Varsity Magazine - October 24, 2018 by Wisconsin Badgers

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FROSTY FOOTBALL As though someone had shaken a snow globe, sunny skies quickly gave way to blizzard conditions inside Camp Randall Stadium during Wisconsin’s win over Illinois last Saturday. The unexpected weather didn’t slow down Eric Burrell and the Badgers’ defense, which forced five Illini turnovers. PHOTO BY TOM LYNN

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TENACIOUS TIFF Brace yourselves for the Badgers! Libero Tiffany Clark chases down a ball that is headed in to the student section. The junior tied a career best with 26 digs in the Badgersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; win over No. 5 Nebraska last Friday at the Field House. PHOTO BY GREG ANDERSON

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QUITE THE SIGHT It’s the world’s largest two-day rowing event — Boston’s famous Head of the Charles — and the Badgers raced last weekend in front of more than a hundred thousand fellow rowers and spectators along the bridges and the shores of the epic threemile course. PHOTO BY JAMES CAPOBIANCO

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CAPTAIN AMERICA Bringing the Badgers some golden luck? Prior to UWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4-3 win over Princeton on Friday night, former UW captain and Team USA gold medalist Meghan Duggan dropped the puck at LaBahn Arena. PHOTO BY DAVID STLUKA

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STRONG START Though he’d played plenty of football for the Badgers, it took five seasons for senior Evan Bondoc (13) to get his first career start — an opportunity he maximized last Saturday by recording the first tackles-for-loss, forced fumble and interception of his career in UW’s 49-20 win over Illinois. PHOTO BY DAVID STLUKA

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OCTOBER 24, 2018 ▪ VOLUME 9, ISSUE 9

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28 SEIZING OPPORTUNITY Wisconsin’s defensive backfield has been a land of opportunity for a host of players — young and old — this season. For the Badgers’ secondary, it’s all about being ready when your chance comes along.

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RECIPE FOR SUCCESS 16 LUCAS AT LARGE

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16 LUCAS AT LARGE

20 WHAT TO WATCH 23 BADGERING 25 BADGERS GIVE BACK

35 INSIDE FOOTBALL 37 INSIDE VOLLEYBALL 39 INSIDE HOCKEY 43 INSIDE SOCCER 47 INSIDE CROSS COUNTRY 51 INSIDE ROWING

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27 VIRAL VIDEO

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Sophomore forward Nate Reuvers is getting stronger thanks to better habits on and off the court.

19 BY THE NUMBERS

23 TIFFANY CLARK BADGERING

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Reuvers finding right recipe for success

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fter Sunday’s Red-White scrimmage, Nate Reuvers was planning on going out to eat with his mom and dad, Teresa and Paul, who made the four-hour trip from their home in Lakeville, Minnesota to Madison. Once served, he was thinking about sending a text picture of his meal to Erik Helland. “I’ll make sure I get something good,” Reuvers said. “Maybe a nice steak dinner.” Helland, the UW basketball strength and conditioning coach, would expect no less. Since the end of last season when Reuvers, an undersized, 215-pound freshman, made a commitment to put some meat on his 6-foot11 frame, Helland noted, “He would text me pictures of what he was eating.” It was part of the bigger picture and it has since acted as a stimulus — food for thought. “We’ve had these conversations,” Helland said of working with Reuvers on weighing good eating options versus bad, “and he was just confirming the point

… if he ordered out or if they cooked something at the house, he might send a picture of his plate. He took pride in that preparation.” After sizing up some of his meals, Helland would tease, “I’ve got to start hanging out with you.” Reuvers ate well. And often. He even began to take a liking to protein shakes. “It’s a lot of extra eating,” he said with a sigh. “Basically, you’re stuffing yourself. I don’t eat portions; I eat until I’m full. It’s not very fun. It’s like working out, it’s just like weight lifting. You have to push yourself.” Since March, Reuvers has put on a little over 25 pounds. Once the season was over, he swears he put on 10 pounds the first week. He says his current weight is fluctuating between 240 and 244. “I don’t know if I necessarily see it,” he said of any dramatic change in the before-and-after photo. “But I can tell that I’m a lot stronger. My legs are bigger.” From his office in the Kohl

