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ROLE REVERSAL Michael Deiter has hoisted plenty of teammates as part of touchdown celebrations during his time at Wisconsin, but Saturday it was Deiter who was lifted — sort of, anyway — by Quintez Cephus after Deiter scored a 4-yard touchdown run in the Badgers’ win at Illinois. PHOTO BY DAVID STLUKA
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SAY CHEESE! The Badgers were all smiles after upsetting No. 3 seed Minnesota to clinch a spot in the Big Ten tournament semifinals for the first time since 2014. PHOTO BY KELLI GRASHEL
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GREAT START = GREAT FINISH! The Badgers women’s team earned its best finish since 2014 at the Big Ten cross country championships thanks to a thirdplace showing on Sunday in Bloomington, Indiana. PHOTO BY WALT MIDDLETON
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LASER FOCUS Senior captain Cameron Hughes has eyes only for the puck during a faceoff last Friday in UW’s 4-2 victory over St. Lawrence at the Kohl Center. PHOTO BY GREG ANDERSON
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STIFF-ARMED & DANGEROUS Redshirt freshman Garrett Groshek has emerged as a valuable part of the Badgers’ rushing attack, logging 12 carries for 51 yards — both career highs — and a touchdown in last Saturday’s win at Illinois. The walk-on from Amherst ranks third on the team in rushing, with 219 yards on the season. PHOTO BY NEIL AMENT
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NOVEMBER 1, 2017 ▪ VOLUME 8, ISSUE 10
LEAD FROM THE FRONT Positivity. Mindfulness. Being vocal. Outworking the competition. Ethan Happ’s been patiently waiting his turn to be a leader for the Badgers. Now that it’s here, he’s embracing the opportunity.
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16 LUCAS AT LARGE 19 BY THE NUMBERS
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TOUCHDOWN TO REMEMBER
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Football O-lineman Michael Deiter’s big play against Illinois came as a joyful surprise to fans and family alike.
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LUCAS AT LARGE
26 BADGERS GIVE BACK 39 INSIDE FOOTBALL 41 INSIDE MEN’S BASKETBALL 43 INSIDE VOLLEYBALL 45 INSIDE HOCKEY 49 INSIDE SOCCER 52 THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
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A WISH FOR L A SHYA
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Deiter’s big play brings big joy for many
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ichael Deiter didn’t let anybody in on his secret; not his girlfriend, and not even his mom who was at the Illinois game and texting with Deiter’s former high school coach, who was also in the dark. “Nobody outside of the team knew that it was even a possibility,” said Deiter, a junior left tackle from Curtice, Ohio. “I wanted to make sure it was a surprise.” It turned out to be one of those priceless moments when the 328-pound Deiter caught a throwback lateral from quarterback Alex Hornibrook, tucked the ball in his left arm and scored from 4 yards out. “As soon as Hornibrook
dropped back,” Tim Spiess related, “my son Marek said, ‘They’re throwing a screen to Michael.’ He saw Michael peel off to the left and there was nobody else out there. “Our entire household was locked on the TV. I saw Hornibrook do his little reverse pivot and then we see 63 catch it and our whole household is jumping up and down and screaming and yelling. “They talked about his end zone celebration (with his teammates). You should have seen our end zone celebration. We texted everybody, ‘You’ve got to see what Michael just did.’” Spiess was Deiter’s head football coach at Genoa (Ohio)
High School, a short distance from Toledo. Spiess, who has since relocated to Michigan, was always aware of Deiter’s scoring prowess. As a hockey player. Another well-kept secret. “I would say towards the tail end of his freshman year,” Spiess said, “the dilemma that Michael was facing was that he was also an elite hockey player. “And he really had to make a choice. It was either going to be football or it was going to be hockey. He did a little soul-searching, but he made the right decision.” Deiter first put on skates when he was 3. “By the time I was 4,” he said,
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“I could hold my own.” During his youth hockey travel days, he played left wing for the Toledo IceDiggers and won a couple of state championships in his age group. “I was a goal-scorer,” he said proudly. But he reached a crossroads when he got to Genoa High (enrollment: 348). “I was getting bigger and hockey was getting harder,” he said. “I was tall all my life, but I was getting heavier.” So, he shifted his focus to football. Two of his friends have stuck with hockey. Grant Meyer is playing at Canisius College and Tyler Pietrowski for a Tier II junior team in Odessa, Texas. Does he miss the sport? “All the time,” Deiter said. “But especially when I’m watching the NHL and I’m thinking about how much fun it was to play.” During the offseason, Deiter will skate on the ice sheet in The Shell, next door to Camp Randall. “Helmet, gloves, stick and puck,” he said, cross-checking his inventory. “Me and Dietzen will play.” That would be left guard Jon Dietzen. Who’s the better hockey player? “Honestly, I’d have to say Deiter,” said Dietzen. “I think he played Triple A and I didn’t get to play at that high of a level. I was playing on regular club teams, mostly B teams, though. “My sophomore year of high school (in Seymour, Wisconsin), was the last year I played. I broke my skates. I think I was a little too big for them.” How big? “I was 6-foot-5, 320.” What kind of looks do Deiter
and Dietzen get when they’re on the ice? “Just walking in the lobby when they see us walking on skates,” Dietzen said, “people think it’s a little different.” Different as in physically intimidating with the added height from their blades. As far as the stares, Dietzen said, “Then we start moving a little bit and it’s, ‘Oh, those guys can actually skate.’” There’s not much about Deiter that would surprise Spiess.
