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FIGHT AND FOCUS Wisconsin’s bench has all eyes on the ball as the women’s basketball team battled Milwaukee on Tuesday night. A second-quarter rally propelled the visiting Badgers to a 68-57 victory. PHOTO BY TOM LYNN
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HUMBOLDT STRONG Humboldt Broncos defenseman Ryan Straschnitzki dropped the ceremonial first puck last Saturday before the Badgers’ 3-1 win over Minnesota. Straschnitzki is paralyzed from the chest down after his team bus collided with a semi-truck on a Saskatchewan highway last April. He is now an aspiring sledge hockey player. PHOTO BY GREG ANDERSON
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HIGH SIX Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson was deserving of congratulations from her newfound teammates over the weekend, leading a group of Big Ten all-stars to the women’s team title at the inaugural Big Ten/ ACC Challenge in West Lafayette, Indiana. Nelson went 6-for-6, winning her three individual events — including a nation-leading time of in the 100-yard backstroke (50.86) — and helping the Big Ten to a trio of relay victories. PHOTO BY MIKE RINGOR
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CELEBRATING TOGETHER Welcoming family out on the court to sing “Varsity,” the Badgers recognized volleyball seniors Tionna Williams and Amber MacDonald in a post-match ceremony on Saturday night in the UW Field House. PHOTO BY TOM LYNN
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BRING IT IN! With fans cheering loudly on the glass boards, Sean Dhooghe, Peter Tischke and teammates huddle together to celebrate Saturday’s empty-net goal that clinched a 3-1 victory over Minnesota at the Kohl Center. PHOTO BY GREG ANDERSON
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NOVEMBER 14, 2018 ▪ VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12
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28 SERVICE THAT MATTERS Jake Wood’s a former Badger who served two combat tours as a U.S. Marine. Now through Team Rubicon, he’s helping build a future of meaningful service for fellow veterans and also for his new baby daughter.
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Versatile and dedicated O-lineman Michael Deiter reflects on eve of record-setting 52nd start against Purdue
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ichael Deiter didn’t have any trouble naming names on the offensive line. The left tackle was Tyler Marz, the center was Dan Voltz, the right guard was Walker Williams and the right tackle was Hayden Biegel. Rounding out Wisconsin’s starting unit at left guard was Deiter, a redshirt freshman. The opponent was thirdranked Alabama in the 2015 season opener. “I was scared,” Deiter confided. It was understandably overwhelming for a small-town kid from Curtice, Ohio (Population: 1,480). Not only was he playing in Jerry’s World (AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas), but he was lining up across “All-World” defensive linemen like A’Shawn Robinson, Jarran Reed and Da’Shawn Hand in his first college start. “I had never played at this level before and I was playing against what was probably the best that I could play against in college football — the best guys at their positions for the most part,” Deiter remembered vividly. “I thought, ‘What a better way to find out what it’s like?’” It didn’t take him long to have his “Oh, wow” welcoming moment. “We were running a power play where I pulled,” he recalled. “It got loud, and I was late off the ball. It was really a bad play. I pulled, they brought a corner and I got drilled. It was like, ‘Okay, you need to ramp it up.
It’s a lot more intense. You have to think faster and everything has to happen faster.”’ Snapping his fingers several times to accent the need for quick reactions, he went on, “It was play three or four, I got whacked. Everything was sloppy and I just said, ‘It can’t happen anymore like that. You have to be more physical. Everything has got to change.’ That little moment helped.” That was 51 starts ago. On Saturday, Deiter is scheduled to make a school-record 52nd career start, breaking a tie with former cornerback Sojourn Shelton. Also at Purdue, linebacker T.J. Edwards is slated to start in his 50th game, tying former offensive linemen Chris McIntosh and Bill Ferrario.
“IT CERTAINLY SPEAKS TO MICHAEL’S TOUGHNESS AND HIS DETERMINATION. IT SPEAKS TO THE PRIDE THAT HE HAS. HE’S A GREAT PLAYER AND HE HAS DONE EVERYTHING THAT HIS TEAM HAS ASKED OF HIM FOR HIS CAREER.” “There’s a lot more than meets the eyes that goes into breaking a record like that,” suggested McIntosh, a 1999 consensus All-American, Outland Trophy finalist, two-time captain and first-round draft pick of the Seattle Seahawks. Since 2017, he has been UW’s deputy athletic director.
