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ROQUE AND ROLL 16 seconds! Abby Roque celebrated one of her two goals — scored in the span of 16 seconds, an NCAA record for fastest backto-back scores — during the Badgers’ 4-0 win over Minnesota last Saturday in an NCAA quarterfinal game at LaBahn Arena. PHOTO BY GREG ANDERSON

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JUST THE START With head coach Paul Chryst looking on, the Badgers warmed up for their first practice of the spring inside the McClain Center on Tuesday. The first chance to see this yearâ€™s team comes April 13 with the 2018 Wisconsin Football Spring Game. PHOTO BY BRANDON HARRISON

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BUZZER BEATER With the seconds ticking down, Cole Martin earned a spot in his second NCAA tournament when he defeated Michiganâ€™s Malik Amine with a takedown at the buzzer to earn a 4-3 decision in his 149-pound bout at the Big Ten championships. PHOTO BY WISCONSIN WRESTLING

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN HI The Badgers enjoyed an afternoon at the Colorado Rockies’ spring training home during last week’s trip to Arizona for the Wildcat Invitational, meeting the team and practicing at the Rockies’ facility. Meanwhile, freshman Lauren Foster enjoyed a visit with her father, Rockies pitching coach Steve Foster. UW coach Yvette Healy even threw out the first pitch for a spring training game. Enjoy more photos here. PHOTOS BY KELLI GRASHEL

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SIGNING FRENZY Forward and captain Cameron Hughes closed out a three-day stretch for the Badgers that saw four of its seniors sign pro contracts. Joined by Ryan Wagner (AHL-Chicago), Jake Linhart (AHL-Rochester) and Matt Ustaski (ECHL-Jacksonville), Hughes inked a contract with the Boston Bruins for next year but will play this season with minor-league affiliate Providence (AHL). PHOTO BY PAUL CAPOBIANCO

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UP AND OVER Junior Trent Nytes celebrated a clearance in the heptathlon high jump at last weekâ€™s NCAA indoor championships in College Station, Texas. Nytes finished 11th overall and earned second-team All-America honors for his effort. PHOTO BY WALT MIDDLETON

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MARCH 14, 2018 ▪ VOLUME 8, ISSUE 27 RUSSELL HONS

A HAPPIER PLACE Last March, goaltender Kristen Campbell was told her university was ending women’s hockey. Now, she’s wowing her Wisconsin teammates and fans alike in net after helping lead the Badgers back to their fifth-straight NCAA Frozen Four.

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FOUNDATIONS

The ‘empty feeling’ of loss drove Mike Kelley and Co. to the Final Four and he believes the foundations for UW’s post-season success remain strong.

29 BADGERS GIVE BACK 39 INSIDE HOCKEY 41 INSIDE WRESTLING 43 INSIDE TENNIS

47 INSIDE SWIM & DIVE

51 INSIDE ROWING 52 BADGER HISTORY

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49 INSIDE GOLF

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‘Empty feeling’ drove Kelley and Co. to the Final Four

he last time it happened … Richmond, a No. 14 seed under the guidance of first-year coach John Beilein, upset South Carolina. Beilein was still one stop (West Virginia) away from Ann Arbor. The last time it happened … With 2.5 seconds left, Valparaiso punctuated an inbounds toss past midcourt with a catch/ tap back to Bryce Drew who hit a game-winning 3-pointer (“The Shot”) to stun Mississippi. The last time it happened … After replacing Rick Pitino, who bolted to the Boston Celtics, Tubby Smith led Kentucky to the national championship with wins over Stanford and Utah in the Final Four at the Alamodome. That was the last time — 1998 — the last time it happened; the last time Wisconsin didn’t go to the Big Dance. (The year before, the Badgers, a No. 7 seed, lost to Texas in a first-round game.) “I don’t want to say you felt like a failure, but everybody is playing for the NCAA tournament,” confided Mike Kelley, a freshman starter and point guard on that ’98 team. “So, when you don’t get in — and we didn’t go to the NIT, either — there’s sort of an empty feeling when you walk away from the season like that. “The bar was raised for us, ‘Let’s get back to the tournament and let’s get on track with what our goals were.’ Ultimately, it was always the Final Four. That was Coach (Dick) Bennett’s goal.

“But you have to get there first.” The following year, the Badgers got there — the 1999 NCAA tournament — as a No. 5 seed despite losing four of their last five games, including their final three of the regular season. “And, then, of course,” Kelley said, “we fell right on our face and had one of the worst games in program history against Southwest Missouri State (a 4332 loss in Charlotte, N.C.).”

