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QUITE A STRETCH Florida Atlantic found the end zone twice in the first half against heavily-favored Wisconsin, but senior OLB Leon Jacobs and the Badgers’ defense dashed any hopes of an upset by holding the Owls to 50 total yards — and zero points — in the second half of a 31-14 win. PHOTO BY DAVID STLUKA
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MOST VALUABLE BLOCKER Honors are piling up for junior Tionna Williams based on her recent defensive play. She was named the tournament MVP of the HotelRED Invitational last weekend, and the Big Ten tabbed her as its Defensive Player of the Week, her first honor of the season and sixth of her career. PHOTO BY GREG ANDERSON
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NO DAY AT THE BEACH Senior Eddie Wajda may have run into some difficulty and had to pitch out of the sand on the ninth hole in Monday’s second round of the Badger Invitational at University Ridge Golf Course, but UW’s captain came back to record a 2-under par 70 in the final round and help Wisconsin earn a fifth-place finish. PHOTO BY DAVID STLUKA
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OFF TO THE RACES Freshman RB Jonathan Taylor showed the stuff that made him a state champion sprinter in high school, racing through the Florida Atlantic defense on the way to the first of his three touchdowns Saturday — part of a 223-yard performance that earned Taylor honors as co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. PHOTO BY DAVID STLUKA
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HIGHER EDUCATION The Wisconsin men’s basketball team started its preseason schedule by running up Bascom Hill Tuesday. With new faces and intrigue surrounding the team this season, the Badgers return to the court Oct. 22 for the annual Red/White Scrimmage at the Kohl Center. PHOTO BY BRANDON HARRISON
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HEART OF THE ACTION A view of the game from up close — the noise, the speed, the strategy. Joining the Wisconsin football team on its sideline during a home game takes you straight into the heart of the action.
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Senior leaders Garett Dooley and Leon Jacobs are driving the Badgers’ edge rush attack at outside linebacker.
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41 INSIDE FOOTBALL 42 INSIDE VOLLEYBALL 43 INSIDE WOMEN’S HOCKEY 45 INSIDE SOCCER 47 INSIDE CROSS COUNTRY 50 INSIDE GOLF 53 INSIDE WOMEN’S ROWING 54 THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
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LUCAS AT LARGE BY MIKE LUCAS ▪ UWBADGERS.COM
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esides Garret Dooley’s expanded role as a full-time starting outside linebacker — he started twice last season for an injured Vince Biegel — the fifth-year senior has a different look. When he rolls up his sleeves to go to work — figuratively, in concert with so many of the industrious, blue-collar players on the roster — you literally can’t help but notice the ink on his left arm. “It’s definitely new,” he confirmed of his tattoos. “I got most of it done in March and finished it up in May. My dad was a little shocked at first when I said was going full sleeve. But he got behind it.” Since the tats are more personal than cosmetic, Dooley has reproduced a version of his fa-
ther’s military dog tags from war service to go along with an Irish heritage symbol on his triceps. The overriding image on his arm is an anchor flanked by his family’s initials. “That stands for strength and stability,” he said. “That’s us as a whole.” In a football sense, Dooley and Leon Jacobs are trying to bring the same qualities to the defense, especially since they have been entrusted with replacing Biegel and T.J. Watt as the edge rushers. UW coach Paul Chryst was asked about Jacobs during his Monday press conference. And he could have easily been talking about Dooley when citing the “investment” that Jacobs has made.
“That’s what is fun when you’re around seniors, guys like Leon,” Chryst said, “who maybe haven’t had the opportunity that he has now where he’s the clearcut starter. “I also like the fact that Leon thinks he should impact the game.” Dooley is on that same wavelength with Jacobs. “We haven’t really talked about our roles individually,” said Dooley, who’s from Rochester, Illinois. “But we’re really good friends off the field; we hang out all the time. “It’s a lot of fun playing out there with Leon. I think we’ve both settled in as senior leaders at outside linebacker. We’re just both excited to go out and play and make plays.”
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In Saturday’s win over Florida Atlantic, Jacobs had six tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack while Dooley had four tackles, two TFLs and a sack. Jacobs also had two TFLs in the opener against Utah State. “I have a different role, but I’m embracing it,” said the 6-foot2, 245-pound Jacobs, who was nicknamed “Leon the Phenom” by his Golden Valley High School teammates in Santa Clarita, California. Transitioning from a prep running back to outside linebacker to inside linebacker to fullback to inside ’backer to outside ’backer, Jacobs has made adjustments in each of the past five years. That includes to a season-ending injury in 2015 after four games. But he still insisted that the tweaks and position changes have been “nothing too dramatic.” That opinion is consistent with the way that Jacobs goes about his business. “Everybody has a different role every year,” he said. “I’ve got to make plays every game.” Seniority demands as much. “I’m more in a leadership role than last year with Vince and T.J. being the two starters,” said Dooley. “Some of the younger guys are looking up to me as well as some of the less experienced guys. “I need to take that to heart and just go out there and lead.” Jacobs has appeared in a team-high 47 games. But he has started only six times. Dooley, who also has lined up on the
D-line and inside linebacker, has played in 27 games with four starts. By comparison, Biegel had 40 starts, and Watt had 14. Before departing to the NFL, they shared their knowledge and left an impression on Dooley and Jacobs in more ways than one. “It was nothing that they said,” Jacobs pointed out. “But it was the way they played.” On Watt’s gung-ho approach, he said, “He was my motivation. I want to play like that.”
“THEY TOLD ME, ‘JUST GO OUT THERE AND BE YOURSELF. DON’T TRY TO BE ANYONE ELSE BECAUSE THAT’S WHEN YOU GET INTO TROUBLE.’ BE YOURSELF. FLY AROUND. HAVE FUN.” Biegel and Watt did say something to Dooley that has shaped his mindset. “They told me, ‘Just go out there and be yourself. Don’t try to be anyone else because that’s when you get into trouble,’” he said, summarizing their message. “Be yourself. Fly around. Have fun.” A missed tackle can take some of the fun out of the game, he conceded. “Especially when you put yourself in that situation and you know that you’ve made the plays in the past and you’ve come up short,” he said. “It’s definitely frustrating.” But you need to flush that play, he stressed, and make the
next one. “I definitely think there’s a lot of things that I need to improve on,” said the 6-3, 245-pound Dooley. “The physicality part is still there with me. That’s always something I like to take pride in. “But I need to work on getting after the quarterback more.” Jacobs has also put an emphasis on improving his pass rush. When asked on how he feels that he has performed in the first two games, he said, “All right. But I think I can get better.” Expanding that thought to a big-picture critique, Jacobs said, “The defense needs to get way better. But I wouldn’t say we’re in trouble.” On the contrary, he believes the Badgers are in a normal growth spurt. Has an identity been established yet? “Not really,” Jacobs said. “We still have a couple of more games to do that. “This week will be a good test on the road for us and we’ll see how we do.” Wisconsin will travel to Provo, Utah, to face BYU, which has struggled on offense (33 points in three games). Neither Utah State, nor Florida Atlantic scored in the second half against the Badgers. “Obviously something we need to do is come out with more of an edge at the beginning of the game,” Dooley said of the defensive unit. “We need to come out and show who we actually are.” Strength and stability comes to mind for Jacobs and Dooley. ▪
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BEHIND THE DESK BY BARRY ALVAREZ ▪ UW DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
UW to FAU: ‘We’ll take care of you’
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got word at about mid-week that Florida Atlantic was looking to see if we could move or cancel Saturday’s game because of understandable concerns with Hurricane Irma. I told Chris McIntosh, our deputy athletic director, “Let’s get a hold of their AD (Patrick Chun) and let them know if they got stuck here, we’d do whatever was necessary to accommodate them.” Some different contingencies were brought up and considered after games involving other Florida schools were canceled or postponed. But those options just weren’t going to work out. Instead, we said, “Come up and play the game at 11 a.m. on Saturday and if you can’t get back, stay here. It may be the safest thing anyhow. We’ll take care of you.” It wasn’t finalized until Thursday. We were still worried whether they’d get out of Florida on Friday. I understand they may have been one of the last flights to leave before the airport closed. Because they took a bigger plane out of Florida than they would have normally for the travel party, the coaches were able to bring their wives and children with them to Madison. We connected all of our people with all of their people: our strength coaches with their strength coaches, our equipment people with their equipment people, our video people with their video people.
