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TAYLORMADE TD WR A.J. Taylor left New Mexico seeing red after pulling in a 10-yard touchdown pass from Alex Hornibrook in front of Area Red at Camp Randall Stadium. Taylor caught five passes for a career-high 134 yards in the Badgers’ 45-14 win last Saturday. PHOTO BY DAVID STLUKA
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HALL OF FAME The Badgers welcomed 11 new members to the UW Athletics Hall of Fame this past weekend and the new inductees joined fans at Camp Randall in singing “Varsity.” PHOTO BY DAVID STLUKA
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THROW THAT ‘W’ That’s quite the reflection! A UW student fan in AreaRED at Saturday’s football home game shows off the ‘W’ and a packed Camp Randall Stadium in her Ray-Bans. PHOTO BY TOM LYNN
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RAISE YOUR HANDS IF YOU LIKE TO WIN Ranked in the top-10 nationally all season, the sixth-ranked volleyball team is all smiles as the Badgers celebrate a road win at North Texas. PHOTO BY BIANCA MICELI
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HIGH FIVES FOR AUBREY Wisconsin Athletics is highlighting Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September and welcomed 10-year-old Aubrey Wayman and her family to Camp Randall on Saturday. Diagnosed with Lymphoma, Aubrey enjoyed a fun day at her first-ever UW game and gave high fives to the student-athletes and coaches. PHOTO BY BADGERS GIVE BACK
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OUT OF TROUBLE Despite being in the thick stuff on No. 15, senior Jordan Hahn was able to save par on his way to another top-15 finish, the 12th of his career, at the season-opening Badger Invitational at University Ridge Golf Course. PHOTO BY GREG ANDERSON
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 ▪ VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3
DAVID STLUKA
30 A GOOD DUDE He’s a great kicker, a good friend and brings happiness to those around him. For the Badgers — and their fans — Rafael Gaglianone makes football fun.
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TOM LYNN
Little details have been powerful for junior A.J. Taylor, now the Big Ten’s leading receiver after a fast start to the season.
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29 VIRAL VIDEO 39 INSIDE FOOTBALL
25 CAMRYN BIEGALSKI BADGERING
41 INSIDE VOLLEYBALL 43 INSIDE SOCCER 47 INSIDE CROSS COUNTRY
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Finding focus has been powerful for A.J. Taylor
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t went beyond his first catch of 18 yards on the opening possession of the Orange Bowl; beyond even his three receptions, including a 16-yard touchdown, on a 12-play second quarter drive that pushed Wisconsin into a lead that it would not relinquish against the Miami Hurricanes. It went beyond another catch of 18 yards during a second-half scoring march culminating with a Rafael Gaglianone field goal; beyond even his 24-yard reception in the fourth quarter that gave him a career-high eight catches for 105 yards; his first time over the century mark in 27 games. It went beyond the numbers for Ammon Joseph (A.J.) Taylor. “I do think about this,” said Taylor, a junior wide receiver
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from Kansas City, Missouri. “I don’t know necessarily if there was a turning point. But I can tell you that the Miami game was the first game I felt …” There was a pause before he added, “I felt like I was just having fun.” That manifested itself after an early offensive series. “I came back and sat on the bench and I remember the feeling that I felt,” Taylor said. “I was just having fun and playing football. I wasn’t worried about anything else. I wasn’t worried about messing up. I wasn’t worried about anything really.” A late December bowl might have contributed to his peace of mind knowing that there would be a chance to go home and see family — his mom is an attorney and his dad is a manager for a
foster care program in Kansas City — before the start of the second semester and winter conditioning. Whatever the case, Taylor used the Orange Bowl as a springboard from one season to the next. “The past couple of games, I’ve felt the same way — I’m just playing football right now,” said Taylor, conceding that he might be putting less pressure on himself. “I think that might be it. I don’t care about the pressure anymore. That was a big deal for me last year that I had to work on a lot.” With 18 catches for 324 yards over the last three games combined (Miami, Western Kentucky and New Mexico), he looked back on this productive stretch