“It certainly speaks to Michael’s toughness and his determination. It speaks to his feeling of accountability within that unit on the offensive line. It speaks to the pride that he has. He’s a great player and he has done everything that his team has asked of him for his career. “He epitomizes what it means to be an offensive lineman here and what it means to be a Badger. He’s got that team-first approach … I can’t speak for Michael, but I can speak to my own experience — this doesn’t happen because one feels 100 percent every game.” Last season, Deiter fought through the pain of a tender ankle for a number of weeks. “There were some games where maybe it would make at least a little bit of sense if I just sat this one out and worked on the ankle,” Deiter conceded. “But I felt that I could play good enough where it would make sense for me to play. I’d practice and it would hurt, but I was able to play. “I’ve been super lucky to have never really been hurt and put in a scenario where I needed to even miss one week. That happens all the time where a guy gets banged up and misses a week or two.” When asked how much pride he takes in his streak (51 games, 51 starts), he said, “A ton of pride. You just want to do your best to show that being out there and playing with everyone means a lot to you. That’s what
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I felt I did. And it’s contagious. People see that and think, ‘Man, I can’t miss games.’” What has stood out for McIntosh is Deiter’s versatility. “I don’t know of another player off the top of my head,” McIntosh said, “who has played center, guard and tackle selflessly like he has.” Deiter has started 21 games at left guard, 14 at left tackle and 16 at center. “What’s crazy,” he said, “was that one year I didn’t know where I was going to play each week. Or even each drive. I’d play center for two series, left guard for two series, back to center, back to left guard, all in the same game. There was a ton of that in ’15 and ’16 where it was just how it played out.” The Badgers considered burning Deiter’s redshirt in 2014 because of an injury to Voltz. But they resisted the temptation in the Big Ten Championship Game. “It was close,” said the industrious Deiter. “There were some other times where I thought I might have to play.” Reflecting on that redshirt season, he said, “I got a lot better that year. You’re not worried specifically about playing so you
could take your training in the weight room to a whole different level because you’re not worried about being fatigued or anything like that come game day. You can just lift.” While never forgetting his baptism against Alabama, he couldn’t remember the opponent when he made his first start at Genoa (Ohio) High School late during his sophomore year. “I hadn’t played a bunch of football up to that point,” said Deiter, who was an exceptional youth hockey player. But once he got into the lineup, he says it was like “flipping a switch.” He never came out. “After my first start,” he said, “it was like, ‘Oh, man, I’m good at this.’” Good enough to later start 51 games and earn All-America recognition at Wisconsin. “It seems like a lot, 51 starts, but it has gone fast,” Deiter said. “I’d loved to play a bunch more.” At least one more game in Indianapolis. “There’s definitely one game,” he said, “I’m not going to get what I wanted to get.” As the Wisconsin charter was touching down on the runway following Saturday’s return trip
from Penn State, Deiter and many of his teammates were watching on TV screens in the cabin as the Northwestern players charged the field after beating Iowa and clinching a spot in the Big Ten title game. What was Deiter feeling? “It’s just the feeling that you’re officially out (of contention in the West Division),” he said. “I was mad, but what are you going to do? Stuff has gone their way. Stuff hasn’t gone our way. But, at the end of the day, you have to make stuff go your way.” Looking ahead to Purdue, he said, “Our biggest challenge is making sure people aren’t confused. There’s going to be so much outside noise. It’s about not getting discouraged, because you’re going to hear a bunch of questions, ‘What is there to play for with all the preseason expectations (gone)?’ “People need to understand there’s so much to play for just within the guys on this football team. The mindset should be, ‘It’s in the past and we have to go out and beat Purdue this week.’” It’s the only approach that he has taken for 51 games. Why change now? ▪
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◀ MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY The Badgers host the 2018 NCAA Championships on Saturday, looking to become the first team since Michigan State in 1956 to win a national title on its home course.
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FOOTBALL ▶ Jonathan Taylor has run for 1,013 yards on first down alone this season, a total that, on its own, would lead the Big Ten. Taylor is the nation’s leading rusher, with 1,548 yards on the year.
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▼ WOMEN’S SOCCER After earning a 3-0 win over Memphis last Friday, Wisconsin has now scored at least three goals in its first-round NCAA tournament game for the second straight season. UW rolled past Toledo last season, 5-0, in its NCAA opener.
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WRESTLING AT NEBRASKA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 ▪ 8PM LINCOLN, NEB. ▪ BTN Wisconsin hits the road for the first Big Ten dual of the season against Nebraska on Friday. Watch the Badgers take on the Huskers live on Big Ten Network.
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FOOTBALL AT PURDUE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 ▪ 2:30PM WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. ▪ BTN Wisconsin faces its final regular-season road trip when it travels Saturday in search of a 13th-consecutive win over Purdue. Watch the game live on Big Ten Network at 2:30 p.m. CT.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. HOUSTON BAPTIST SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 ▪ 7PM KOHL CENTER ▪ BTN Wisconsin returns home to the dynamic energy of the Kohl Center on Saturday night to play Houston Baptist. Action tips off at 7 p.m. on Big Ten Network.