Our coaches’ wives even hosted a tailgate for their coaches’ wives. After Saturday’s game, their administrators were kind of playing it by ear — taking everything day by day — until they could determine when they could get back to Florida. We had a lot of people step up to help them. Their players lifted in our weight room on Sunday and practiced in the stadium on Monday and Tuesday. So, they’ve tried to make the best out of the situation. Cindy and I were watching the Weather Channel and getting updates on the hurricane when they showed one of their reporters out in the elements waiting for the eye of the storm to pass. He was standing just blocks from our condo in Naples. We haven’t heard yet about damage. Saturday night, I had Monte Kiffin and his wife over. Monte has been in the coaching business for a long time and his son Lane, now Florida Atlantic’s head coach, obviously grew up around the game. When I got done playing at Nebraska, Monte was a fulltime assistant and coaching the freshman team for Bob Devaney. I was one of his graduate assistants along with Jim Walden. Later, Monte got me my first head coaching job at Lexington High School in Nebraska. That was his hometown and his brother-in-law was very active in the community. Monte Kiffin is a great coach.
He still has the same energy today. That’s the way he has always coached. He’s really a stickler on fundamentals; he’s all about teaching. I had talked to him about Jimmy Leonhard and how he was really a good teacher even though he’s just now beginning his second year as a coach since retiring as a player. Monte wanted to meet him. Being in the pros for so long, he appreciates guys who want to teach instead of guys who are always looking for their next job. He respects good teachers. After the game, Monte said, “Tell Jimmy, he did a good job with the secondary.” They have some talented receivers and he was impressed with how we locked up on them and played man. That team was well coached. They did a good job of stripping the ball when our young guy, Jonathan Taylor, was trying to get more yardage. Until he lost the ball at the end, I thought that was probably his best run. I love his speed and power. They had three unblocked players on the edge and he comes out and lowers his shoulder on one and runs through the others. That play was impressive. Ronnie (Dayne) ran through people like that. I don’t know if Jonathan’s as fast as Michael Bennett. But he’s a combination of a number of our tailbacks. That’s saying a lot, because we’ve had some great ones. ▪
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▲ VOLLEYBALL The fifth-ranked Badgers are 7-0 to open the season, tying for the seventh-best start in program history.
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◀ FOOTBALL The Badgers have been ranked among the nation’s top 10 teams in each of the last 10 editions of the Associated Press Top 25, matching the second-longest run in school history. UW was a top-10 team in 15 consecutive editions of the AP poll across the 1962 and ’63 seasons.
◀ FOOTBALL RB Jonathan Taylor has averaged 155.0 rushing yards through two games, the best mark of any true freshman in the nation. Ohio State’s J.K. Dobbins (126.5) ranks second. Taylor also leads all freshmen with four rushing touchdowns.
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WOMEN’S SOCCER ▶ Riding a five-game win streak, the Badgers climbed to No. 9 in the United Soccer Coaches rankings. It’s the team’s second national ranking this season thanks to Wisconsin’s strongest start since 2014 when UW began 7-0 and finished 19-3-2.
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CROSS-STATE RALLY
VOLLEYBALL VS. MARQUETTE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 ▪ 7PM UW FIELD HOUSE ▪ BTN PLUS
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No. 5 Wisconsin wraps up the non-conference season by hosting the Badger Classic this weekend against Marquette (Thursday, 7 p.m.) and Southern Mississippi (Saturday, 7 p.m.). Matches will be streamed live on BTN Plus.
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FOOTBALL AT BYU SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 ▪ 2:30PM PROVO, UTAH ▪ ABC
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MEN’S SOCCER VS. LOYOLA CHICAGO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 ▪ 7PM McCLIMON COMPLEX ▪ BTN PLUS It’s Pac the Mac this Saturday for Wisconsin soccer. Catch a doubleheader of women’s soccer vs. Minnesota at 4 p.m. followed by men’s soccer vs. Loyola Chicago at 7 p.m. Fans can watch both matches streamed live on BTN Plus.
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10th-ranked Wisconsin travels for its first road game this season against BYU in the Badgers’ final non-conference matchup. Saturday’s game kicks off at 2:30 p.m. (CT) and airs live on ABC and the ESPN app.
