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LEGACY OF CHAMPIONS Wisconsin claimed its 50th — you read that right — 50th Big Ten Championship on Saturday after running an impressive team race. The Badgers’ 50 titles total more than all other Big Ten schools together. PHOTOS BY KIRK IRWIN, OHIO STATE ATHLETICS
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BATTLE FOR VALOR A historic and awe-inspiring setting saw the fifthranked Wisconsin wrestling team win the Dual for Valor on the USS Midway in San Diego last Friday. The Badgers defeated Navy, 24-12, to claim the trophy and finished 3-0 on the weekend with additional wins against Fresno State and Army. PHOTOS BY KASSIE DUNNIHOO & FRESNO STATE WRESTLING
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WE CAN BEAR-LY CONTAIN OUR EXCITEMENT Bears, Bears and more Bears! Giant teddy bears made their way to the Wisconsin men’s hockey office this week at the Kohl Center in preparation for annual #UWTeddyToss presented by BMO. Fans can pick up a giant bear, take it on adventures and share the pics using #UWTeddyToss. Bring the bear back on Nov. 16 to toss on the ice. Learn more here. PHOTOS BY PAUL CAPOBIANCO
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WIN IT FOR THE W Sailing through the finish line with a smile, Alicia Monson defended her 2018 title by winning the 2019 Big Ten Championship race and leading the Badgers to a second-place team finish. PHOTO BY KIRK IRWIN, OHIO STATE ATHLETICS
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SNOW WAY! In a snow-shortened senior night at McClimon Soccer Complex, the Badgers and Northwestern officially played to a 0-0 tie for 74 minutes before the game was halted on account of snow. PHOTO BY TOM LYNN
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BADGER TOUGH Braving near freezing temps, Wisconsin’s women’s rowing teams raced against Minnesota on Lake Mendota last Saturday. PHOTO BY PAUL CAPOBIANCO
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NOVEMBER 6, 2019 ▪ VOLUME 10, ISSUE 7
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28 READY TO REBOOT Clutch catches are A.J. Taylor’s signature. Renewed after a bye week, Taylor and his teammates are eager to restart against rival Iowa.
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True freshman Tyler Wahl’s debut against Saint Mary’s for Wisconsin men’s basketball shows he can hang.
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s soon as Tyler Wahl walked into the Sanford Pentagon, a classic 1950s-60s throwback gymnasium with a dark hardwood floor and a “Hoosiers” intimacy, he felt at home even though he had never before set foot on Heritage Court, a 3,250-seat venue. “It’s kind of like the Civic Center,” he said with a shy grin. “I’ve got good memories.” The Pentagon is so unique, there aren’t many matches. But from Wahl’s reference point, there are some old school similarities with the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota where his Lakeville North team whipped John Marshall High School in the Class 4A sectional finals last March. It was Lakeville’s seventh straight win over John Marshall in the title game and eighth consecutive trip to the state tournament. Good memories, indeed. As the only true freshman on the Wisconsin roster, the 18-yearold Wahl is now in the process of making new memories. On Tuesday night, he made
his college debut here in the Badgers’ 65-63 overtime loss to Saint Mary’s. The 6-foot-7, 214-pound Wahl (who coincidentally wears the same No. 5 as highly-touted freshman quarterback Graham Mertz) played a little over 12 minutes. Wahl’s only basket came with 59 seconds left in the first half and fueled a 14-5 UW run after the Gaels had outscored the Badgers 18-1 to take a 10-point lead, 30-20. “It was fun, it was a good environment,” Wahl said afterward. “I learned that we could play with them — a highly-ranked team that is expected to do good things. We were right there with them.” On Tuesday afternoon, six hours before tipoff, Wahl got a taste of the Wisconsin basketball culture when the team visited a children’s hospital in Sioux Falls. UW coach Greg Gard was asked if one or two players could make the visit. Gard brought everybody, including the coaching and support staff. “I think it’s incredible — it puts everything into perspective,”
said junior guard Brad Davison. “We’re not necessarily from here, but we’re all communities in one way or another and whenever you get a chance to do something as a team and you can give back to a community, you do it.” Because this is essentially a brave new Badger world for Wahl, Davison advised him, “Follow our lead and just enjoy it. Soak it in. Enjoy the moments with your teammates. Also enjoy the interactions we’re going to have at the hospital. There’s power about being fully present in the moment. “During the season, things can get going kind of fast; it can become hectic. When we can take time out of our day, especially on a game day, it’s extremely powerful and the thing to do when you have the opportunity to give back and interact with kids with different backgrounds and circumstances.” Wahl was moved by the experience. “That was really awesome,” he said, “we get the opportunity to do those kinds of things.”