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What has been the biggest difference for you between high school and college in basketball? “The biggest difference is the level of intensity. In high school, there was intensity, but at college it’s a whole new level. Another difference is the level of coaching, my coach in high school was intense, but Coach Tsipis is way more intense. I love being coached hard because at the end of the day, I know my coaches want to bring the best out of me. I know they would never tell me to do anything wrong and I know they are not yelling for the fun of it, they just want what will be best for me and my teammates. Also, the level of play in college is way different from high school. I’m playing with girls and against girls that are on the same path as me. In high school, you didn’t get to always play against major high-level talent.” How helpful has it been to you to have such a big freshman class on your team? “It has been a great help having other freshmen to go through the same experiences as me. It helps me to know that I’m not alone. We pretty much struggle with the same things, so it’s nice having more freshmen around me because they teach me different ways to cope. It also creates a great bond as we get through everything together and help each other out every step of the way.” What has been your favorite thing about Madison so far? “My favorite thing is being able to walk around and enjoy different types of scenery. Most importantly, my favorite thing is being able to play in the Kohl Center and able to play with my teammates so we can have a successful season.” What was your first game in the Kohl Center like? “The experience was amazing. It was my first time playing in an arena like that and it helped me to gain an idea about how my first official college game will be. It was a great experience knowing that I don’t just have to watch college basketball on TV anymore. I am actually on the floor having people watching me on TV. That’s exciting.” DAVID STLUKA
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n July 10, fifteen miles from Camp Randall Stadium, a gas main explosion in downtown Sun Prairie leveled a city block and claimed the life of volunteer firefighter Captain Cory Barr. This fall, his beloved wife, Abby, twin daughters, Aubrey and Hailey, and lifelong friend Dan Cappozzo joined Wisconsin football for a special experience at Camp Randall. “To put it simply, Cory was one of the most genuine, hardworking, caring, and kind people I have ever met,” shared Dan, “to say Cory will be deeply missed is an understatement.” During their visit, the Barr family was greeted by several members of the Badgers football team. Marty Strey, freshman linebacker and Sun Prairie native, joined them on a tour of the locker room. “It was such a special moment to meet them and help them feel welcome,” Marty shared, “such an unfortunate occurrence to happen to such an amazing family.” In Captain Barr’s honor, the team present-
ed Abby with a custom-made Badger football jersey that reads “Capt. Cory Barr” across the back. His badge number, 138, is proudly displayed across the front alongside a Sun Prairie Fire Department patch. The family continued their week with the Badgers at the Wisconsin vs. Rutgers football game. Abby, Dan and the girls watched warmups, gave high fives as the team ran out of the tunnel and were recognized in the first quarter by the entire stadium. “In the aftermath of a tragedy, this was a truly happy, exciting and memorable experience,” added Dan. Abby Barr added, “Nothing beats the smiles on my girls’ faces with all of the fun they had being down there and hanging out with the team.” “Such great role models and kind hearted individuals … the experience will be something we’ll never forget. Thank you for showing honor to our hero.” May we always be #SunPrairieStrong and forever remember Captain Cory Barr. ▪
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just flew cross country, from my home in Los Angeles to Jacksonville, Florida, to give a speech. It’s my first time out and about since becoming a father in October. In fact, it was the voice of my sweet daughter, Valija, that served as my way-too-early-morning wake-up call, much to my sleep deprived chagrin. I’d been on paternity leave since my wife, Indra, and I brought our first-born home from the hospital a little more than a month ago. The time off made me appreciate a lot of things about being a first-time father. There are all these new discoveries — sounds, smells, tastes, emotions — and all these new challenges to my endurance and personal hygiene. I admit there were a few times there where I suddenly realized I’d gone several days without showering, shaving or brushing my teeth. If you’re a parent, younger or older, I know you can relate.
Being the CEO of Team Rubicon is my calling and my passion, but it was good to get away from the day-to-day for a while. TR is a non-governmental service organization for military veterans that I helped create in 2010. We respond to disasters all around the world — earthquakes, floods, fires, tornadoes — organizing and deploying 90,000 U.S. veterans as volunteers. We’re always busy, always thinking, always on alert. We’ve assisted in over 300 global emergencies and counting. It’s important, satisfying, gratifying work. But stepping away from it for a few weeks was good for me. Not only did I connect with my wife and our precious child, I had a chance to look back on the path that brought me here on Veteran’s Day. I’m just a kid from Bettendorf, Iowa, lucky enough to get a college education thanks to a football scholarship to Wisconsin. Someone
I’M JUST A KID FROM BETTENDORF, IOWA, LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET A COLLEGE EDUCATION THANKS TO A FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIP TO WISCONSIN. SOMEONE WHO ENLISTED IN THE MARINE CORPS AFTER FOUR YEARS ON CAMPUS IN MADISON.
who first began thinking about being a Marine when he was 7. Someone who enlisted in the Marine Corps after four years on campus in Madison. Someone who did two tours of duty, one in Iraq in 2007 and one in Afghanistan in 2008. Someone who returned home in one piece after being honorably discharged in 2009. One of the things that struck me during my paternity leave is how it must have been for the guys I served with to leave families behind. I always had guys in my platoon who were married. Some had kids. Some had wives who were pregnant. Meanwhile, I always deployed as a bachelor, entirely unencumbered. I always thought it was hard to leave home, but now, being a father, I try to imagine how much harder it must have been for the guys with families. Knowing how many guys we lost over there who left widows and kids without fathers… it breaks my heart.