WEDNESDAY 9/13 MEN’S SOCCER vs. Northwestern Madison, Wis. 8:30 p.m. Watch: BTN Ticket info »
THURSDAY 9/14
FRIDAY 9/15 MEN’S TENNIS at Harvard Chowder Fest Cambridge, Mass. All day
VOLLEYBALL Badger Classic vs. Marquette Madison, Wis. 7:00 p.m. Watch: BTN Plus SOLD OUT
SATURDAY 9/16 MEN’S & WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Mayflower Day Open Madison, Wis. 11:00 a.m. FOOTBALL at BYU Provo, Utah 2:30 p.m. Watch: BTN WOMEN’S SOCCER vs. Minnesota Madison, Wis. 4:00 p.m. Watch: BTN Plus Ticket info » WOMEN’S HOCKEY vs. South Korea (Exh.) Madison, Wis. 6:00 p.m. View more events »
SUNDAY 9/17 MEN’S TENNIS at Harvard Chowder Fest Cambridge, Mass. All day WOMEN’S GOLF East-West Match Play Madison, Wis. All day
ALL TIMES CENTRAL
MONDAY 9/18
TUESDAY 9/19
WOMEN’S GOLF East-West Match Play Madison, Wis. All day
WEDNESDAY 9/20
MEN’S SOCCER at Duke Durham, N.C. 6:00 p.m. Watch: ACC Network Extra WOMEN’S GOLF East-West Match Play Madison, Wis. All day
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Dani Rhodes is a sophomore forward for the Wisconsin women’s soccer team who’s picking up where she left off as a member of the Big Ten Conference all-freshman squad in 2016. In the first seven matches with the Badgers she’s already equaled her goal output overall from 22 games last season (four) and accounted for five game-winning conversions in her UW career. The former honor student from Waukesha (Wisconsin) West High School took a moment recently to talk about a difficult choice she made, her first job and a class she’d recommend to her peers. What was your first job for a paycheck? “When I was in fourth or fifth grade I actually put fliers out in mailboxes and I had my own dog-walking business. But my first job for a paycheck was a waitress (at the) Cornerstone Restaurant. I’m still there. I work breaks and during the summer.” If you could have one random skill that you don’t have what would be it? “To sing. I’m always singing, always belting out songs to the radio and stuff like that, and my parents are always turning the volume up so they can’t hear me.” You were an all-state performer in high school playing basketball and soccer. Did you consider playing both at Wisconsin? “It was talked about. There were a lot of schools recruiting me for both. I do miss having the variety and having different seasons, but I love being able to concentrate on soccer.” What swayed you? “My family’s a big basketball family — coaches and college players — but soccer was kind of like my own thing. … It’s something I taught myself and would practice on my own, so I think I grew a different love for it as I got older. I wanted to do what I loved.” Is there a class you’d recommend to an incoming UW student? “My favorite was my (Introduction to) Chicano Latina Studies class. It was a discussion-based class where there was debate and you got to know your peers.” ▪ 25
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t first glance, you couldn’t tell if Wisconsin sophomore quarterback Alex Hornibrook had made a mess or just cleaned one up. He jogged to the bustling home sideline at Camp Randall Stadium wearing a blank stare. After a brief verbal encounter with UW coach Paul Chryst, Hornibrook removed his helmet, carefully set it down at the end of a metal bench and turned his gaze to the massive video board at the north end of the facility. You couldn’t be sure if Hornibrook had just made a big play or a big mistake because he wore an expression any World Poker Tour participant would love. “I don’t try to do that,” he said. “That’s just how I am.” Intentional or not, Hornibrook’s demean-
or is a reflection of how the Badgers typically go about their business on the sideline during games. No two personalities are exactly alike and everyone on has their own emotional trigger mechanisms — players and coaches — but you can’t help but be struck by the sense of energetic calm that pervades the UW bench. That was one of the takeaways from watching the first two non-conference games of the regular season — a 59-10 win over Utah State on Sept. 1 and a 31-14 victory over Florida Atlantic on Sept. 9 — from the home sideline. Intentional or not, Hornibrook epitomizes the even-keeled approach employed by the 10th-ranked Badgers. That aforementioned display? It came immediately after he’d thrown a 12-yard touchdown
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pass to senior tight end Troy Fumagalli, part of a 31-14 win over Florida Atlantic. But Hornibrook struck the exact same pose a series later when his pass intended for wide receiver Quintez Cephus was intercepted by defensive end Leighton McCarthy. “You never want to be too low or too high,” Hornibrook explained. “Not too excited, angry or frustrated.” Watching from the Wisconsin bench is not the best vantage point for play-to-play perspective — obstructed viewing at its worst thanks to all the big bodies — but the tradeoff is that you hear, notice and feel so much more than you might seated in the press box or Section T. It starts during pregame warmups. You hear Florida Atlantic’s drills dictated by an air horn instead of a customary coach’s
“YOU NEVER WANT TO BE TOO LOW OR TOO HIGH,” HORNIBROOK EXPLAINED. “NOT TOO EXCITED, ANGRY OR FRUSTRATED.” whistle; the voices of family members and friends calling out to UW junior kicker Rafael Gaglianone from behind the spectator railing; the loud inhale of sophomore inside linebacker Chris Orr as he takes a jolting whiff of an ammonia capsule. You notice multiple NFL scouts walking the sideline scribbling into their notebooks; former Badgers such as Vince Biegel, Lance Kendricks and Bart Houston shaking hands and reconnecting; UW assistant coaches surreptitiously filing onto the sideline away from the hubbub of players charging from the tunnel. You feel the whistle of an airborne football zinging by your ear as Hornibrook warms up with a student manager amid a crowded bench; the sense of solemn dignity from watching junior tailback Chris James and true freshman cornerback Madison Cone kneel alone in reflection; the violent pop of every collision, especially those nearest the sideline. Chryst has served UW in four different capacities since 1985 — player, assistant coach, offensive coordinator and head coach — and has seen a variety of sideline conditions. He’s come to embrace a minimalistic theme. There are no elaborate props on his sideline, no billboard-like posters to signal in plays (like numerous college spread offenses) or trash cans to inspire defensive players to create turnovers. Chryst has a two-man crew — redshirt freshman quarterback Karé Lyles and student manager Bobby Dunn — using hand gestures to signal in plays from the bench. In an age where many coaches have play sheets the size of Sizzler menus, Chryst’s looks like it fits into the palm of his hand.
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Chryst has played for or worked with five UW head coaches — Dave McClain, Jim Hilles, Don Morton, Barry Alvarez and Bret Bielema — and also been an assistant in the NFL and CFL. Each stop offered Chryst some insight into his current vision. “I’ve been on different staffs, different teams where it’s been a different feel,” he said. “I don’t think you try to orchestrate it necessarily, but there is a certain rhythm. “Too often coaches can create a panic that isn’t healthy, that doesn’t help the kids.” Chryst said games are for his players to go and have fun and maximize their gifts. “I want game day to be theirs,” he said. “I don’t care where they’re at, on game day people need to be themselves. With coaches, your job on game day is to help them play, to be eyes and communicate and (make) decisions to help them play. You have three-and-out, saying, “I’ve seen enough. Do to do it within your personality.” your jobs.” Those details come to life as the game unYou notice Biadasz, sitting in the middle of his folds. teammates, never taking his eyes off Rudolph; You hear offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph, the UW bench erupt — the loudest blast of on one knee, calmly emotion during eiaddressing the ofther game — when “I DON’T CARE WHERE THEY’RE AT, ON fensive line after an junior inside lineGAME DAY PEOPLE NEED TO BE THEMopening series vs. backer T.J. Edwards SELVES. WITH COACHES, YOUR JOB ON Utah State in which intercepts a pass vs. GAME DAY IS TO HELP THEM PLAY, TO BE Hornibrook was Utah State, setting EYES AND COMMUNICATE AND (MAKE) sacked twice; Ruup a field goal that DECISIONS TO HELP THEM PLAY.” dolph continuing to tied the game at lecture in a steady, 10; Edwards, one of even tone after a poor exchange between the emotional leaders for the Badgers, coming Hornibrook and redshirt freshman center Tyler from the other end of the sideline to encourBiadasz results in a lost fumble; Rudolph, on his age the offensive linemen before the 49-point feet now, getting agitated after a subsequent second half began.
