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DOUBLE OT THRILLER Beating her Illinois defender, junior Dani Rhodes slid home the game-winning goal in double overtime to seal Wisconsin’s Big Ten season opener, 1-0, in front of a big home crowd at PAC the MAC. Watch Dani’s goal here. PHOTOS BY TOM LYNN
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BIG DEAL After missing most of the last two seasons with injuries, senior RB Taiwan Deal had waited a long time to get back to the end zone — a place he found twice in last Saturday’s game vs. BYU. Deal’s pair of rushing touchdowns were his first since 2015. PHOTO BY TOM LYNN
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W FOR THE WIN Throwing up the ‘W’ as she crossed the finish line, Alicia Monson started her junior season of cross country on a high note by winning the Badger Classic while helping No. 7 Wisconsin to the team title in the team’s season-opening contest. PHOTO BY LAUREN SANDERS
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RED, WHITE, BLUE AND GOLD! Middleton, Wisconsin’s Vicky Opitz (third from right, main photo) captured her fourth world championship, winning in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, in the women’s eight, while Neenah, Wisconsin’s Maddie Wanamaker (right, inset) won her first world title with a victory in the women’s four without coxswain. PHOTO COURTESY UW ROWING
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A NEW SPIN The Badgers’ pregame soundtrack has gotten a boost this season thanks to former UW women’s basketball player Shawna Nicols — now better known as DJ Shawna — handling the music mix from high atop Camp Randall Stadium, just above Area RED. PHOTO BY DAVID STLUKA
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 ▪ VOLUME 9, ISSUE 4
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28 EVERYTHING EARNED A trophy game. A rivalry renewed. Physical football. It’s the kind of game the Badgers say is coming along at just the right time.
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Former Badger Scott Nelson sees strong potential in current namesake, who’s motivated and learning from the Badgers’ loss.
19 BY THE NUMBERS 20 WHAT TO WATCH 23 BADGERING 25 BADGERS GIVE BACK
43 WOMEN’S SOCCER
27 VIRAL VIDEO 37 INSIDE FOOTBALL 39 INSIDE VOLLEYBALL
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cott Nelson really likes Scott Nelson. No, this isn’t some self-indulgent third-person exercise. This is about Scott Nelson (6foot-1, 200 pounds), the former Wisconsin free safety, a starter on the 1993 Big Ten championship team and in the Rose Bowl victory over UCLA, liking what he has seen out of Scott Nelson (6-2, 202), the current Badger free safety, and three-game starter as a redshirt freshman. The 47-year-old Nelson, who wore No. 37 on his jersey and hails from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, is not related to the 19-yearold Nelson, who wears No. 9, and is from Detroit, Michigan. It’s just that everybody else thinks that there must be a blood connection since they share the same names. “I’ve had all sorts of questions from people asking, ‘Is that your kid?’” said Nelson-37, who has been helping coach football at Sun Prairie High School where his son is a wide receiver. The elder Nelson-37 is also a side-
line reporter and analyst for the Badger Radio Network. “People have been asking me since I got recruited here and I get tweets all the time asking if I’m related to him,” said Nelson-9 who’s aware that Nelson-37 dropped to a knee after the Badgers beat the Bruins in the Rose Bowl and proposed to his now-wife Becky on the hallowed turf in Pasadena. “I haven’t met him yet,” said Nelson-9. “But we’ll definitely set that up soon.” “I’d love to sit down with him,” said Nelson-37. “It would be fun to have that conversation.” It was Wisconsin defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard who first brought up Nelson-9 to Nelson-37 while the Badgers were preparing to face Western Michigan in the 2017 Cotton Bowl. Nelson-37 worked the sidelines for that game, a 24-16 win in Arlington, Texas. “Jimmy told me that they wanted another Scott Nelson,” he recalled. His response was priceless, too. “I told him, ‘I hope you can
find someone better than that.’” Leonhard then filled him in on Nelson-9, a highly-recruited defensive back at Detroit Jesuit High School. Since then, Nelson-37 has been closely following his development while conceding that he’s still getting used to having a namesake. “It’s strange hearing your name called,” Nelson-37 said. But it has brought back many fond memories of his Wisconsin playing days. After redshirting as a freshman, he started games in each of his four seasons and finished with 323 tackles (16th best all-time), including 106 in 1990. He had 14 career interceptions, including five in 1993. Who better to critique Nelson-9 than Nelson-37? “I’ve been watching how he moves,” he said. “He’s poised for a young kid and he has real good size for a freshman. For a lot of young guys, they’ll see the quarterback (dropping back to pass) and their feet will stop. But the nice thing about him is that he keeps working his feet.