“WHEN YOU HAVE A RESET LIKE THIS SEASON, I THINK IT HELPS YOU EVEN MORE TO NOT TAKE THE GOOD TIMES FOR GRANTED. I HOPE THAT’S WHAT WILL COME OF THIS.” That humbling NCAA experience not only served as motivation for Kelley and his teammates on their 2000 run to the Final Four, but it was the first of the UW’s 19 straight trips to the Dance. Back then, Kelley remembered a much different frame of mind than today. “Just going to the tournament was a considered a success for the program — going was the stamp of a good season,” said Kelley, a four-year starter and the career leader in steals (275). “When I got here, it was certainly not an every year thing. So, after 19 years, it blows your mind a little bit to think that they’ve been able to have that

sustained success. “The list of schools that have done it alongside of them is a Who’s Who of college basketball. And to think Wisconsin has been in that company for so long is great.” Bennett, Brad Soderberg, Bo Ryan and Greg Gard are the coaches of record during the streak. But the hiring of Stu Jackson was the first step in elevating the basketball expectations at Wisconsin. Jackson shook up things with his recruiting and broke a 47year NCAA drought by getting the Badgers into the 1994 tournament. Bennett eventually took over the program in 1995. “There was a foundation laid, metaphorically, when Coach Bennett buried his principles, his pillars in the foundation of the practice floor at the Nicholas-Johnson Pavilion,” Kelley said. “When Coach Ryan took over, he built upon that. He knew what it would take to be successful over the long haul in terms of good fundamentals and good defense. “You’re recruiting from a Midwestern base of kids who value those things and you kind of recruit to your strength. And they’ve always stayed true to those strengths. “That’s important because I think it would have been easy to waver at any given time over those 19 years and try to bring in a different kind of kid or go for something that we’re not. “Coach Ryan never did that.

▲ TAP TO WATCH - Katz Lends Perspective Coach Gard has never done that. And they’ve reached some of the highest levels the program has ever seen while staying true to Wisconsin and its Midwestern roots.” Bennett was always fond of saying, “Sometimes expectations can really be a burden.” To this end, Kelley said, “To some extent you may have felt that this year watching the team. We didn’t have that. No one expected a whole lot from us. Losing a game wasn’t the end of the world. “I felt at times this year — and at times over the last 19 years — when the team would hit a rough stretch, people weren’t used to it and the doubters came in. People got spoiled.

“When you have a reset like this season, I think it helps you even more to not take the good times for granted. I hope that’s what will come of this.” Kelley has already singled out a team in his 2018 NCAA brackets. “With Wisconsin out of it, Virginia is going to be the team I root for,” he admitted. Tony Bennett, 48, the son of Dick Bennett, is closing out his ninth season at Virginia, the No. 1 overall seed. “I look at Tony now and I see Dick and a lot of his mannerisms,” Kelley said. The Georgetown Thompsons, John Jr. and John III, are the only father-son duo to take teams to the Final Four. “It would be a neat father-son moment they

could share,” Kelley said of the Bennetts. It would be neater, he agreed, if Dick Bennett could bear to watch the games. “He’s so intense and just agonizes over them,” Kelley conceded. “Hopefully he’ll get a chance to appreciate it.” The same could be said of the 19-year streak in the aftermath of it ending. Appreciate it. With the expectations, Kelley suggested, that the Badgers will start another one next March. “I thought it was great they ended on a positive note (winning four of their last six),” he said, “so the guys can take some good things into the offseason and start dreaming about next year.” ▪

BY THE NUMBERS ◀ WOMEN’S HOCKEY Wisconsin is making its fifth-straight appearance at the NCAA Frozen Four, marking not only the longest such streak in school history, but the longest active streak in women’s college hockey.

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WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD ▶ Georgia Ellenwood became only the second Badger to earn four consecutive first-team All-America honors in the pentathlon thanks to her third-place finish at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

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▼ WRESTLING After finishing seventh at 184 pounds during the Big Ten Championships, senior Ricky Robertson has now qualified for his fourth NCAA Championships, to be held this weekend in Cleveland, Ohio.

MEN’S TRACK & FIELD ▲ For the 13th time in school history, the Badgers had a distance medley relay squad earn first-team All-America honors as the quartet of Joe Hardy, Ollie Hoare, Eric Brown and Corbin Ellis finished sixth at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships.

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Seven Badgers travel to the 2018 NCAA Championships this weekend to represent No. 22 Wisconsin in Cleveland, Ohio. The first rounds start Thursday at noon and all sessions will air on ESPNU. Saturday’s championship rounds start at 8 p.m. and will air live on ESPN2.