and said, “That’s definitely a good thing — leaving on a positive and starting off on a positive. Now, it’s just about building consistency.” Three months after the Orange Bowl, Taylor took another step in shaping his game by accompanying quarterback Alex Hornibrook to San Diego, the home base of the heralded quarterback whisperer George Whitfield Jr., who had previously worked with Hornibrook. While there, Taylor trained with former NFL wide receiver Lance Moore, who finished with 389 catches for 4,816 yards and 44 touchdowns during a 10-year-plus career, most of which was spent playing for the New Orleans Saints with whom he earned a Super Bowl ring. On Moore’s teaching points, Taylor said, “It was more on details, on the fundamentals, relaxing my body when I’m going in and out of breaks, making it look the same and keeping a comfortable state while having fast feet. It was good to keep that mental sharpness on football (over spring break).” There was another benefit to the trip — besides the Southern California weather and sights — and that was Hornibrook and Taylor growing closer together. “There was more time to develop chemistry,” Taylor said, “and whenever you can do that with your quarterback, it’s always a good thing.” After two games, Taylor leads the Badgers in receiving with 10 catches; he’s averaging 21.9 yards per catch, and 109.5 yards per game, tops in the Big
Ten. Last Saturday, Hornibrook attempted just 11 passes and completed eight, five to Taylor. Taylor ‘n’ Taylor (T ‘n’ T) were dynamite against the Lobos. A.J. Taylor had a career-high 134 receiving yards and one touchdown. Jonathan Taylor had a career-high 253 rushing yards and three touchdowns. “I was telling him (JT), ‘I’m just trying to make it to your level,’” said the 5-foot-11, 203-pound A.J. Taylor, who’s only 19 years
“THE PAST COUPLE OF GAMES, I’VE FELT THE SAME WAY — I’M JUST PLAYING FOOTBALL RIGHT NOW. I DON’T CARE ABOUT THE PRESSURE ANYMORE. THAT WAS A BIG DEAL FOR ME LAST YEAR THAT I HAD TO WORK ON A LOT.” old. “He works really hard; he has worked to get there. I’ve been working, too. For both of us to share a little bit of the spotlight together was cool.” Taylor’s emergence among the wide receivers has been particularly timely and critical because of suspensions to Quintez Cephus (indefinite) and Danny Davis, who will be available for Saturday’s rematch with BYU at Camp Randall Stadium. Last September, Wisconsin overwhelmed the Cougars, 40-6, in Provo, Utah. Hornibrook had only one incompletion (18-of-19 for 256 yards), while Taylor had three catches for 34 yards and a touchdown. He also had a 42yard kickoff return, the longest
of the season for the Badgers. “I remember getting hit pretty hard — you can’t sleep on those guys,” Taylor said. “They look like they’ve got a better team now and they’re going to bring it. This game is just as important as any other. But it’s time to focus on the details and really come together as a team and see who we are.” Taylor’s stock has obviously been rising, which is fitting for this personal finance major. This semester, he’s taking classes in accounting, estate planning and statistics; someone else’s and not his. But there is one individual stat that he has been trying to address: drops. He has made some of the tough catches look easy. And some of the easy ones look tough. “It can be a mental lapse — or I don’t even know how to explain it — but you just miss balls sometimes,” said Taylor, an allstate tailback at Rockhurst High School. “But you can’t dwell on it. Every position has it (lapses). Ours is just where you can see it the most; ours and probably defensive backs.” Taylor has taken on a “next play mentality” not unlike a defensive back. At a recent assembly of student-athletes from all sports, Taylor was so impressed with what he heard from one of the guest speakers that he adopted something she stressed: “Your ability to focus is your power.” Taylor has thought about it often since first hearing and digesting the message. “That sunk in deep,” he said. ▪
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◀ FOOTBALL Jonathan Taylor has rushed for a nation-leading 398 yards — 98 more than any other Power Five conference player. Kentucky RB Benny Snell Jr. owns the second-highest total through two games, with 300 yards.
VOLLEYBALL ▶ The Badgers set a school record with 12 service aces at North Texas on Sunday, including redshirt sophomore Molly Haggerty who led all players with a personal best five aces.
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▼ MEN’S SOCCER Celebrating 10 years of “PAC the MAC,” fans can catch a doubleheader of men’s and women’s soccer at the McClimon Complex this Sunday starting at noon including fun giveaways and admission deals.
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FOOTBALL VS. BYU SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 ▪ 2:30PM CAMP RANDALL STADIUM ▪ ABC Sixth-ranked Wisconsin wraps up non-conference play against BYU on Saturday afternoon in front of a home crowd at Camp Randall. Watch the game live on ABC.
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CAMRYN BIEGALSKI JUNIOR ▪ DEFENDER ▪ LOMBARD, ILL.