“I TOLD HIM THAT ANYONE IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL WHO’S LOOKING FOR AN OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE LINEMAN, THEY’RE GOING TO SEE THAT PLAY AND SAY, ‘THERE MAY BE SOMETHING SPECIAL HERE.’” “He was raised to be a tough kid,” he said. “He’s one of the funniest kids I’ve ever been around. But put that football helmet on and once he does that last buckle, he becomes somebody else. “He had a lot put on his shoulders (at an early age). He was 14-year-old sophomore that was starting for us. His athleticism was always evident.” Spiess sold that to the college recruiters via a highlight tape. “He had a play at the very end of the tape, and I said, ‘Michael, that needs to be your No. 1 play,”’ Spiess said. “It was from his junior year when he was the long snapper on the punt team. “He was the first man down the field — he ran 45 yards — and made a nice open field
tackle. He was 15 years old at the time and he was 6-4 and 290 pounds. “I told him that anyone in college football who’s looking for an offensive or defensive lineman, they’re going to see that play and say, ‘There may be something special here.’” Spiess has three boys, the oldest of which, Quentin, was Deiter’s prep teammate. There was never any question where Deiter would play collegiately. “We handled Michael’s recruiting a little differently. I don’t like circuses,” Spiess said. “Once Wisconsin came in with the offer, it was over. He loved J.J. Watt.” Did Spiess ever consider putting the football in Deiter’s hands? “I coached the offensive line,” he said, “and sometimes I’m afraid that once they get that first sniff of having the ball in their hands, they might want to have it in their hands more often.” The answer was “No” and he broke out into laughter. On Monday, Deiter taped his first solo interview with Big Ten Network. He talked about how his girlfriend and mom were upset with him for not alerting them to the possibility of a trick play. Outside of the spotlight, Dietzen talked about living vicariously through Deiter. “I don’t know if you can tell through the footage in the end zone but we were all pretty excited,” Dietzen said. “We all took it as our own (score).” ▪
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BY THE NUMBERS ◀ MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY On Sunday, Oliver Hoare became the 25th different Badger to win an individual Big Ten cross country title, covering the 8-kilometer course in Bloomington, Indiana, in 24 minutes, 9.3 seconds.
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WOMEN’S HOCKEY ▶ For just the third time in program history, the Badgers earned a series sweep at Minnesota as No. 1-ranked UW took care of business at Ridder Arena against the sixth-ranked Golden Gophers.
VOLLEYBALL ▼ Dana Rettke broke the conference record for Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors by earning her seventh weekly award on Monday.
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◀ FOOTBALL When he ran in for a 4-yard touchdown last Saturday at Illinois, left tackle Michael Deiter became the first Wisconsin offensive lineman to score a touchdown in 30 years — since Paul Gruber recovered a fumble in the end zone at Illinois on Oct. 17, 1987.
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WHAT TO WATCH
B1G TOURNEY
WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. NORTHWESTERN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 ▪ 2:30PM WESTFIELD, IND. ▪ BTN JACK MCLAUGHLIN
Wisconsin advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament and will play No. 2 seed Northwestern Friday at 2:30 p.m. CT. The Badgers kick off against the Wildcats live on BTN.
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MEN’S HOCKEY VS. NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 ▪ 7PM KOHL CENTER ▪ FOX SPORTS WIS. PLUS
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Ranked seventh in the country, Wisconsin hosts a familiar foe with a two-game series against North Dakota set for Friday and Saturday. The puck drops for both games at 7 p.m. Friday’s game will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Wisconsin Plus, while fans can catch Saturday’s game on Fox Sports Wisconsin.
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FOOTBALL AT INDIANA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 ▪ 11AM BLOOMINGTON, IND. ▪ ABC Looking to continue its unblemished start, fourthranked Wisconsin is back on the road this week to take on Indiana Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The game kicks off at 11 a.m. on ABC. 21
WHAT TO WATCH WEDNESDAY 11/1
THURSDAY 11/2
FRIDAY 11/3
SATURDAY 11/4
MEN’S BASKETBALL vs. Northern Iowa (Exhibition) Madison, Wis. 7:00 p.m. Event info »
MEN’S TENNIS at ITA National Indoor Championships Palm Desert, Calif. All day
WOMEN’S SOCCER at Big Ten Tournament vs. (2) Northwestern Westfield, Ind. 2:30 p.m. Watch: BTN
MEN’S & WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING vs. Michigan & Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 10:00 a.m.
MEN’S & WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING vs. Michigan & Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 4:00 p.m.