Wahl has heard stories about ▪▪▪▪ Krabbenhoft’s legendary toughThrough their evaluation of ness. “And I’m sure I’ll hear more Nate Reuvers — a four-star prosas the season goes on,” said pect at Lakeville North where Wahl, who was asked if he had he was a finalist for Minnesota’s been coached up in this area. Mr. Basketball as a senior — the “Not directly. But if I do someBadgers got an eyeful of his thing like not crash for offensive teammate and another four-star, rebounds, like not doing someWahl. The principle recruiting thing with toughness ...” contact was assistant coach Joe He’ll hear about it from KrabKrabbenhoft. benhoft. “Tyler was all over the place making plays and doing everything on the basketball floor,” Krabbenhoft observed. “He “TYLER IS AN UNUSUAL FRESHdefinitely stood out at a young MAN,” SAID TUCKER. “THIS KID age. He was a little raw and wild HAS ALL THE SMARTS AND at times. But he was a guy that DETERMINATION AND HE HAS we said, ‘We’d better keep an NO FEAR. IF I CAME IN HERE AND eye on him.’” I DIDN’T KNOW THE PROGRAM On what he liked the most AND PLAYERS, I WOULD ASSUME about Wahl’s demeanor, KrabTHAT HE’S A SOPHOMORE OR benhoft noted, “It was how hard JUNIOR. HE HAS PATIENCE he played. He plays the game AND HE HAS A WILL.” the right way. It’s 100 percent all the time. He has a lot of the During Monday night’s praccharacteristics that we’ve used tice at the Pentagon, Krabbento describe Brad Davison, Zak hoft heard it — good-natured Showalter and Josh Gasser. He’s kidding about his penchant to kind of in that mold.” collect stitches — from his best Sounded like he was describfriend growing up in Sioux Falls ing himself as a player. “Maybe,” (Mitch Begeman) and from a forhe said. “He’s tough. He was takmer assistant at Roosevelt High ing charges in high school games School (Tim Reck) who coached and AAU games. So, there is that Krabbenhoft in AAU. toughness factor. He’ll stick his “I’ll always remember the pasnose in there. He’s never bashful sion that he had for the game,” or shy about mixing it up. He’s said Reck, who’s now coaching always in the middle of scrums.” at Washington High in Sioux Wahl took an immediate Falls. “It was just so much fun liking to Krabbenhoft during to go to practice with him. He’d the recruiting process. “He was say, ‘Coach, I want to get better really a nice person to talk with, every day. You can be on me a genuine person who cared all you want. I just want to get about what was going on in my better.’ life away from basketball,” Wahl “I remember Joe played in the recalled, “and that developed district championship game with our relationship.”
a broken foot and scored 30 some points. He knew his foot was sore, but we didn’t know it was broken.” Reck knew all along that Krabbenhoft would join the coaching fraternity once his playing days were over. “He was coaching our team when he was on the floor,” he said. “As a sophomore, he played on varsity and he was our point guard. He ran the show. He was awesome.” Begeman went to a rival high school (O’Gorman), but is now the Roosevelt head coach. “Joe just did everything for his team,” he said. Now Krabbenhoft is saying the same about Wahl as far as his potential to do it all. He’s not the only one saying those things, either. “Tyler is an unusual freshman,” suggested UW assistant Alando Tucker. “This kid has all the smarts and determination and he has no fear. If I came in here and I didn’t know the program and players, I would assume that he’s a sophomore or junior. He has patience and he has a will. “I think of myself coming in as a freshman and being able to pick up the system quick and it translated to me being able to play at an early age in my career. I see similar things in him. He’s not afraid to try things. He’s not afraid to do things.” Tucker spoke of the learning curve and making mistakes which is inevitable for a freshman. “But,” he said, “he doesn’t let that mistake affect him or phase him.” Click to read more »
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MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ▶ Wisconsin won its 50th Big Ten Championship on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio, more than all of the other conference schools combined.
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◀ VOLLEYBALL Rewriting history, No. 4 Wisconsin improved to 12-0 in the Big Ten Conference to set a new a new school record for best league opening in program history.