What is your best non-soccer sports moment? “I’d say dancing in our locker room, it’s great team bonding.” Where did the that pregame dance tradition originate? “Honestly, I have no idea. One day we just started it. I’m not sure if it started before my freshman year, but that year we just started doing it and we’ve been doing it every game since.” So then what is your pregame song? Go to dance move? “Pregame song… that’s tough. I’ll say, ‘Yeah!’ by Usher. As for dance move, I made one up but it’s strictly for the locker room.” Did you watch the men’s World Cup this summer? Who were you rooting for? “Of course! I was cheering for England, but Lionel Messi was definitely my favorite player to watch.” Coolest place soccer has taken you? “Wow, hmm, California during my freshman year, when we played at Stanford and Santa Clara, I guess? Our trip to Seattle earlier this season to play Washington and Portland was really cool too.” Paula Wilkins always schedules a tough non-conference slate and did again this season. What’s the advantage to playing that tough schedule? “It definitely prepares us well for the season. In some of those games, the physicality can actually seem harder than Big Ten play. So by the time the conference schedule begins, we’re definitely ready physically.” Did you ever play an instrument? “I did not, my mom didn’t let me. She thought if I started playing an instrument, I was going to quit it. She was probably right.”
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very day in the United States, 43 children are diagnosed with cancer — and as of now, one out of eight children will not survive. No child should have to fight this battle alone and there is no team quite like the Badgers to have your back. September is recognized as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Wisconsin Athletics showed up in full force to support the cause. On Saturday, Sept. 8, a very special guest joined the team on field for their game against New Mexico. Ten-year-old Aubrey Wayman is an outgoing, bubbly young girl who loves unicorns, and of course, the Badgers. Aubrey was diagnosed with Lymphoma — a cancer of the lymphatic system — this past summer and just recently completed her first round of chemotherapy. She was joined on field by her parents — Nicole and Adam — and younger sister Hadley to watch warm-ups, give high fives, and be recognized by the entire Camp Randall Stadium family on the big screen during the first quarter. Lexy Richardson, senior shooting guard on the women’s basketball team, also accompa-
nied the Wayman family during their visit and officially joined “Aubrey’s Army” by wearing a specially made silicon bracelet. Moreover, both student-athletes and coaches proudly showed their support for Aubrey and her fight against Lymphoma by wearing yellow ribbons on their helmets and jackets in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This past weekend was Aubrey’s first-ever Badger game and Nicole shared that Aubrey “wished it never ended.” “She has never been so attentive to a game,” shared Nicole. “Thank you for giving us such a wonderful memory!” The Badger family will continue to show support for families battling childhood cancer this month during a spotlight at the women’s volleyball game on Sept. 22. To support Childhood Cancer Awareness Month on social media, use the hashtags #UWKIDSCANCER and #GoGold, and help us change the future for kids and families fighting childhood cancer by making a donation at www.uwhealth.org/fightkidscancer. ▪
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O APPRECIATE WHY PAUL CHRYST has such a soft spot in his heart for Rafael Gaglianone you must know their shared history. Long before Chryst became the Wisconsin football coach, he was a positional Swiss Army knife for the Badgers in the mid-1980s. In addition to taking snaps at quarterback, tight end and linebacker during his college career, he was the holder on special teams, so he lived the mood swings of kickers first hand. Chryst tapped into the euphoria: He was there to help former roommate Todd Gregoire set the program mark for most career field goals with 65 in 1987 and Rich Thompson embark on his record-setting career a season later. Chryst also endured the agony: He was literally in the middle of things when Robb Mehring tied a UW standard by missing all five field goals he attempted during a game vs. Minnesota in 1988. So Chryst embarked on his coaching journey in 1989 with a unique appreciation for the world of placekickers and what makes them tick.
It’s not a surprise then to hear Chryst speak so fondly of Gaglianone, the senior kicking specialist from Sao Paulo, Brazil, by way of Chattanooga, Tennessee. “I love that guy,” Chryst said. “I think everyone on this team does.” Why? There are a host of reasons to be sure, but Chryst kept it simple. “I think he’s a really good teammate,” he said. Gaglianone is equal parts friendly, chill, witty, funny, spirited and genuine. He never seems like he’s in a hurry. He never seems as though he’s stressed. He never seems to be out of sorts. Watch the Badgers at practice or see them interact with one another in the locker room and you notice that Gaglianone is almost always part of a conversation. Senior inside linebacker and co-captain T.J. Edwards has roomed with Gaglianone since their first day on campus together in 2014. Gaglianone showed up at the Regent Apartments sporting a tank top, surfer shorts, flipflops and dark flowing locks, a longboard under his arm and a big grin on his face.