FOOTBALL at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. 11:00 a.m. Watch: ABC
MEN’S TENNIS at ITA National Indoor Championships Palm Desert, Calif. All day
MEN’S HOCKEY vs. #4 North Dakota Madison, Wis. 7:00 p.m. Watch: Fox Sports Wisconsin Plus Buy tickets »
WOMEN’S HOCKEY at #4 Ohio State Madison, Wis. 2:00 p.m. Watch: BTN2Go SOLD OUT View more 11/4 events »
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SUNDAY 11/5 MEN’S SOCCER at Big Ten Tournament vs. (4) Maryland College Park, Md. Noon Watch: BTN2Go WOMEN’S SOCCER (if win Friday) at Big Ten Tournament vs. (1) Ohio State or (5) Penn State Westfield, Ind. 1:00 p.m. Watch: BTN
MONDAY 11/6
TUESDAY 11/7
WEDNESDAY 11/8 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL vs. UW-Platteville (Exhibition) Madison, Wis. 7:00 p.m. Buy tickets »
MEN’S BASKETBALL vs. UW-Stout (Exhibition) Madison, Wis. 4:00 p.m. View more 11/5 events »
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Wisconsin men’s hockey coach Tony Granato thinks very highly of senior winger Ryan Wagner. Heading into a non-conference series with fourth-ranked North Dakota, Granato referred to Wagner as a “competitor that fears nothing” who “wears his heart on his sleeve” and who’s a “coach’s dream as far as he does everything the way he’s supposed to.” Wagner leads the seventh-rated Badgers in shots with 30 and is tied for the team lead in goals with five after nine games. He took time after practice this week to talk about the rivalry with North Dakota, his go-to teammate for advice and the last time he was scared. What defines a rivalry like the one with North Dakota? “In my mind, my first home game was against North Dakota and it was just crazy. We had 13,000-plus in the building. Going to Grand Forks (as a sophomore), they had students lined up before we even got on the bus. You can tell the fans are into it and they’re going to love it.” You wear No. 13. Are you superstitious? “No. I just tape my stick the same way before every game. That’s about it.” Who’s your go-to teammate for everyday advice? “Seamus (Malone). We have a history (playing AAA midget for Chicago Mission). I know I can trust him. We live together and I know he’s always looking out for the best interests of myself and hockey.” You have the first pick of the draft of all the players you’ve faced since coming to Wisconsin. Who do you take? “I’d say Jack Eichel (formerly of Boston University, now in the NHL with Buffalo). When we played against him he was just dominant.” When’s the last time you were afraid? “Probably when I was 8 and my dad had a heart attack.”
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Is there a UW student-athlete you’d want to trade places with? “Tom Barlow on the soccer team. Growing up I always played soccer and I had to decide between hockey and soccer. Obviously I chose hockey, but soccer’s always been a big part of my life growing up. If I could play another sport and trade places with someone, it’d be Tom.” Click to read more »
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BADGERS GIVE BACK SPOTLIGHT
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LaShya’s love for softball grows thanks to Badgers
Team’s bond with new young friend deepens through Wish Upon a Badger program
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aShya Washington loves to play softball, so when she was invited to participate in the Wish Upon a Badger program, there was little doubt about her intentions. A 10-year-old from Madison, Washington elected to use her wish spending time with the coaches and players from the Wisconsin softball team. “They really made her feel special and made her feel like they all just came to hang out with her,” said LaShya’s mother, Elise Butterfield. Wish Upon a Badger is built on the same premise as the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Patients at the American Family Children’s Hospital with life-threatening illnesses or diseases are given an opportunity to a make a wish and have it granted courtesy of the Badgers Give Back initiative.
LaShya, a fifth-grader at Mendota Elementary School, is a frequent visitor to AFCH because she was born with sickle cell disease, a genetic condition in which there aren’t enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen throughout the body. She has a port in her chest, requires regular blood transfusions and constantly battles fatigue. LaShya was 7 when her father, Preston, died from the disease, which affects roughly 4 million people in the U.S. One of LaShya’s favorite past times is playing softball, which drew her to the East Madison Little League, where her brother Terrell plays baseball. It also led to a memorable introductory meeting with the Badgers, who got acquainted with LaShya during a 90-minute, Halloween-style
party last week at Heritage Hall inside Camp Butterfield said she sensed earlier this year Randall Stadium. that her daughter had started to lose her en“She loves to be the center of attention and thusiasm for softball, but that has changed. she loved the fact that she was one of the only “She has started to talk about playing softkid with all the girls there,” Elise said. “She felt ball again and she can’t wait to be able to praclike she was the center of tice with the team,” Elise attention all night.” said. “She seems excited “SHE HAS STARTED TO TALK Joined by her two to play softball again this ABOUT PLAYING SOFTBALL AGAIN,” young daughters, UW year. L ASHYA’S MOM SAID. “HAVING SO coach Yvette Healy said “Having so many posiMANY POSITIVE WOMEN WHO PLAY she and her players did a tive women who play the THE SAME GAME AS HER, NOW I variety of craft activities same game as her, now THINK SHE WILL GET HER LOVE — painting pumpkins, for I think she will get her BACK FOR IT.” example — while watchlove back for it.” ing the Badgers play volButterfield said she apleyball at Penn State on TV. preciates the fact UW student-athletes volun“She seemed to bond with the team right teer for activities like this, “but they don’t have away,” Healy said of LaShya. to enjoy doing it, and all the young women had Healy said she and her players are currently smiles on their faces, laughed a lot (and) took in the process of planning other activities with pictures with (LaShya) making her feel like the LaShya. star of the hour.” ▪ Watch the video ▼