“I remember my first year starting as a redshirt freshman. And the first time you get out there, you’re excited and ready to go. But a lot happens in front of you. The best thing for him is that he’s got D’Cota Dixon with him. I had Greg Thomas and Troy Vincent, a couple of guys who had played a lot.” What advice would Nelson-37 give Nelson-9 about Big Ten competition? “Get ready because they’re bigger, they’re faster, they’re stronger and it doesn’t get any easier,” he said. “But trust what you see. You’re out there for a reason. Jimmy Leonhard knows what you can do, and he trusts you. “If you trust yourself, the other things will take care of themselves.” Nelson-37 made his first career start at Iowa. Although he racked up 23 tackles (eighth best in school history), picked off a pass and was named the defensive MVP against the Hawkeyes, the first thing that he remembered from that game was all his collisions with 6-4, 255-pound tailback Nick Bell. “I didn’t wake up feeling good the next day,” he admitted. “I couldn’t get off the couch.” That’s where he will be Saturday night — on his couch — watching Nelson-9. “I really like the kid,” he said. ▪▪▪▪ The younger Nelson took only two official recruiting visits. One was to Wisconsin. The other was to Iowa. His campus host was offensive tackle Alaric Jackson, a Detroit native. Nelson was in Kinnick Stadium when
the Hawkeyes upset previously unbeaten (9-0) and No. 3-ranked Michigan in 2016. “It was an exciting, great college football atmosphere,” said Nelson. “I’ve got a few really good friends from high school (at Iowa); and some guys that I was recruited with and got to know. When I was being recruited by them (Hawkeyes), everybody was loving me then. It will be a little different now.”
“YOU WANT THAT STING, THAT HURT TO STAY WITH YOU,” HE SAID, “BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO MOTIVATE YOU. OBVIOUSLY, YOU DON’T WANT IT TO HAPPEN. BUT IT DID AND YOU HAVE TO LEARN FROM IT.” After last Saturday’s loss, Nelson went to dinner with his parents and brother. He then took another look at the BYU video. “You want that sting, that hurt to stay with you,” he said, “because it’s going to motivate you. Obviously, you don’t want it to happen. But it did and you have to learn from it.” Nelson subscribes to the sports adage, “You can learn more from a loss than a win.” “If you win, it’s a good feeling and you kind of move on,” he explained. “Whereas, if it’s a loss, it does sting more. I know that I watch more film after the losses than the wins just because I want to know, ‘What did I do wrong? How can I get better from this?’ I take pride in getting better from losses.” Nelson has been one of the
first-year starters on defense, along with cornerbacks Faion Hicks and Caesar Williams and defensive ends Kayden Lyles and Matt Henningsen. On Monday, UW coach Paul Chryst was asked about Lyles’ progress and his response essentially applied to each of the newbies. “It’s not like he has played against the same three teams,” Chryst said of Lyles. “If all the same things happened you could truly say he did this versus this block in this game and then he did it a little bit better with the same block (in the next game). But you’re tested each week differently.” Nelson has discovered that there are some things, constants, that don’t change from opponent to opponent at this level. “Nothing is given to you,” he said. “They don’t care who you are, or how old you are. The other team is going to come out and play and they’re going to do their best to beat you.” Since the Western Kentucky opener, Nelson said, “I’ve definitely calmed down. That first game I was going 100 miles an hour. I’ve settled in, and I’ve gotten more comfortable. But I’ve got to clean up my tackling and finishing plays and getting to the ball. Those are areas I want to improve on.” Nelson has a good idea of what awaits him Saturday night. And it really applies to every game. “After that first play, that first drive,” he noted, “you calm down, settle in, and you’re just playing ball.” Scott Nelson couldn’t have said it better. The other Nellie. ▪
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BY THE NUMBERS CHAD MOSLEY
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◀ VOLLEYBALL Junior Tiffany Clark has recorded double-figure digs in each of the Badgers’ last seven matches, including tying her career high with 25 digs against Illinois State last Saturday.