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FOOTBALL ▶ The Badgers have won six of their last seven meetings with the Hawkeyes, dating to 2010, including three straight. Wisconsin is a combined 19-2 in its rivalry trophy matchups with Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska — teams it faces in 3 of its next 4 games — since 2010.
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WEDNESDAY 11/6 MEN’S TENNIS at Oracle ITA Fall National Championships Newport Beach, Calif. All day
THURSDAY 11/7 WRESTLING at Buffalo Buffalo, N.Y. 6 p.m. MEN’S TENNIS at Oracle ITA Fall National Championships Newport Beach, Calif. All day
FRIDAY 11/8 MEN’S & WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING at Minnesota Minneapolis 4 p.m. WRESTLING at Edinboro Saegertown, Pa. 6 p.m. Watch: FloWrestling VOLLEYBALL at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 6 p.m. Watch: BTN Plus MEN’S HOCKEY at #20 Omaha Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m. Watch: NCHC.tv View more 11/8 events »
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You have had to deal with a lot of adversity this season. How do you think this has prepared you for postseason play? “It’s been a struggle, but through adversity you build your mental character. I think we have been through so much that we are mentally stronger than other teams at the moment. Maybe we weren’t weeks ago, but we’ve been through so much that we know how to stay calm in certain situations. It will definitely help down the stretch.” How do fans in The Colony (student section) at McClimon help the team? “It’s like the twelfth man so to speak. In Europe, you speak about the twelfth person behind you. Giving you the extra motivation, the extra kick to do well.” What is your favorite place on campus and why? “I would say the library ... nah. Probably the stadium, just because I’m in here all the time. I’ve got everything I need here. I’ve got my friends here, so this is the place to be at for me.” You have the best GPA on the team. Why do you think you’ve been so successful academically? “It just comes down to hard work and determination. I like to envision things and see what I could be down the stretch. I kind of just go for it as hard as I can until I finally get there.” Can you tell us a little bit about your journey from your home in Germany to Wisconsin? “I was playing in Germany at a pretty decent level and I didn’t sign professionally. I wanted to combine sports and academics, so this was the perfect opportunity for me. Luckily enough the coaches here at Wisconsin emailed me back and I kind of just went from there and the rest is history.” What are your plans for after graduation? “I’m going to go back home to Germany and then see if I can find a way into medicine somehow.” Click to read more »
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.J. Taylor apologized for his hoarse voice. Lamenting rapidly-changing weather late last week — “This wave of freezing temperatures and snow has been getting to me” — Taylor was battling a cold and nasal congestion, making Wisconsin’s second bye in the schedule timely for the senior wide receiver. “I’m not feeling too bad, just a little stuffed up, but it’s really a good thing we don’t have a game,” Taylor said. “This bye has been really good for me because I’ve just been able to relax. I was going home (to Kansas City), but I decided not to because I didn’t want to do too much traveling. “I didn’t want to be tired getting ready for Iowa.” He was voicing (however scratchy) what has been on the mind of everyone. On the heels of consecutive losses, the Badgers are not looking back on their season as much as they are powering up for November football.
“We’re ready to reboot for sure,” Taylor emphasized. With four games left in the regular season, starting with Saturday’s matchup against Iowa at Camp Randall Stadium, the 16th-ranked Badgers (6-2, 3-2) and the No. 18 Hawkeyes (6-2, 3-2) are both chasing Minnesota (8-0, 5-0) – setting up a classic round robin between the three rivals over the final month. On Nov. 16, the Gophers will play at Iowa, where they haven’t won since 1999. On Nov. 30, the Badgers will play at Minnesota, where they haven’t lost since 2003. In the meantime, Saturday’s clash of unbeatens — Penn State and Minnesota — at TCF Bank Stadium is one of the most highly-anticipated games in decades for the Twin Cities. It’s an early kickoff (11 a.m.) so the outcome will be known before the Hawkeyes and Badgers take the field at 3 p.m. Despite the Gophers being in the proverbial driver’s seat, the Big Ten West Division ti-
