Box Score
 | | |  | Minnesota-Duluth 60, Wisconsin 80
Exhibition
Kohl Center • Madison, Wis. • Attendance: 2,943
Box Score | Box Score  |  | |
| | 1st | 2nd | | Final | Wisconsin
| 39 | 41 | | 80 | Minnesota-Duluth
| 33 | 27 | | 60 | | | Statistical Leaders | | • Cassie Rochel: 16 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Ast, 4 Blk, 7-11 FG | | • Michala Johnson: 16 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 8-15 FG | | • Jacki Gulczynski: 13 Pts, 16 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk, 4-11 FG | | Stats at a Glance
| WIS | MINN | | FG Percentage | .485 | .391 | | 3-Point FG Percentage | .455 | .250 | | FT Percentage | .529 | .667 | | Offensive Rebounds | 13 | 7 | | Defensive Rebounds | 32 | 27 | | Total Rebounds | 45 | 34 | | Turnovers | 17 | 19 | | Assists | 24 | 12 | | Steals | 9 | 5 | | |
Nov. 12, 2014
MADISON, Wis. -- The women’s basketball team scooted past Minnesota-Duluth 80-60 after a slow start in an exhibition game at the Kohl Center on Wednesday.
“We did a good job of pushing the ball, we had too many turnovers though. We’re trying to force the action that’s not there,” Wisconsin head coach Bobbie Kelsey said.
| Fast Facts | | • Both Rochel and Gulczynski notched double-doubles with 10 rebounds a piece. | | • Rochel and Johnson led the team in points putting up 16 apiece. | | • The Badgers hitt 48.5% of their field goals. | |
Jacki Gulczynski started the Badger scoring with a layup, which led to a 5-3 run by Wisconsin. With 12 minutes left in the first half, the Badgers were behind 20-15 af-ter a 17-6 run by the Bulldogs.
A layup from Nicole Bauman and two steals by Dakota Whyte fueled a spark that allowed the Badgers to catch up to the Bulldogs, 25-25. With 7:13 left in the half Cassie Rochel helped Wisconsin pull away, with five rebounds and one block in a four-minute span to end the half 39-33.
Wisconsin came out stronger in the second half, with Whyte and Michala Johnson scoring two a piece to lead the Bulldogs by 10 (45-35) with 18:37 to go.
The Badgers led the entire second half and closed out the game with a 13-0 run, making the final score 80-60.
The Badgers shot 48.5 percent compared to the Bulldogs’ 39.1 percent from field-goal range. Despite five made 3-pointers from Minnesota-Duluth’s Danielle Flood, the team went 6-24 from beyond the arc. The Badgers went 5-for-11 from three-point range.
Wisconsin doubled Minnesota-Duluth’s assists with 24 led by Nicole Bauman who dished out nine.
Wisconsin outrebounded Minnesota-Duluth, 45-34. The team grabbed 32 defensive rebounds from nine different players.
Both teams were high in turnovers with the Bulldogs letting go of 19 followed closely behind by the Badgers 17 mishaps.
Gulcyznski notched her second double-double of the season by putting up 13 points and grabbing 10 boards. Michala Johnson also scored in double figures with 16 points with 12 coming in the second half alone.
AnnMarie Brown sneaked in three rebounds in under two minutes.
The real story of the night came from senior Cassie Rochel. The 6-3 forward, who sat out last season with a back injury, made an all-star comeback on the night with a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds.
It seemed like Deja vu when the Lakeville, Minnesota, native, who led the Big Ten in blocks per game as a junior, put up four of Wisconsin’s five blocks on the game.
“It feels nice because my biggest emphasis in the game is defense,” Rochel said. “Playing out on the perimeter, I wasn’t getting as many rebounds but I love helping force the guards to drive. There’s no greater feeling than getting a great block.”
The Badgers open the regular season on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014 against Illinois State at 4 p.m. in the Kohl Center.