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WOMEN’S SOCCER ▶ Dani Rhodes was the Badgers’ ultimate playmaker last weekend, scoring two crucial goals to help UW run its unbeaten streak to seven straight games. Her first goal forced a 1-1 tie with No. 12 Northwestern on Friday, and the second gave the Badgers a 1-0 win over Illinois in double overtime Sunday.
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▼ FOOTBALL The Badgers are 14-1 in road games under head coach Paul Chryst, and defense is a big reason why. Wisconsin has allowed just 13.9 points per road game over the last four seasons – the best mark in the country. Alabama (16.2 ppg) ranks No. 2 on that list.
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▲ WOMEN’S HOCKEY With Emily Clark and Sophie Shirley taking part in Hockey Canada’s Fall Festival and Natalie Buchbinder, Mikaela Gardner, Annie Pankowski, Maddie Rolfes, Abby Roque and Sophia Shaver attending USA Hockey’s National Team Evaluation Camp, eight current Badgers spent last week at national team camps.
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WHAT TO WATCH TOM LYNN
HOME COURT
VOLLEYBALL VS. OHIO STATE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 ▪ 6PM UW FIELD HOUSE ▪ BTN The sixth-ranked Badgers open the Big Ten season this week against Ohio State while celebrating the 27th annual Steve Lowe Night in honor of the former UW head coach. Fans can watch the match on Big Ten Network at 6 p.m.
ROAD KICKS
WOMEN’S SOCCER AT MICHIGAN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 ▪ 5PM ANN ARBOR, MICH. ▪ BTN
TOM LYNN
Wisconsin hits the road for a two-game swing through Michigan this week, playing Michigan on Thursday at 5 p.m. and Michigan State on Sunday at noon. Catch Thursday’s match vs. the Wolverines live on Big Ten Network.
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HEARTLAND TROPHY
FOOTBALL AT IOWA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 ▪ 7:30PM IOWA CITY, IOWA ▪ FOX Big Ten play begins with a rivalry matchup for the 18th-ranked Badgers, who face rival Iowa in a prime-time kickoff at 7:30 p.m. at Kinnick Stadium. Watch the game live on FOX. 20
WEDNESDAY 9/19 VOLLEYBALL vs. Ohio State Madison, Wis. 6 p.m. Watch: BTN SOLD OUT
THURSDAY 9/20
FRIDAY 9/21
MEN’S & WOMEN’S TENNIS at Milwaukee Classic Milwaukee All day
MEN’S & WOMEN’S TENNIS at Milwaukee Classic Milwaukee All day
WOMEN’S SOCCER at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 5 p.m. Watch: BTN
MEN’S TENNIS at Ivy Plus Princeton, N.J. All day MEN’S SOCCER at Maryland College Park, Md. 7 p.m. Watch: BTN
SATURDAY 9/22 VOLLEYBALL vs. Rutgers Madison, Wis. 1 p.m. Watch: BTN Plus SOLD OUT SOFTBALL vs. Iowa State (Doubleheader) Madison, Wis. 1/3 p.m. Watch: BTN Plus Ticket info » FOOTBALL at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 7:30 p.m. Watch: FOX
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WEDNESDAY 9/26 MEN’S SOCCER at Marquette Milwaukee 7 p.m. VOLLEYBALL at #7 Minnesota Minneapolis 8 p.m. Watch: BTN
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BADGERS GIVE BACK SPOTLIGHT
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ou’re off to great places, today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!” – Dr. Seuss The beginning of fall brings more than just a change in weather: school is back in session! Wisconsin student-athletes joined elementary school students at Randall Elementary at 7:30 a.m. the morning of Sept. 4 to greet them as they returned from busy summer days for their first day of another exciting school year. “It’s awesome for our student-athletes to get out there and interact with the kids who might have mixed emotions about heading back to school,” said Jackie Davenport, Director of Community Relations for Wisconsin Athletics. “Giving out some high-fives and talking about what they’re most excited for this upcoming year is a great way to kick things off, for both student-athletes and elementary school students.” The kids were eager to head back to the classroom and enjoyed playing around with the Badgers and each other. Football, tag, playground structures. You name it, they played it!
