Badgers Host Two Games This Week
December 05, 2006 | Women's Basketball
The Badgers continue their successful homestand putting their 5-0 record on the line this week by playing host to University of Illinois-Chicago on Thursday at 7 p.m., and the University of Albany on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. The games will be live video streamed FREE on uwbadgers.com, and tickets are available online or at the door.
UW (8-1) continues its record-setting season with an 68-41 win over Kansas Sunday. After a season-opening six wins, the best start and longest win streak under fourth year coach Lisa Stone, the Badgers are again on a two-game win streak with games at home this week. Only a 52-50 loss at UC-Riverside Nov. 28 has marred the best Badger start since the 2001-02 team started 16-1.
This season the Badgers have led (eight times) or tied at the half (once), the bench has outscored, and UW has outrebounded all nine of its opponents.
The Badgers are using their defense to out-score and confound opponents. UW is allowing opponents an average of 51.0 points per game this season. The school record for points allowed is 53.5 set in 1974-75. The Badgers average 21.6 points per game more than their opponents.
LAST TIME OUT
The Badgers outscored Kansas 24-4 to open the second half and put away a close game 68-41 at the Kohl Center. Leading 29-21 at the half, Wisconsin held KU to just 30 percent field goal shooting for the game and forced 20 turnovers collecting 24 points off TO's to avenge last year's double-overtime loss to the Jayhawks. Jolene Anderson and janese Banks led UW in scoring with 15 points each.
BADGER COACH LISA STONE
Head coach Lisa Stone is in her fourth season at Wisconsin with a 41-52 (.440) school record, and achieved career victory No. 400 with the win over Idaho State Nov. 25. In her 22nd season of coaching, Stone is 416-170 overall (.710 winning percentage). She ranked 22nd in all-time career win percentage among active Division I coaches at the beginning of the 2006-07 season. Stone, who inherited a 7-21 team, was 10-17 (4-12 Big Ten) in her first season at Wisconsin, and 12-16 (5-11 Big Ten) in 2004-05. Her 2005-06 team was 11-18 and ninth in the Big Ten with a 5-11 record.
UW Individual Notes
' Guard Jolene Anderson (Port Wing, Wis.), started a new double-digit streak with 24 points vs. S. Mississippi and it now stands at two. Her previous double-figure scoring streak ended at 35 after collecting just five points in the loss at UC-Riverside Nov. 28. Anderson did have the longest in the Big Ten which dated back to the last game of 2005 until Nov. 28, 2006. The streak ended 10 games shy of the school record of 45 held by LaTonya Sims. Anderson has scored in double figures in 62 of her 66 career games. Wisconsin lost all four games in which she was held below 10 points. Her career-low was two points against Iowa State on Dec. 5, 2004, the sixth game of her career.
Anderson was named the MVP of the Rebel Shootout in Las Vegas recording her first double-double of the year and 12th of her carer with 13 points and 12 rebounds in the championship game with UNLV. She was also all-tournament and MPV of last year's 2005 Rainbow Wahini Classic in Hawaii.
She is UW's leading scorer for the third-straight season with 16.2 points per game. Last year she averaged 17.3 points per game which ranked fourth in the Big Ten in overall stats. She scored her 1,000th point to end her sophomore season, (career points now 1,146), and has had 13 double-doubles in her career.
Anderson finished her freshman season as the fourth-best conference scorer while leading UW with 17.8 points per game. She set the UW frosh scoring records for points (497) and average (17.8), 3-point goals made and attempted marks hitting 53-165, and free throw percentage with 52-61 for 85.2 percent.
Anderson has made at least one 3-pointer in 55 of her 66 career games. Wisconsin is 5-6 in games which Anderson did not make a 3-pointer.
' Guard Janese Banks (Indianapolis) is the second leading scorer for UW with 13.7 points per game. She showed her versatility with a great stats line at Air Force and earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors with a career-high 28 points on 9-of-13 shooting including three-of-four 3-pointers. She also added seven rebounds and four assists.
Banks was the second-leading scorer in 2005-06 with 12.8 points per game. She led the Badgers in assists with 4.42 per game while playing point guard. She has led UW in most free throws the past two years and does again converting 34-47 for 72.3 percent. Banks was named to the Rebel Shootout all-tournament team, her second such honor.
' Sophomore Center Caitlin Gibson (Jefferson, Wis.) has scored in double figures in four games including a career-high 15 points vs. Western Michigan. She is averaging 8.6 points per game compared with 5.1 ppg as a freshman.
' Junior 6-4 center Danielle Ward (Milwaukee, Wis.) is leading the team in blocks (1.89), and fouls (3.4) and is second in steals (2.11). She had her most playing minutes with 29 against K-State. A starter in the last eight games of 2006, she ranked third on the team in scoring (10.2) and was second in rebounding with 5.7 per game. She had 11 boards vs. K-State and added a season high 16 points vs. UNLV. Ward was named to the Rebel Shootout all-tournament team, her first such honor.