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s the charter bus carrying the Wisconsin basketball team was making its way back to the team hotel following an exhibition win over the New Zealand Breakers, everyone suddenly broke out in song. “I think I’m going to take credit for it,” Ethan Happ proposed unabashedly. “It might have been a combination of me and (Aaron) Moesch. But I’m pretty sure it was my idea to start.” Offering his take, Moesch said, “It was after a late game, 11:45 at night, and we had to drive a couple of hours and everyone was really tired. Everyone was running on about four hours of sleep.” The Badgers were not only dealing with a bus ride between Tauranga and Auckland during an early leg of their August tour of New Zealand and Australia, but they were still getting over a little jet lag. Further setting the scene, Happ volunteered, “I think I was singing a song and I turned to Moesch and said, ‘We should have a group singalong experience.’” They agreed that it seemed appropriate. So, they let it rip. “The whole bus broke out singing together,” Moesch said. “We were going for 15 minutes straight, one song after another. We were singing and laughing. It was a pretty neat moment.” On the song list, Happ said, “Basically, we just did throwbacks – which for us throwbacks are like early 2000s. We were singing songs that we remembered when we were kids.” Happ indicated there were even a few loosely defined ballads. “We had fun,” Happ said. “It was a good bonding experience.” Moesch remembered it the same way. Especially in context with the potential benefits. “One of the rea-
sons you go on a trip like that,” he said, “is to see the team grow closer together.” By all accounts, this is a close team. Not that it carries much weight with the Big Ten pundits who have projected Wisconsin to be a second division team because of significant graduation losses. Not that anyone is paying any attention to what others think, either. On that point, ignoring outsiders, they can follow the lead of Happ, the center of (media) attention; a preseason All-American; and a 21-year-old redshirt junior who’s growing as a leader. “He’s starting to do a much better job of understanding how he can impact the environment and the people around him,” said UW
basketball strength and conditioning coordinator Erik Helland. “You see him being more verbal as a leader; more demonstrative as a leader, understanding that as he progresses through this program, that’s a role he wants to develop. It’s important to him. “He’s a lead from the front kind of guy.”
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▪▪▪▪ n piecing together some thoughts on leadership, and what factors into a successful leader’s makeup, Happ made a pitch to his cousin, J.A. Happ, a veteran of 11 Major League Baseball seasons. “I texted J.A. to see if he had any tips,” he said. In short, he inquired if there was “anything that you guys do” in Toronto at the MLB level that could apply to his situation in Madison at the Big Ten level. As Wisconsin’s only returning starter, he was probing a pro’s mentality — albeit family — on how to lead and he got a lengthy response on the “power of positivity” from the Blue Jays pitcher.
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“Positive self-thoughts,” asserted Ethan Happ, relaying the message. “Whether that relates to missing a shot or a free throw or turning the ball over, you can never really get down on yourself. “You have to always think that the next play is going to go your way.” His cousin is a good example of perseverance. The 35-year-old Happ, a Northwestern grad, has coped with the vagaries of the profession, the highs and lows, while pitching for five different teams. Prior to the 2016 season, Happ had never won more than 12 games. But he then went 20-4 for the Blue Jays and got votes for the Cy Young award. This past year, he was 10-11 on a poorer team. “He (J.A.) said you have to trust your preparation,” noted the 6-foot-10, 235-pound Ethan Happ, who’s from Milan, Illinois. “And it’s the other big takeaway that I will definitely use
throughout the year. “Once the game starts, there’s nothing more you can do to prepare, and you have to trust that you worked harder than everyone else on the floor. That has to give you confidence.” There’s another means to the end, according to Happ, from the perspective of a “mindfulness” concept and theme that was introduced to the basketball team a couple of weeks ago. Essentially, it’s about staying in the moment and accepting things as they are without judgement, especially without discerning whether there is a right or wrong associated with the moment. Performance is the focal point with the intent of limiting competition-related anxiety. The training can be geared to any sport at any competitive level, pro or amateur. Deputy athletic director Chris McIntosh has been intrigued by the concept, along with others on campus. The sessions are directed by
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Chad McGehee of the Center for Healthy minds and assisted by Chris Eiring, Director of Sports Psychology. Former UW linebacker Chris Borland was among the first to take it up with Helland. The topic resonated with Helland, who had prior exposure in this area when he was working for the Chicago Bulls. “Phil Jackson brought in a gentleman named George Mumford, who integrated it into what we did the last three championships,” he said. “That was my introduction to it.” “There are exercises designed to help train the brain to be able to engage that process,” Helland said. “Breathing exercises, awareness exercises, and a little bit of a meditative aspect. “You’re training your body to pay attention and live in the moment. With our lifestyle and the world we live in, there are millions of distractions to our ability to perform and learn. “A lot of the concept is predicated on the ability to focus on the task at hand.” Happ’s all in. Citing the value in “controlling your breathing and heart rate” and the “relaxation” that can ensue, he said, “You can implement it into a game, if there’s a high-pressure moment.” By now, it should be apparent that Happ has taken the mantle of leadership seriously. One of his sounding boards has been former UW center Frank Kaminsky, the national player of the year in 2015. “His biggest thing — and he has actually told me a couple of times now — is to be the hardest worker on the floor,” Happ said. “It’s not that I didn’t try to do that before this.” Very true. Happ tends to work overtime on his shooting. “But now,” he allowed, “there’s a bunch of eyes on me, all the players, especially the bigs, and they’re looking to see what I’m doing.