The enthusiasm and excitement for another year of learning was overwhelmingly buzzing throughout the school grounds. As the start of the day grew closer, the music and laughter grew louder. Principal John Wallace amped up his students with upbeat music blasting throughout the playground as he made his way around greeting new and old faces. Student-athletes made a high-five tunnel as the kids walked inside to sit at their desks, pumping them up for the school day ahead. Randall Elementary houses students from third through fifth grade, with over 350 students currently enrolled. The relationship between Randall Elementary and the Badgers is a thriving one. It will only continue to grow in the year to come as student-athletes and elementary students play games at recess, enhance writing and literacy skills through a pen pal program and many other fun events sprinkled in along the way. For more information on Badgers Give Back, visit UWBadgers.com/BadgersGiveBack. ▪
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hey all know the next “opportunity” is right down the road, just about 180 miles down U.S. Highway 151 to Iowa City and Kinnick Stadium, the destination and site of Saturday night’s Big Ten opener between like-minded rivals. “We get a great opportunity to prove ourselves,” said UW senior inside linebacker T.J. Edwards, who purposely billed it as just that, one of 12 guaranteed moments or opportunities; a sentiment that resonated throughout the locker room after last Saturday’s home loss to BYU. “It’s going to be a night game, it’s going to be hectic, it’s going to be a lot of fun,” echoed senior offensive guard Michael Deiter, one of four captains along with Edwards. “We’ve got to forget this (loss), and get ready for that, or it will happen again. All we can do is move on. The season is still ahead of us.” Edwards and Deiter avowed that the primary goal is still the primary goal: Win the West. It’s always the first step in every season’s journey that more often than not has led to Indi-
anapolis and the Big Ten Championship Game for the Badgers, who have played in five of the seven title tilts. All things considered there may not be a better starting point than Saturday’s rivalry game. The Badgers have won 17 of their last 18 trophy games against Iowa (Heartland Trophy), Minnesota (Paul Bunyan’s Axe) and Nebraska (Freedom Trophy). With the addition of Maryland and Rutgers in 2014, the Big Ten got rid of “Legends” and Leaders” designations for its divisions and realigned geographically and more conventionally into East and West. Since then, the winner of the Wisconsin-Iowa game has wound up advancing to Indy. The 14-year-old Heartland Trophy, a bronze bull, will be present at practice all week. Underlying the urgency, Edwards said, “We’ve got to get to work and we’ve got a lot to work on.” There are moving pieces to every season. At the core of any successful team are work ethic, discipline and leadership. The latter is especially critical after a defeat.
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“IT’S GOING TO BE A NIGHT GAME, IT’S GOING TO BE HECTIC, IT’S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN. WE’VE GOT TO FORGET THIS (LOSS), AND GET READY FOR THAT, OR IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. ALL WE CAN DO IS MOVE ON. THE SEASON IS STILL AHEAD OF US.” “It stings, and I know everyone is feeling the same way,” Edwards acknowledged. “But it’s going to be on the leaders to make sure we clean it up and move on.” In part, it’s why Edwards and Deiter returned for their final year. “That’s one of the best things that can happen now (after the BYU loss) because I can show my leadership and get us rolling again,” Edwards said. “It’s going to be a fun challenge.” “I came back to play football with these guys and I’m going to have fun playing with them,” Deiter vowed. “We’re going to still win a ton of football games.” ▪▪▪▪
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he last time the Badgers made the bus trip to Iowa City (with a Friday overnight in Cedar Rapids), they were coming off back-to-back losses to Michigan and Ohio State. The No. 4-ranked Wolverines needed a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to break a tie and then held on for a hard-fought 14-7 win in front of 111,846 in Ann Arbor and the Big House. The following week, the Badgers carried a 16-13 lead into the fourth quarter against the No. 2-ranked Buckeyes before falling in heartbreaking fashion, 30-23, in overtime at Camp Randall Stadium. That was obviously tough to swallow. UW coach Paul Chryst was asked during his postgame news conference whether his team’s goals had to be altered after suffering a second consecutive loss. “This group has a vision,” he said. “Nothing on the outside will impact this. We’ve got a lot of football ahead of us and some great challenges, some great opportunities.”