Edwards, from Lake Villa, Illinois, initially wondered what he was getting into with a kicker for a roommate. But their friendship grew playing the FIFA soccer video game and has endured through five years, three addresses and extended in-season visits from Gaglianone’s family, including one now. “He’s hard not to love,” Edwards said of his friend. “He’s just a good dude.” Senior nose guard Olive Sagapolu said he and senior guard Micah Kapoi bonded with Gaglianone over their “minority” status as geographical outsiders, a reference to their far-flung homes: Sagapolu is from Pago Pago, American Samoa, and Kapoi is from Kapolei, Hawaii. Sagapolu couldn’t put his finger on what makes Gaglianone so endearing, but gave it a noble shot. “It’s just the way the guy is, his personality,” Sagapolu said. “I don’t know what it is, but he just has that thing that helps everyone around him.” Gaglianone, 23, said he’s all about creating camaraderie, being happy and being himself.
“Owning who I am,” he said. That approach can be traced to Gaglianone’s first college field goal, a 51-yarder during the 2014 season-opener with LSU that introduced his trademark celebratory shimmy. “They saw my happiness and it just kind of carried over,” he said of his teammates. That has evolved to Gaglianone being serenaded with “Olé, olé, olé, olé” every time he converts a field goal at Camp Randall Stadium. “The fans, they enjoy people who show emotions and have fun out there,” he said. “We work so hard to get to that point we might as well have fun doing it.” Make no mistake, some of the affection from UW coaches and teammates is rooted in the fact Gaglianone does his job with steadfast reliability. “No question about it,” Chryst said. Gaglianone needs three field goals to surpass Gregoire and become the program record-holder, having converted 80.8 percent of his career attempts (63-for-78) along the way to rank second on the all-time list at Wisconsin.
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“HIS APPROACH TO BEING ONE OF THE GUYS IS PHENOMENAL,” EDWARDS SAID OF GAGLIANONE. “HIS CHARACTER, HIS COMEDY, WHAT HE BRINGS TO THIS TEAM IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER.”
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He’s on a streak of 13 straight made field goals, leaving him one shy of again tying the school record for consecutive conversions — a mark first set by Vitaly Pisetsky in 1999 that Gaglianone matched by connecting on the final 14 kicks of his freshman season in 2014. He also has converted 128 consecutive extra points, long ago surpassing the previous UW record of 89 straight PATs set by Taylor Mehlhaff — a first-team All-American who is now a quality control assistant for the Badgers. Gaglianone has made four game-winning kicks, the most in school history; connected on three field goals of 50 yards or longer, tied for the most at UW; and made 93.4 percent of his kick attempts overall — field goals and PATs — in his career (241-for-258). “That’s definitely a big part of why he’s such a huge voice on this team,” Edwards said, “because he’s so reliable and consistent.” Chryst has coached at every level — high school to small college to the Canadian Football League to the NFL, a variety of duties at each stop — but can’t recall having a kicker play such a prominent role in team chemistry as Gaglianone. “He’s going to find the good in something and he’s going to maximize it,” Chryst said. “His approach to being one of the guys is phenomenal,” Edwards said of Gaglianone. “His character, his comedy, what he brings to this team is unlike any other.” Gaglianone, listed at 5-foot-11 and 237 pounds, knows and accepts the fact he’s not built like Adonis. He catches his share of grief as a result, but he’s lightning-quick to rebut in a creative, non-threatening way.
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“A lot of people love to mess around with him,” Sagapolu said. “He can take it very well,” Edwards said of Gaglianone, “but he can dish it out just like that. That’s what we love about him and that’s why you can joke with him so much because he gets it.” Not everyone on the Wisconsin roster can tweak Chryst to his face — his public persona is a popular topic — but Gaglianone will. “He’s quick-witted,” Chryst said with an appreciative smile. “They get into some good ones,” Edwards said of Gaglianone and Chryst. “Me and Coach Chryst have had a good relationship since day one,” Gaglianone said. “He understood what kind of a player I was. Him being a player’s coach, he kind of created that bond. “He always encourages you to be yourself. That’s what I do and that’s what he likes about me.” The fact Chryst and Gaglianone experienced similar traumas during their college careers — abrupt head coaching changes and an unexpected death in their football families — no doubt fortifies their bond. Chryst was a freshman in April of 1986 when Wisconsin coach Dave McClain died of a heart attack. Chryst finished out his college career playing for interim coach Jim Hilles and Don Morton, who won six games in three seasons before being fired. Gaglianone, meanwhile, came to Madison in 2014 to play for Gary Andersen, who abruptly left at the end of the season to take over at Oregon State. That opened the door for Chryst to leave Pittsburgh and become the coach at his alma mater.