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You feel the unmistakable sense of anticipation from the crowd whenever true freshman tailback Jonathan Taylor takes a handoff and pinballs into the clear; the genuine look of joy on Chryst’s face as he hugged sophomore wide receiver Quintez Cephus following his first career TD catch vs. Utah State; the urgency in Chryst’s voice when, on third-and goal from the Florida Atlantic 4 late in the third quarter, he bellowed “Finish this!” Jim Leonhard, the first-year defensive coordinator for the Badgers, said the calm nature of the sideline is driven from two directions.
“Some of it is the personality of the players and some of it the personality of the coaches,” he said. “Our players are pretty relaxed. We try to get across to them that you get to the sideline and you just have to correct. You have to figure out, ‘OK, this is how they’re attacking us. These are the issues that we’re having.’ “Communicate it. Talk it over and try to take as much of the emotion out of it as possible. “If they need a little bit of fire, yeah, you have to bring the intensity and get the focus back. But the majority of the time, on the sideline, that’s the time to think. It’s not time to scream. It’s not time to yell.” That approach was evident after Florida Atlantic scored on a 63-yard pass play. Junior cornerback Nick Nelson let wide receiver DeAndre McNeal zoom past him thinking he had safety help when he should have been in manto-man coverage. Quarterback Daniel Parr made the Badgers pay. “We have to talk out there,” Leonhard told his charges in the secondary, his voice even, but firm. An even-tempered discussion, led in part by junior strong safety D’Cota Dixon, ensued. “To me, yelling at guys does not help that,” Leonhard said. “It gets them even more in a panic like things are going on. I try to be as calm as possible.” The UW defense is situated on benches opposite the offense. Separating them are a communication outpost and a sports medicine area complete with a collapsible examination tent. Most of Chryst’s assistants are on the sideline, including Rudolph, Leonhard, Ted Gilmore (wide receivers), John Settle (running backs), Chris Haering (special teams), Inoke Breckterfield (defensive line) and Tim Tibesar (outside linebackers). Bob Bostad (inside linebackers) and Mickey Turner (tight ends) operate from the press box. Leonhard noted that Breckterfield and Tibe-
sar have similar personalities to him as far as sideline if he feels it necessary. “let’s just address the issues and give the play“I look at him as much as anything and see if ers time (to regroup).” I need to,” he said. “It’s either validating what Leonhard said it was a lot different when he they’re seeing or clearing things up,” he said. starred for Wisconsin as a three-time All-AmerStanding on the sideline, you get a whole ican at safety from 2002 to ’04. new perspective on watching UW chase an“The personality of the coaches was so difother Big Ten Conference title. ferent and a lot of You hear the apthe (secondary) preciation of fans “IF THEY NEED A LITTLE BIT OF FIRE, coaches I had, they rain down. YEAH, YOU HAVE TO BRING THE INTENwere up in the box. You notice all SITY AND GET THE FOCUS BACK. BUT THE “So much of it is the moving parts MAJORITY OF THE TIME, ON THE SIDELINE, just the personality necessary for sucTHAT’S THE TIME TO THINK. IT’S NOT TIME of your coach and cess. TO SCREAM. IT’S NOT TIME TO YELL.” what his mindset You feel “Jump is.” Around” in a whole When Chryst was the UW offensive coordinew way. nator from 2005 to ’11 he was up in the press Hornibrook said there’s more to come from box and would touch base with his quarterthe Badgers. backs between series. “We still want to get some intensity on the Now, Chryst said he’ll talk with Hornibrook sidelines,” he said, “and that will come with or true freshman backup Jack Coan on the making plays.” NEIL AMENT
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Giving back practiced by Badgers from the start Community service is cherished lesson for new Wisconsin student-athletes
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nder an ominous sky, a late-model van pulled into the driveway of the Goodman Community Center and five young women emerged wearing solemn expressions. They looked nervous, intense and wary. They said little as they made their way toward the door of the food pantry located on Madison’s east side. Over the next two-plus hours, freshman members of the Wisconsin women’s basketball and hockey teams were introduced to a unique culture that will help define their time as student-athletes at UW. They stocked shelves and assisted the needy from all walks — men, women and children; 20-somethings and the not-so-young — as they filled bags and makeshift carts with donated food items. In some cases, the teenagers helped shop-
pers take their goods from the narrow confines of the small display area to waiting vehicles, never mind that a tornado warning was in effect for the area and heavy rains were falling. By the end of their shift, the UW entourage — basketball player Niya Beverley and hockey players Natalie Buchbinder, Kyleigh Hanzlik, Brette Pettet and Maddie Posick — wore small, relaxed smiles. “We were a little nervous because we didn’t know what we were getting ourselves into,” said Beverley, a guard from Washington, D.C. “Once we got here and learned that we have each other, we were fine.” The experience was humbling, enlightening and wholly rewarding. “To brighten someone’s day and know you’re helping out is one of the best feelings in the world,” said Pettet, a center from Kentville,
Nova Scotia. “Knowing you can make a differnurture it throughout their careers as Badgers. ence, whether it’s big or small, is very import“It’s a great opportunity to help others,” said ant.” Hanzlik, a center/wing from Wisconsin Rapids. Learning how to make a difference in the “It kind of teaches you what life is like in differworld is part of the ent ways than yours is.” summer curriculum In addition to wom“TO BRIGHTEN SOMEONE’S DAY AND for incoming UW stuen’s basketball and KNOW YOU’RE HELPING OUT IS ONE OF dent-athletes. hockey, UW freshman THE BEST FEELINGS IN THE WORLD,” Service learning student-athletes in SAID PETTET. “KNOWING YOU CAN courses are offered for MAKE A DIFFERENCE, WHETHER IT’S BIG football, men’s basOR SMALL, IS VERY IMPORTANT.” credit that include a ketball, men’s hockey volunteer or commuand wrestling were innity engagement component such as a food volved in the summer session, totaling nearly pantry, senior center, youth camp or hospital. 60 participants. More than 40 academic departments at WisA few hours prior to the food pantry visit, consin teach in excess of 100 service learning members of the men’s hockey team made their courses during the school year. These classes and labs — in this case, Kinesiology 508, Lifestyle Redesign and Health Promotion for College Students — include at least 20 hours of service throughout the semester as part of the course requirement. Two credits are based on textbook work. Another comes from community projects. The UW Office of Academic Services and the Office of Student-Athlete Development have major stakes in the process, which completed its third summer of operation. Badgers Give Back, the community outreach arm of the UW Athletic Department, is the liaison for this endeavor that provides organization, oversight for visits and transportation to the student-athletes. “They’re going out and applying what they’re learning and how to be good stewards,” said Jackie Davenport, the director of community relations for UW Athletics. The idea is to plant the seed of civic awareness in the minds of incoming UW freshman student-athletes and
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second pilgrimage to the Neighborhood House, a local non-profit that provides programming for youth, adults and families who are looking to strengthen their community bond. For the better part of two hours, brothers Jason and Sean Dhooghe, Tarek Baker, Josh Ess, and Wyatt Kalynuk engaged with campers age 7 to 12, playing cards and assorted board games. “Hey, the hockey guys are back,” announced one camper when the UW entourage arrived via the back entrance after dodging raindrops through the parking lot. In short order, the five student-athletes were immersed in games and animated conversations. For example, Jason Dhooghe, a winger from Aurora, Illinois, engaged two boys in building a massive structure out of pliable, plastic pieces. “It’s a masterpiece,” said Jason, who played
for the Green Bay Gamblers of the U.S. Hockey League last season. At a nearby table, younger sibling Sean Dhooghe, a winger out of the U.S. National Team Developmental Program, was involved in a game of Jenga. It’s a test of skill whereby players try to get their opponent to topple a 54-block tower of wooden pieces. “That was intense,” Sean said, smiling, after surviving one round. Working with kids is nothing new for Baker, a wing/center from Verona who has helped his mother operate a daycare out of her home. He said patience is an important virtue. “They’re young kids and they’re looking for role models,” said Tarek, who played for Sioux City of the USHL last season. “They think it’s cool that we play for the Badgers and stuff, so it’s just key to be a good role model for them.”
