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This Week in Badger Athletics - Feb. 24 - March 1, 2020
February 25, 2020 | General News, Men's Basketball, Men's Hockey, Men's Swimming & Diving, Men's Track & Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Track & Field
Quick updates on what's happening in UW sports
Wisconsin Athletics shares "This Week in Badger Athletics" throughout the school year to provide quick updates for fans and our community.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL (17-10 Overall, 10-6 B1G)
- This Week: Winners of four straight, Wisconsin heads on the road to face Michigan on Thursday. UW then returns home to host Border Battle rival Minnesota on Sunday at the Kohl Center.
- Last Time Out: With a pair of home wins over Purdue and Rutgers last week, the Badgers moved into a tie for second place in the Big Ten Conference standings. Two of UW's final four games this regular season will be at home.
- Good to Know: Junior guard D'Mitrik Trice finished with a career-high nine assists and just two turnovers, adding eight points, in UW's win over Rutgers on Sunday. Over the last seven games, Trice has recorded 44 assists (6.3 per game) and just 12 turnovers — an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.7. Trice's career assist-to-turnover ratio (2.03) currently ranks in a tie for fifth all-time at Wisconsin.
- Need to Know: Wisconsin's game against Michigan tips at 6 p.m. (CT) on Thursday on ESPN2. Sunday's home contest versus Minnesota begins at 5:30 p.m. on BTN. All radio broadcasts can be heard on the Badger Sports Network. Follow @BadgerMBB on Twitter for updates.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (11-17 Overall, 3-14 B1G)
- This Week: The Badgers head to Piscataway, N.J. to take on Rutgers for their final regular-season game on Thursday. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the team will compete in the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament on March 4-8 in Indianapolis.
- Last Week: Wisconsin hosted two ranked opponents — falling 85-56 to No. 7 Maryland on Wednesday and losing 82-66 to No. 18 Northwestern on Saturday. Saturday's game also celebrated Senior Day and the Badgers honored four seniors — Suzanne Gilreath, Abby Laszewski, Grace Mueller and Kendra Van Leeuwen — and early graduate Kara Crowley.
- Good to Know: Van Leeuwen holds fifth place in the team record book for most consecutive games played with 122 and is tied for third-most starts at 120. Sophomore Imani Lewis recorded her 17th career double-double against Northwestern and is tied for seventh overall in career double-doubles and fifth for most double-doubles in a season with 12.
- Need to Know: Fans can stream the game against Rutgers on BTN+ at 6 p.m. (CT) or tune in to U 100.9 on iHeart.com. Updates are also available on social media @BadgerWBB.
MEN'S HOCKEY (13-18-1, 6-15-1-1 B1G)
- This Week: Wisconsin ends the regular season with a trip to No. 12 Ohio State (18-10-4, 11-8-3-1 Big Ten) on Friday and Saturday. The teams meet at 5 p.m. (CT) on Friday and 7 p.m. (CT) on Saturday.
- Last Week: The Badgers wrapped up the home season, senior and alumni weekend with a sweep over No. 9 Arizona State. Wisconsin won a wild 7-6 contest last Friday before cruising to a 6-2 win on Saturday.
- Good to Know: Sophomore forward Roman Ahcan had a six-point weekend to lead the Badgers. That includes Friday's hat trick, the school's first at the Kohl Center since 2010, and its first five-point effort since 2011.
- Need to Know: Both games at Ohio State will air on BTN and on the radio on 1310 WIBA, the Badger Radio Network and the iheart radio app.
Video: Tony Granato Press Conference - Feb. 24, 2020
SOFTBALL (7-6, 0-0 B1G)
- This Week: Coming off a 4-3 upset over No. 3 Oklahoma, Wisconsin heads to Tempe, Arizona to compete in the Sun Devil Classic this weekend against Southern Utah (1:30 p.m. CT) and ASU (8 p.m.) on Friday, Maryland (12:30 p.m.) and a second meeting with ASU (6 p.m.) on Saturday and Southern Utah at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
- Last Week: Wisconsin went 2-3 at the 2020 Mary Nutter Classic, where it faced competition against the first, second and third-ranked teams in the country. In impressive performances, the Badgers were ultimately edged by walk-off home runs against both No. 1 UCLA (3-1) and No. 2 Washington (5-3), despite taking the Bruins into extra innings. Wisconsin defeated UC Davis (9-6) and No. 3 Oklahoma (a rematch of last year's regionals) 4-3.
- Good to Know: Senior Kaitlyn Menz owned the pitcher's circle for Wisconsin for the entire game against Oklahoma. OU's batting order was no match for Menz who struck out the Sooners twice and kept them to only one scoring inning.
- Need to Know: Follow the Badgers in Tempe this weekend on all social channels, @badgersoftball.