▪▪▪▪ Looking back, there were three moments in my life that pushed me toward the military. The first occurred when I was 7 and, during a family trip to Europe, we visited Mauthausen, a World War II concentration camp in Austria. I was pretty young, but not so young where you can’t think through cause and effect or think through consequences. Kids can process reactions to events. There are few places that elicit as much emotion in a 7-year-old as a concentration camp, particularly as you’re walking through and seeing these exhibits and in half of them there are children clinging to their mothers and walking off to gas chambers. The other exhibits that caught my eye were the ones of the liberation, when the US Army came in and saved the remaining Jews. Inspired by that, when I was in high school I thought I wanted to attend one of the service academies — Air Force, Army and Navy — and even began the process of soliciting nominations from my congressman when I was a sophomore. But then I started getting recruited for football, which brought me to the University of Wisconsin and another nudge toward being a Marine. I was a freshman when terrorists attacked us on Sept. 11, 2001. I break my time in Madison into two separate buckets. There was the campus and there was the football program. Both were extremely formative for me. On the campus side, the city after 9/11 and the invasion of Iraq taught me a lot about
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perspective. I had conversations with people ter going overseas and seeing countries where from all across the country, all across the world local government officials wouldn’t hesitate to whose life experiences were so much different fire AK-47s into crowds. than mine growing up in a small town in Iowa. I have the same sense of understanding now It taught me to think through situations and watching athletes of all ages taking a knee to really strive to be protest social injusempathetic and untice. In my opinion, PLAYING FOOTBALL FOR THE BADGERS derstand both sides we’re foolish if we GOT ME READY FOR THE MILITARY. of the problem. don’t believe there PART OF IT WAS PHYSICAL, LEARNING It really made remains systemic THE GRIT, THE HUSTLE, THE TENACITY me proud to be an injustice in a lot of THAT BARRY ALVAREZ’S TEAMS WERE SYNONYMOUS WITH. THAT OLD COAL American because our institutions. For MINER’S BRING-YOUR-LUNCH-PAIL-TOthere were protests me as a white male WORK MENTALITY. THAT’S SOMETHING every day and often to tell a young black I’VE TRIED TO CARRY FORWARD. they were protests man to just suck it I disagreed with, up — to imply that but, nevertheless, I’d see these protests and I he has the same opportunities that I do — is couldn’t help but be proud to be an American. just ridiculous. Seeing people exercising their right to assemIn the locker room at Wisconsin and in the ble and speak freely against the government Marine Corps I’ve gotten to know a lot of men is quintessentially American. I appreciated it at that were from very disenfranchised commuthe time, but I think I appreciated it tenfold afnities, from disenfranchised backgrounds and BRYCE RICHTER
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cultures and ethnicities, and I know now that it’s a fallacy that we all have the same opportunities in America. We may all have the same finish line in mind, but our starting lines are wildly different. Playing football for the Badgers got me ready for the military. Part of it was physical, learning the grit, the hustle, the tenacity that Barry Alvarez’s teams were synonymous with. That old coal miner’s bring-your-lunch-pail-to-work mentality. That’s something I’ve tried to carry forward. I also learned a lot of humility there. I battled injuries most of the time I was there. I was fairly heavily recruited coming in and, year one, I was not living up to expectations. There was humility serving as a backup for four years. I had to learn how to be a contributor without being in the starting lineup on Saturdays. That taught me a lot. I enlisted in the Marines not long after Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan in April of 2004. He was a man of honor, someone I look up to and think about often. He was a person of great conviction. He did what he thought was right regardless of the personal costs. He was a free thinker. If you read the books about him, the common theme about Pat is that he was deeply thoughtful. He formed his own opinions. They were always informed opinions. And many of them were unpopular, particularly in the circles he ran in, whether it was an NFL locker room or a Ranger regiment. It always seemed like he bucked conventions. He had courage that went above and beyond picking up a rifle and running up a hill. His courage was intellectual as much as anything. I never got to meet Pat, but one of the cool things I’ve been able to do since leaving the Marine Corps is getting to know his wife, his widow, Marie, fairly well. Of course, it was an immense honor for me to receive the Pat Tillman Award for Courage at the ESPYs earlier this year.
▪▪▪▪ I remember taking my late father, Jeff, to a bar and telling him I was enlisting. I remember him sitting there, quiet at first, then saying he wasn’t entirely surprised. We agreed to keep it from my mom, Christy, for a while. She found out by accident. I’d started to tell some people, some close friends from high school, and I remember leaving a chat window open on my computer back in Iowa. My mom saw it.
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Anyway, we were walking the dog and she said, “Hey, I wasn’t snooping, but I saw this. Is this true?’’ I told her. She cried and asked me to reconsider, but only once. I told her I was committed and she never asked me again. She kind of reverted into a tough, I’m-going-to-bestrong mode and largely kept that disposition throughout. One of the dirty little secrets about war is it’s pretty addictive. Not a whole lot of people want to hear that. Not a whole lot of people want to say that. But that’s certainly one side of it. It’s a combination of the hardship, the brotherhood and the adrenaline. It’s a cocktail that can’t be replicated anywhere else in society. Then there’s the other side, the tragic side. I experienced plenty of both. We lost a little more than 30 men over my two tours, all really good guys. Each one of their deaths was a tragedy and you do your best to wrap that tragedy into a narrative of the mission we were doing and the greater cause, and sometimes that helps. That’s a salve on the wound. That makes it more tolerable. One of the things I came to realize after four years in the Marines was that the mission wasn’t moving. The winning or losing, that wasn’t the litmus test we had. It was just trying to maintain the status quo and that didn’t seem worth sacrificing for. Coupled with that, I felt like I was becoming too accustomed to the violence.