' Rae Lin D'Alie (Waterford, Wis.) is the first TRUE starting point guard at Wisconsin since Dee Dee Pate graduated in 2000. The 5-3 freshman (pronounced duh lee ah) ties Purdue's starting point guard, FahKara Malone, as the smallest starting point guard in the nation. She was a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor and had a career-high 12 points against UW-Milwaukee. She leads UW in assists with 3.67 per game.
' Freshman 6-2 forward Brittany Heins (Postville, Iowa) is normally the first person off the bench for UW but suffered a right ankle injury in the Central Connecticut State game 11/17 and was not available for the UW-Milwaukee game. A good post player with a nice outside touch, she is averaging 2.1 points and 2.8 rebounds.
' Freshman Mariah Dunham (Watertown, Wis.) has stepped up her play with the injury to Heins. Dunham has hit for double-figures in three games with a career-high 14 points vs. S. Mississippi. She hit a critical 6-of-8 free throws down the stretch in the win over K-State. The post player can be an outside threat with the 3-pointer, and crashes the boards. She is averaging 7.6 points and 4.2 rebounds.Updates
UW TEAM Notes
' The 2006-07 Badger squad has NO SENIORS.
' With their then-6-0 record, the Badgers received 20 votes in the Associated Press Poll on Nov. 27. The last time the Badgers were ranked in either poll was Feb. 18, 2002 (17-8 record by USA Today).
' This season the Badgers have led (eight times) or tied at the half (once), the bench has outscored, and UW has outrebounded all nine of its opponents.
' Wisconsin is using its defense to out-score and confound its opponents. UW is allowing opponents an average of just 51.0 points per game this season (1st in the Big Ten). The school record for points allowed is 53.5 set in 1974-75.
' The Badgers ranked first in the Big Ten in turnover margin forcing opponents into 23.56 turnovers per game while averaging 17.78 for a plus margin of 5.78.
' Eight of nine Badger opponents have scored 58 or less points, and four have scored less than 50 points. UW is averaging 21.6 points more than its opponents (2nd in Big Ten).
' Wisconsin's 5-0 home start matches the 2004-05 Badgers who also went 5-0. UW's best home record is 12-1 (1983-84). UW has also been 11-1 at home twice.
' UW is 2-1 in games decided by three points or less. Last year UW was 0-4.
' The 8-1 mark is the best start and the six-straight wins to start the sesaon was the longest win streak for Lisa Stone. The 2001-02 Badger team started the season with a 16-1 record.
' The high-flying Badgers scored 91 points in their first game against Air Force and are averaging 73.1 points per game. The 91 points was the most points scored since a 104-91 win over Santa Clara in 2004. The Badgers ranked fifth in the Big Ten in scoring offense in 2005-06 with 72.6 points per game. They are currently averaging 72.6 pgg.
' Last season UW was the top rebounding team in the Big Ten with 40.0 rebounds per game. UW was also the conference leader in offensive boards with 16.34 per game. This season UW has outrebounded every team and is averaging 39.7 rebounds per game (ranks second in offensive boards with 15.33 per game).
' Wisconsin has made fewer turnovers than its opponent in seven-of-nine games this season.
' The K-State victory ranks sixth in Stone's comeback wins (9 point deficit).
' Wisconsin was picked to finish sixth in the Big Ten by the coaches and by the media in the Big Ten Pre-season Polls. UW junior Jolene Anderson was a pre-season pick for first-team All-Big Ten by both polls.ST
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Scouting Report: ILLINOIS-CHICAGO
The University of Illinois at Chicago enters its game Thursday against the Badgers with a 3-4 overall record.
The teams have shared a common opponent this season in Western Michigan. Both the Flames and Badgers came away with victories, with UIC earning an 87-83 win in its season opener. Additionally, Illinois-Chicago is 0-2 against Big Ten opponents this year, falling narrowly to Illinois (53-48) and Northwestern (72-57).
Last Time Out
The Flames fell on the road at Northern Iowa Sunday, 66-50, to fall to 3-4 on the year. No players scored in double figures for UIC but LaShonda Grant led the way with nine points while Nikki Grobbecker added eight and also pulled down a team-best nine boards. The Flames outrebounded its opponent 45-35 but shot just 32.3 percent from the floor.
Head Coach Lisa Ryckbosch
Lisa Ryckbosch is in her fifth season at the helm of the UIC program. Prior to her arrival at Illinois-Chicago, she spent 11 seasons on the coaching staff at DePaul University. While at DePaul, Ryckbosch helped guide the Blue Demons to five NCAA Tournament appearances and three WNIT berths.
Prior to her stint with the Blue Demons, Ryckbosch, ironically, got her collegiate coaching start as a member of the UIC staff in 1990-91, serving under then-head coach Eileen McMahon.
Ryckbosch enjoyed a standout collegiate career at Loyola (Ill.). She was a four-year starter and two-time team captain for the Ramblers from 1980-84 and still ranks fourth on the school's all-time scoring (1,296) and rebounding (765) charts.
The Series
The Badgers and Flames are meeting for the 18th time overall but this is the first game between the two schools since 1994. That year, Wisconsin defeated UIC 79-61 at the Field House. UW holds a 12-5 lead in the all-time series, including a 7-1 advantage in games played in Madison. In contrast, the Badgers have a slim 5-4 lead in the Windy City.