Video: Yvette Healy Press Conference - Feb. 24, 2020
MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING (4-1, 2-0 B1G)
- This Week: Wisconsin will be traveling to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Swimming & Diving Championships beginning on Wednesday at 5 p.m. through Saturday evening.
- Last Time Out: Wisconsin defeated Northwestern 161-139 in its last home meet on January 25.
- Good to Know: In his last home meet as a Badger, senior Griffin Back ended his career at the UW Natatorium by breaking a pool record as part of the 200-medley relay team with a time of 1:27.60. Back also joined fellow seniors Niko Stines and Kevin Braun as well as junior Matthew Novinski in winning the 400-free relay (2:59.24). Senior Michael Milinovich also earned a first-place finish in the 200 fly (1:48.88).
- Need to Know: Fans can follow the action in Indianapolis by following @BadgerSwimDive on Twitter and Instagram.
MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
- This Week: Wisconsin is headed to Geneva, Ohio, to compete in the Big Ten Indoor Championships on Friday-Saturday with qualifiers advancing to the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 13-14.
- Last Time: The distance medley relay of Jackson Sharp, Colin Enz, Hudson Kugel and Olli Hoare broke the UW school record on Saturday and ran the second-fastest time ever recorded on an oversized track in collegiate history with their time of 9:25.84. Freshman Sharp ran the opening 1,200 meters in 2:56.1, sophomore Enz followed with a 47.6 leg in the 400 meters. Redshirt sophomore Kugel ran the 800 meters in 1:47.6 and senior Hoare ran the 1,600 meters in 3:54.1. Three Badgers also competed in the weight throw and swept the top three spots. Tucker Wedig led the way, coming in first with a mark of 69 feet, 3 1/2 inches. Austin Glynn took second (66-3) and Jamar Manning took third (64-3 1/4).
- Good to Know: The distance medley currently ranks third in the country going entering the Big Ten Championships. Their record-setting time this past weekend broke the previous record set by Morgan McDonald, Stacey Boyd II, Eric Brown and Hoare last year in 9:26.24.
- Need to Know: Results for the Big Ten Championships will be available on https://lightningtiming.com. Fans can watch the event streamed live via https://www.flotrack.org/live/12162. Fans can follow the action on Instagram and Twitter (@BadgerTrackXC) and catch a recap following the meet on UWBadgers.com.
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
- This Week: It's indoor championship season! Wisconsin is headed to Geneva, Ohio, to compete in the Big Ten Indoor Championships on Friday-Saturday with qualifiers advancing to the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 13-14.
- Last Week: It was a weekend of Big Ten prep and rest for many Badgers. The distance medley relay competed at the Alex Wilson Invitational at Notre Dame, edging out Michigan to win the event in 11:05.27 and move to second on Wisconsin's all-time top performers list. Madison Mooney ran the opening 1,200 meters in 3:26.7, Gabby DesRosiers followed with a 53.7 leg in the 400 meters, Bianca Stubler ran the 800 meters in 2:11.9 and Alicia Monson ran the 1,600 meters in 4:33.2. Additionally, Olivia Roberts won the weight throw with a personal best of 60-3 at the Panther Tune-Up in Milwaukee. Chloe Lindeman competed unattached finishing second in the weight throw with 59-5 1/2 and winning the shot put with a throw of 47-2 ½.
- Good to Know: Keep an eye on four school records in the upcoming weeks on the brink of being broken. Destiny Huven sits only .07 seconds behind the 60-meter hurdles record and the 4x400 relay consisting of Ali Dorn, Haley Lubow, DesRosiers and Stubler are currently less than two seconds behind the school record. Josie Schaefer is closing in on Kelsey Card on the all-time top indoor performers list and the DMR is only five seconds off of the school record set in 2019.
- Need to Know: Results for the Big Ten Championships will be available on https://lightningtiming.com. Fans can watch the event streamed live via https://www.flotrack.org/live/12162. Fans can follow the action on Instagram and Twitter (@BadgerTrackXC) and catch a recap following the meet on UWBadgers.com.
Video: Mick Byrne Press Conference - Feb. 24, 2020
WOMEN'S SOCCER (Exhibition)
- This Week: The Badgers open their spring exhibition slate at Notre Dame on Sunday. Kickoff at the Irish Athletics Complex is set for 11 a.m. (CT).
- Last Season: Wisconsin enjoyed a historic campaign, winning the Big Ten regular season with an undefeated record in conference play. The Badgers qualified for the NCAA tournament for the fourth-straight season and ended their season in the Sweet 16.
- Good to Know: Badgers legend Rose Lavelle helped the U.S. qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics with the game-winning goal in a 4-0 triumph over Mexico that punched the United States' ticket to the games.
- Need to Know: Fans can follow all the action with the Badgers on Twitter @BadgerWSoccer.
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