To put it simply, I guess war was becoming a little too easy. I was proud of everything that I’d done. I had all my fingers and my toes. I had my integrity and honor intact. I hadn’t done anything I’d regretted. But I felt myself slipping into this zone where war was becoming normal and there’s nothing normal about war. I was selfaware enough to realize that and I decided it wasn’t for me. That wasn’t how I wanted to define my life, so I made the tough call to get out. I endured combat because I had a lot of advantages. I was older than the average Marine I fought along with; I was 22, 23 when I enlisted. I’d already been through four years of college football. I was mentally tough and resilient going in. I had a great family, a great support system. I had two parents that loved me. Three sisters — Erin, Sarah and Meghan — that loved me. I had friends concerned for me and I had good leaders who took care of me, who didn’t put me in a position that I had to compromise my personal values. When I came home I was physically whole. I felt mentally and emotionally drained, but I didn’t feel mentally and emotionally compromised. I don’t want to sound ungrateful, but Veterans Day has always made me feel a little uncomfortable. A lot of the veterans I know, who I’m close with, get a little uncomfortable when people thank us for our service or make a big deal out of our service. I don’t know what to
say when someone thanks me for my service. I communities become more resilient. We look usually mumble something. at a future that’s 10 or 20 or 50 times bigger Historically at Team Rubicon we’ve tried to than what we currently are, one that engages take an approach of, hey, we don’t need to the veteran population in meaningful service; march in a parade — we’d rather be out workone that strengthens communities; one that ing in the community, demonstrating the kind demonstrates to the next generation of men of service that perhaps does differentiate us. and women that service in the military is noWhen I wake up on Veteran’s Day, I’ll certainble and that you don’t come out broken and ly spend some time thinking about the guys I haunted on the backside, you come out a pillar served with — remiof your community. nisce a little bit — but That’s the world I HISTORICALLY AT TEAM RUBICON I won’t spend a whole want my daughter, WE’VE TRIED TO TAKE AN lot of time on it. Valija Hope Wood, to APPROACH OF, HEY, WE DON’T NEED I’ve had the honor of know. TO MARCH IN A PARADE — WE’D meeting with three U.S. If I were to sit down RATHER BE OUT WORKING IN THE presidents — Barack and write her a letter, COMMUNITY, DEMONSTRATING THE Obama, George W. one she’d read when KIND OF SERVICE THAT PERHAPS Bush and Bill Clinton she could understand DOES DIFFERENTIATE US. — to discuss veterans’ its contents, I’d tell issues. To that end, I’m her that she’s won the on the advisory board for Global War on Terror ovarian lottery. That she’s loved by two parWar Memorial. It hasn’t been built yet — it will ents who are educated and successful. That cost between $40 million and $50 million — she’ll never go to bed with an empty stomach but legislation authorizing it has been passed. hearing her parents shouting and cursing at I’m truly excited about the future of Team each other. That she’ll never have economic Rubicon. We see a lot of opportunity for scale. instability or be pulled over for the color of her We really envision having a TR presence in evskin. ery city around the country. We want to make I’d tell her that she’s got a responsibility to it an expectation that when a veteran leaves live a life that pays that forward to people who the service that they return to their homeare less fortunate than her. towns and join Team Rubicon and help their Now if she’d only let me sleep in.
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INSIDE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE (6-4, 4-3) 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 L, 17-31 Nov. 3
Rutgers
W, 31-17
Nov. 10 at #20 Penn St. L, 10-22
THIS WEEK Wisconsin faces its final regular-season road trip when it travels Saturday in search of a 13th-consecutive win over Purdue (5-5, 4-3). The Badgers have won seven straight at Ross-Ade Stadium, with their last setback in West Lafayette coming in 1997. LAST WEEK The Badgers dropped a 22-10 decision to No. 20 Penn State last Saturday in State College. GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin has averaged 241.1 rushing yards per game during its run of seven straight wins
in West Lafayette. Six different Badgers have recorded 100-yard games during that stretch, including 200-yard efforts by Ron Dayne, Montee Ball and Melvin Gordon.
2:30 p.m.
Nov. 24 Minnesota
2:30 p.m.
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Nov. 17 at Purdue
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INSIDE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE (18-6, 11-5) Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 22 Rutgers
W, 3-0
Sept. 26 at #6 Minnesota
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 W, 3-2
▲ TAP TO WATCH - Highlights vs. Indiana
THIS WEEK No. 7 Wisconsin counts down the regular season with four Big Ten road matches. The Badgers travel to Columbus, Ohio, on Friday for a 6 p.m. CT first serve at Ohio State (12-16, 3-13). The weekend continues at Maryland (1711, 8-8) on Saturday with a 6:30 p.m. CT first serve from College Park. LAST WEEK The Badgers wrapped up their home season with two wins. Wisconsin rallied from a 0-2 deficit against No. 12 Purdue on Friday to down the Boilermakers, 3-2. UW swept Indiana on Saturday in its Senior Night celebration.