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At that, many questioned whether the Badgers had anything left after losing to the Wolverines and the Buckeyes. Was their season over? Could they recover from the setbacks? Particularly on the road in a raucous Kinnick environment against the Hawkeyes, who scored 49 points the week before. What was the message leading up to that game? And might it be the same this week? “It’s always the same message, it’s another week of football,” said Deiter, who likes the change of pace of traveling by bus to a road game. “You have to learn from what caused you to lose and get better from it. And you’re playing Iowa. The message when you’re playing Iowa is always the same. “It’s a trophy game, it’s a big rivalry, it’s going to be physical. It’s not going to be a bunch of new stuff. It’s just going to come down to that physicality and who wants it more that day. “We play a similar style of ball. We like to control the clock. It’s not going to be 80 plays a side. The games go fast because we both stick to the run. And it’s physical. That’s the way we want it. You definitely feel it the next day.” On what he remembered the most from his last trip to Iowa City, senior D’Cota Dixon said, “There was a lot of motivation going down there because you knew that you were going into hostile territory. Coach Chryst does a really good job of keeping us in the moment. That’s what it really is.” So, what is it about Iowa-Wisconsin that maybe inspires Chryst to inspire others? “They’re always a heckuva game, a heckuva test,” he said. “What is fun about playing Iowa, and what’s neat about the game of football, you earn everything you get. Nothing will be given to you. That’s a pretty neat way to play this game. It’s going to take everyone, it’s going to take all units.” The Badgers have won four straight at Kinnick Stadium. Twice, they’ve held the Hawkeyes without a touchdown.
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OCT. 22, 2016: WISCONSIN 17, IOWA 9 The Badgers made a statement that they were still in the running for the division title. They did so with an aggressive defense that held the Hawks to three field goals and 236 yards of total offense. Quarterback C.J. Beathard never got into any kind of rhythm while completing just 17 of 33 passes for 153 yards. His longest pass play was 21 yards. He was sacked twice. The most telling statistic: The Hawkeyes were 2-of-13 on third down compared to 8-of17 for the Badgers, who got 134 rushing yards from Corey Clement. That included a 34-yard burst late in the game. Alex Hornibrook, making his fourth career start, was 11-of-19 for 197 yards and shared time with fifth-year senior Bart Houston, who threw the only touchdown pass, to Troy Fumagalli. It turned out to be a costly victory for Wisconsin. Linebacker Jack Cichy, who led the defense with 10 tackles, tore his pectoral muscle and was sideline for the remainder of the season. It was also the first of six straight wins that carried the Badgers to Indy. “They persevered, they kept playing and they did it together,” Chryst said.
NOV. 22, 2014: WISCONSIN 26, IOWA 24 What was MG3 going to do for an encore one week after rushing for 408 yards? Melvin Gordon put the record-setting Nebraska game in his rearview mirror and “settled” for 200 yards and two TDs, a performance highlighted by an 88-yard dash in the third quarter. The game-breaker allowed Gordon to reach 2,000 yards faster than anyone in NCAA history (241 carries). He also led the Badgers in receiving with four catches for 64 yards against the Hawkeyes. Although Jake Rudock threw for 311 yards and sparked a late rally, it was UW quarterback Joel Stave who picked up a first down on a 12yard run with 1:55 left to clinch a share of the West title. Asked about Stave’s play, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said, “That’s what winning teams do.” NOV. 2, 2013: WISCONSIN 28, IOWA 9 With less than two minutes remaining in the second quarter, the Hawkeyes were clinging to a 6-0 lead when Stave connected with tight end Jacob Pedersen on a 44-yard touchdown pass. It was the first time that Iowa trailed at halftime all season.
The Badgers turned that momentum into caught a clutch pass on yet another fourth second half interceptions by cornerback Dardown and then scored on an 8-yard run with ius Hillary and defensive end Pat Muldoon to 1:06 left to cap the game-winning 80-yard frustrate the Hawkeyes offense and alter field march. position. J.J. Watt blocked an extra point after Iowa’s Each turnover was converted into a touchfirst score and it had major consequences in down: Stave threw a 20-yard scoring pass the end for the Hawkeyes, who drove to the to wide receiver Jared Abbrederis and James UW 35 before time expired. White darted into the end zone from 11 yards On Watt, Bielema said, “It’s a good example out. of how our guys play evGordon was held to a ery snap.” season-low 62 yards, but Starters and backups “IN ANY BIG GAME, YOU REALLY HAVE White finished with 132. alike. The Badgers not TO KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, “We needed this win as only played without White WHETHER YOU’RE UP OR DOWN, YOU’VE a team,” Gordon said. in the second half, but GOT TO JUST CONTINUE TO BE IN ATTACK The margin of victory they also lost their leading MODE. YOU’VE GOT TO BE CONFIDENT.” was the largest over Iowa receiver, Lance Kendricks,
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OCT. 23, 2010: WISCONSIN 31, IOWA 30 After upsetting No. 1 Ohio State the previous Saturday in Madison, the Badgers rallied in the fourth quarter behind a fake punt to shock the No. 12-ranked Hawkeyes. Trailing 30-24, head coach Bret Bielema gambled on fourth down from the UW 26 and it caught the Iowa return unit flatfooted as punter Brad Nortman picked up 17 yards to keep the drive alive. Montee Ball, subbing for the injured White,
to a first-quarter injury. “The guys just responded well to adversity,” said quarterback Scott Tolzien. In the same breath, he brought up a theme that has run through the last four wins at Iowa, something that may have application to Saturday night’s matchup at Kinnick. “In any big game,” Tolzien said, “you really have to keep your foot on the gas pedal, whether you’re up or down, you’ve got to just continue to be in attack mode. You’ve got to be confident.”