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“If I’m working harder than them, they’re going to try and catch up to me and that’s just how everyone keeps taking a step forward. “Obviously, I learned a lot from watching Frank and Josh (Gasser) my freshman year. To have Frank come back (on campus) and to have conversations with him about things like this is very important. “That’s what is so special about Wisconsin.” He was speaking to the brotherhood among the players, past and present. “The biggest thing about leadership is trying to help others and bring them up with you.” Was it fair to say that a younger Happ was “deferring” to his elders? noticed some changes in Happ. “I would say deferring is a good word for it,” “Ethan has taken great strides in leadership he conceded. “It’s the same thing when you’re this summer,” Moesch said. “He’s an awesome in high school, you can be a stud freshman, but leader and he’s going to be a great leader for it’s not your team. us during the sea“Everyone can son, too. have a voice on “It’s really cool to the team. But it’s “OBV IOUS LY, I L E A R N E D A LOT FRO M see him put in the important to have WATC HI NG FR A N K A N D J O S H (GA S S E R ) work, not only on just two real focal M Y F RES HM A N YE A R . TO H AV E FR A N K the court, because points of the team, COM E BAC K (O N CA MP U S ) A N D TO H AV E he’s always working or just a few, like CONV ERSAT I O N S W I T H H I M A B O U T on the court, but Nigel (Hayes) and T HINGS LI K E T H I S I S V E RY I MP O RTA N T. he has put in that Bronson (Koenig). TH AT’ S WH AT I S S O S P EC I A L extra work to be a “It was definitely A BO UT W I S CO N S I N .” good leader.” not my team comMoesch, a former walk-on from Green Bay, ing in (to his redshirt freshman and sophomore has seen very little playing time during his years). And it was good for me to sit back — career. But through his own selflessness and play the game — and just follow their lead.” hard work, he has earned the respect of Happ Moesch, the only senior on the roster, has
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and his teammates. “Even if it’s not on the court during games, it’s every day in practice,” Happ said. “Even for me, there are times in practices where I have to ask him, ‘Is this how we do it? Is this what we’re doing?’ “It’s nice to have someone like that to take some pressure off me, someone who’s not a coach but can almost act like a coach and help me out and therefor help the rest of the guys out, too.” Sophomore D’Mitrik Trice, of course, will be expected to lead by virtue of his position as the lead guard. Trice and Happ were the UW reps at the mid-October Big Ten Media Day in New York City. “I’ve always wanted to play in the Big Ten,” Happ said, “and to be selected to represent Wisconsin at the media day was very special to me. And it was exciting that it was in New York.”
The players were treated to a lower Manhattan boat cruise which permitted them to mingle in a casual environment. Happ acknowledged that he enjoyed the interaction. “It was good to catch up with those guys,” he said. “I’ve built relationships while in college, but there are some I had previously: Scottie Lindsay from Northwestern and Mike Williams from Rutgers. “I have this little game on my phone, a boxing game, and I was challenging them all. And I didn’t lose. That’s good and hopefully the winning momentum carries into the season.” It was brought to Happ’s attention that he’s more outgoing. “Maybe a little bit. It’s also the fact that media didn’t want to talk to me as much when I was younger.” Good point on the snub — one that is not about to be revisited any time soon.
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INSIDE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE (8-0, 5-0)
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
W, 40-6
Sept. 30 Northwestern W, 33-24 Oct. 7
at Nebraska
Oct. 14 Purdue Oct. 21 Maryland
W, 38-17 W, 17-9 W, 38-13
Homecoming
Oct. 28 at Illinois Nov. 4
at Indiana
Nov. 11 Iowa
W, 24-10 11 a.m. 2:30 p.m.
Nov. 18 Michigan TBA Nov. 25 at Minnesota Dec. 2
Big Ten Championship
Indianapolis, Ind.
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THIS WEEK Looking to continue its unblemished start, No. 4-ranked Wisconsin (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) is back on the road this week to take on Indiana (3-5, 0-5) Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind. LAST WEEK The Badgers scored their 11th-consecutive regular-season Big Ten win with a 24-10 victory over Illinois in Champaign.
GOOD TO KNOW Over the last four seasons, the Badgers are 15-2 in games played in the month of November.
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NEED TO KNOW Saturday’s game kicks off at 11 a.m. (CT) and airs live on ABC. 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 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (0-0)
Home events in bold. All times CT. Nov. 1
Northern Iowa
Nov. 5
UW-Stout
7 p.m.
Exhibition
4 p.m.
Exhibition
Nov. 10 South Carolina St. 6 p.m. Nov. 12 Yale
5 p.m.
Nov. 16 Xavier
7:30 p.m.
2017 Hall of Fame Classic, Kansas City:
Nov. 20 vs. Baylor 8:30 p.m. Nov. 21 vs. Creighton/UCLA TBA
THIS WEEK The Badgers will open the 2017-18 season with a pair of exhibition games this week. UW will host Northern Iowa on Wednesday at 7 p.m. (CT) to benefit Team Rubicon before welcoming UW-Stout to the Kohl Center at 4 p.m. (CT) on Sunday for the second-annual Cancer Awareness Game. LAST WEEK Backed by four players in double figures, Wisconsin topped Missouri, 74-66, in a closed scrimmage Saturday evening at Augustana College (Illinois). Junior Ethan Happ led the Badgers with 17 points while
freshman Brad Davison (14 points), junior Khalil Iverson (12 points) and sophomore D’Mitrik Trice (11) rounded out the scoring leaders. GOOD TO KNOW Admission to Wednesday’s sold-out exhibition vs. UNI was free and fundraising efforts to benefit Team Rubicon will take place in the arena.