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FROZEN FOUR

WOMEN’S HOCKEY AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS FRIDAY, MARCH 16 ▪ 7PM MINNEAPOLIS ▪ BTN No. 2 Wisconsin will face No. 3 Colgate in the second semifinal contest of the NCAA Frozen Four on Friday in Minneapolis. The puck drops at 7 p.m. live on BTN and the winner will advance to play the winner of Clarkson vs. Ohio State in the national championship Sunday at 2 p.m. 23

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WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING at NCAA Championships Columbus, Ohio 9 a.m./5 p.m. Watch: OhioStateBuckeyes.com Event info »

WOMEN’S GOLF at Hawkeye-El Tigre Invitational Puerto Vallarta, Mexico All day

WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING at NCAA Championships Columbus, Ohio 8 a.m./4 p.m. Watch: ESPNU (Finals) Event info »

WOMEN’S ROWING at Cardinal Invite Oak Ridge, Tenn. All day

WRESTLING at NCAA Championships Cleveland, Ohio 11 a.m. Watch: ESPNU Event info »

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PRESLEY NORBY

Presley Norby has had a memorable and impactful sophomore season with the Wisconsin women’s hockey team. A left winger from Minnetonka, Minnesota, she’s second on the team with 28 points (10 goals, 18 assists) and the Badgers are 10-0 when she scores a goal this season. Norby also shares the team lead in game-winning conversions with four, the biggest coming March 10 at LaBahn Arena when her first-period goal set the stage for a 4-0 NCAA quarterfinal victory over Minnesota. The decision qualified UW for its fifth consecutive Frozen Four, which will be staged Friday and Sunday at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. Before heading back home with a chance to win a NCAA title, Norby took a moment to identify her favorite hockey keepsake, the best all-around athlete on the team and what she would do if given a chance to be coach of the Badgers for a day. BY ANDY BAGGOT ▪ UWBADGERS.COM INSIDER

Do you have a favorite hockey keepsake? “Something that’s really cool is that I’ve always been — I’m a pretty little girl — is my parents still have my first skates and my first stick. Seeing how tiny those are; I can’t believe I was able to stand up at that point. It’s cool to look back at how long I’ve been playing.” What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? “Work hard and be a good teammate.” Who’s the best all-around athlete on this team? “I’d probably have to say Abby Roque. We do soccer before the games and she’s good at that. She’s good at spike ball. She’s good at football. She’s pretty good at all the ball sports. She’s good at golf, too. She’s got all those fields covered, so she’s pretty good.” You can be coach of the Badgers, replace Mark Johnson, for a day. What would be your agenda? “I don’t think I would change a thing. We’re all super competitive and we like to play games like 3-on-3 at the end of practice. Those things are definitely the things coach incorporates into our practices and those are definitely the most fun things.” DAVID STLUKA

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he more that you READ, the more things you will KNOW. The more that you LEARN, the more places you’ll GO.” For decades, Dr. Seuss’s words have motivated and inspired young children to pick up a book and discover the importance and fun of reading. To honor Dr. Seuss and encourage reading, the National Education Association (NEA) declared his birthday, March 2, as National Read Across America Day to promote reading and literacy in the classroom. To celebrate Read Across America Day and reading this month, Wisconsin athletics shared its newest Badger Storytime video featuring redshirt senior hurdler, Brenna Detra, from the Badgers’ track and field team reading One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.

Badger Storytime is a new, free video series program showcasing Wisconsin student-athletes reading their favorite childhood books out loud. The videos will be posted on UWBadgers.com and aim to provide a fun perspective on reading. Released in February, the first video in the Badger Storytime series featured senior women’s ice hockey forward, Baylee Wellhausen, reading Bad Dog Marley and our second video featured senior men’s ice hockey defender, Tim Davison, reading The Big Bucky Badger Mystery. The videos have been viewed and shared in 48 of the 50 states and three countries so far. Bring the Badgers into your classroom this March and celebrate reading with others! For more information on Badger Storytime, visit Badgers Give Back on UWBadgers.com. ▪