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INSIDE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE (2-1, 0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Aug. 31 Western Kentucky W, 34-3 Sept. 8 New Mexico Sept. 15 BYU Sept. 22 at Iowa Oct. 6
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THIS WEEK Big Ten play begins with a rivalry matchup for 18thranked Wisconsin (2-1), which faces Iowa (3-0) in a primetime matchup Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT, live on FOX. LAST WEEK The Badgers saw their streak of 41 straight wins in non-conference home games snapped in a 24-21 loss to BYU at Camp Randall Stadium. GOOD TO KNOW The Badgers are 14-1 (.933) in true road games under
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THIS WEEK The sixth-ranked Badgers (7-1, 0-0 B1G) open the Big Ten season this weekend with two home matches. Wisconsin hosts Ohio State (5-1, 0-0) on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the 27th-annual Steve Lowe Night in honor of the former UW head coach. The match will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. UW hosts Rutgers (6-7, 0-0) on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the UW Field House. The match is part of the UW Athletic Department’s effort to highlight Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. LAST WEEK Wisconsin wrapped up its non-conference season by winning two matches at the Marquette Invitational in Milwaukee last weekend. The Badgers swept No. 21 Marquette before downing Illinois State, 3-1.
GOOD TO KNOW Sophomore Dana Rettke has recorded seven or more blocks in the five matches in a row to average 1.90 blocks per set, which ranks first nationally. The 6-foot-8 middle blocker was named to the Marquette Invitational All-tournament team after averaging 3.43 kills and 2.14 blocks per set on the weekend. NEED TO KNOW Wednesday’s match airs live on the Big Ten Network while Saturday’s match will be streamed on BTN Plus. Both matches can be heard in the Madison area with Jon Arias and Pete Waite on the call 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 W, 3-0 Sept. 15 vs. Illinois State
W, 3-1
Sept. 19 Ohio State
6 p.m.
Sept. 22 Rutgers
1 p.m.
Sept. 26 at #7 Minnesota 8 p.m. Sept. 29 at #16 Purdue
6 p.m.
Oct. 3
at #8 Illinois
8 p.m.
Oct. 6
at Iowa
7 p.m.
Oct. 12 Northwestern
8 p.m.
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INSIDE MEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE (2-4-1, 0-1-0) 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
L, 1-3
Sept. 21 at Maryland
7 p.m.
Sept. 26 at Marquette
7 p.m.
Sept. 30 at #5 Michigan St. 2 p.m. Oct. 3
Milwaukee
7 p.m.
Oct. 7
Rutgers
1 p.m.
Oct. 10 Green Bay Oct. 14 at Penn State Oct. 19 #21 Michigan ▲ TAP TO WATCH - Patrick Yim's First Career Goal
LAST WEEK Wisconsin had the week off to prepare for second-ranked Indiana. The Badgers squared off against the Hoosiers on Sunday afternoon for PAC the MAC but UW was overpowered 3-1 in the affair despite an impressive second-half performance.
GOOD TO KNOW Last year the Badgers lost one of the most competitive matches ever played at McClimon Complex to top-ranked Maryland, 5-4. But Wisconsin faced the Terrapins again in the Big Ten tournament to exact revenge on the Terrapins with a 2-1 victory.
TBA 7 p.m.
Oct. 24 at Northwestern 7 p.m. Oct. 28 Ohio State
THIS WEEK Wisconsin hits the road to continue its Big Ten campaign in College Park, Maryland against the Terrapins on Friday night at 7 p.m. CT.