8 p.m.
Nov. 27 at Virginia
8 p.m.
Dec. 2
Ohio State
4 p.m.
Dec. 4
at Penn State
6 p.m.
Dec. 6
at Temple
6 p.m.
Dec. 9
Marquette
11 a.m.
DAVID STLUKA
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Nov. 24 Milwaukee
Dec. 13 Western Kentucky 7 p.m. Dec. 23 Green Bay
4:30 p.m.
Dec. 27 Chicago State
8 p.m.
Dec. 30 UMass Lowell
3 p.m.
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NEED TO KNOW Both of Wisconsin’s exhibitions this week will be streamed live on BTN Plus and can be heard on the Badger Sports Network.
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INSIDE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE (15-6, 6-6)
Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 24 #20 Michigan
W, 3-0
Sept. 29 at Iowa
W, 3-0
Sept. 30 at #8 Nebraska
L, 2-3
Oct. 4
#6 Minnesota
Oct. 7
at #14 Michigan St. L, 1-3
L, 2-3
Oct. 11 #4 Nebraska
W, 3-1
Oct. 13 Indiana
W, 3-0
Oct. 18 at Maryland
W, 3-0
Oct. 21
at #5 Minnesota
L, 1-3
Oct. 25 at #1 Penn State L, 1-3 Oct. 28 Northwestern
THIS WEEK No. 8 Wisconsin (15-6, 6-6 B1G) wraps up a three-match home stand with two contests in the UW Field House this weekend. The Badgers host Ohio State (12-11, 5-7) on Friday at 7 p.m., while Maryland (16-8, 5-7) comes to town on Saturday for a 7 p.m. match. LAST WEEK The Badgers halted their twomatch losing streak by sweeping Northwestern on Saturday. Despite winning a set in University Park for the first time since 2007, UW fell at No. 1 Penn State, 3-1, on Oct. 25.
GOOD TO KNOW: Seniors Kelli Bates and Lauryn Gillis are both counting down to 1,000 career kills. The 5-foot-11 Bates needs two kills, while the 6-1 Gillis needs 25 kills.
Nov. 3
Ohio State
7 p.m.
Nov. 4
Maryland
7 p.m.
Nov. 10 at Indiana
6 p.m.
Nov. 11 at #22 Purdue
6 p.m.
Nov. 17 at Illinois
7 p.m.
JACK MCLAUGHLIN
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W, 3-0
Nov. 19 at Northwestern 1 p.m. View full schedule » SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:
NEED TO KNOW Both matches will be streamed live on BTN Plus. Fans can also listen in the Madison area on 100.9FM or online using the iHeartRadio app. Live updates are also available on Twitter @BadgerVB.
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INSIDE MEN’S HOCKEY
Home events in bold. All times CT. Oct. 1
Michigan Tech
W, 3-2
Oct. 6
#19 Ohio State
L, 2-3
Oct. 7
#19 Ohio State W, 3-2
GREG ANDERSON
SCHEDULE (6-3-0, 1-1-0)
Oct. 13 at #13 Boston College W, 5-2 Oct. 14 at Merrimack
W, 4-1
Oct. 20 vs. N. Michigan L, 4-5 OT
Green Bay, Wis.
Oct. 21 vs. N. Michigan
W, 4-0
Green Bay, Wis.
Oct. 27 St. Lawrence
W, 4-2
Oct. 28 St. Lawrence
L, 3-6
Nov. 3
#4 North Dakota 7 p.m.
Nov. 4
#4 North Dakota 7 p.m.
Nov. 10 at Michigan State 6 p.m. Nov. 11 at Michigan State 6 p.m. ▲ TAP TO WATCH - Badgers Defeat St. Lawrence
THIS WEEK In a clash of top-10 teams, No. 7 men’s hockey (6-3-0, 1-1-0 Big Ten) plays host to No. 4 North Dakota (5-2-1, 1-1-0 NCHC) at the Kohl Center on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. LAST WEEK The Badgers posted a split at home against St. Lawrence, grabbing a 4-2 victory, before dropping a 6-3 decision to the Saints.
GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin dominated both games on the shot chart, combining to outshoot SLU 77-32 for the weekend, including 40-19 in Friday’s victory and 37-13 in Saturday’s loss. NEED TO KNOW Friday’s game airs live on Fox Sports Wisconsin Plus, while Saturday’s contest is on Fox Sports Wisconsin. Both games also air live on 1310 WIBA (Badger Radio Network) and online on the iHeart radio app and website.
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Nov. 17 Michigan
7 p.m.
Nov. 18 Michigan
7 p.m.
Nov. 25 Mercyhurst
7 p.m.
Nov. 26 Mercyhurst
5 p.m.
Dec. 1
at #5 Minnesota 7 p.m.