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risten Campbell began impressing members of the Wisconsin women’s hockey team long before she put her uniform on for the first time. Campbell showed up to train with her new teammates in Madison last summer and the mild-mannered goaltender instantly gave off a vibe that she would not be outworked by anyone. “The most motivated person I’ve ever met,” senior winger and co-captain Baylee Wellhausen said. UW strength and conditioning coach Jim Snider, who tutors NHL players and Olympians alike, noted early on that Campbell was near the top of his list of the most driven. “Mentally very dialed in,” he said. First impressions out of the way, Campbell embarked on a series of random acts of generosity and selflessness for her teammates, the kind you see from someone versed in the art of making delicious meals and desserts. Campbell has made a birthday cake for fresh-

man defenseman Natalie Buchbinder, a sweet potato chicken curry dinner for senior winger and co-captain Claudia Kepler and gluten-free protein pancakes for freshman winger Brette Pettet. “Everything’s from scratch and everything’s from her (cook) book,” Pettet said. “She’s incredibly thoughtful and generous,” Kepler said of Campbell. “Every person on our team appreciates it. We are very, very happy that she’s here and couldn’t imagine this year without her.” If there’s a dominant feel-good story about the Badgers and their latest run to the NCAA Frozen Four — a program-record five straight appearances and 11 overall dating back to 2006 — it is Campbell and her emergence as the latest goaltending phenomenon at UW. She spent two years as a backup at North Dakota only to be unceremoniously cut loose with the rest of the roster when the Western Collegiate Hockey Association school stunningly dropped the sport following the 201617 season.

to Madison — Campbell embraced the opporCampbell, from Brandon, Manitoba, attracttunity to join a long line of elite puck-stoppers ed a good deal of attention as a transfer, but at Wisconsin. she opted for four-time NCAA champion Wis“Honestly, everyone on this team is just consin in part because of the vibe she felt from amazing,” she said. “They all just welcomed afar. me into this program Campbell rememand made me feel so bers watching the comfortable here. I Badgers during games “ HONE ST LY, E V E RYO N E O N T H IS feel everyone is super in Madison and Grand TE AM I S JU S T A M A ZIN G ,” C A M P B EL L close and we have Forks, N.D., and being envious of their easy SA I D. “ THE Y A L L J U S T W E LCO M E D M E such good chemistry.” I NTO THI S P RO G R A M A N D M A D E M E Campbell has fused camaraderie. FE E L SO CO M FO RTA BL E H E R E . I F E E L her unique work ethic “I was kind of jealE VE RYONE IS S U P E R C LO S E A N D W E with that uncommon ous of you guys,” HAVE SUC H G O O D C H E M IS T RY.” sense of belonging Campbell once told and helped produce Wellhausen. “You alone of the most unexpected seasons in UW ways seemed to have so much fun together.” history. So when UW assistant coach Jackie Crum The Badgers (31-4-2 overall) face Colgate reached out on behalf of Coach Mark Johnson (33-5-1) in the NCAA semifinals Friday at 7 — Crum coached Campbell at a Team Canada p.m. at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. The winunder-18 event and initially tried to recruit her ner will play either defending national champion Clarkson or Ohio State in the title game on Sunday. Campbell ranks among the top two nationally in winning percentage (31-4-2, .865), save ratio (94.2 percent), goals against average (1.13 per game) and shutouts (12). She was voted Goaltender of the Year in the WCHA and named a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award as the nation’s top player. Campbell is one of the main reasons Wisconsin has prospered despite losing two underclassmen to Olympic squads — center Emily Clark and winger Annie Pankowski would have been seniors — and Patty Kazmaier-winning goaltender AnnRenée Desbiens to graduation.

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frustration. There was a lot going on.” Funny how things work out. After redshirting as a freshman and servJanet Campbell still has the text message ing as a backup the following season — payshe received from her only daughter on the ing her dues — Campbell had her heart set on day their worlds changed forever. becoming the starter. She had set program It was dated March 29, 2017 and the confitness records in part tents were devastatbecause she trained ing. Kristen informed with twin sisters Jocher mother that North “ WHE N SH E C A M E H E R E FO R T H E elyne Lamoureux-DaDakota was dropping F I RST PRAC T IC E T H IS S U M M E R , A vidson and Monique women’s hockey, as B UNCH O F U S T U R N E D TO E AC H Lamoureux-Morando, well as men’s and womOTHE R AN D SA ID, ‘ T H IS IS G O IN G acclaimed North Daen’s swimming and divTO B E G O O D FO R U S .’ ” kota alums who reing, in a cost-cutting cently starred for Team move. USA in its gold-medal-winning performance at “It blew her off the world,” Janet said of her the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South daughter. Korea. Kristen said the official announcement was But Campbell’s hopes went up in a plume of made while the team was practicing, which financial bureaucracy. gave way to a volatile dressing room when it “I was angry and confused just because it was over. was the first we’d ever heard of it,” Kris“Looking back on it now, it was not ten said. “It was definitely a very diffigood,” Kristen said. “You had all difcult time.” ferent emotions like anger, confusion,