tle, and a trip to Indianapolis for the league’s “As Coach (Paul) Chryst says, ‘It’s not about championship game (Dec. 7), still hangs in the what has been lost, but what remains.’ We balance. It’s why Iowa-Wisconsin has so much have to refocus our mind. We’re still playing urgency and the feel of a single-elimination for something big; we’re still playing for a Big playoff round. Ten West title to move into the championship “Playing for that game. And we have Heartland Trophy,” to make that hapTaylor said, “is alpen.” “IT’S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A COMPETITIVE GAME, ways an additional NO MATTER WHO IS THE BETTER TEAM,” OPINED TAYLOR, Taylor was adfactor.” WHO HAS NEVER LOST TO THE HAWKEYES. “IOWA KNOWS amant about not Wisconsin leads dwelling on any of HOW TO PLAY US. WE KNOW HOW TO PLAY IOWA. the overall series the previous setIT’S GOING TO BE A DOG FIGHT AND IT’S GOING (47-43-2) and has backs, especially the TO COME DOWN TO WHO WANTS IT MORE.” won eight of 13 Illinois upset (Note: since the “Brass the Illini have now Bull” was introduced in 2004. Taylor had the won three games in a row and are on the brink game-winning touchdown last season at Kinnof bowl eligibility). “That’s over,” he insisted. ick Stadium, where the Badgers have won five “We can’t keep thinking about it or that will straight. Conversely, the Hawks have won four bite us in the butt.” of the last six at Camp Randall. “It’s always going to be a competitive game, no matter who is the better team,” opined Taylor, who has never lost to the Hawkeyes. “Iowa knows how to play us. We know how to play Iowa. It’s going to be a dog fight and it’s going to come down to who wants it more.” Penn State, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin all had a bye last Saturday. Maybe nobody needed it more than the Badgers, who have been forced to regroup after a frustrating loss on a last-second field goal in Champaign and a second-half beatdown in Columbus. “I think this bye is really going to be good for us, but it’s all about what you make of it,” said Taylor, putting the onus on the players. “You can sit and ponder on those losses and let that defeat you during the bye week. Or you can regain your focus for the last four games.
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enough separation to make an over-the-shoulder grab. It was a small window, a laser throw and Taylor made a difficult catch look relatively easy. “Jack took a chance and threw it to me, and we made something happen,” Taylor said. “I remember when the ball was in the air, I couldn’t hear anything, I couldn’t hear the crowd. My focus was on the ball and I just tracked it into my hands and made sure I got into the end zone.” It was his first touchdown reception of the season and ninth in 48 games. “Everyone told me, ‘Just be patient because your time is going to come,’” related Taylor, who had only five catches in the previous four games combined (none longer than 21 yards). “It felt amazing and I felt like I made the most out of that opportunity for myself and the team.” On Oct. 26, Taylor had a hand in one of the Taylor mentioned that it ranked as one of his few offensive highlights at Ohio State. After three favorite plays at Wisconsin. redshirt freshman Alexander Smith blocked The first would be his 17-yard touchdown Drue Chrisman’s punt grab against Miami in on the first possession the 2017 Orange Bowl, of the third quarter, the a resounding 34-24 Badgers struck quickwin on the Hurricanes’ “AS COACH CHRYST SAYS, ‘IT’S NOT ABOUT WHAT ly with Jack Coan’s home turf. Taylor, who HAS BEEN LOST, BUT WHAT REMAINS.’ WE HAVE TO REFOCUS OUR MIND. WE’RE STILL PLAYING FOR 26-yard scoring toss had a career-high eight SOMETHING BIG; WE’RE STILL PLAYING FOR A BIG to Taylor, cutting the catches for 105 yards, TEN WEST TITLE TO MOVE INTO THE CHAMPIONSHIP cradled the ball in his deficit to 10-7. GAME. AND WE HAVE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.” Prior to the snap, left arm on a perfectly Taylor was lined up in executed back-shoulthe slot on the right der fade. hashmark. When the Badgers ran motion, it Another 17-yard touchdown pass from Alex tipped him off that the Buckeyes were in man Hornibrook is among his favorites, too; this coverage, thus Taylor was isolated on Shaun one coming with 57 seconds remaining in the Wade. Getting a clean release, he got just 2018 game at Iowa. Taylor beat linebacker Ben
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Niemann on a seam route that capped a 10play, 88-yard drive and pushed the Badgers into a 21-17 lead. Fullback Alec Ingold’s 33-yard TD burst iced the win with 22 seconds left. The last time the Hawkeyes played in Madison (2017), Taylor also scored in a 38-14 triumph, the largest margin of victory over Iowa since 1999. And it was triggered by a smothering Wisconsin defense that held Iowa to five first downs, 25 rushing yards (on 26 carries) and 66 yards of total offense. The latter was the fewest yards ever allowed to a Big Ten opponent in school history. On Saturday, both teams may struggle getting the ball into the end zone. Iowa ranks No. 3 nationally behind Ohio State and Penn State in scoring defense (10.1), giving up just nine touchdowns in eight games. The Badgers are tied for sixth (11.4) with Clemson, allowing 12 TDs.