Center weight room, Helland confirmed, “He’s much stronger in here. He’s a bouncy kid, reactive, fairly explosive. But he ratcheted that up another notch. His strength levels were terrific this summer. He squatted 350. When he first got here it was more like 225 maybe, at best.” Helland doesn’t put much stock in what somebody might bench press (“Doesn’t mean a thing.”), but he does believe in the squat as a better indicator of Reuvers’ lower-body strength. “He was always a good worker,” Helland said. “And he became an even better worker. He gets all the credit.” Nonetheless, credit Helland for seeing what maybe others didn’t beneath the surface. “What we struggled with during the year was that transition to being a freshman,” he said, “where he’s not handling his eating, his sleeping and those kinds of things the way he should. You can work hard, but if you’re not supporting that growth with good habits then

you can hit a stumbling block. “Probably the good news is we had to take him off his redshirt and he experienced the physicality of the Big Ten schedule. It was very evident to him that he struggled with the contact aspect of it. Like a switch, he flipped it and he’s taking a great deal of pride in how he’s eating and sleeping. “To really become a complete player, you have to understand that this is a lifestyle; it’s something you’re doing 24/7, 365. You just don’t turn it on and turn it off. He was engaged in the whole process and now everything is starting to come together.” Mind you, there was nothing abnormal about Reuvers’ diet. He’s a college kid, after all. “He was eating more like a kid would eat. He was eating things that he liked to eat and there’s a happy medium in there somewhere,” Helland said. “It’s not realistic to ask a kid to eat things that he just doesn’t like to eat. But finding options that he’s okay with is a pretty important part of the process. “How to structure a meal are things that we teach on a daily basis whether it’s at the training table here or on the road, especially if we have a chance to help them make choices. This is not real complex. But when the kid takes possession and ownership the process is driven forward very quickly.” To maintain his weight, Reuvers has to be conscious of his caloric intake. “We’re monitoring how many calories we’re using during practices, sometimes

2,000 to 3,000,” he said. “I have to make sure I’m eating the right things. You can easily get that back by going to Arby’s and McDonalds.” He has been good at resisting that temptation. Although he hasn’t completely eliminated fast food (“Everything is okay in moderation every now and then.”), he has gotten into the habit of eating chicken, steak and pasta at home. On the court, Reuvers has already noticed some physical benefits.

“I CAN DO A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. A LOT OF TIMES IN THE GAMES LAST YEAR IF IT WAS A CLOSE GAME TOWARDS THE END, I WOULDN’T PLAY A LOT THE LAST FOUR MINUTES. THIS YEAR, I THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE TRUST.” “When Ethan is driving on me, if I’m able to cut him off, I can stop him,” he said of preseason All-American center Ethan Happ. “He’s obviously way quicker and hard to stay in front of. But I can definitely stop him from coming into the paint a lot more than I could last year. “We need another solid defender, too (on the frontline). Last year, I was going against guys a lot bigger and it was just kind of ‘bully ball.’ This year, if I get caught behind a guy, I can hold my ground as opposed to last year if I was behind the guy, it was probably a basket.” As far as defining his role as a sophomore, Reuvers said, “It’s

basically just expanded. I can do a little bit of everything. A lot of times in the games last year if it was a close game towards the end, I wouldn’t play a lot the last four minutes. This year, I think there will be a lot more trust.” Reuvers, a starter in 15 of the last 18 games, averaged modest overall numbers: 5.5 points, 2 rebounds and 16.6 minutes. He shot only 25 percent from the 3-point arc (12-of-47). “A lot of it was getting used to playing out there with pace and being comfortable with a guy flying at you,” he said. He felt that there was another factor impacting his shooting: a lack of stamina. “Last year my shot would be just flat because I was fatigued and it would bring my percentage way down,” he said. “Plus, it’s hard to have a good percentage when you’re only getting a couple of looks a game.” Does more weight (and better eating and sleeping habits) + more physicality = more minutes + more production? That’s the equation and big picture for Reuvers. Until it all crystalizes and everybody learns how much he can handle on his plate, Helland will continue to welcome the photo texts. “The hardest thing is, ‘What’s taking place when he’s away from everybody?”’ he said. “Character reveals itself when nobody is watching. To me, what differentiates a good or average player from a great player is, ‘Do they hold themselves to that higher standard when nobody is watching?’” More food for thought. ▪

BY THE NUMBERS

GREG ANDERSON

VOLLEYBALL ▶ After downing No. 5-ranked Nebraska last Friday at the UW Field House, Wisconsin is one of only seven teams nationally to have defeated five opponents ranked in the AVCA Top 25 poll.

◀ FOOTBALL Behind sophomore Jonathan Taylor — the nation’s leading rusher — and senior Taiwan Deal, who both logged 100-yard games vs. Illinois, the Badgers have averaged 303.3 rushing yards over their last three contests.