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A month later, Janet and Brent Campbell drove their daughter to Madison, a 13-hour ride one way from Brandon, to meet with Johnson and get a lay of the land. “It was a pretty big scene for her,” Brent said of Kristen, “but knowing how the team had done (previously) she decided to go if there was an opening.” Campbell wowed observers during the nineday summer conditioning session, then took it up a notch when on-ice workouts began. “Once I saw her on the ice and saw her work habits, it was like, ‘Yup, we’re good to go,’” Kepler said. Campbell made five appearances as a redshirt freshman for North Dakota, including a 2-1 loss to the Badgers in which she made 23 saves at LaBahn Arena on Jan. 22, 2017. “It really didn’t register with me when we played against North Dakota because I don’t take too much (notice) of the other team,” Wellhausen said. “It’s a goalie and we have to score on her.

“But when she came here for the first practice this summer, a bunch of us turned to each other and said, ‘This is going to be good for us.’” Campbell got into goaltending because her older brother, Kyle, needed someone to shoot pucks at during his youth hockey days. She fell in love with the role, calling her time on the ice her “happy place.” No surprise then that Campbell is typically the first on the ice for practice and the last off. Johnson said that in the days leading up to a 4-0 victory over Minnesota in the NCAA quarterfinals last Saturday he twice had to coax Campbell off the ice. “She’s got great habits,” he said. “She’s very detailed. She’s very organized.” Wellhausen said Campbell is constantly soliciting teammates to come out and shoot before and after practice. “She’s always wanting to improve, always wanting to learn,” Welllhausen said. “That really contributes to her success as a goaltender and a person in general.”

at all,” Kristen said. Campbell is an avowed foodie and a budding “She always has a smile on her face. Most nutritionist. She has a binder of recipes that people that she meets don’t even know that she’s been collecting for years. she has the disease because she puts on a “I like to cook and eat healthy,” she said. front that she’s 100-percent healthy. “I like to cook for myself, so why not all my “She’s shown me what it takes to fight friends, too?” through pretty much anything.” Campbell laughed at the notion that she The last year has been a whirlwind for Campprefers to eat healthy — she’s entertained the bell. She went from benotion of being a reging unceremoniously istered dietician — but discarded by one proalso makes sweet treats “ SHE HAS A N IN C R E D IBL E WO R K gram to being fully emfor her teammates. E THI C A N D IS V E RY D R IV E N ,” braced by another. “For birthdays you K E PLE R SA I D O F C A M P B EL L . Winning the fifth nadeserve cake,” she ex“ TO HAVE T H AT BE H IN D YO U IS tional championship in plained. JUST AN A M A ZIN G F E E L IN G . S H E UW history would make Brent Campbell, a carHAS OUR BAC KS A N D W E H AV E for a fulfilling conclupenter who has helped COM PL E TE CO N F ID E N C E IN H E R .” sion. build more than 100 “She’s just one of the homes in the Brandon most genuine, kind people that I’ve ever met,” area, said his daughter got her work ethic from Pettet said of Campbell. her mother. Janet was diagnosed with multiple “She has an incredible work ethic and is very sclerosis in 1999, forcing her to quit her job in driven,” Kepler said. “To have that behind you retail. is just an amazing feeling. She has our backs “Seeing her tackle every single day you would and we have complete confidence in her.” never know there was anything wrong with her

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INSIDE WOMEN’S HOCKEY SCHEDULE (31-4-2, 20-2-2) Home events in bold. All times CT.

Jan. 19 at Bemidji State W, 4-3 OT Jan. 20 at Bemidji State T, 3-3 OT

Jan. 27 St. Cloud State

W, 4-0

Jan. 28 St. Cloud State

W, 3-2

Feb. 2

at #6 Ohio State

L, 0-1

Feb. 3

at #6 Ohio State

L, 1-3

Feb. 9

at Minn. Duluth

W, 5-0

Feb. 10 at Minn. Duluth T, 3-3 OT

THIS WEEK The No. 2 Badgers (31-4-2) will face No. 3 Colgate (335-1) in an NCAA semifinal contest Friday at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and the game can be seen live on BTN. The winner of UW/ Colgate will play the winner of Clarkson/OSU in the national championship Sunday at 2 p.m. LAST WEEK Wisconsin routed No. 5 Minnesota, 4-0, in an NCAA quarterfinal game Saturday at LaBahn Arena to advance to its fifth-straight Frozen Four. Sophomore forward Abby Roque scored back-to-back goals in the second period and sophomore goaltender Kristen Campbell stopped all 12 shots she faced to lead the Badgers to their 11th NCAA Frozen Four.