In July of 2016, Gaglianone lost two good friends, Nebraska punter Sam Foltz and Michigan State punter Mike Sadler, in a car crash near Waukesha. The three had been taking part in a summer kicking camp. To honor Foltz, Gaglianone switched his jersey number from 10 to 27. “Some of his uniqueness I find fascinating,” Chryst said of Gaglianone. “You admire his journey.” Gaglianone grew up playing and loving soccer, leaving home when he was 15 to enroll at Baylor High School in Chattanooga and pursue a college opportunity like his older brother, Thiago, did at California Lutheran.
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Rafael celebrates with his parents, Eduardo and Marta
Gaglianone played soccer, helping Baylor to What about the NFL? a state title as a sophomore, but also found a “As long as I keep doing what I’m doing, I calling on the football field. That brought him don’t see why not,” Gaglianone said. “I’ve just to Wisconsin, where he’s made at least one got to focus on the right now.” field goal in 40 of 45 career games, including Listen closely during pregame introductions 21 straight dating back to 2015, and has had at Camp Randall and you’ll hear Gaglianone 28 perfect outings where he’s converted all his invariably get the loudest reaction from fans. field goals and PATs. That popularity has Gaglianone was roots back to his freshgranted a medical hardman year when he and “I GOT TO WHERE I GOT HERE BY PUTTING THE ship waiver from the Edwards would take TEAM FIRST AND THAT’S KIND OF MY MENTALITY. NCAA after back surthe bus from the DeAS LONG AS I’M HELPING MY TEAM, I’M gery ended his 2016 Jope Residence Hall to HAPPY WITH WHAT I’M DOING.” season after three the State Street area.
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games. There’s nothing personal in the UW record book that Gaglianone cares about right now. “When I’m older and looking back on my career there will be,” he said. “But as of right now I’m just trying to help the team as much as I can. “I got to where I got here by putting the team first and that’s kind of my mentality. As long as I’m helping my team, I’m happy with what I’m doing.”
“Someone would notice him,” Edwards said. “Are you Haff?” they would ask. “I was star struck my whole freshman year,” Edwards said. “I was like, ‘This dude’s a big deal.’ “It got to a point where it was every time, every weekend, every time we’d go out. It was unreal.” After a while, Edwards would just cut to the chase and point Gaglianone out to the whole bus.
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“Olé, olé, olé, olé,” was the sing-song response. Gaglianone is on track to graduate this year with a degree in life sciences communication. The idea makes his parents, Eduardo and Marta, feel a sense of pride. “I’m glad he came to Wisconsin,” Eduardo said. “He’s changed a lot. It’s been so good for Rafael. “He didn’t know much about football, but he learned to kick here and it changed his world, you know?” Gaglianone’s parents are spending the first three weeks of the UW season living with Rafael and Edwards at their campus apartment near the Kohl Center. “I’m so thankful to get that family time,” Rafael said. “I owe so much of the life I get to live here to them and the sacrifices they made when I was younger. “To see their faces in the stadium, to be able to have dinner with them and talk about my day, it just puts it all together for me.” Eduardo and Marta will be joined for the BYU game by Thiago and two friends from Brazil. Where will everyone sleep? “It’s like a mama’s heart,” Rafael said, smiling. “It’s always got a place for one more. We just always find a way.” While the Badgers were on the field warming up for their game with New Mexico on Sept. 8, Eduardo scanned the field from Section G talking about his son. What’s it like seeing how the fans react to Rafael? “It’s incredible,” he said. “It’s hard to explain. It’s a really good feeling seeing how many people like him. It’s a good vibration for him. “People say his name and talk to me in the streets. It’s so nice.” Why do people in Madison like his son so much? “Because he’s happy and he shows his skills,” Eduardo said. “Nice guy. Happy. That’s Rafael.”
