Norbert College on Oct. 29th.  They play their regular season opener against Loyola-Maryland on Tuesday, November 5.

Then they’ll have back-to-back games against Big Ten opponents.  They’ll host Purdue on November 13 and travel to Madison for their in-state battle with Wisconsin on November 17.

Deiter signs with Dolphins

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Former Wisconsin Badger offensive lineman Michael Deiter officially signed a four-year deal with the Miami Dolphins.  The Miami Sun Sentinel reports the deal to be worth $3.9 million with a signing bonus of just under a million dollars.

Deiter was the 15th pick of the third round (78th overall) and was the first former Badger to be selected in the April Draft.

Deiter earned first-team All-America honors by the FWAA and The Athletic in 2018 and was a consensus first-team All-Big Ten selection and the Rimington-Pace Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year.

Deiter started a program-record 54 games during his Wisconsin career, 24 at left guard, 16 at center and 14 at left tackle.  He became the first UW offensive lineman drafted since the New Orleans Saints made Ryan Ramczyk the final pick of the first round in the 2017 Draft.

 

Hausers to visit four schools

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Joey (22) and Sam (10) Hauser – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

According to a CBS Sports report, Sam and Joey Hauser, who announced on April 15th that they are leaving Marquette, will visit four schools who are in the running for their services moving forward.

The brothers are planning visits to Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan State and Virginia.

Iowa is the fourth school in the mix.  Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffrey recruited Joey in high school.  The younger Hauser also played AAU ball with Hawkeyes sophomore Joe Wieskamp.

Both Hausers have to sit out next season, per NCAA transfer rules.  Sam would have one year of eligibility left.  Joey would have two years and possibly a third if an NCAA waiver is granted.

 

Badger Women’s Hockey Changes Opening Series Schedule

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Badger women’s hockey (File Photo) (Photo by David Stluka)

The Wisconsin Women’s Hockey team has announced it will play its opening series of the season against Lindenwood at LaBahn Arena in Madison, rather than at Lindenwood.

The series is scheduled for the weekend of September 28-30, and was to be played in Wentzville, Missouri, but is being moved to Madison due to scheduling conflicts at Lindenwood.

Koenig signs with Chicago

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Bronson Koenig – Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Jack Arent/NBAE via Getty Images)

Former Wisconsin point guard Bronson Koenig has signed a training camp contract with the Chicago Bulls.

Koenig was released by the Milwaukee Bucks last week after signing a two-way deal in July.

Koenig averaged 5.2 points on 29% shooting over 15.8 minutes a game during the Bucks five-game Las Vegas Summer League stint.

In Chicago, Koenig will get the chance to battle for two roster spots with six other players that are also on non-guaranteed contracts.

In 36 games with the Badgers last season, Koenig averaged 14.5 points a game and hit a school-record 103 three-pointers.  As a Badger, he also played in two Final Fours, including the 2015 National title game.

 

Badgers ranked 9th in AP Top 25 poll

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The Wisconsin Badgers will open the 2017 college football season ranked 9th in the country in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll.  The Badgers rank number-10 in the Amway coaches poll, which was released earlier this month.

The last time Wisconsin opened the season as a consensus top-10 team was Bret Bielema’s second season as head coach in 2007.

A total of four Big Ten Teams are ranked in the top 25.  Ohio State is ranked number-2, behind top ranked Alabama.  Penn State is sixth, followed by Wisconsin at number-9 and Michigan at number-11.

The Badgers finished last season at number-9 in both polls last season after their Cotton Bowl victory over Western Michigan.

The Badgers will open the season Friday, Sept. 1 against Utah State at Camp Randall Stadium.  They won’t face Ohio State or Penn State and will host Michigan on Nov. 18 in Madison.

Marquette released 2017-’18 non-conference schedule

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The Marquette men’s basketball team has released its full non-conference schedule for 2017-’18.

The Golden Eagles will play eight home games, take a trip to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational and play a lone road game in Madison against the Badgers on December 9.

Marquette opens up on Nov. 4 against Lindenwood at the Bradley Center.  Lindenwood is a division 2 program out of Missouri.

The Golden Eagles will host Big Ten regular-season champion Purdue on Nov. 14 as part of the third-annual Gavitt Games featuring matchups between the Big East and the Big Ten.

Marquette follows that matchup with three games in three days in the Maui Invitational from Nov. 20-22.  The Golden Eagles don’t know their opponents yet, but the field includes LSU, California, Notre Dame, Michigan, VCU, Wichita State and the host team Chaminade.

Marquette will also host Georgia on Dec. 2 and Vermont on Dec. 5.

Marquette will wrap up non-conference play at home against Northern Illinois on Dec. 18 and American on Dec. 21.