“Fundamentally, we’re a pretty good team, but I think it comes down to the details within those fundamentals,” said Taylor, speaking for a UW offense that managed just 191 total yards at Ohio State. “Details like eyes. Details like pad level. Details like angles coming out of routes. We can do better.” Coming out of their first bye (Sept. 14), the Badgers were meticulous in their attention to detail racing out to a 35-0 third quarter lead against Michigan in what was a convincing 3514 win at Camp Randall. Can they get back to that dominating level of play in November? Based on what Taylor saw during three byeweek practices, monitoring how the team bounced back from the painful Ohio State defeat, he said, “As the week went on it got a lot better and you could feel that energy come back up again as we had at the beginning of the season.” The best remedy for a cold or a losing streak. DAVID STLUKA
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INSIDE MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (0-1, 0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Nov. 1
UW-La Crosse W, 82-53
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Nov. 17 Marquette
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Nov. 21 Green Bay
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THIS WEEK After suffering a 65-63 overtime loss to No. 20 Saint Mary’s in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Tuesday, the Badgers return home to host Eastern Illinois for their home opener on Friday. Tip is set for 7 p.m. on BTN+. LAST TIME OUT For the first time since 1995, Wisconsin opened its season against a ranked opponent, but fell to #20 Saint Mary’s in overtime. Nate Reuvers led the way for UW, matching a career high 22 points, while also recording 6 rebounds and 4 blocks.
GOOD TO KNOW The Badgers have won 20 of their last 21 season openers dating back to the 1998-99 season. Last year, UW opened with an 85-63 win over Coppin State.
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vs. #24 Auburn/New Mexico
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at NC State
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Indiana TBA
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Dec. 11 at Rutgers
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Dec. 21 Milwaukee
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INSIDE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (1-0, 0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Oct. 30 UW-Whitewater W, 67-34
Exhibition
Nov. 5
North Florida W, 75-62
Nov. 10 Wofford
2 p.m.
Nov. 14 at Colorado
8 p.m.
Nov. 17 Milwaukee
6 p.m.
Nov. 26 Eastern Illinois
7 p.m.
at Bahamas Hoopfest:
Nov. 29 vs. Ball State
6 p.m.
Nov. 30 vs. #22 Arkansas 6 p.m. Dec. 5
at Georgia Tech
6 p.m.
Dec. 12 Alabama State
7 p.m.
Dec. 20 Prairie View A&M 7 p.m.
▲ TAP TO WATCH - Badgers take down North Florida in season opener
THIS WEEK Wisconsin hosts Wofford College in its second home game of the season Sunday, Nov. 10. LAST TIME OUT The Badgers opened their season against first-time opponent North Florida on Tuesday, Nov. 5, which UW won, 75-62.
GOOD TO KNOW Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honoree Imani Lewis returns for her sophomore season, averaging 12.2 points per game for the Badgers in 2018-19.
Dec. 28 Rutgers
2 p.m.
Dec. 31 at Purdue
3 p.m.
Jan. 4
Penn State
3 p.m.
Jan. 9
at Nebraska
7 p.m.
Jan. 12
at #17 Michigan St. TBA View full schedule/results »
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NEED TO KNOW Tip-off is at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10 in the Kohl Center. Fans can also listen to the game on 1310 WIBA in the Madison area or worldwide using the iHeartRadio app with Jon Arias. Follow @BadgerWBB on Twitter.
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INSIDE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE (16-4, 12-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 27 #15 Purdue
W, 3-0
Sept. 29 Indiana
W, 3-1
Oct. 2
#5 Penn State
W, 3-1
Oct. 5
at #2 Nebraska
W, 3-0
Oct. 9
at Northwestern W, 3-0
Oct. 13 #6 Minnesota
W, 3-0
Oct. 18 #17 Illinois
W, 3-2
Oct. 19 Northwestern
W, 3-0
Oct. 25 at Michigan State W, 3-0
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THIS WEEK No. 4 Wisconsin continues its four-match road swing, traveling to Ohio State and Maryland this weekend. The Badgers take on the Buckeyes (12-12, 5-7) on Friday at 6 p.m. CT from the new Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio. The road trip continues on Saturday when Wisconsin travels to College Park, Maryland, to face the Terrapins (12-12, 4-8) for the second time in 10 days. First serve is at 6 p.m. CT from the XFinity Center Pavilion. LAST WEEK The Badgers have won their first 12 Big Ten matches, setting a program record for best conference start. Wisconsin
opened the second half of Big Ten play with sweeps of Maryland and Indiana last week. GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin held its seventh-straight opponent under a .200 hitting percentage as Indiana hit an opponent season-low .065 percent on Sunday. Over the last seven matches, UW is holding foes to a .153 hitting percentage.