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INSIDE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE (2-0, 0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Aug. 31 Western Kentucky W, 34-3 Sept. 8 New Mexico
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Sept. 22 at Iowa
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Oct. 13 at #19 Michigan Oct. 20 Illinois
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Oct. 27 at Northwestern Nov. 3
THIS WEEK Sixth-ranked Wisconsin (2-0) wraps up the non-conference portion of its season by hosting BYU (1-1) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium. LAST WEEK The Badgers rolled past New Mexico, 45-14, behind career days from Jonathan Taylor, who rushed for 253 yards and 3 touchdowns, and A.J. Taylor, who caught 5 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown. GOOD TO KNOW In its 130th season of football, Wisconsin owns an all-
time record of 699-490-53. A win Saturday would make UW the 26th FBS program — and 5th Big Ten team — to reach 700 wins.
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Nov. 10 at #11 Penn State
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Nov. 17 at Purdue
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Nov. 24 Minnesota
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Indianapolis, Ind.
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INSIDE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE (5-1, 0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. at Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Minneapolis:
Aug. 24 vs. UNC
W, 3-0
Aug. 25 vs. Florida State W, 3-1 HotelRED Invitational, Madison, Wis.:
▲ TAP TO WATCH - Highlights vs. North Texas
THIS WEEK The sixth-ranked Badgers (5-1) wrap up the non-conference season, traveling to Milwaukee for the Marquette Invitational on Friday-Saturday at the Al McGuire Center. Wisconsin takes on in-state rival, No. 21 Marquette (72), on Friday at 7 p.m. before facing Illinois State (7-2) on Saturday at 11 a.m. LAST WEEK Wisconsin dropped its first match of the season on Friday, falling at No. 15 Baylor, 3-1. The Badgers rebounded with a 3-0 win at North Texas on Sunday. Sophomore Dana Rettke led the Badgers at the net on the weekend, averaging 3.86 kills per set while hitting .500. The 6-foot-8 middle blocker also averaged an impressive 2.14 blocks per set, tying her season high with nine blocks at Baylor.
GOOD TO KNOW At North Texas, the Badgers recorded a season high and school record 12 service aces in the match. The mark breaks the previous record of 11 aces in a 25-point, three-set, rally-scored match set at Rutgers on Oct. 5, 2016. Redshirt sophomore Molly Haggerty tallied a career-best and match-high five aces against the Mean Green. NEED TO KNOW Wisconsin’s match at Marquette will be streamed live on GoMarquette.com/Watch while the Illinois State match will be streamed on Facebook Live. Both matches can be heard in the Madison area on 100.9FM or online with the iHeartRadio app. Live updates are also available on Twitter @BadgerVB.
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Sept. 1
#2 Texas
W, 3-1
Sept. 2
High Point
W, 3-1
Sept. 7
at #15 Baylor
L, 1-3
Sept. 9
at North Texas
W, 3-0
at Marquette Invitational, Milwaukee:
Sept. 14 at #21 Marquette 7 p.m. Sept. 15 vs. Illinois State 11 a.m. Sept. 19 Ohio State
6 p.m.
Sept. 22 Rutgers
1 p.m.
Sept. 26 at #7 Minnesota 8 p.m. Sept. 29 at #15 Purdue
6 p.m.
Oct. 3
at Illinois
8 p.m.
Oct. 6
at Iowa
7 p.m.
Oct. 12 Northwestern
8 p.m.
Oct. 13 #8 Illinois
7 p.m.
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INSIDE MEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE (2-3-1, 0-0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Aug. 24 at Grand Canyon L, 1-2 Aug. 27 Hartford
W, 2-0
Sept. 1
#16 Fordham L, 0-1 2OT
Sept. 3
Valparaiso
Sept. 7
at SIUE
Sept. 9
at Bradley
W, 1-0 L, 0-3 T, 0-0 2OT
Sept. 16 #2 Indiana
3 p.m.
Sept. 21 at Maryland
7 p.m.
Sept. 26 at Marquette
7 p.m.
Sept. 30 at #4 Michigan St. 2 p.m. Oct. 3
Milwaukee
7 p.m.
Oct. 7
Rutgers
1 p.m.