GOOD TO KNOW Sophomore Sydney Hilley had back-to-back doubles on the weekend to average 12.88 assists and 2.88 digs per set. The 6-foot setter put up a career high 59 assists vs. Purdue on Friday. NEED TO KNOW Both matches this weekend will be streamed live on BTN Plus ($). Friday’s match airs in the Madison area on The Big 1070 AM while Saturday’s match airs on The Rewind 92.1. Both matches can be heard online with the iHeartRadio app. Live updates will also be available on Twitter @BadgerVB.
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Oct. 31 #3 Minnesota
L, 1-3
Nov. 4
#14 Michigan
L, 1-3
Nov. 9
#12 Purdue
Nov. 10 Indiana Nov. 16 at Ohio State Nov. 17 at Maryland Nov. 23 at Rutgers
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Oct. 27 at Michigan State W, 3-0
W, 3-2 W, 3-0 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 1 p.m.
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INSIDE MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (2-0, 0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Nov. 2
UW-Oshkosh W, 82-70
Exhibition
Nov. 6
Coppin State W, 85-63
Nov. 13 at Xavier
W, 77-68
Nov. 17 Houston Baptist 7 p.m. at Battle 4 Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas:
1:30 p.m.
Nov. 22 vs. Florida/Oklahoma Nov. 23 vs. TBA ▲ TAP TO WATCH - Happ Leads Team with 30 Points to Beat Xavier
THIS WEEK Fresh off a statement road win at Xavier Tuesday night, Wisconsin (2-0) returns home to take on Houston Baptist on Saturday at the Kohl Center before traveling to the Bahamas for three games in the Battle 4 Atlantis. UW is looking for its first 3-0 start to the season since opening the 2014-15 season with seven straight wins. LAST WEEK Ethan Happ continued his All-American start to the season with a 30-point, 13-rebound, 5-assist masterpiece in Wisconsin’s 77-68 win at Xavier. D’Mitrik Trice scored a career-high 22 points and Brad Davison added 19 as the Badgers snapped the Musketeers’ 41-game home non-conference win streak.
GOOD TO KNOW Through two games, Wisconsin has an impressive 2.6 assist-to-turnover ratio, dishing out 31 dimes to just 12 turnovers. That ratio ranks sixth in the nation, while UW’s 6.0 turnovers per game leads the entire NCAA. NEED TO KNOW Saturday’s game vs. Houston Baptist tips at 7 p.m. CT and airs on Big Ten Network with Jeff Levering and Ben Brust on the call. Jon Arias and Patrick Herb will call the action statewide on the Badger Sports Network and worldwide via iHeartRadio. Live stats via UWBadgers.com and the Badger Gameday app.
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Nov. 27 NC State
8 p.m.
Nov. 30 at Iowa
7 p.m.
Dec. 3
Rutgers
7 p.m.
Dec. 8
at #24 Marquette 4 p.m.
Dec. 13 Savannah State
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Nov. 21 vs. Stanford
7 p.m.
Dec. 22 Grambling State 11 a.m. Dec. 29 at W. Kentucky 4:30 p.m. Jan. 3
Minnesota
Jan. 6
at Penn State 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 11
#23 Purdue
8 p.m. 8 p.m.
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INSIDE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (2-0, 0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Nov. 4
UW-Oshkosh W, 79-51
Exhibition
Nov. 8
Winthrop
W, 76-41
Nov. 13 at Milwaukee W, 68-57 Nov. 17 N. Dakota State Noon Nov. 19 IUPUI
7 p.m.
at Challenge in the Music City, Nashville, Tenn.:
Nov. 23 vs. Pittsburgh
5 p.m.
Nov. 24 at Tennessee State 5 p.m. Nov. 25 vs. Arkansas Nov. 28 Duke
THIS WEEK The Badgers look to remain undefeated on the season when they return home on Saturday to host North Dakota State (2-1) at noon in the Kohl Center. LAST WEEK The Badgers opened the season 2-0 for the first time since 2013-14. Wisconsin kicked off the year with a 76-41 win over Winthrop on Nov. 8 and won the in-state battle over Milwaukee, 68-57, on Tuesday. GOOD TO KNOW Three Badgers recorded double-doubles against Win-
throp, the first time since 1996 that three UW players tallied double-doubles in the same game. Senior Marsha Howard had 18 points and 14 rebounds; junior Courtney Fredrickson had 14 points and 11 rebounds; and freshman Imani Lewis had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
8 p.m.
Dec. 4
Marshall
7 p.m.
Dec. 8
at Green Bay
1 p.m.
Dec. 12 Chicago State
7 p.m.
Dec. 21 Evansville
7 p.m.
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▲ TAP TO WATCH - Wisconsin Wins First Game of the Season
7:30 p.m.
Dec. 28 at #25 Minnesota 8 p.m. Dec. 31 Purdue
2 p.m.