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Baker’s new teammates seemed to share his sense of ease. “I was extremely comfortable,” Sean Dhooghe said. “This was only our second time here, but I love being around kids. I think they’re fun and you can end up learning a lot from the kids you interact with.” Ess, a defenseman, said the outreach brought back fond memories growing up in Lakeville, Minnesota. “When I was a kid I looked up to older hockey guys — older people in general — so it’s fun to give back what I received,” he said. “It’s been an awesome experience for me.”
Baker said he’s familiar with the Badgers Give Back program because he grew up in the area. Same goes for Posick, a winger who attended Stoughton High School and played for the Madison Capitols. “It shows that our community and the people we influence are very important to us and that our image is very important to us,” she said. What does it say to an outof-state student-athlete that a program like this exists at UW? “It says a lot,” said Pettet, who attended Shattuck St. Mary’s (Minnesota) High School before coming to Madison. “I’m from Canada and I’ve always been told that the Midwest is very friendly and very nice. It’s definitely true. Ever since I walked on campus there’s people there willing to help you and very selfless. “I thought it was a great opportunity for me to give back. When I first came here a lot of things were new — a lot of new experiences came my way — but I’ve definitely had a lot of help given to me since I’ve been here and a lot of guidance. “To make a small difference like today is the least I can do. I’m glad I could be a part of it for sure.” Ess, who played at Lakeville South High School, said civic experiences like this are vital to the maturation process. “I haven’t really thought about it much until I came here, but it’s been awesome to be a part of this program,” he said. “It is a big deal to try and make these kids smile and have fun outside of their homes and communities.”
Jason Dhooghe said visiting food pantries, that they are, and how generous they can be,” nursing homes and hospitals is cherished by Pettet said. UW student-athletes. “Watching them do their jobs and not just “The community really supports us during go through the motions,” Sean Dhooghe said. the season, so since we’re not in the season, “Having a good time builds a level of trust it’s a good chance to use some of our spare amongst each other and also gets us comforttime to give back,” he said. able with each other.” Before everyone “We have to give piled into vans to reback and be that role “THE COMMUNITY REALLY SUPPORTS turn to campus, there model that we wanted US DURING THE SEASON, SO SINCE was reflection. when we were young,” WE’RE NOT IN THE SEASON, IT’S A GOOD CHANCE TO USE SOME OF “I learned not to Sean Dhooghe said. OUR SPARE TIME TO GIVE BACK.” think about myself “Even though it’s an all the time, to think assignment, I think all about others and help others and that’s really of us here would be here on our own.” important in life,” Beverley said. A subtle benefit is seeing how future team“I’ve done a lot of community service, but mates handle themselves in an unfamiliar enI’ve never interacted really with the people that vironment. I’ve served,” Posick said. “It’s mindful. You nev“I’ve just gotten to know them, so coming er take anything for granted. You have a lot of here and spending a few hours has enabled me opportunities and you shouldn’t waste them.” to get to know them better and see the people
INSIDE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE (2-0, 0-0)
Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 1 Utah State
W, 59-10
Sept. 9 Florida Atlantic W, 31-14 Sept. 16 at BYU
2:30 p.m.
Sept. 30 Northwestern TBA Oct. 7
at Nebraska
TBA
Oct. 14 Purdue TBA Oct. 21 Maryland
11 a.m.
Homecoming
Oct. 28 at Illinois Nov. 4
at Indiana
11 a.m. TBA
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THIS WEEK Wisconsin (2-0) is set for its first game away from home this season, with the 10thranked Badgers heading to Provo, Utah, to take on BYU (1-2) in their final non-conference matchup. LAST WEEK Freshman RB Jonathan Taylor ran for 223 yards and three touchdowns while the UW defense gave up just 50 second-half yards in a 31-14 win over Florida Atlantic at Camp Randall Stadium.
GOOD TO KNOW The Badgers own an 11-3 (.786) record away from home during Paul Chryst’s tenure as head coach, including an 8-1 mark in true road games.
Nov. 18 #7 Michigan TBA Nov. 25 at Minnesota
TBA
Dec. 2
Big Ten Championship
Indianapolis, Ind.
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Nov. 11 Iowa TBA
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NEED TO KNOW Saturday’s game kicks off at 2:30 p.m. (CT) and airs live on ABC and the ESPN app, with Mike Patrick, Tommy Tuberville and Paul Carcaterra on the call. Matt Lepay, Mike Lucas and Patrick Herb will call the game statewide on the Badger Sports Network and worldwide via iHeartRadio. Live stats are available via UWBadgers.com and the Badger Gameday app.
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INSIDE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE (7-0, 0-0)
Home events in bold. All times CT. Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Madison, Wis.:
Aug. 25 Louisville
W, 3-0
Aug. 26 #11 N. Carolina W, 3-0 at K-State Invitational, Manhattan, Kan.:
Sept. 1
vs. Syracuse
W, 3-0
vs. Arkansas
W, 3-0
Sept. 2
at Kansas State
W, 3-0
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THIS WEEK No. 5 Wisconsin (7-0) wraps up the non-conference season by hosting the Badger Classic on Thursday through Saturday in the UW Field House. UW takes on Marquette (4-4) and Southern Mississippi (84), coached by former Badger Amanda Berkley, in the tournament. Wisconsin and Marquette play at 7 p.m. on Thursday while it’s a battle of the Golden Eagles on Friday at 6 p.m. The Badgers face Southern Miss at 7 p.m. on Saturday. LAST WEEK The Badgers remain undefeated after winning their own HotelRED Invitational last weekend. Wisconsin swept Lipscomb and Texas A&M to improve to 7-0 on the year, which ties for the seventh
best season opening in program history. GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin has not lost a set this season, defeating all seven opponents by 3-0 scores. The Badgers’ 21-0 mark in set play ranks as the sixth-longest set winning streak in program history. Opponents have scored more than 20 points in a set only seven times while the Badgers have been pushed to extra points only twice. NEED TO KNOW All three matches of the Badger Classic will be streamed on BTN Plus. All Wisconsin matches air in the Madison area on 100.9FM or online through the iHeartRadio app. Fans can follow live stats on UWBadgers.com or live updates on Twitter @BadgerVB.
