Game Coverage
Sunday, Dec. 10 | 5 p.m. — Kohl Center - Madison, Wis.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin women's basketball team returns home to the Kohl Center for its second-to-last non-conference game of the season. The Badgers host Savannah State on Sunday at 5 p.m. CT. The game will be live on both BTN2Go and FLOHoops and can also be heard locally on 100.9 FM.
1. LOOKING BACK: The Badgers lost a hard-fought battle on the road at Butler, 69-62. Cayla McMorris led the Badgers with 20 points on the night and a game-high 10 rebounds for the third double- double of her career and second of the season.
2. SCOUTING SAVANNAH STATE: Savannah State is 2-4 on the season with wins against LaGrange College and Georgia Southern. SSU is continuing a six-game road trip and is amidst a three-game stretch against power five conferences. Opponents are outscoring the Tigers by a -15.2 margin (460-369) and outrebounded 256-243. Kaylee Allen leads the Tigers with an average of 15.0 points per game and Donasja Scott leads with 8.0 rebounds per game. Savannah State is led by head coach Cedric Baker, who enters his 15th season at the helm of the program.
3. LAST TIME OUT FOR TIGERS: Savannah State snapped a four-game losing skid with a 71-67 win over Georgia Southern last Wednesday and is enjoying an 11-day break between games. The Tigers staged a great comeback against the Eagles late in the third quarter and maintained the lead through the rest of the game. The Tigers were led by Kaylee Allen and Donasja Scott with 15 points each and Scott added 11 rebounds for her second career double-double.
4. MCBUCKETS: Cayla McMorris led the Badgers with her third double-double of the season on the road at Butler with 20 points and 10 rebounds. She leads the squad with an average of 14.9 points per game and has now had nine double-digit scoring games and two 20+ scoring games. In addition, McMorris has led the team in five games and led rebounding in three games.
5. GILREATH GETTING HOT: Sophomore Suzanne Gilreath had a career game at Butler, notching career highs in 3-pointers made (5), assists (3) and minutes (28). She also set new season highs in field goals (6), field goal attempts (11), field goal percentage (.545 - 6-11, 3-pointers (5), 3-point attempts (10), 3-point percentage (.500), assists (3) and minutes (28).