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▲ MEN’S HOCKEY Sophomore Sean Dhooghe is the first Badger to score five goals in the first four games of a season since current Nashville Predators forward Kyle Turris had five in the first four games of the 2007-08 season.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER ▼ With a 6-2-3 league record, the Badgers (12-3-3 overall) finished third in the final Big Ten standings and will host a first-round game of the Big Ten Tournament on Sunday at the McClimon Complex.

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FOOTBALL AT NORTHWESTERN SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 ▪ 11AM EVANSTON, ILL. ▪ FOX Battling for the top spot in the Big Ten West Division, No. 20 Wisconsin travels to Evanston, Illinois to play Northwestern at 11 a.m. CT. Watch the game live on FOX. 20

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THURSDAY 10/25

MEN’S SOCCER at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. 7 p.m. Watch: BTN Plus

FRIDAY 10/26 VOLLEYBALL at #12 Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 7 p.m. Watch: BTN

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WOMEN’S TENNIS at Roberta Alison Fall Classic Tuscaloosa, Ala. All day

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MEN’S & WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY at Big Ten Championships Lincoln, Neb. 10:45 a.m. Event info »

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TIFFANY CLARK JUNIOR ▪ LIBERO ▪ NAPERVILLE, ILL.

What’s your favorite thing about Wisconsin volleyball? “Thriving in the grind with my teammates who I would go to battle with. This program pushes me to be the fiercest competitor, best teammate, and strongest person I can be, all while chasing down a National Championship.” How would your teammates describe you? “Fierce and serious on the court but has a heck of a sense of humor off the court.” Why do you wear No. 17? “My sister wore No. 7 her whole soccer career and my brother wore No. 17 his whole soccer career, so the number 7 is the Clark family lucky number.” What’s on your “Bucky” List? “Win a Big Ten Title, win a National Championship, visit every food truck and go sailing on Lake Mendota.” What about your non-Madison Bucket List? “I’d say, visiting Glacier National Park, Kenai National Park, Redwood National Forest, go on an African Safari and swim with sharks.” What are your plans after your college career is over? “I hope to play professional volleyball overseas or on the National team or even Olympics maybe? I also want to get my Master’s in Marine Biology and research Great White Shark populations and establish new ideas for shark conservation and protection from the finning industry.”

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Fighting Hunger for Thanksgiving Badgers help feed 3,500 families with annual Food Drive BY BADGERS GIVE BACK STAFF

otatoes. Turkey. Cranberries. Gravy. Family. These are a few of the components that make up a great Thanksgiving celebration. This year, Thanksgiving came a bit early to Wisconsin Athletics after its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. In partnership with the Goodman Community Center, Wisconsin Athletics helps fight hunger in the Madison area by collecting monetary and food donations to assist the center in providing all the ingredients necessary for a home cooked holiday dinner. “Thanksgiving is meant to be a selfless time of the year,” said Jackie Davenport, Director of Community Relations for Wisconsin Athletics. “Our community is truly special. The Badgers’ selflessness helps feed 21,000 individuals who depend on us for their Thanksgiving meal.” The drive kicked off with a Thanksgiving Basket Bag Drop in the Camp Randall neighborhood. Bags and grocery lists were dropped at door steps on Oct. 11 and then picked up one week later. Badger volleyball fans helped “stuff” the Field House at the Illinois match on

Oct. 13 by donating more than 250 boxes of stuffing. Finally, Wisconsin Athletics capped off the drive with an internal collection for student-athletes, staff and alumni the week of homecoming. All of these events amount to one thing: fighting hunger. “Wisconsin Athletics is beyond essential to our Thanksgiving Basket Drive,” Goodman’s Corporate Giving Manager, Jon Lica, said. “Dozens of student-athletes give their time in a variety of ways and fundraising efforts help raise critical dollars for the drive.” In total, the Badgers donated more than 1,000 food items and $1,500 in monetary gifts to the Goodman Center’s Thanksgiving Basket Drive. “This drive means more than just providing food, it provides groups with the sense of coming together and being thankful for each other,” added junior rower Raegan Hinrichs. With the help of the Goodman Community Center and Wisconsin Athletics, over 3,500 families will give thanks to one another and enjoy a home cooked holiday dinner. ▪

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SEIZING OPPORTUNITY WISCONSIN’S DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD HAS BEEN A LAND OF OPPORTUNITY FOR A HOST OF PLAYERS — YOUNG AND OLD — THIS SEASON. FOR THE BADGERS’ SECONDARY, IT’S ALL ABOUT BEING READY WHEN YOUR CHANCE COMES ALONG.