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Sept. 7
Lipscomb
W, 3-0
Sept. 9
Texas A&M
W, 3-0
Badger Classic, Madison, WI:
Sept. 14 Marquette
7 p.m.
Sept. 16 Southern Miss.
7 p.m.
Sept. 22 #23 Michigan St. 7 p.m. Sept. 24 #21 Michigan
7 p.m.
Sept. 29 at Iowa
7 p.m.
Sept. 30 at #10 Nebraska 7 p.m. Oct. 4
#1 Minnesota
Oct. 7
at #23 Michigan St. 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 11 #10 Nebraska
7 p.m. 8 p.m.
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INSIDE WOMEN'S HOCKEY SCHEDULE (0-0)
Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 16 South Korea
6 p.m.
Exhibition
Sept. 22 Lindenwood
7 p.m.
Sept. 23 Lindenwood
3 p.m.
Sept. 28 Mercyhurst
7 p.m.
Sept. 29 Mercyhurst
7 p.m.
Oct. 6
at Syracuse
3 p.m.
Oct. 7
at Syracuse
2 p.m.
Oct. 13 at Minnesota St. 7 p.m.
THIS WEEK Wisconsin opens its 2017-18 season with an exhibition contest against the South Korean National Team on Saturday. Puck drop at LaBahn Arena is set for 6 p.m. and admission is free. LAST YEAR The Badgers won their second-straight WCHA regular-season title and their third-consecutive WCHA tournament title en route to advancing to the NCAA championship game. Senior AnnRenée Desbiens became the fifth Badger to win the Patty Kazmaier while Desbiens, Annie Pankowski, Sarah Nurse and Jenny Ryan all earned All-America honors.
GOOD TO KNOW Seniors Annie Pankowski and Emily Clark will both take Olympic redshirts this year as they train with their respective national teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Pankowski is one of 23 players on the U.S. team with former UW standouts Brianna Decker, Meghan Duggan, Hilary Knight and Alex Rigsby, while Clark is one of 28 players on the Canadian team along with former Badgers Desbiens, Meaghan Mikkelson, Nurse and Blayre Turnbull.
Oct. 20 Bemidji State
7 p.m.
Oct. 21 Bemidji State
7 p.m.
Oct. 28 at Minnesota
4 p.m.
Oct. 29 at Minnesota
3 p.m.
Nov. 4
Ohio State
Nov. 5
Ohio State Noon
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Oct. 14 at Minnesota St. 3 p.m.
2 p.m.
Nov. 10 at Cornell
2 p.m.
Nov. 11 at Cornell
2 p.m.
Nov. 24 vs. Northeastern 3 p.m.
Washington, D.C.
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NEED TO KNOW Fans can follow the game via Twitter (@BadgerWHockey) and can find a recap following the game at UWBadgers.com.
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INSIDE MEN'S SOCCER SCHEDULE (1-1-2, 0-1-0)
Home events in bold. All times CT. Aug. 25 at Tulsa
T, 2-2
Aug. 27 vs. Oral Roberts
T, 1-1
Tulsa, Okla.
Sept. 2
Grand Canyon
Sept. 8
at Michigan
W, 3-1 L, 1-2
Sept. 13 Northwestern 8:30 p.m.
LAST WEEK Wisconsin fell 2-1 in its conference opener at Michigan. The biggest story of the night was captain goalkeeper Philipp Schilling, who was the unlikely offensive hero launching the ball from 65 yards out and scoring the Badgers’ lone goal of the evening. It was his first career goal.
GOOD TO KNOW Saturday’s “PAC the MAC” game will be a doubleheader with the men’s and women’s soccer teams. All fans can purchase tickets for $1 for admission to the doubleheader, beginning with the women’s game at 4 p.m. and the men playing at 7 p.m. Admission is FREE for students with a UW Student ID. NEED TO KNOW Wednesday’s match will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network and Saturday’s match will be streamed live through BTN Plus while fans can also find live statistics on UWBadgers.com and live updates on Twitter (@BadgerMSoccer).
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7 p.m.
Sept. 19 at #23 Duke
6 p.m.
Sept. 23 Penn State
7 p.m.
Sept. 26 Wright State
7 p.m.
Oct. 1
at Rutgers
2:30 p.m.
Oct. 4
Marquette
Oct. 7
#6 Michigan State 7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Oct. 10 Green Bay
7 p.m.
Oct. 13 #3 Maryland
6 p.m.
KELLI GRASHEL
THIS WEEK UW (1-1-2) has a big week ahead that includes a game on the Big Ten Network and the annual “PAC the MAC” game. UW hosts Northwestern (1-4) live on the Big Ten Network on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. on the annual “Colony Night.” UW then hosts Loyola (3-2) on Saturday night at 7 p.m.
Sept. 16 Loyola Chicago
Oct. 21 at #1 Indiana 6:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at Milwaukee
7 p.m.
Oct. 29 at Ohio State
Noon
Nov. 4-12
Big Ten Tournament
Columbus, Ohio
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INSIDE WOMEN'S SOCCER SCHEDULE (6-1-0, 0-0-0)
Home events in bold. All times CT. Aug. 18 Kentucky Aug. 20 vs. #2 Stanford
Milwaukee, Wis.
Aug. 24 Creighton
W, 1-0 L, 0-5 W, 2-0
Aug. 27 Northern Illinois W, 2-0 Aug. 31 at #3 Virginia
off of a rebound on a corner kick from freshman Lauren Rice that was initially saved by Drake’s goalkeeper. Junior Emily Borgmann put a cap on the Badgers’ scoring in the 73rd minute to secure the 3-0 Badger victory.
LAST WEEK The Badgers ended their three-game road stint on a high note, blanking Drake 3-0 to extend their win streak to five games. Sophomore Dani Rhodes broke through in the 15th minute off of an assist from Victoria Pickett to kickstart the scoring. Rhodes wasn’t the only sophomore sensation of the night. With about 14 minutes left in the first half, sophomore defender Camryn Biegalski scored the first goal of her career
GOOD TO KNOW Rhodes has scored in four of the last five games and matched her career high for goals in a season (4). Last season, she was the goal scorer in the Badgers’ 1-0 upset of then-ranked No. 8 Minnesota.
Sept. 3
at William & Mary W, 3-1
Sept. 7
at Drake
Sept. 16 Minnesota
4 p.m.
Sept. 21 Michigan State
8 p.m.
Sept. 24 Michigan
1 p.m.
Sept. 29 at Maryland
2 p.m.
Oct. 1
at #13 Rutgers
Noon
Oct. 6
Purdue
7 p.m.
