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Starting Five: Badgers travel to Penn State

Wisconsin looks to bounce back

Women's Basketball Ellie Culver

Starting Five: Badgers travel to Penn State

Wisconsin looks to bounce back

Venue

Bryce Jordan Center | Happy Valley, PA.

Statistics

Wisconsin | Penn State

Stream

BTN

Radio

Listen Live on WIBA

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Wisconsin at Penn State

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Game Notes

Wisconsin | Penn State

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin (6-13, 2-6 B1G) will travel to Happy Valley on Sunday to face Penn State. The matchup is set to tip at 4 p.m. and will be available on BTN and WIBA.

Before the tip, here are five things to know:

  1. LAST TIME OUT: The Badgers fell to No. 11 Maryland, 77-64, on Thursday night at the Kohl Center. Although the Badgers outscored the Terrapins in the second half, they were unable to battle back from Maryland's hot start. Avery Labarbera led the Badgers with 16 points, Brooke Schramek had 13 points and Serah Williams added 12 points. 
     

  2. STEADY SCORING: Freshman Serah Williams continues to stay consistent as she finished the night against Maryland in double figures for the third game in a row, and 12th time this season. She is averaging 12.2 points per game, and leads the team in field goal percentage, shooting 53.2 percent. 
     

  3. HOT FROM BEHIND THE ARC: The Badgers had 10 3-pointers on Thursday night, shooting 41.7 percent from behind the arc. Four of those came from Avery LaBarbera, who went 4-for-5 from downtown.
     

  4. SERIES NOTES: Penn State leads the series overall, 14-9. The Badgers came out on top in the most previous matchup, 69-57. However, Wisconsin has not won at Penn State since the 2014-15 season.
     

  5. SCOUTING PENN STATE: The Nittany Lions are currently 11-8 overall with a 2-6 record in Big Ten play, after losing to Minnesota on Wednesday night, 75-67. Penn State is led by senior Makenna Marisa and redshirt sophomore Leilani Kapinus. Marisa averages 18.1 points and Kapinus averages 11.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.

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Players Mentioned

Brooke Schramek

#3 Brooke Schramek

G
6' 0"
Junior
Avery LaBarbera

#12 Avery LaBarbera

G
5' 6"
Graduate Student
Serah  Williams

#25 Serah Williams

F
6' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Brooke Schramek

#3 Brooke Schramek

6' 0"
Junior
G
Avery LaBarbera

#12 Avery LaBarbera

5' 6"
Graduate Student
G
Serah  Williams

#25 Serah Williams

6' 4"
Freshman
F