GOOD TO KNOW This Friday’s contest against Colgate, the ECAC regular season co-champion, marks the first meeting between the two teams. The Badgers boast a 32-8-2 all-time record against ECAC teams. The last time Wisconsin faced an ECAC opponent, the Badgers swept then-No. 7 Cornell in a two-game series in November. NEED TO KNOW All three games of the 2018 NCAA Frozen Four will be shown live on BTN and BTN2Go as Dan Kelly, Sonny Watrous and Elise Menaker are on the broadcast. Fans can also listen to the games in the Madison area on 1310 WIBA and follow the action via Twitter (@BadgerWHockey).

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Feb. 16 #7 Minnesota

W, 4-3

Feb. 17 #7 Minnesota

W, 1-0

WCHA Final Face-Off, Minneapolis:

Mar. 3

vs. (4) Bemidji St. W, 4-1

Mar. 4

vs. (3) Minnesota

L, 1-3

NCAA Quarterfinal:

Mar. 10 Minnesota

W, 4-0

NCAA Frozen Four, Minneapolis:

Mar. 16 vs. (3) Colgate

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Mar. 18 Championship

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Home events in bold. All times CT. Dec. 7

Maryland

Dec. 9

at UW-Whitewater W, 38-3

Dec. 9

at UNI Open

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Dec. 29-30 at Midland Championships Hoffman Estates, Ill. Results »

2018 Jan. 12 at Northwestern L, 14-18 Jan. 19 at #8 Michigan L, 10-29 Jan. 21 at Michigan State W, 28-7 Jan. 26 Indiana Feb. 9

▲ TAP TO WATCH - For the W || Season 1 || Episode 8

THIS WEEK The time has arrived for No. 22 Wisconsin as the team sends seven to the NCAA Championships held March 15-17 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. LAST WEEK Last week the NCAA held their selection show announcing the brackets in the 10 weight classes. In total, three Badgers received a seed with Evan Wick (165) seeded at No. 10, Ricky Robertson (184) receiving No. 11 and Andrew Crone getting tagged at No. 14 at 157 pounds.

GOOD TO KNOW Of the seven first round matchups for the Badgers, six will present new and previously unseen competition. Only Eli Stickley (141) will see a familiar face when he faces Purdue’s Nate Limmex for the fourth time.

#15 Nebraska

W, 24-19 L, 10-24

Feb. 11 at #14 Illinois

W, 19-16

Feb. 16 #21 Rutgers

L, 12-24

Feb. 18 #22 Purdue

L, 15-25

Mar. 3-4 at Big Ten Championships East Lansing, Mich. Results » Mar. 15-17 at

NCAA Championships

Cleveland, Ohio

View full schedule/results »

SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:

NEED TO KNOW Session one of the 2018 NCAA Championships is slated to kick off at noon ET on March 15 and conclude with the championship round (session six) on Saturday, March 17 at 8 p.m. All sessions will be aired by ESPNU, with the final being shown on ESPN2.

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INSIDE MEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE (8-6, 0-1)

Home events in bold. All times CT. Feb. 9

at Oregon

Feb. 11 at Washington Feb. 15 Marquette

L, 2-5 L, 2-5 W, 6-1

Feb. 17 at Minnesota

L, 2-5

Feb. 23 Pennsylvania

W, 6-1

Feb. 25 at Middle Tennessee L, 3-4 Mar. 4

Cornell Green Bay

Mar. 17 at Nebraska Mar. 25 Iowa Mar. 30 Penn State

▲ TAP TO WATCH - Wisconsin stays undefeated at home this season

THIS WEEK Wisconsin (8-6, 0-1) enters the next phase of the season: Big Ten play. The Badgers dropped their Big Ten season opener to Minnesota last month, but look to bounce back this weekend against Nebraska. The Badgers are looking for their first conference win as well as their first road win of the season. The match will be played on Saturday at 10 a.m. CT in Lincoln, Nebraska.

LAST WEEK Coming off a big win over No. 44 Cornell, the Badgers enjoyed a week away from competition in preparation for the Big Ten season.

W, 4-2 W, 4-0 10 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 6 p.m.

Apr. 1

#4 Ohio State Noon

Apr. 7

at Purdue

11 a.m.

Apr. 8

at Indiana

11 a.m.

Apr. 13 #8 Michigan

3 p.m.

Apr. 15 Michigan State Noon Apr. 20 at #7 Illinois

3 p.m.