Oct. 8
Indiana
1 p.m.
Oct. 12 at Illinois
▶ Youth shines in Badgers’ 3-0 win over Bulldogs ▶ Rhodes named to TopDrawerSoccer team of the week ▶ Clem, Rhodes and Rice earn Big Ten weekly honors
7 p.m.
Oct. 15 at Northwestern 3:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at Iowa
7 p.m.
Oct. 25 #8 Penn State
7 p.m.
Oct. 29-Nov. 5 Big Ten Tournament
Westfield, Ind.
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NEED TO KNOW Saturday’s game will be streamed live on BTN Plus, while statistics will also be provided through UWBadgers.com and live updates on Twitter (@BadgerWSoccer).
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W, 3-0
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W, 1-0
INSIDE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE
Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 2 at Indiana Open Results »
Bloomington, Ind.
Sept. 8 at ISU Country Financial Results » Invitational
Bloomington, Ill.
Sept. 16 Wisconsin “Mayflower Day” Open 11 a.m. Sept. 30 at Greater Louisville Classic 8:30 a.m.
Louisville, Ky.
Oct. 13 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational 11 a.m.
Nov. 10 at NCAA Great Lakes Regional 11 a.m.
THIS WEEK The No. 7 Badgers host their first meet of the year, the Wisconsin Mayflower Day Open, on Saturday morning at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course. The women will race a 6K at 11 a.m. with the men’s 8K to start at 11:40 a.m. LAST WEEK Wisconsin is coming off of a fourth-place finish at the Illinois State Invitational as Eric Brown, Tannor Wagner, Zach Benning and Troy Smith all earned top-30 finishes. GOOD TO KNOW The Mayflower Day Open is one of two meets UW will
host this year at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course, the site of the 2018 NCAA Cross Country Championships. The Badgers will host the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Oct. 13 as 17 men’s and women’s teams that raced at last year’s national championship will attend the meet.
DAVID STLUKA
Oct. 29 at Big Ten Championships Bloomington, Ind. 9 a.m.
Terre Haute, Ind.
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SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:
NEED TO KNOW Admission is free for Saturday’s competition and limited parking is available for fans on site. Fans can follow the meet via Twitter (@BadgerTrackXC) and can check out UWBadgers.com following the race for a recap.
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INSIDE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE
Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 2 at Indiana Open Results »
Bloomington, Ind.
Sept. 8 at ISU Country Financial Results » Invitational
Bloomington, Ill.
Sept. 16 Wisconsin “Mayflower Day” Open 11 a.m. Sept. 30 at Greater Louisville Classic 8:30 a.m.
Louisville, Ky.
Oct. 13 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational 11 a.m.
Nov. 10 at NCAA Great Lakes Regional 11 a.m.
THIS WEEK The No. 14 Badgers host the Wisconsin Mayflower Day Open on Saturday morning at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course. The women will compete in a 6K race at 11 a.m. with the men’s 8K race to follow at 11:40 a.m. LAST WEEK Junior transfer Liz Bohn led UW to a fifth-place finish last Friday at the Illinois State Invitational thanks to a 16thplace finish. It marked her first race for Wisconsin after spending two years at South Dakota.
GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin has shown great depth dating back to last year as UW has had six different runners finish as the team’s top runner at a meet, including sophomore Amy Davis, who won the Indiana Open earlier this year and was the Badgers’ top finisher at the 2016 Big Ten Championship.
WALT MIDDLETON
Oct. 29 at Big Ten Championships Bloomington, Ind. 9 a.m.
Terre Haute, Ind.
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NEED TO KNOW Admission is free for Saturday’s competition and limited parking is available for fans on site. Fans can follow the meet via Twitter (@BadgerTrackXC) and can check out UWBadgers.com following the race for a recap.
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INSIDE MEN'S GOLF SCHEDULE
Home events in bold. Sept. 10-12 Badger Invitational Results » Sept. 24-25 at Northern Intercollegiate
Sugar Grove, Ill.
Oct. 1-3
at Marquette Invitational
Erin, Wis.
Oct. 8-9
at Windon Memorial
Evanston, Ill.
Oct. 23-24 at Pinetree Intercollegiate
THIS WEEK The Badgers used a 6-under par final round to place fifth at the season-opening Badger Invitational at University Ridge Golf Course. QUITE A DEBUT In his first tournament as a Badger, freshman Griffin Barela paced UW, earning a share of eighth place on the strength of three consecutive sub-par rounds. His 5-under par total included a 69 in Tuesday’s final round. OF NOTE Four of Wisconsin’s five golfers recorded rounds under par during the Badger Invitational. In addition to Barela’s
three rounds, junior Jordan Hahn broke par in the first two rounds and senior Eddie Wajda and sophomore Pete Kuhl finished the final round in red numbers. UW’s fifth golfer, sophomore Nick Robinson, shot an even par 72 on Tuesday.
at Big Ten Match Play
Palm Coast, Fla.
Mar. 12-13 at Colleton River Collegiate
Mar. 25-27 at Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate
▶ Barela paces Badgers in first career tournament ▶ Hahn ties Badger record with opening-round 67 ▶ Badgers look to start fast after hot summer
Awendaw, S.C.
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GOOD TO KNOW Hahn opened the Badger Invitational with a 5-under par round of 67. That tied the best round for a Badger in tournament play at University Ridge. Former Badger Jim Lemon also shot a 67 at University Ridge, in the third round of the 2000 Badger Invitational.
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Bluffon, S.C.
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Evanston, Ill.
2018 Feb. 9-10
INSIDE WOMEN'S GOLF SCHEDULE
Home events in bold. Sept. 11-12 at Minnesota Invitational Woodbury, Minn. Results » Sept. 17-19 East-West Match Play Oct. 6-8
at Bettie Lou Evans Invitational
Lexington, Ky.
Oct. 21-22 at Cardinal Cup
Simpsonville, Ky.
2018 Feb. 4-6
at UCF Challenge
Orlando, Fla.
Feb. 25-26 at the Westbrook Spring Invitational
Peoria, Ariz.
Mar. 16-17 at Hawkeye-El Tigre Invitational
LAST WEEK UW tied for fifth place at the season-opening Minnesota Invitational as senior Gabby Curtis led the way, tying for 10th place with a 5-under par total in the 54-hole tournament. THIS WEEK The Badgers host the EastWest Match play at University Ridge Golf Course on Sunday through Tuesday. The tournament consists of 36 holes of stroke play followed by an eight-team match play event to determine a winner. Wisconsin won last year’s event that was played in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
OF NOTE Curtis’ 4-under par 68 in Tuesday’s final round of the Minnesota Invitational tied her career low round. She recorded a team-best four rounds in the 60s last year.
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Mar. 23-25 at Clemson Invitational
Sunset, S.C.
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GOOD TO KNOW Four seniors led the way for the Badgers in the opener. In addition to Curtis, classmates Lexi Harkins and Becky Klongland tied for 19th overall at -1 for the tournament. In her first tournament for UW after missing the last two seasons due to injury, Aya Johnson finished in a tie for 26th at 1-over par.