Oct. 27 at Michigan
W, 3-1
Oct. 30 Maryland
W, 3-0
Nov. 3
at Indiana
W, 3-0
Nov. 8
at Ohio State
6 p.m.
Nov. 9
at Maryland
6 p.m.
Nov. 14 at #6 Minnesota 8 p.m. Nov. 16 Michigan State Nov. 22 Iowa
7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Nov. 24 #7 Nebraska 1:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at #8 Penn St. 5:30 p.m. View full schedule/results » SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:
NEED TO KNOW Both matches will be streamed live on BTN+ ($). All matches can also be heard in the Madison area on 100.9FM or anywhere using the iHeartRadio app with Jon Arias. Updates available on Twitter @BadgerVB.
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INSIDE MEN’S HOCKEY SCHEDULE (4-4-0, 0-2-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Oct. 11 at #10 Boston College L, 3-5 Oct. 12 at Merrimack
W, 11-5
Oct. 18 #3 Minn. Duluth W, 6-2 Oct. 19 #3 Minn. Duluth W, 3-1 Oct. 25 #13 Clarkson
L, 0-4
Oct. 26 #13 Clarkson
W, 4-3
Oct. 31 at #12 Penn State L, 1-6
THIS WEEK No. 12 Wisconsin travels to Omaha, Nebraska for a non-conference matchup versus the 20th-ranked Omaha Mavericks (4-1-1, 0-0-0 NCHC). Both Friday’s and Saturday’s games begin at 7 p.m. LAST WEEK The Badgers dropped both of their opening Big Ten series games at the No. 12 Penn State Nittany Lions, falling 6-1 on Thursday and 4-2 on Friday.
GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin is 4-2-0 in non-conference play, which has helped the Big Ten to the best non-conference record of any league in the nation at 24-13-2 (.641). UW is 2-0-0 against the NCHC and 1-1-0 against both the ECAC and Hockey East.
at #12 Penn State L, 2-4
Nov. 8
at #20 Omaha
7 p.m.
Nov. 9
at #20 Omaha
7 p.m.
Nov. 15 #5 Notre Dame
7 p.m.
Nov. 16 #5 Notre Dame
7 p.m.
Nov. 22 at Minnesota
7 p.m.
Nov. 23 at Minnesota
7 p.m.
Nov. 30 Michigan
7 p.m.
Dec. 1
Michigan
4 p.m.
Dec. 6
at Michigan State
GREG ANDERSON
▲ TAP TO WATCH - Wisconsin Hockey || Ep 11 || Establish an Identity
Nov. 1
TBD
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NEED TO KNOW Wisconsin’s games at Omaha stream on NCHC.tv ($) and broadcast on 1070 WTSO for listeners. Live stats will be available at UWBadgers. com and updates will also be available @BadgerMHockey on Twitter.
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▶ Hughes set to make NHL debut for Boston
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INSIDE WRESTLING SCHEDULE (3-0, 0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. at Battle on the Midway, San Diego:
Nov. 1
vs. Fresno State W, 31-8
vs. Army
W, 16-15
vs. Navy
W, 24-12
Nov. 7
at Buffalo
6 p.m.
Nov. 8
at Edinboro
6 p.m.
Nov. 23 at Utah Valley
2 p.m.
Dec. 1
at #2 Iowa
7 p.m.
Dec. 7
at SIUE Invitational
Edwardsville, Ill.
Dec. 19 Kent State ▲ TAP TO WATCH - Chris Bono Press Conference - 11.04.19
THIS WEEK The fifth-ranked Badgers travel east for two duals. Wisconsin takes on Buffalo (0-0) on Thursday at the UB Center for the Arts in Buffalo, New York, at 6 p.m. CT. UW then takes on Edinboro (3-0) on Friday at Saegertown High School in Saegertown, Pennsylvania. LAST WEEK Wisconsin opened the season by competing at the Battle on the Midway in San Diego last Friday. The Badgers defeated Fresno State, 31-8, and Army, 16-15, at America’s Favorite City Duals on Broadway Pier before downing Navy, 24-12, on Friday night to win the Dual for Valor.