Apr. 22 at Northwestern

Noon

View full schedule/results » SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:

GOOD TO KNOW UW is 28-6 at home under third-year head coach Danny Westerman (8-0 this season). Sophomore Daniel Soyfer is a perfect 10-0 this spring. NEED TO KNOW Keep up with all things Badger tennis on twitter (@BadgerMTennis).

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INSIDE WOMEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE (6-7, 0-1) Home events in bold. Feb. 1

Northern Illinois

W, 7-0

Feb. 3

Bradley

W, 7-0

Green Bay

W, 7-0

ITA National Team Indoor Championship:

Feb. 9 #3 Florida

L, 0-4

Feb. 10 #21 Wake Forest

L, 0-4

Feb. 11 #10 Michigan

L, 0-4

Feb. 17 vs. Arizona Las Vegas

L, 3-4

Feb. 18 at UNLV

CANCELLED

Feb. 23 at Virginia Tech

L, 1-6

Feb. 25 vs. James Madison Blacksburg, Va.

L, 3-4

Mar. 3

L, 3-4

at Minnesota

Mar. 16 Rutgers

4 p.m.

Mar. 18 Maryland Noon Mar. 25 Michigan State

THIS WEEK The Badgers (6-7, 0-1) return to Nielsen for the first time in over a month when they host a pair of matches this weekend. Wisconsin welcomes Rutgers on Friday, March 16 at 4 p.m. CT and Maryland on Sunday, March 18 at Noon CT. LAST WEEK UW has been away from action since March 3, when the Badgers lost their Big Ten

season opener at Minnesota, 4-3. GOOD TO KNOW The Badgers hold a 2-1 alltime series advantage over both Rutgers and Maryland.

2 p.m. 11 a.m.

Apr. 6

Penn State

Apr. 8

#23 Ohio State Noon

5 p.m.

DAVID STLUKA

Mar. 23 at Purdue

Apr. 14 at #5 Northwestern 11 a.m. View full schedule/results »

SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:

NEED TO KNOW All home matches at Nielsen Tennis Stadium are free to the public. Follow the Badgers on Twitter (@BadgerWTennis) for updates.

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▶ Tennis 101 for Kids scheduled for Friday, March 30 ▶ Badgers drop Big Ten opener

INSIDE SWIMMING & DIVING SCHEDULE

Home events in bold. All times CT. Jan. 15

at USC

Results »

Jan. 27-28 at Notre Dame Shamrock Invitational South Bend, Ind. Results » Feb. 14-17 at Big Ten Women’s Championships Results »

Columbus, Ohio

Feb. 21-24 at Big Ten Men’s Championships Results » Minneapolis

Mar. 5-7

at NCAA Zone D Diving Championships Minneapolis Results »

Mar. 14-17 at NCAA Women’s Championships ▲ TAP TO WATCH - Nelson Dominates Yet Again at Big Ten Championships

THIS WEEK Nine members of the Wisconsin women’s swimming team will represent the Badgers at the NCAA Championships this Wednesday through Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. LAST WEEK The Badgers’ divers closed their season by competing at the NCAA Zone D Championships in Minneapolis. GOOD TO KNOW Sophomore Beata Nelson leads the Badgers’ contingent for the NCAA meet and is expected to compete in a total of seven events. The top seed in

the 100-yard backstroke, Nelson also is entered in the 200 back (No. 4 seed) and 200 IM (No. 7) and is likely to swim on four of UW’s five relay squads. NEED TO KNOW The NCAA championships get underway at 5 p.m. (CT) Wednesday, with morning preliminary and evening finals sessions set for each of the meet’s last three days. ESPNU will air Friday’s finals live, while Saturday’s finals session will stream via WatchESPN. Streams for all other sessions can be found on the women’s swimming schedule page at UWBadgers.com.

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Columbus, Ohio

WALT MIDDLETON

Mar. 21-24 at NCAA Men’s Championships

Minneapolis

July 25-29 at USA Swimming National Championships

Irvine, Calif.

View full schedule/results »

SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:

▶ Beata the Badger: Nelson ready to make a mark for UW ▶ Top-seeded Nelson leads Badgers’ NCAA qualifiers

INSIDE WOMEN’S GOLF SCHEDULE

Home events in bold. Oct. 6-8

at Bettie Lou Evans Results » Invitational

Lexington, Ky.