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INSIDE WOMEN'S ROWING SCHEDULE
Home events in bold. Sept. 16 at Milwaukee River Challenge
Milwaukee, Wis.
Oct. 6-7
vs. Iowa/Indiana
Iowa City, Iowa
Oct. 8
at Head of the Rock
Rockford, Ill.
Oct. 29
at Minnesota
Nov. 4
Class Day Regatta
2018 March 31
vs. UCF/Miami
Sarasota, Fla.
April 7
at Big Ten Double Dual (Ohio State, Rutgers)
Baraboo, Wis.
April 14-15 at Clemson Invitational
Clemson, S.C.
April 28-29 vs. Syracuse/Princeton
Princeton, N.J.
May 12
at Big Ten Championships
Indianapolis, Ind.
May 25-27 at NCAA Championships
THIS WEEK Wisconsin takes to the water for its first competition of the 2017-18 school year with the 17th annual Milwaukee River Challenge set for the Menomonee and Milwaukee River on Saturday. The head race will run 5,000 meters. GOOD TO KNOW: The Badgers dominated the races
at the 2016 event, taking the top two spots in the open eight and winning the open four.
Sarasota, Fla.
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NEED TO KNOW Racing begins on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. with the women’s four, while the women’s eight begins at noon. Results are available at milwaukeeriverchallenge.com.
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THIS WEEK IN BADGER HISTORY
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CAMP RANDALL 100 SPOTLIGHT:
J.J. WATT
The Camp Randall 100 honors a prestigious group of 100 people who shaped the first century of Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin Athletics revealed a new honoree every day from May 24 through the Badgers’ 2017 opening game vs. Utah State Sept. 1. BY BRIAN LUCAS UW Athletic Communications
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hen J.J. Watt woke up on the morning of Nov. 27, 2010, at the Best Western InnTowner just a little more than mile away from Camp Randall Stadium, little did he know he was preparing to take the field in front of the home crowd for the final time. Riding a six-game win streak, the Badgers were on track to clinch a share of the Big Ten championship for the first time since 1999. UW was tied with Michigan State and Ohio State in the league standings. Wisconsin had lost to MSU but famously upset No. 1 Ohio State two weeks later. At that time, in the case of a three-team tie for the title, the Big Ten’s representative in the Rose Bowl would be the team ranked highest in the Bowl Championship Series standings. The Badgers entered the day at No. 7 in the BCS standings, with OSU at No. 8 and Michigan State at No. 10. It was pretty safe to say that if Wisconsin could beat Northwestern, the Badgers would be headed to Pasadena. It didn’t take long for the Badgers to end the sus-
pense. UW scored touchdowns on nine of its first 11 offensive possessions, including seven in a row spanning from the late first quarter until early in the third quarter. An Aaron Henry 50-yard interception return for a touchdown with two seconds left in the third quarter made the score an astounding 70-23 and set off one of the more raucous “Jump Arounds” in the tradition’s history. Right in the middle of it all was Watt. On Northwestern’s second play of the game, he pressured quarterback Evan Watkins into throwing an interception to safety Jay Valai. On the Wildcats’ next possession, he sacked Watkins on third down, causing a fumble that Tyler Dippel returned to the NU 12-yard line. Two plays later, Montee Ball put the Badgers up 14-0 with a 1-yard scoring plunge. Trailing 21-3, Northwestern looked to get a little life early in the second quarter after inserting quarterback Kain Colter. The Wildcats drove into Wisconsin territory and had second-and-3 from the UW 26. But Watt single-handedly thwarted the drive, dropping Colter for a 4-yard loss and then plowing into him again on third down, causing the ball to pop up into the air and the waiting arms of linebacker Mike Taylor.
Taylor returned the interception to Northwestgers’ leaders who squared off regularly in practice. ern’s 21 yard line. Three plays later, quarterback “There was a spring practice,” Bielema said. “We Scott Tolzien connected with David Gilreath on an had a toss play going to the right. Carimi was at left 18-yard scoring pass and the rout was on. tackle and J.J. was at end. I’m watching the play go But the score was of no consequence to Watt. to the right and 30 yards behind the play I see J.J. With the Badgers leading 35-10 late in the second and Gabe on the ground, rolling around, fighting. quarter, Watkins broke free on a 20-yard run. A hus“I’m like, ‘Why are two of my best players on the tling Watt chased him down from behind, made the ground, tangled in a fight?’ I remember J.J. saying, tackle and forced a fumble ‘Coach, I just love to comthat Henry recovered. Four pete. I don’t care if the “HE’S AT HIS BEST IN THE THIRD AND plays later the score was ball’s away from me or the FOURTH QUARTERS,” FORMER UW HEAD 42-10. ball’s at me. I’m going to do COACH BRET BIELEMA SAID AFTERWARD. In the third quarter, everything I can on every “HE’S NOT GOING ANY HARDER IN THE with Wisconsin now leadplay to get to the ball.’” THIRD AND THE FOURTH. IT’S JUST THAT THE OTHERS AREN’T GOING AS HARD.” ing 63-17, Northwestern Watt played in 14 games scored what looked to be a at Camp Randall Stadium in meaningless touchdown. Obviously someone took his Badgers career, with UW going 13-1 in those offense to it, though, as Watt blocked the ensuing games. He recorded 53 total tackles, 20 tackles for extra point. The icing on the cake came minutes latloss, 6.5 sacks, 11 quarterback hurries, four pass er when Watt helped cause Henry’s interception, breakups, three fumble recoveries, three blocked pressuring Watkins into a hurried throw. kicks and two forced fumbles. “He’s at his best in the third and fourth quarters,” And he saved his best for last. former UW head coach Bret Bielema said afterFor the complete Camp Randall 100 list, visit ward. “He’s not going any harder in the third and the CampRandall100.com. fourth. It’s just that the others aren’t going as hard.” All told, Watt finished with a team-high seven tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack, three quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and a blocked extra point. He had a hand in four of the Wildcats’ seven turnovers. “I told J.J. — this is some weird stuff, man,” Valai told the Wisconsin State Journal after the game. “Right before the half, I go, ‘Make a turnover. He goes, ‘OK,' and he made a turnover. I just laughed it off. Right when they scored a touchdown, I said, ‘J.J., block the kick.’ He goes, ‘OK’ and he blocked the kick. J.J. Watt is the best defensive player I've ever played with.” “My favorite memory from that game isn’t even from the game itself,” Watt said recently. “It was when the clock struck zero and all the fans rushed the field. We were all running around with roses in our mouths. To be able to clinch a Big Ten title in front of all our fans with such a great group of guys was really special. It’s my favorite Camp Randall memory.” Following the game, on the way to the victorious locker room, Watt and a fellow All-American, left tackle Gabe Carimi, stopped to pose in front the “Road to the Rose Bowl” sign at the top of the ramp in the McClain Center. Apropos for two of the Bad-
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