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ric Burrell has always looked up to Troy Polamalu and went to school on the former Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro safety by watching some of his old videos. He’s particularly fond of an airborne Polamalu rising above a blocker and sacking a quarterback. “Old school,” said Burrell, a Steelers fan. Evan Bondoc has always looked up to Leo Musso and literally went to school with the former Wisconsin safety and team MVP. “Leo was a guy who helped me out a ton with the mental stuff, the playbook and my techniques,” said Bondoc, a lifelong Badger fan. School was in session last Saturday for both Burrell, a redshirt sophomore from Severn, Maryland, and Bondoc, a fifth-year senior from Madison. Burrell made his second start in as many weeks at free safety, Bondoc made his first career start at strong safety. Their teacher was pleased. “Next man up,” said defensive coordinator

and secondary coach Jim Leonhard. “We have seen that year after year after year here and our guys really believe in it. You never know when your opportunity is going to come … ever. “To see guys step up and make plays when they get opportunities is exciting as a coach.” A week after recording 11 tackles at Michigan, Burrell had five tackles and a forced fumble in the 49-20 win over Illinois at Camp Randall Stadium. Bondoc also had five tackles, a forced fumble and his first career interception in becoming the fifth different player to start a game at safety this season. None of this was surprising given the way they’re taught and trained by Leonhard, who coaches with the smarts and swagger that allowed him to play 10 years in the NFL as a 5-foot-8 safety. Leonhard, who will turn 36 on Saturday, has a boyish energy and enthusiasm that endears him to his players. 29

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“Coach Leonhard does a great job of rotating guys and putting them in great positions,” Burrell said. “Everybody has got to be ready. You know what you’ve come here for. So, you just have to go out there and compete.” “Everybody is told, ‘Keep working, your time will come soon,’” said true freshman Rachad Wildgoose, who has started the last two games at cornerback. “The way he coaches, if you ask questions, he’s not going to lose confidence in you if you don’t know the answers.” “He breaks it down and keeps it simple,” said redshirt sophomore Caesar Williams, who started the first three games at cornerback before getting hurt. “If things get too complicated, he’s going to shorten it down, so you can play fast and without thinking.” Leonhard has been in Mix-and-Match-andPatch mode from week to week. There has been a spate of injuries — variously claiming a half-dozen players who had started at safety and corner — to go along with a pool of inexperienced but eager defensive backs, including the true freshmen. “You have to approach everything know-

ing that you’ve got to give guys a chance,” said Leonhard, who got his as a UW walk-on. “You’ve got to give them a chance to have success.” It’s obviously easier to X and O, he conceded, when you have a battle-tested vet like D’Cota Dixon, a fifth-year senior, making all the checks and adjustments. It was more problematic against Illinois when Dixon was one of three injured safeties, along with Scott Nelson and Reggie Pearson. “Not that you’re really basic, but you have to give them something that they can have confidence in,” said Leonhard, who enjoyed seeing his players execute the plan Saturday. “I just challenged them to be the spark and make a play and get things rolling. “Obviously our offense went right down the field and scored a touchdown (on the first series) and that helps everyone settle in. But I thought our guys did a really good job of battling early and playing each play and not worrying about what happened on the one before.” He grinned; a confident grin reflecting his confidence in them.

“With young guys, sometimes they like to running back. After graduating from Madison hold on to things. As a DB, that’s the worst Edgewood, he sent out his film to the UW thing you can do. You have to learn how a team coaching staff hoping to land a walk-on invitais trying to attack you. And you have to kind of tion. “At one point, I was coming here just to move past the results of a play. Our guys are go to school,” he said. “If I had the opportunity doing a decent job of that right now.” to play football, it would be great.” Leonhard has been Bondoc was put on delivering a consistent, hold. “IT’S SOMETHING COACH fundamental message LEONHARD ALWAYS SAYS, ‘LET IT GO, “They told me if to his DBs. some guys went down LET IT FLY AND HAVE FUN.’ THAT WAS MY MINDSET GOING IN — “We’re not where we (with injuries), I’d have TO PUT IT ALL OUT THERE.” want to be as a group; an opportunity,” he rewe’re not where we membered. “When a want to be as individuals,” he said. “Because of couple of guys got hurt in training camp, they our youth, you try to accelerate that process called me up. I was just waiting on that day and and the only way I know how to do that is to it has been good ever since. I’ve always loved put it out there every day. this place. I never thought about leaving.” “Our guys are doing a good job of working; they want to be coached.” Nobody is more coachable than Dixon, who has his own message. “The game has to go on regardless of who’s out there,” he reasoned. “If we had to put a linebacker at safety, the game goes on, right? The game is not going to stop because I’m hurt or because Scott is hurt, or because anyone else is hurt. Guys are doing a good job of stepping up to the plate.” There’s no better example of that than Bondoc, who has taken a page out of the Musso narrative. Musso, a Waunakee, Wisconsin, native, was barely on secondary radar over his first three seasons of eligibility. Given an opportunity to play full time as a senior, Musso didn’t disappoint. Besides finishing as the second-leading tackler with 74, he led the Badgers with five interceptions. At the 2016 team banquet, T.J. Watt was named the Defensive Player of the Year and Musso was honored as the MVP. EVAN BONDOC Bondoc, like Musso, was a prep