7 p.m.
3 p.m.
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NEED TO KNOW Catch the match vs. Maryland on the Big Ten Network and keep up with Badger soccer on Twitter (@BadgerMSoccer).
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INSIDE WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE (7-1-1, 1-0-1) 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 T, 1-1 2OT Sept. 16 Illinois Sept. 20 at Michigan
W, 1-0 5 p.m.
Sept. 23 at Michigan State Noon
THIS WEEK After a four-game home stand, Wisconsin will travel east to face against Michigan and Michigan State on the road. The Badgers are set to take on the Wolverines on Sept. 20 at 5 p.m. CT. LAST WEEK Wisconsin tied its Big Ten opener against No. 12 Northwestern, 1-1, and won the following match against Illinois, 1-0 in double overtime. Dani Rhodes scored in both contests, her first two goals of the season.
GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin is now on a seven-match unbeaten streak. The Badgers’ tie versus the Wildcats ended the team’s winning streak, however the tie and following win continued an unbeaten streak for Wisconsin.
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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▲ TAP TO WATCH - Dani Rhodes Goal
Sept. 27 Rutgers
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NEED TO KNOW Catch Thursday’s match on the Big Ten Network, while Sunday’s match against Michigan State at noon will be streamed live on both BTN Plus and Flo Sports. Fans can also follow live updates via Twitter (@BadgerWSoccer).
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INSIDE MEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE Sept. 20-23 at Milwaukee Tennis Classic
Milwaukee
Sept. 20-23 at Ivy Plus
Princeton, N.J.
Sept. 29-Oct. 8
at ITA All-Americans
Tulsa, Okla.
Oct. 18-22 at ITA Regional
South Bend, Ind.
Oct. 26-29 at Big Ten Individual Championships
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Nov. 2-4
at Minnesota Invitational
Minneapolis
Nov. 7-11 at Oracle ITA Fall National Championships
THIS WEEK Wisconsin prepares for its first contest of the season at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic starting on Thursday with play through Sunday. In addition, a group of Badgers will head east to the Ivy Plus tournament held by Princeton. LAST YEAR Wisconsin posted a 14-12 record a season ago, including a 5-6 record in the ultra-talented Big Ten conference. The Badgers advanced one round in the Big Ten tournament with a win over Nebraska but fell in the next round to then-No.13 Michigan. UW did not qualify to the NCAA
tournament, however, seniors Josef Dodridge and Chema Carranza advanced all the way to the Sweet 16 before falling to Mississippi State’s No. 1 nationally-ranked pair.
Surprise, Ariz.
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GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin’s new roster welcomes a lot of new faces and says goodbye to a lot of familiar ones, including the addition of new Associate Head Coach Alexander Kasarov, a Badgers alum, former captain, and four-year letter winner. NEED TO KNOW Keep up with all things Badger men’s tennis on Twitter (@BadgerMTennis).
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INSIDE WOMEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE Sept. 20-23 at Milwaukee Tennis Classic
Milwaukee
Sept. 28-30 at CU Fall Invitational
Boulder, Colo.
Sept. 29-Oct. 7
at Riviera/ITA Women’s All-Americans
Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Oct. 5-7
at St. Mary’s Fall Invite
Moraga, Calif.
Oct. 18-23 at USTA/ITA Regionals
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Oct. 26-27 at Roberta Alison Fall Classic
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
THIS WEEK Wisconsin begins its 2018-19 season in Milwaukee for the Milwaukee Tennis Classic. The event starts on Thursday and wraps up on Sunday. LAST YEAR Lexi Keberle led the Badgers during the 2018 campaign, earning a 25-10 record at the No. 1 slot. The West Bend, Wisconsin native also earned first-team All-Big Ten honors, becoming the first UW freshman to accomplish the feat since Barbara Urbanska in 1996.
NEED TO KNOW Wisconsin lost senior Kelsey Grambeau and sophomore Michelle Linden from the 2017-18 squad. The Badgers welcomed freshman Ava Markham and transfer student Anna Makarova [James Madison].
Tallahassee, Fla.
2019 Jan. 11-13 at FIU Spring Invitational
DAVID STLUKA
Nov. 9-11 at FSU All Conference Showdown
Miami, Fla.
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GOOD TO KNOW Fans can follow the action on Twitter (@BadgerWTennis) and can head to UWBadgers.com following the tournament for a recap.
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