Jan. 3
at Penn State
6 p.m.
Jan. 7
at #13 Iowa
7 p.m.
Jan. 13
Indiana
2 p.m.
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INSIDE MEN’S HOCKEY SCHEDULE (5-5-0, 1-1-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Oct. 19 at Clarkson
L, 2-4
Oct. 20 at St. Lawrence
W, 7-1
Oct. 26 Michigan Tech
L, 2-6
Oct. 27 Michigan Tech
W, 6-2
Nov. 2
at #14 N. Dakota L, 0-5
Nov. 3
at #14 N. Dakota L, 2-3 OT
Nov. 9
#16 Minnesota
L, 2-3
Nov. 10 #16 Minnesota W, 3-1 Nov. 16 at #6 Ohio State 6 p.m. Nov. 17 at #6 Ohio State 4 p.m. Nov. 23 at #16 Michigan 6:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at #16 Michigan 6:30 p.m.
▲ TAP TO WATCH - Wisconsin Hockey Welcomes Humboldt Survivor, Ryan Straschnitzki
THIS WEEK Wisconsin begins a twoweek stretch of Big Ten road action with a visit to No. 6 Ohio State (6-3-1, 1-1-0-0 B1G) on Friday and Saturday. Friday’s game begins at 6 p.m. CT, while Saturday is a 4 p.m. start. LAST WEEK The Badgers skated to a split last weekend against No. 16 Minnesota, falling, 3-2, on Friday, before grabbing a 3-1 victory on Saturday.
NEED TO KNOW Sophomore Wyatt Kalynuk is tied for the Big Ten lead among defensemen and shares second nationally among rear guards with five goals.
Nov. 30 #5 Penn State
7 p.m.
Dec. 1
#5 Penn State
7 p.m.
Dec. 7
Michigan State
7 p.m.
Dec. 8
Michigan State
7 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
▲ TAP TO WATCH - Johnson Weekly Presser: Back in Action at LaBahn After Bye Week
THIS WEEK The top-ranked Badgers return from a hiatus to take on WCHA foe Bemidji State (2-91, 2-5-1-0 WCHA) at LaBahn Arena. Puck drop on Friday is set for 7 p.m. while Saturday’s contest is set for 2 p.m. LAST TIME OUT Wisconsin completed a road sweep at Minnesota State Nov. 2-3, defeating the Mavericks 2-1 on Nov. 2 before blanking MSU, 2-0, in the series finale. Mekenzie Steffen was named the WCHA Defenseman of the Week following the series after assisting on three of UW’s four goals while Kristen Campbell was the league’s
goaltender of the week after picking up a shutout. GOOD TO KNOW This weekend’s series is the start of a six-game homestand for Wisconsin. After hosting Bemidji State this weekend, UW will host a pair of non-conference opponents at LaBahn Arena as Harvard will come to town Nov. 23-24 while Syracuse will make their first trip to LaBahn Dec. 1-2.
Oct. 19 Princeton
W, 4-3
Oct. 21 Princeton
W, 3-0
Oct. 27 #3 Minnesota
L, 0-1
Oct. 28 #3 Minnesota
W, 4-1
Nov. 2
at Minnesota St. W, 2-1
Nov. 3
at Minnesota St. W, 2-0
Nov. 16 Bemidji State
7 p.m.
Nov. 17 Bemidji State
2 p.m.
Nov. 23 Harvard
7 p.m.
Nov. 24 Harvard
8 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 WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE (13-3-4, 6-2-3) Home events in bold. All times CT. 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
W, 1-0
Sept. 20 at Michigan
L, 0-2
Sept. 23 at Michigan State W, 2-1 Sept. 27 Rutgers
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
▲ TAP TO WATCH - Wisconsin beats Memphis 3-0 in First Round of NCAA Tournament
Big Ten Tournament: Oct. 28 (5) Illinois
THIS WEEK The Badgers travel to Palo Alto, California to compete in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Wisconsin will play Hofstra and the winner will take on the winner of Stanford vs. Ole Miss. LAST WEEK Wisconsin played at the University of Memphis in the first round of the Tournament. The Badgers left Tennessee with a 3-0 victory.
GOOD TO KNOW UW’s match versus Memphis was the first time the Badgers have scored three goals in an NCAA game since their 3-2, first-round win over Marquette in 2002. The most goals ever scored by UW in an NCAA game came in 2017’s first round when Wisconsin beat Toledo 5-0.
T, 0-0 2OT LOST 0-3 IN SHOOTOUT
NCAA Tournament: Nov. 9 at Memphis
Nov. 16 vs. Hofstra
L, 1-2
MATTHEW SMITH
Oct. 21 at Ohio State
W, 3-0 6:35 p.m.
Palo Alto, Calif.
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INSIDE WRESTLING SCHEDULE (3-0, 0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Nov. 1
Buffalo
W, 25-12
Nov. 3
at Cyclone Open
Ames, Iowa
Nov. 9
at Kent State W, 37-13
vs. CSU-Bakersfield W,
Kent, Ohio
Results »
28-12
Nov. 16 at #11 Nebraska 8 p.m. Nov. 18 Princeton Noon
Utah Valley
Dec. 2
at SIUE Tournament
Edwardsville, Ill.
