Feb. 19, 2011
Recap | Box Score | Quotes
Game Notes vs. Michigan
Feb. 19, 2011
Kohl Center, Madison, Wis.
Player of the Game
Junior Jade Davis scored a team-high 14 points, a new career high. The 5-9 guard made a career-best four 3-pointers, shooting 57.1 percent from behind the arc. Davis was 5-of-10 from the field and also added one rebound, two assists and two steals in 29 minutes.
Stat of the Game I
Both teams made nine 3-pointers in the game, an improvement on the first meeting when Michigan finished with an 11-7 advantage from deep.
Stat of the Game II
For the second game in a row, the Badgers were perfect from the free throw line. Wisconsin was 7-of-7 today after going 5-of-5 from the charity stripe at Iowa on Wednesday.
Turning Point
Wisconsin led 64-60 with 2:27 to play, its largest lead of the game, before Michigan came back to outscore the Badgers 8-2 over the last minutes of play. The Wolverines scored on their last three possessions, all by six points by junior Courtney Boylan.
Notables
- Senior Emily Neal earned her first start as a Badger, earning the spot in place of the injured Tara Steinbauer.
- All nine players in the game scored at least two points for the Badgers.
- Wisconsin took a season high 25 3-point attempts. Michigan took 32 3-point attempts, a season high for an opponent.
- The Badgers outrebounded the Wolverines 32-31 led by 10 rebounds each from Lin Zastrow and Taylor Wurtz. Zastrow finished with a double-double as she finished second on the team with 11 points.
- UW honored seniors Alyssa Karel, Emily Neal, Tara Steinbauer and Lin Zastrow before the game. Coach Lisa Stone was also presented with a plaque commemorating her 500th career win by UW athletic director Barry Alvarez prior to tip-off.
- The Badgers turned the ball over only eight times, tying for the second-lowest single-game total of the season. Eight turnovers ties for eighth on the UW single-game record list for fewest turnovers.