Dec. 2
at #5 Minnesota 7 p.m. View full schedule »
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INSIDE WOMEN’S HOCKEY SCHEDULE (12-0-0, 6-0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 22 Lindenwood
W, 3-1
Sept. 23 Lindenwood
W, 4-0
Sept. 28 Mercyhurst
W, 4-0
Sept. 29 Mercyhurst
W, 5-1
Oct. 6
at Syracuse
W, 1-0
Oct. 7
at Syracuse
W, 5-2
Oct. 13 at Minnesota St. W, 3-2 Oct. 14 at Minnesota St. W, 3-1 Oct. 20 Bemidji State
W, 5-1
Oct. 21 Bemidji State
W, 5-1
Oct. 29 at #6 Minnesota W, 2-1 OT ▲ TAP TO WATCH - Badgers Sweep The Gophers
THIS WEEK No. 1 Wisconsin (12-0-0, 6-0-0-0 WCHA) hosts its lone home series of November this weekend when it welcomes No. 4 Ohio State (7-0-1, 5-01-1 WCHA) to LaBahn Arena. Puck drop on Saturday is set for 2 p.m. while Sunday’s series finale begins at noon.
GOOD TO KNOW Last weekend’s sweep at Minnesota was a special one for UW, as it marked the first time since the 2006-07 season that UW earned a road sweep in Minneapolis. In addition, the feat has only been accomplished three times in school history.
LAST WEEK The Badgers earned a Border Battle sweep at Minnesota, defeating the Golden Gophers 3-2 on Saturday before earning an overtime 2-1 victory on Sunday. Baylee Wellhausen scored twice during the sweep, including the game-winning goal on Sunday.
NEED TO KNOW Saturday’s game is sold out, but tickets still remain for Sunday’s game on UWBadgers.com. Fans can listen to Saturday’s game on 100.9 FM while fans can follow all the action on Twitter (@BadgerWHockey).
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Nov. 4
#4 Ohio State
Nov. 5
#4 Ohio State Noon
2 p.m.
Nov. 10 at #8 Cornell
2 p.m.
Nov. 11 at #8 Cornell
2 p.m.
DAVID STLUKA
Oct. 28 at #6 Minnesota W, 3-2
Nov. 24 vs. Northeastern 3 p.m.
Washington, D.C.
Nov. 24 vs. Boston University Noon
Washington, D.C.
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INSIDE MEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE (8-4-4, 4-3-1)
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
Sept. 13 Northwestern
W, 3-1 L, 1-2 W, 3-1
Sept. 16 Loyola-Chicago W, 2-0 Sept. 23 Penn State
L, 3-4 W, 1-0
Sept. 26 Wright State W, 2-1 2OT ▲ TAP TO WATCH - 1-1 Vs. No. 1: The Badgers Tie the Spartans In Double Overtime
THIS WEEK After clinching a dominant 2-0 shutout over Ohio State in its last regular-season game, the Wisconsin men’s soccer team will now turn its sights to the postseason as the Big Ten Tournament starts next weekend. The Badgers (8-4-4 overall, 4-3-1 Big Ten) drew the No. 5 seed and will face fourth-seeded Maryland (104-3, 5-1-2) in College Park, Md., on Nov. 5. LAST WEEK Propelling the team into the postseason on a wave of momentum, Mike Catalano set the tone early against OSU with the first Badger goal off of an assist from Chris Mueller. The other goal came just 31 seconds into the second
half thanks to Mueller, notching his eighth goal of the year. GOOD TO KNOW The two teams will match up in the Big Ten Tournament for only the second time in program history, after last year’s battle for the championship game. Earlier this season in Madison, the Terrapins edged the Badgers 5-4 in one of the highest-scoring, most exciting matches of the season for both teams.
Oct. 1
at Rutgers
W, 3-2
Oct. 4
Marquette
W, 3-0
Oct. 7
#6 Michigan St. T, 1-1 2OT
Oct. 10 Green Bay
LEONARD CEDERHOLM
Sept. 19 at Duke
POSTPONED
Oct. 13 #3 Maryland
L, 4-5
Oct. 21 at #1 Indiana
L, 1-2 2OT
Oct. 24 at Milwaukee T, 0-0 2OT Oct. 29 at Ohio State
W, 2-0
Big Ten Tournament:
Nov. 5
at (4) Maryland
Noon
View schedule on UWBadgers.com » SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:
NEED TO KNOW Sunday’s game will be streamed on BTN2Go. Live statistics can be found on UWBadgers.com and live updates can be found on Twitter (@BadgerMSoccer).
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INSIDE WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE (13-4-2, 6-3-2) Home events in bold. All times CT. Aug. 24 Creighton
W, 2-0
Aug. 27 Northern Illinois W, 2-0 Aug. 31 at #3 Virginia
W, 1-0
Sept. 3
at William & Mary W, 3-1
Sept. 7
at Drake
W, 3-0
Sept. 16 Minnesota
W, 1-0 OT
Sept. 21 Michigan St.
W, 2-1 OT
Sept. 24 Michigan Sept. 29 at Maryland
L, 1-2 OT T, 2-2 2OT
at #16 Rutgers L, 0-1 OT
Oct. 6
Purdue
W, 2-1
Oct. 8
Indiana
T, 0-0 2OT
Oct. 12 at Illinois
W, 1-0
Oct. 15 at Northwestern L, 0-2
THIS WEEK Wisconsin advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament and will play No. 2 seed Northwestern on Friday, Nov. 3 at 2:30 p.m. CT at Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana. The winner will play either No. 1 seed Ohio State or No. 5 seed Penn State on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 1 p.m. CT. LAST WEEK The Badgers clinched their spot in the semifinals for the first time since 2014 with a 2-0 upset win over third-seeded Minnesota. Freshman Maia Cella broke open the scoring in the 32nd
minute, scoring her first career goal. GOOD TO KNOW Freshman defender Sammy Kleedtke has recorded an assist in the last three games. She was named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team.
