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Game Notes vs. Rutgers
Jan. 18, 2015
Kohl Center, Madison, Wis.
Team Notes
The Badgers fall to 7-10 overall, 3-4 in Big Ten play.
Wisconsin drops to 5-3 at home this season.
UW shot better than the Scarlet Knights, hitting 42.2 percent (22-of-52) from the field, compared to 38 percent (27-of-71) from Rutgers. Wisconsin is 7-4 when it shoots better than its opponent.
The Badgers have held their last four opponents under 40 percent shooting from the field.
The Badgers struggled from 3-point range, hitting just 3-of-15 (20 percent) while Rutgers shot 66.7 percent (6-of-9) from deep. Junior Cynthia Hernandez came off the bench to hit 5-of-6 (83.3 percent) from behind the arc, tying a Kohl center record.
Rutgers outrebounded Wisconsin 39-36, marking the sixth time Wisconsin has been outrebounded by an opponent this season and only the second time in the conference season.
The Badgers made a season-high 16 free throws and posted their highest free throw percentage of the season (.889), hitting 16-of-18.
Wisconsin had three players in double figures, falling to 6-4 with three-or-more players scoring 10-plus points.
UW had 16 turnovers, below its season average of 17.5, but dished off just 10 assists. The Scarlet Knights had 12 steals.
Individual Notes
Junior Dakota Whyte scored in double figures for the fourth straight game, sharing game-high honors with 17 points. The 5-8 guard was 7-of-13 (53.8 percent) from the field and 3-of-4 (75 percent) from the free throw line. She also added one rebound and three assists in 36 minutes of play.
Senior Jacki Gulczynski added 13 points, her seventh game this season in double figures. The 6-2 forward also added seven rebounds. She is just two boards shy of 500 career rebounds.
Fifth-year senior Cassie Rochel went 4-of-4 at the free-throw line, ending with eight points. The 6-4 center also added 10 rebounds, her sixth game this season with double-figure boards. Rochel also added two blocks, her eighth game this season with two-or-more blocks.
Junior Tessa Cichy scored in double figures for the sixth time this season, adding 10 points. The 6-0 guard just missed her second career double-double as she pulled down nine rebounds.