Oct. 10 Green Bay ▲ TAP TO WATCH - Trask Weekly Presser: Looking Forward to Great Test on Sunday
THIS WEEK Wisconsin (2-3-1) welcomes rival Indiana to the McClimon Complex on Sunday at 3 p.m. for one of the biggest matchups of the year. The last time the two teams played was in the Big Ten Tournament championship game, where the Badgers came away with the title after winning 4-2 in penalty kicks. LAST WEEK UW dropped a game, 3-0, on the road to SIU Edwardsville and then drew a scoreless tie with Bradley on Sunday in Peoria, Illinois.
GOOD TO KNOW Sunday’s match is the annual “PAC the MAC” game. Fans can buy general admission tickets for $1, students receive free admission and there will be a Bucky toothbrush holder giveaway to kids 12 and under.
Oct. 14 at Penn State Oct. 19 Michigan
7 p.m. TBA 7 p.m.
Oct. 24 at Northwestern 7 p.m. Oct. 28 Ohio State Nov. 4-11
3 p.m.
Big Ten Tournament
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NEED TO KNOW The Badgers’ next two matches will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network, including the next home game against Indiana on Sunday.
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INSIDE WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE (6-1, 0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Aug. 20 at Marquette
W, 2-0
Aug. 23 #10 Florida State L, 0-3 Aug. 26 at Kentucky
W, 3-1
Aug. 30 at Washington W, 2-1 OT Sept. 2
vs. Portland
W, 2-1
Seattle
Sept. 6
Illinois State
Sept. 9
Loyola-Chicago W, 2-1
W, 1-0
Sept. 14 #12 Northwestern 7 p.m. Sept. 16 Illinois Noon Sept. 20 at Michigan
5 p.m.
Sept. 23 at Michigan State Noon
▲ TAP TO WATCH - Badgers Take Down Loyola Ramblers, 2-1
THIS WEEK The No. 22 Badgers not only remain at home, but they open up Big Ten play. UW will host Northwestern on Friday at 7 p.m. CT and Illinois for “PAC the MAC” Sunday at 12 p.m. NEXT WEEK Wisconsin continued its winning ways, defeating Illinois State 1-0 and Loyola-Chicago 2-1, both at home. GOOD TO KNOW The Badgers are now on a five-game win streak dating back to Aug. 26. Since then
the team has scored 10 goals and allowed four, posting one shutout. Freshman Natalie Viggiano scored her first career goal at Wisconsin against Loyola-Chicago. Junior defender Grace Douglas scored her first goal of the season against Illinois State. Douglas’ goal proved to be the winning goal, pushing Wisconsin past the Redbirds, 1-0.
Sept. 27 Rutgers
7 p.m.
Sept. 30 Maryland
1 p.m.
Oct. 5
at Indiana
6:30 p.m.
Oct. 7
at Purdue
Noon
Oct. 13 at Minnesota
4 p.m.
Oct. 18 Nebraska
7 p.m.
Oct. 21 at Ohio State
1 p.m.
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NEED TO KNOW Fans can also watch Sunday’s home game streamed live on BTN Plus and follow the team on Twitter (@BadgerWSoccer).
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▶ Badgers hold on against Ramblers
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INSIDE MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 14 Badger Classic
2 p.m.
Sept. 28 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational 11 a.m. Oct. 13 Wisconsin Pre-Nationals 10 a.m. Oct. 28 at Big Ten Championships Lincoln, Neb. 10:45 a.m.
LAST YEAR Wisconsin took third place at both the Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Great Lakes Regional before sending two individual qualifiers to the NCAA Cross Country Championships. Oliver Hoare, the 2017 Big Ten Cross Country Champion, followed his championship performance with a third place finish at the Great Lakes Regional before com-
peting at the NCAA Championships. Joe Hardy was the Big Ten Championship runner-up and placed sixth at the Great Lakes Regional before finishing within the top-100 at the NCAA Championships.
at NCAA Great Lakes Regional 11 a.m.
Terre Haute, Ind.
Nov. 17 NCAA Championships 10:45 a.m.
DAVID STLUKA
THIS WEEK No. 9 Wisconsin will kick off the 2018 season on Friday with the Badger Classic. The triple-dual meet will be held at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course and is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. CT. Admission is free for the meet.
Nov. 9
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GOOD TO KNOW UW begins the season as the top-ranked team in the Great Lakes region, according to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association while UW checks in at No. 9 in the organization’s national coaches poll. NEED TO KNOW Badger fans can follow the action on Twitter (@BadgerTrackXC) and catch a recap following the meet on UWBadgers.com.
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INSIDE WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 14 Badger Classic
2 p.m.