Oct. 21 at Iowa
JACK MCLAUGHLIN
Oct. 1
W, 3-0
Oct. 25 #11 Penn State W, 1-0 Big Ten Tournament:
Oct. 29 at (3) Minnesota W, 2-0 Nov. 3 vs. (2) N’Western 2:30 p.m.
Westfield, Ind.
View schedule on UWBadgers.com » SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:
NEED TO KNOW Both Friday and Sunday’s games will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network and streamed on BTN2Go. Live statistics can be found on UWBadgers.com and live updates can be found on Twitter (@BadgerWSoccer).
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THIS WEEK IN BADGER HISTORY
MIKE LECKRONE
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 ANDY BAGGOT UWBadgers.com Insider
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ike Leckrone heard the question and offered a verbal shrug. “I don’t know how to condense it to one moment,” he said. It’s an awful lot to ask of Leckrone, the beloved director of the University of Wisconsin Marching Band since 1969, to single out his favorite mental treasure at Camp Randall Stadium because there have been so many. Leckrone and his musical charges have crammed a lot of living — from exuberance and heartbreak to frivolity and horror — into nearly five decades and 300-plus home games. They have endured the elements — rain, snow, sleet, hail, ice and lightning — in the name of dedication and entertainment. They have played for crowds both middling (29,776) and overflowing (83,184) in a facility that currently seats 80,321.
They have performed in the throes of angst — be it a 10-loss season or a 48-point setback — and the unbridled joy of Big Ten Conference championships clinched or NCAA records set. Along the way, Leckrone has witnessed hundreds of keepsake moments involving the Badgers, all while becoming a legendary innovator, inventor and curator for his 300-member ensemble. When it comes to his experiences at Camp Randall, the first place Leckrone’s mind goes is familiar to many UW fans. It was the magic and drama of 1993, when the Badgers won their first Big Ten title since 1962 and their first-ever Rose Bowl. Two crucial back-to-back performances at Camp Randall gave way to a landmark journey to Japan which gave way to a hero’s welcome at the stadium. “So unexpected,” Leckrone said. “There were so many things involved with that from the very beginning. “That’s the moment that always sticks out in my mind. That just rises to the top of that whole sequence of events that took us to the Rose Bowl.”
RAINER HOSCH
CAMP RANDALL 100 SPOTLIGHT:
▪▪▪▪ birth to the famed “Fifth Quarter.” The picture was taken Oct. 30, 1993, seconds af“Every time we scored — because the crowd was ter the Badgers outlasted Michigan 13-10 and slid really dead at that point — I had the band play ‘You into the driver’s seat for the Big Ten championship. Said It All,’” Leckrone said. “It got the crowd going a It shows Mike Leckrone embracing Wisconsin little bit and, of course, each time they scored the coach Barry Alvarez, their joy unleashed. crowd got into it that much more.” “It always comes to my mind that was a moment Leckrone said he got a follow-up note from athof almost unprecedented happiness at that point,” letic director Elroy Hirsch, asking that “You Said It Leckrone said. “Then to have the near-tragedy moAll” not be played during the game. ments later.” “When you play it, The postgame celethe crowd jumps up “EVERY TIME WE SCORED — BECAUSE THE CROWD bration turned quickly and down and shakes WAS REALLY DEAD AT THAT POINT — I HAD THE into a crisis. UW fans the upper deck,” Hirsch BAND PLAY ‘YOU SAID IT ALL,’” LECKRONE SAID. trying to rush the field told Leckrone. “People “IT GOT THE CROWD GOING A LITTLE BIT AND, OF created a stampede are very nervous about COURSE, EACH TIME THEY SCORED THE CROWD that resulted in critical, that.” GOT INTO IT THAT MUCH MORE.” life-threatening cirLeckrone seized on cumstances. Seventy were hospitalized, but luckily that development, requesting that a public address there were no fatalities. announcement be made saying the popular “Bud A week later, Wisconsin returned to the scene Song” could only be heard after the game. and fought third-ranked Ohio State to a 14-14 draw. To read the rest of the story click here. For the The regular-season ended with a Rose complete Camp Randall 100 list, visit CampRanBowl-clinching 41-20 victory over Michigan State dall100.com. in Tokyo, Japan. The Badgers and their entourage returned home to a raucous gathering at Camp Randall. Just under a month later, Wisconsin completed an audacious run by toppling UCLA, 21-16, in the Rose Bowl to finish 10-1-1 overall. “It’s one big blur,” Leckrone said. That’s an apt description for Leckrone’s 48 years of memories at Camp Randall, a stretch that has seen four athletic directors, nine coaches and 10 chancellors. Some memories are clearer than others. Like the 23-17 victory over Iowa in 1969 which ended 23-game winless streak. After giddy fans rushed the field, Leckrone led the band out the north end zone and down to State Street. “That’s very vivid in my memory,” he said. Leckrone mentioned the 21-20 victory over fourth-ranked Nebraska in 1974 which featured a game-winning 77-yard scoring pass from quarterback Gregg Bohlig to Jeff Mack. “A moment we all thought was a turning point,” Leckrone said, noting the Badgers finished 7-4 overall, ending a streak of 10 straight losing seasons. A dramatic, come-from-behind 22-19 triumph over Oregon in 1978 is remembered for how it gave
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