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When Saturday arrived, Bondoc said, “I was ready to get out there and play. It’s something Coach Leonhard always says, ‘Let it go, let it fly and have fun.’ That was my mindset going in — to put it all out there. We have a standard in our room, and we want to keep that no matter who’s on the field.” Leonhard was delighted by the results. Whatever the role, big or small, he suggested that Bondoc is going to ask, “What do you want me to do, Coach? And he’s going to get it done.” That put another grin on Leonhard face. “You’re fired up for a kid like that,” he added. Truth is, he’s fired up for all his DBs, many of whom are still kids. Like Wildgoose. “He plays really hard and he understands what we’re asking him to do,” Leonhard said. “He was a guy who didn’t play a lot early. But he just worked and got better and RACHAD WILDGOOSE all of a sudden you saw it in practice … two, three, four weeks in a Michael Caputo was his mentor during his row …. where you start gaining trust. early years. Even though Bondoc was limited to “Some injuries happen and his role expands. special teams and fourth-quarter reps in blowAnd he jumps in like he has done it for years.” outs — coming into this season he had eight Wildgoose sought guidance from older tackles in 24 games — teammates. And they he tried to absorb as accommodated him. “IT’S GOING TO BE A BIG TEST FOR much as he could from “It happened to me OUR GROUP; THERE’S NO QUESTION Caputo, Musso and when I first got here,” ABOUT IT. BUT I LIKE OUR GUYS. I THINK WE’RE GOING TO RESPOND. Dixon. said Williams, singling NOW, IT’S JUST A MATTER OF “D’Cota is one of my out Sojourn Shelton, GOING OUT AND EXECUTING.” closest brothers on the Nick Nelson and Derteam,” said Bondoc, rick Tindal. “They kept a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection. me under their wing and I realized when I got “You see what he does every day in practice older, I would to do the same thing.” — day-in and day-out, on the field and off the Leonhard has started four different corners field — he’s a great example. He’s the leader of (Williams, Harrell, Wildgoose and Faion Hicks) the room.” in addition to Dixon, Nelson, Burrell, Pearson

and Bondoc at safety. Madison Cone, the nickel back, was in the starting lineup against Illinois when Leonhard opened with two down linemen instead of three. On mixing and matching personnel, Leonhard said, “I do it all the time. I’ve always believed in it. You have to get guys out of their comfort zone. Maybe they really trusted a veteran around them, but you have to force them into positions to communicate for themselves and not rely on somebody else.” Leonhard loves the approach because it makes each individual more accountable. “Coach is always mixing us up with different guys — young guys and veteran guys,” Dixon said. “And now it’s paying dividends because you’ve got a freshman starting here (Wildgoose), you’ve got a senior safety (Bondoc), a redshirt sophomore (Burrell). “We still come together as a unit and make it happen.” Illinois’ quarterbacks struggled last week as AJ Bush and M.J. Rivers combined to complete

just 9 of 21 passes for 90 yards. They were intercepted twice and sacked three times. Northwestern’s Clayton Thorson will offer a much different challenge Saturday at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. This season, Thorson has thrown for over 350 yards three times, including 455 against Nebraska. With 9,453 career yards, he ranks No. 8 in Big Ten history. Thorson and former Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett are the only two league quarterbacks to ever throw for over 9,000 and rush for over 20 touchdowns. “I really have a ton of respect for him as a quarterback,” Leonhard said of Thorson, a fifthyear senior. “He does everything for that football team and he has done it for years. With his experience, he’s a guy that is very difficult to rattle. He understands what you’re trying to do with him. “It’s going to be a big test for our group; there’s no question about it. But I like our guys. I think we’re going to respond. Now, it’s just a matter of going out and executing.”