Dec. 9
at #3 Ohio State 3 p.m.
2 p.m.
Dec. 29-30 at Midlands Championships
▲ TAP TO WATCH - Jump Around Monday with Coach Chris Bono
THIS WEEK Wisconsin travels to Lincoln on Friday, Nov. 16 for the first Big Ten dual of the season against Nebraska (3-0), starting at 8 p.m. CT. On Sunday, Wisconsin hosts a doubleheader at the Field House, first facing Princeton (0-0) at 12 p.m. CT, followed by Utah Valley (2-1) at 2 p.m. LAST WEEK The Badgers traveled to Kent, Ohio for the Frenzy at the Field House and went 2-0, defeating Kent State 37-13, followed by a 28-12 defeat of CSU-Bakersfield.
GOOD TO KNOW Against Kent State, Wisconsin recorded pins in five of their 10 matches, including four straight from the 141-165 weight classes. The Badgers’ strategy was an early example of the aggressive and exciting offense for the team under head coach Chris Bono.
Evanston, Ill.
Jan. 11
at #20 Rutgers
6 p.m.
Jan. 13
at #1 Penn State
Noon
Jan. 18
#17 Northwestern 7 p.m.
Jan. 25
#9 Minnesota
7 p.m.
Feb. 2
at #25 Maryland
Noon
Feb. 10 #19 Illinois
2 p.m.
Feb. 17 #4 Iowa
2 p.m.
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INSIDE MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 14 Badger Classic Results » Sept. 28 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Results » Invitational Oct. 13 Wisconsin Pre-Nationals Results » ▲ TAP TO WATCH - Byrne, Miller Weekly Presser: Running for a National Title
THIS WEEK No. 3 Wisconsin eyes a national championship at home this weekend as UW hosts the 2018 NCAA Cross Country Championships at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course on Saturday. The meet is scheduled to begin with the women’s 6K championship race at 10:45 a.m. with the men’s 10K championship race to follow at 11:45 a.m. LAST WEEK The Badgers won their 30th NCAA Great Lakes Regional team title last weekend in Terre Haute, Indiana. With all of its scorers finishing within the top-16 runners, Wisconsin notched 49 points to best runner-up Purdue and Michigan, who finished third. GOOD TO KNOW All of Wisconsin’s scorers earned All-Great Lakes Re-
gional Honors, which are awarded to the top-25 finishers. Ben Eidenschink, Olin Hacker and Olli Hoare won their second career regional honors while Morgan McDonald won his fourth accolade. Freshman Shuaib Aljabaly earned his first regional honor for his 16th-place showing.
Oct. 28 at Big Ten Championships Lincoln, Neb. Results » Nov. 9 at NCAA Great Lakes Results » Regional
Terre Haute, Ind.
Nov. 17 NCAA Championships 10:45 a.m. View full schedule/results » SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:
NEED TO KNOW The 2018 NCAA Cross Country Championships will be streamed live on FloTrack ($). For parking and admission information, please visit our spectator information page. Fans will be required to park in a designated parking lot and pay an admission fee of $10 to ride a shuttle to the course. In addition, Badger fans can follow the action on Instagram and Twitter (@BadgerTrackXC) and can catch a recap following the meet on UWBadgers.com.
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SCHEDULE Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 14 Badger Classic Results » Sept. 28 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Results » Invitational Oct. 13 Wisconsin Pre-Nationals Results » ▲ TAP TO WATCH - Byrne, Miller Weekly Presser: Running for a National Title
THIS WEEK The No. 10 Badgers will host the 2018 NCAA Cross Country Championships at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course on Saturday. The meet is scheduled to begin with the women’s 6K championship race at 10:45 a.m. with the men’s 10K championship race to follow at 11:45 a.m. LAST WEEK Junior sensation Alicia Monson continued her historic season at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, becoming the first Badger to win the title in 17 years. Her regional title helped the Badgers secure an automatic bid to the NCAA championships as Wisconsin finished in second at the regional meet, placing just behind the Michigan Wolverines. GOOD TO KNOW The first Badger to be named the USTFCCCA National
Athlete of the Week in women’s cross country, Monson has won four meets this year, including two in a row. She is the Big Ten and Great Lakes Regional Champion. She has also previously won the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational Presented by Under Armour and the Badger Classic.
Nov. 9 at NCAA Great Lakes Results » Regional
▶ 2018 Cross Country Meet Central ▶ Monson leads Badgers to automatic NCAA berth ▶ Catching up with the Champs: Cathy Branta
Terre Haute, Ind.
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NEED TO KNOW The 2018 NCAA Cross Country Championships will be streamed live on FloTrack ($). For parking and admission information, please visit our spectator information page. Fans will be required to park in a designated parking lot and pay an admission fee of $10 to ride a shuttle to the course. In addition, Badger fans can follow the action on Instagram and Twitter (@ BadgerTrackXC) and can catch a recap following the meet on UWBadgers.com.
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