MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin women's basketball team (7-14, 2-7 B1G) beat Valparaiso in a non-conference battle, 59-44, on Wednesday night at the Kohl Center. Julie Pospisilova highlighted the night as she reached 1,000 career points. 

Pospisilova became the 28th Badger in program history to reach 1,000 career points. She is also the first player born outside the U.S. in program history to reach the 1K milestone. She finished the night with 10 points, seven rebounds and a season-high four steals. 

Serah Williams led the Badgers in scoring, as she finished with 18 points, grabbed five rebounds and tied her career high with four blocks. Brooke Schramek added nine points and five rebounds. 

Sania Copeland scored a career-high nine points, going 3-for-6 from the field, including 2-for-5 from behind the arc. 

Valpo started out the game on a 12-0 run after the Badgers scored the first bucket of the game. The Badgers followed that up with a 20-0 run started by Schramek. The next trip down the court, Pospisilova kept the run going and hit a three from the top of the arc to score her 1,000th career point. The Badgers never trailed again.

Valpo put together a run of their own, to trail by two, heading into halftime, 24-22. 

Williams started out the second half on her own personal 6-0 run, to put the Badgers ahead, 30-22.

The Badgers outscored Valpo, 35-22 in the second half and held them to 31.3 percent from the field for the game. 

The Badgers will return to Big Ten play at the Kohl Center on Sunday to face Northwestern for National Girls & Women in Sports Day, presented by Kohls. Tip is set for 1 p.m., tickets are still available and only $2.

Straight from the court

Senior Julie Pospisilova

"I never really look to be the main scorer, I try to put the team first, but accomplishing something personal is always cool and I will never forget this moment, ever."

Head Coach Marisa Moseley

"Sania has continued to grow with her confidence, her shooting and her playmaking. I thought defensively, she was locked in. She brings a different dynamic to our team."

"We've talked quite a bit this season about communication and I think that we kept communicating a lot throughout the game. Our kids did a great job of keeping their hands up and being active and I think that really put a lot of pressure on Valpo."