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INSIDE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE (5-2, 3-1) 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

Nebraska

W, 45-14 L, 21-24 W, 28-17 W, 41-24

Oct. 13 at #12 Michigan L, 13-38 Oct. 20 Illinois

W, 49-20

Homecoming

Oct. 27 at Northwestern 11 a.m. Nov. 3

THIS WEEK Two teams at the top of the Big Ten West Division standings square off Saturday when No. 20 Wisconsin travels to Evanston, Illinois to take on Northwestern (4-3, 4-1) at Ryan Field. LAST WEEK The Badgers won their 16th straight game over a Big Ten West foe in downing Illinois, 4920, at Camp Randall Stadium. GOOD TO KNOW The Badgers’ top four rushers — RBs Jonathan Taylor, Taiwan Deal, Garrett Groshek and FB Alec Ingold — have combined

for 273 carries this season and have lost yardage on just 8 of those attempts (2.9%) for a total of 14 yards. That includes just 3 negative runs in Big Ten play.

11 a.m.

Nov. 10 at #17 Penn State

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Nov. 17 at Purdue

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Nov. 24 Minnesota

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Dec. 1

Big Ten Championship

Indianapolis, Ind.

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NEED TO KNOW Saturday’s game kicks off at 11 a.m. CT and airs live on FOX, with Joe Davis, Brady Quinn and Bruce Feldman on the call. Matt Lepay, Mike Lucas and Patrick Herb will call the game statewide on the Badger Sports Network and worldwide via iHeartRadio. Live stats are available via UWBadgers.com and the Badger Gameday app.

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INSIDE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE (14-4, 7-3) Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 19 Ohio State

W, 3-0

Sept. 22 Rutgers

W, 3-0

Sept. 26 at #6 Minnesota

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THIS WEEK No. 7 Wisconsin opens up the second half of Big Ten play with a road trip to the state of Michigan. The Badgers face No. 12 Michigan (18-3, 7-3) on Friday live on the Big Ten Network. First serve is at 7 p.m. (CT) from Cliff Keen Arena in Ann Arbor. Wisconsin travels to East Lansing on Saturday for a 6 p.m. match vs. Michigan State at Jenison Fieldhouse. LAST WEEK Wisconsin wrapped up the first half of Big Ten play with two home wins. The Badgers upset No. 5 Nebraska, 3-2, on Friday before sweeping Iowa on Sunday. UW improves to 5-3 against the top 25 this season, including 2-0 vs. the top five. GOOD TO KNOW There has been no sophomore slump for Dana Rettke as the 6-foot-8 middle blocker was named the Sports Imports American Volleyball Coaches

Association National Player of the Week on Tuesday. She was also named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Week on Monday, earning her third career award. Rettke led the Badgers to wins over then-No. 5 Nebraska and Iowa last weekend in the UW Field House. On the weekend, she averaged 3.62 kills per set while hitting .531. She also added 1.62 blocks per set while chipping in five digs over two matches to average 0.62 per set. NEED TO KNOW Wisconsin makes its eighth appearance of the season on the Big Ten Network when they travel to No. 12 Michigan on Friday. Saturday’s match at Michigan State will be streamed live on BTN Plus ($). Both matches can be heard in the Madison area on 100.9FM or online through the iHeartRadio app. Live updates are available on Twitter @BadgerVB.

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L, 0-3

Sept. 29 at #16 Purdue

W, 3-0

Oct. 3

at #7 Illinois

W, 3-1

Oct. 6

at Iowa

Oct. 12 Northwestern Oct. 13 #7 Illinois

L, 2-3 W, 3-0 L, 1-3

Oct. 19 #5 Nebraska

W, 3-2

Oct. 21 Iowa

W, 3-0

Oct. 26 at #12 Michigan 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at Michigan State 6 p.m. Oct. 31 #3 Minnesota

8 p.m.

Nov. 4

#12 Michigan

1 p.m.

Nov. 9

#17 Purdue

7 p.m.

Nov. 10 Indiana

7 p.m.

Nov. 16 at Ohio State

6 p.m.

Nov. 17 at Maryland Nov. 23 at Rutgers

TBA 1 p.m.

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INSIDE MEN’S HOCKEY SCHEDULE (3-1-0, 0-0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Oct. 7

Victoria

Exhibition

W, 8-2

Oct. 12 #12 Boston College W, 3-0 Oct. 13 #12 Boston College W, 7-5 Oct. 19 at Clarkson

L, 2-4

Oct. 20 at St. Lawrence

W, 7-1

Oct. 26 Michigan Tech

7 p.m.

Oct. 27 Michigan Tech

7 p.m.

Nov. 2

at #17 N. Dakota 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 3

at #17 N. Dakota 7 p.m.

Nov. 9

#5 Minnesota

7 p.m.

Nov. 10 #5 Minnesota

7 p.m.