Sept. 28 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational 11 a.m. Oct. 13 Wisconsin Pre-Nationals 10 a.m. Oct. 28 at Big Ten Championships Lincoln, Neb. 10:45 a.m. at NCAA Great Lakes Regional 11 a.m.
Terre Haute, Ind.
Nov. 17 NCAA Championships 10:45 a.m.
THIS WEEK No. 7 UW begins its 2018 campaign on Friday by hosting the Badger Classic. The triple-dual meet will be held at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course and is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. CT. Admission is free for the meet. LAST TIME OUT The Badgers enjoyed a successful cross country season last year, ending with a tenth-place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. They also finished third overall at both the Big Ten Championships and at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meets. Senior captain Sarah Disanza led the way for the
Badgers at the NCAA Championships with an All-America finish, the fourth of her career.
DAVID STLUKA
Nov. 9
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GOOD TO KNOW UW opens the 2018 season with a No. 7 ranking in the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association National Coaches’ Poll, its highest rank since 2009 while the Badgers are also the top-ranked team in the USTFCCCA Great Lakes regional rankings. NEED TO KNOW Badger fans can follow the action on Twitter (@BadgerTrackXC) and catch a recap following the meet on UWBadgers.com.
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INSIDE WOMEN’S GOLF SCHEDULE Sept. 16-18 at East-West Match Play Challenge
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sept. 28-30 at Schooner Fall Classic
Norman, Okla.
Oct. 8-9
at Illini Women’s Invitational at Medinah
Medinah, Ill.
Oct. 20-21 at Cardinal Cup
Simpsonville, Ky.
2019 Feb. 3-5
at UCF Challenge
Orlando, Fla.
Feb. 24-25 at Westbrook Invitational
▲ TAP TO WATCH - Hackworthy on winning her third straight Wisconsin Women’s State Open
THIS WEEK The Badgers open the 201819 season at the East-West Match Play Challenge in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Sunday-Tuesday, Sept. 16-18. LAST TIME OUT UW started the same five golfers at every tournament a year ago on its way to NCAA Regional berth. Only two players, seniors Aya Johnson and Jessica Reinecke, return from that group.
GOOD TO KNOW Senior Tess Hackworthy won the Wisconsin State Women’s Open for the third-straight year this summer. Former teammate Becky Klongland finished fourth while Johnson placed fifth.
Peoria, Ariz.
Mar. 15-17 at Notre Dame Clover Cup
Mesa, Ariz.
DOUG CAPUSTIN
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NEED TO KNOW Wisconsin will compete against Iowa State, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Oregon State, Texas A&M and UC Davis. The tournament consists of 36 holes of stroke play which will determine the seeding for the match play portion of the event.
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INSIDE WOMEN’S ROWING SCHEDULE Home events in bold. Sept. 15 Milwaukee River Challenge
Milwaukee
Sept. 28-29 Iowa/Indiana (Scrimmage) Oct. 27-18 vs. Michigan State/ Michigan (Scrimmage)
Lansing, Mich.
Nov. 4
Minnesota (Scrimmage)
Nov. 10
Class Day Regatta
2019 Mar. 16-17 at Cardinal Invitational
Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Mar. 30-31 at Pac-12 Invitational
LAST TIME OUT Wisconsin capped its 11th consecutive trip to the NCAA championships with a 15thplace team finish last May in Sarasota, Florida. GOOD TO KNOW Two former women’s rowing Badgers, Maddie Wanamaker and Vicky Opitz, are competing this week at the 2018
FISA World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Former men’s rowers Dariush Aghai and Michael Knippen will also take part. Aghai spent time as a graduate assistant coach for the UW women.
Apr. 13
at Big Ten Double Dual (Iowa, Indiana)
Iowa City, Iowa
Apr. 19-20 at Clemson Invitational
▶ Wisconsin grown to world championships ▶ My Words: Wisconsin Way by Niamh Martin ▶ In Allie's wake: Walk-ons and the first week of school
Clemson, S.C.
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NEED TO KNOW Racing for the Badgers this weekend takes part on the Menomonee and Milwaukee Rivers at the 18th annual Milwaukee River Challenge. More information can be found at milwaukeeriverchallenge.com. Look for a race recap at UWBadgers.com.
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Redwood City, Calif.
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ANNA LEACH
THIS WEEK The Badgers begin their 2018-19 season with their annual fall opening trip to the Milwaukee River Challenge on Saturday.