GOOD TO KNOW Three Badgers are undefeated after the first week of action, including 2018 NCAA champion Seth Gross. The 133 pounder won his first match with a pin, his second by major decision and faced his first ranked opponent in the night cap, claiming another major decision.
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Dec. 29-30
at Midlands Championships
Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Jan. 10
at #9 Minnesota 8 p.m.
Jan. 12
#8 Nebraska
2 p.m.
Jan. 17
#3 Ohio State
7 p.m.
Jan. 31
at Indiana
6 p.m.
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NEED TO KNOW Thursday night’s dual at Buffalo will be streamed live on YouTube while Friday’s dual at Edinboro will be streamed live on FloWrestling ($). Follow @BadgerWrestling on Twitter for live updates all week long.
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7 p.m.
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INSIDE MEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE (3-10-4, 1-4-3) Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 1
UAB
Sept. 6
vs. Bowling Green L, 0-1
Evanston, Ill.
Sept. 8
vs. Lehigh
Evanston, Ill.
L, 0-1
Sept. 15 Portland
L, 0-1
Sept. 20 at #4 Indiana
L, 1-3
Sept. 24 Marquette
L, 0-2
at Milwaukee
Oct. 6
Michigan State L, 1-2 OT
Oct. 15 SIUE
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L, 0-1 L, 0-3 T, 2-2 2OT
Oct. 19 Penn State
L, 1-2
Oct. 25 at Michigan
T, 1-1 2OT
Oct. 30 Northwestern Nov. 3
at Ohio State
TOM LYNN
LAST WEEK The Badgers finished the regular season, first in a snow-shortened 0-0 tie against Northwestern at home on senior night, followed up by a 1-0 victory at Ohio State on Sunday in the regular-season finale.
GOOD TO KNOW The Badgers are unbeaten in their last three games (1-0-2) and are 1-1-3 over their last five contests, though the lone loss came to Penn State, 2-1, at home on Oct. 19.
T, 0-0 2OT
Oct. 2
Oct. 11 at Rutgers
THIS WEEK Wisconsin begins the postseason as the No. 7 seed for the Big Ten tournament and travels to No. 2-seed Penn State (11-2-3, 6-1-1 Big Ten) for a quarterfinal contest on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 12 p.m. CT.
W, 2-1
Sept. 12 at Butler
Sept. 27 Maryland
▲ TAP TO WATCH - Badgers Honor Seniors on Snowy Night
W, 2-1
T, 0-0 W, 1-0
Big Ten Tournament:
Nov. 10 at (2) Penn State 12 p.m. View full schedule/results » SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:
NEED TO KNOW You can stream the Big Ten tournament game on BTN+ ($) and follow our social media @BadgerMSoccer for more updates and information regarding the team’s post season.
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▶ Badgering past the Buckeyes ▶ Snowy senior night ends early
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INSIDE MEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 20-22 at Notre Dame Invite Notre Dame, Ind. Results » Sept. 20-23 at Milwaukee Tennis Classic
Results »
Milwaukee
Oct. 5-13
at ITA All-Americans Tulsa, Okla. Results »
Oct. 17-21 at ITA Regional Columbus, Ohio Results » Nov. 1-4 at Big Ten Individual Championships Lincoln, Neb. Results » at Oracle ITA Fall National Championships
Newport Beach, Calif.
Nov. 8-10
at Minnesota Invitational
Minneapolis
Jan. 10-12 at Miami Invitational
THIS WEEK Wisconsin crosses the border to Minneapolis to compete at the Minnesota Invitational this Friday through Sunday at the Baseline Tennis Center. The tournament will wrap up fall play for the Badgers. LAST WEEK The Badgers concluded play at the Big Ten Individual Championships, where Robin Parts advanced to the semifinals in the singles draw. The Badgers fell short in the
DAVID STLUKA
Nov. 6-10
Miami
quarterfinals of doubles play on the first day.
Jan. 18
Illinois State 11 a.m. Chicago State 6:30 p.m.
GOOD TO KNOW Last year at the Gopher Invitational, UW picked up a solo win in the singles category and recorded three wins in the doubles draw.
Jan. 24
DePaul
Jan. 26
North Dakota
5:30 p.m. 11 a.m.
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NEED TO KNOW Fans can follow the Badgers and live updates on Twitter (@BadgerMTennis) and Facebook.