Nov. 17 at #4 Ohio State 4 p.m. ▲ TAP TO WATCH - Badger Hockey Digest Show 3 10/24/18

THIS WEEK Wisconsin plays host to Michigan Tech (0-2-0, 0-0-0 WCHA) on Friday and Saturday at the Kohl Center at 7 p.m. both nights. LAST WEEK The Badgers skated to a 7-1 victory at St. Lawrence on Saturday, bouncing back from a 4-2 defeat at Clarkson on Friday. GOOD TO KNOW Sophomore forward Sean Dhooghe posted a pair of two-goal games last weekend

in New York, becoming the first Badger since Trent Frederic on Feb. 17 and 18, 2017, to post consecutive two-goal contests. Dhooghe shares the national lead with five goals this season. NEED TO KNOW Friday’s game airs on Fox Sports Wisconsin Plus and streams on BTN2Go.com and the BTN2Go app. Saturday’s tilt streams on BTN Plus ($) via BTN2Go.com. Both games air on 1310 WIBA and online on the Badgersportsnetwork. com and the iHeartRadio app.

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Nov. 23 at #12 Michigan 6:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at #12 Michigan 6:30 p.m. Nov. 30 #10 Penn State

7 p.m.

Dec. 1

#10 Penn State

7 p.m.

Dec. 7

Michigan State

7 p.m.

Dec. 8

Michigan State

7 p.m.

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Nov. 16 at #4 Ohio State 6 p.m.

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INSIDE WOMEN’S HOCKEY Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 28 Lindenwood

W, 3-2

Sept. 29 Lindenwood

W, 6-0

Oct. 5

at Mercyhurst

W, 6-1

Oct. 6

at Mercyhurst

W, 5-3

Oct. 13 #4 Minn. Duluth W, 4-2 Oct. 14 #4 Minn. Duluth W, 3-1

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THIS WEEK Top-ranked Wisconsin wraps up its six-game homestand with a Border Battle against No. 3 Minnesota (6-1-1, 2-11-0 WCHA) this Saturday and Sunday at LaBahn Arena. Puck drop for both games is set for 2 p.m. Both contests are sold out. LAST WEEK UW swept its non-conference series against Princeton, earning a 4-3 win on Friday before blanking the Tigers 3-0 on Sunday. Freshman Sophie Shirley collected both game-winning goals in the series and had four points while

linemate Abby Roque also had four points in the sweep. GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin enters the weekend with a 35-game home unbeaten streak. The last team to defeat UW on home ice was Minnesota on Dec. 3, 2016. NEED TO KNOW Fans can listen to both games this weekend on 100.9 FM as Reid Magnum has the call from LaBahn Arena. Fans can also watch the games on FloHockey ($) or BTN Plus ($) and can follow BadgerWHockey on Twitter for updates.

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Oct. 19 Princeton

W, 4-3

Oct. 21 Princeton

W, 3-0

Oct. 27 #3 Minnesota

2 p.m.

Oct. 28 #3 Minnesota

2 p.m.

Nov. 2

at Minnesota St. 6 p.m.

Nov. 3

at Minnesota St. 2 p.m.

Nov. 16 Bemidji State

7 p.m.

Nov. 17 Bemidji State

2 p.m.

Nov. 23 Harvard

7 p.m.

Nov. 24 Harvard

7 p.m.

Dec. 1

Syracuse

Dec. 2

Syracuse Noon

Dec. 7

at St. Cloud State 3 p.m.

Dec. 8

at St. Cloud State 2 p.m.

2 p.m.

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INSIDE MEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE (7-5-2, 4-2-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. 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 Sept. 21 at Maryland

L, 1-3 W, 2-1 2OT

Sept. 26 at Marquette

W, 1-0

Sept. 30 at #5 Michigan St. W, 1-0 OT Oct. 3

Milwaukee

Oct. 7

Rutgers

T, 1-1 2OT

Oct. 10 Green Bay Oct. 14 at Penn State

W, 4-2 CANCELLED

L, 0-1

Oct. 19 #18 Michigan W, 1-0 2OT Oct. 24 at Northwestern 7 p.m.

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THIS WEEK Wisconsin travels to Evanston, Illinois on Wednesday to play Northwestern at 7 p.m. CT. The Badgers then wrap up the regular season against Ohio State at home on Sunday at 3 p.m. for senior day.

GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin begins to look towards the postseason, as the Big Ten tournament looms ahead. The tournament starts on Sunday, Nov. 4 with seeding coming out the week before.

LAST WEEK Wisconsin toppled No. 18 Michigan on Friday night at the McClimon Complex. Freshman Noah Melick knocked home the winning goal in the 108th minute of play in double OT to give the Badgers the 1-0 win.

NEED TO KNOW Keep up with all things Badgers soccer on Twitter (@BadgerMSoccer) and Instagram (BadgerMSoccer) as well as on UWBadgers.com.

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INSIDE WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE (12-3-3, 6-2-3) Home events in bold. All times CT. 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

Seattle

W, 2-1

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 L, 0-2

Sept. 23 at Michigan State W, 2-1

THIS WEEK Wisconsin split matches after defeating Nebraska, 1-0, on Thursday and losing to Ohio State on the road, 2-1, on Sunday. Lauren Rice and Dani Rhodes scored in the contests. THIS WEEK By finishing third in the conference, UW will host a firstround game in the Big Ten Tournament. The game will take place on Sunday, Oct. 28 at noon against Illinois.

GOOD TO KNOW Midfielder Victoria Pickett is now tied for second on the team in assists with Maia Cella and one behind Cameron Murtha. Pickett logged her second and third assists this past weekend.

T, 0-0 2OT

Sept. 30 Maryland

T, 0-0 2OT

Oct. 5

at Indiana

W, 2-1

Oct. 7

at Purdue

W, 1-0

Oct. 13 at Minnesota

W, 3-2

Oct. 18 Nebraska

W, 1-0

Oct. 21 at Ohio State Big Ten Tournament: Oct. 28 (5) Illinois

L, 1-2

TOM LYNN

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Sept. 27 Rutgers

12 p.m.

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INSIDE MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 14 Badger Classic Results » Sept. 28 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Results » Invitational Oct. 13 Wisconsin Pre-Nationals Results » Oct. 28 at Big Ten Championships Lincoln, Neb. 10:45 a.m. Nov. 9

at NCAA Great Lakes Regional 11 a.m.

Terre Haute, Ind.

Nov. 17 NCAA Championships 10:45 a.m.

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THIS WEEK The No. 3 Badgers will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska for the 2018 Big Ten Cross Country Championships on Sunday. Hosted by the University of Nebraska, this year’s Big Ten Championship will take place at the Mahoney Golf Course and is scheduled to begin with the women’s 6K race at 10:45 a.m. CT with the men’s 8K race to follow at 11:45 a.m. LAST TIME OUT Led by its underclassmen, Wisconsin finished 13th overall at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals meet with 396 points.

GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin will return two Big Ten cross country champions to the conference meet on Sunday. Senior Morgan McDonald won the title in 2016 and teammate junior Oliver Hoare was the 2017 Big Ten champion.

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INSIDE WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 14 Badger Classic Results » Sept. 28 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Results » Invitational Oct. 13 Wisconsin Pre-Nationals Results » Oct. 28 at Big Ten Championships Lincoln, Neb. 10:45 a.m. at NCAA Great Lakes Regional 11 a.m.

Terre Haute, Ind.

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Nov. 9

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THIS WEEK No. 11 Wisconsin opens postseason competition on Sunday with the 2018 Big Ten Cross Country Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska. The meet at the Mahoney Golf Course starts with the women’s 6K race at 10:45 a.m. (CT) with the men’s 8K race to follow at 11:45 a.m. LAST TIME OUT Wisconsin placed sixth in the “White” race at the Wisconsin Pre-National Meet, as Shaelyn Sorensen, Alicia Monson, Amy Davis, and Alissa Niggemann all crossed the finish line together.

GOOD TO KNOW The Big Ten meet will be one of the best meets to watch in the country this weekend as five of the top-15 teams in the country will duke it out in Lincoln. Michigan checks in at No. 7, Indiana is one spot ahead of No. 11 Wisconsin, while Penn State and Michigan State are ranked No. 13 and No. 14, respectively.

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INSIDE MEN’S ROWING SCHEDULE Oct. 6

at Head of the Newville (Scrimmage)

Edgerton, Wis.

Oct. 21

at Head of the Charles Boston Results »

Oct. 27

at North Star Regatta

Minneapolis

Oct. 28

at Princeton Chase

Princeton, N.J.

Nov. 3

at Bald Eagle Invite

Indianapolis

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THIS WEEK The Badgers race in the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, New Jersey on Sunday, while they send their freshmen to the North Star Regatta in Minneapolis on Saturday. LAST WEEK Racing against national team and collegiate crews, Wisconsin placed 13th in the championship four and 18th in the championship eight at the

Head of the Charles regatta in Boston.

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GOOD TO KNOW The Chase marks the second and last race of the fall for UW’s varsity crews, while the freshmen are slated to race once more on Nov. 3 at the Bald Eagle Invite in Indianapolis. NEED TO KNOW Look for post-race recaps at UWBadgers.com.

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