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▶ Badgers conclude play at Big Ten Individual Championships
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INSIDE WOMEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 20-22 at Marliss Gruver Memorial Invitational Auburn, Ala. Results » Sept. 20-23 at Battle in the Bay San Francisco Results » Oct. 4-6
at Saint Mary’s Fall Classic Results »
Moraga, Calif.
Oct. 5-13 at ITA All-American Championships Tulsa, Okla. Results » Oct. 16-22 at USTA/ITA Regionals East Lansing, Mich. Results » Nov. 1-3
at Roberta Alison Fall Classic Results »
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
THIS WEEK Wisconsin will travel to Tallahassee, Florida, for its last fall tournament of the season. The Badgers will compete in the FSU All-Conference Showdown from Friday to Sunday. LAST WEEK The Badgers competed in the Roberta Alison Fall Invite last weekend in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The team played two days in individual brackets with top performances coming from Miruna Tudor ad-
vancing to the doubles finals and Antonela Stoica winning the consolation championship in her bracket. GOOD TO KNOW Stoica and Tudor left the courts Saturday with only one loss in their respected fields as Stoica only suffered one setback in singles play, while Tudor lost only one doubles match.
Tallahassee, Fla.
DAVID STLUKA
Nov. 8-10 at FSU All-Conference Showdown Jan. 10-12 at Metroplex Mania
Dallas
Jan. 31
Drake
11 a.m.
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NEED TO KNOW Fans can check UWBadgers.com for recaps following each night of action.
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▶ Badgers wrap up weekend in Alabama
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INSIDE MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING SCHEDULE (1-1, 0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Oct. 4
Green Bay
Oct. 25 at Virginia Nov. 8
W, 219-74 L, 124-193
Minnesota
4 p.m.
Nov. 21-23 at NC State/GAC Fall Invitational
Greensboro, N.C.
Dec. 4-7
at Toyota U.S. Open
Atlanta
Jan. 4
at Denver
Jan. 25
Northwestern
Feb. 2
Badger Red/White Meet
Feb. 26-29 at Big Ten Championships
Bloomington, Ind.
Mar. 4-6 at NCAA Zone Diving Championships
Dallas
Mar. 25-28 at NCAA Championships
THIS WEEK Wisconsin will travel to Minnesota on Friday, Nov. 8, for its first conference meet of the season. LAST TIME OUT The Badgers were defeated on the road 193-124 by 13thranked Virginia. “This was a great early season test for our team and I’m proud of the way our athletes competed on the road,” said Wisconsin head coach Yuri Suguiyama. “UVA is a strong program and
I felt like we matched their intensity and emotion throughout the two days.”
Indianapolis
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GOOD TO KNOW Seniors Cameron Tysoe and Griffin Back took top spots in Virginia in the men’s 100 Back (57:01) and men’s 100 Free (52:06), respectively. NEED TO KNOW Fans can follow along by following @BadgerSwimDive on Twitter and Instagram.
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▶ Wisconsin women fall to #4 ranked Virginia, men to #13
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INSIDE WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING SCHEDULE (1-1, 0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Oct. 4
Green Bay
Oct. 25 at Virginia Nov. 8
W, 212-82 L, 120-192
Minnesota
4 p.m.
Nov. 21-23 at NC State/GAC Fall Invitational
Greensboro, N.C.
Dec. 4-7
at Toyota U.S. Open
Atlanta
Jan. 9
at Hawaii
Jan. 25
Northwestern
Feb. 2
Badger Red/White Meet
Feb. 19-22 at Big Ten Championships
Iowa City, Iowa
Mar. 4-6 at NCAA Zone Diving Championships
Dallas
Mar. 18-21 at NCAA Championships
THIS WEEK Wisconsin will travel to Minnesota on Friday, Nov. 8, for its first conference meet of the season. LAST TIME OUT The Badgers were defeated on the road 192-120 by 4th-ranked Virginia. “This was a great early season test for our team and I’m proud of the way our athletes competed on the road,” said Wisconsin head coach Yuri Suguiyama. “UVA is a strong program and
I felt like we matched their intensity and emotion throughout the two days.” GOOD TO KNOW Beata Nelson set a pool record in Virginia with her first-place finish in the 200 Yard Backstroke (1:52:49), an NCAA Championship B standard qualifying swim.
▶ Wisconsin women fall to #4 ranked Virginia, men to #13 ▶ Badgers behind after day one in Virginia ▶ Badgers sweep Green Bay in season opener
Athens, Ga.
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