Oct. 21-22 at Cardinal Cup

Results »

Simpsonville, Ky.

at UCF Challenge Orlando, Fla. Results »

2018 Feb. 4-6

Feb. 25-26 at the Westbrook Spring Invitational Peoria, Ariz. Results » Mar. 16-17 at Hawkeye-El Tigre Invitational

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Mar. 23-25 at Clemson Invitational ▲ TAP TO WATCH - Badgers shatter records at Westbrook Invitational

LAST TIME OUT The Badgers shattered the school record for a 54-hole tournament at the Westbrook Invitational, finishing with a 20-under par score of 844. Four players finished among the top 15 as UW placed fourth as a team.

OF NOTE Senior Becky Klongland recorded the second-best 54hole score in school history at the Westbrook Invitational, earning a share of ninth place with a 5-under par score of 211. Her 65 in the second round tied the school record.

THIS WEEK UW travels to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for the Hawkeye-El Tigre Invitational. The Badgers finished third out of 14 teams last year with senior Gabby Curtis and junior Jessica Reinecke both earning a share of 12th place.

GOOD TO KNOW UW has finished among the top five as a team in all six tournaments this season ranking 29th in the country in the latest Golfstat rankings.

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Sunset, S.C.

Apr. 8-10

at Silverado Showdown

Napa, Calif.

Apr. 20-22 at Big Ten Championships

Cincinnati, Ohio

View full schedule/results » SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:

▶ Badgers obliterate school record at Westbrook Invitational ▶ Stricker wins first PGA Tour Champions victory

INSIDE WOMEN'S ROWING SCHEDULE

Home events in bold. Sept. 16 at Milwaukee River Challenge Results »

Milwaukee, Wis.

Oct. 6-7

vs. Iowa/Indiana

Iowa City, Iowa

Oct. 8

at Head of the Rock Rockford, Ill. Results »

Oct. 29

at Minnesota

Nov. 4

Class Day Regatta

2018 Mar. 17-18 at Cardinal Invite

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

March 31

vs. UCF/Miami

Sarasota, Fla.

April 7

at Big Ten Double Dual (Ohio State, Rutgers)

Baraboo, Wis.

April 14-15 at Clemson Invitational

Clemson, S.C.

April 28-29 vs. Syracuse/Princeton

Princeton, N.J.

May 12

at Big Ten Championships

Indianapolis, Ind.

View full schedule/results »

THIS WEEK The Badgers open their 2018 season at the Cardinal Invite on Saturday and Sunday in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The event is hosted by Louisville. GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin begins its quest for an 11th-consecutive trip

to the NCAA championships, which take place this May 2527 in Sarasota, Florida.

SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:

NEED TO KNOW Check UWBadgers.com, @BadgerRowing on Twitter and Badgerwrowing on Instagram for event coverage.

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THIS WEEK IN BADGER HISTORY

CAMP RANDALL 100 SPOTLIGHT:

ELROY HIRSCH

The Camp Randall 100 honors a prestigious group of 100 people who shaped the first century of Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin Athletics revealed a new honoree every day from May 24 through the Badgers’ 2017 opening game vs. Utah State Sept. 1.

BY ANDY BAGGOT UWBadgers.com Insider

t’s hard to gauge where Elroy Hirsch had his greatest impact on Wisconsin athletics. Was it as a one-and-done football player, a future college and pro football hall of famer, in 1942? Was it as UW athletic director, a joyful ambassador for all things Badgers, from 1969 to ’87? Or was it something less conspicuous? Hirsch is in the first paragraph of any legitimate story chronicling the greatest characters in the annals of Wisconsin athletics. He starred at halfback for one of the best football teams to call Camp Randall Stadium home — a club that became the first in program history to knock off a top-ranked opponent — and had his No. 40 retired. He set NFL receiving records as a wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams and was so photogenic

and charismatic that he appeared in three Hollywood films, including one about his life. He returned to Madison to become UW athletic director and spent 18 years trying to boost the school’s national profile, a process defined by the introduction of Title IX and winning national championships in five sports. But Hirsch did something behind the scenes that paved the way for the current brand of UW Athletics. He not only befriended one of the primary architects, he did a lot of the heavy lifting. Hirsch and close friend Arlie Mucks, the energetic director of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, helped pave the way for Donna Shalala to enact her robust agenda as UW chancellor. “For some reason they liked me and they did everything they could to help me with the old guard,” Shalala said of the two men. “Both of those guys had my back and I’ve never had an opportunity to talk about their important role in my success.”

▪▪▪▪ “He said, ‘I’ll take care of all the boys downtown. It was a time of great upheaval and angst in the You just go do the right thing,’” Shalala recounted. Wisconsin Athletic Department. Hirsch and Mucks were “two guys that you nevIn April of 1986, football coach Dave McClain er thought would have embraced me,” Shalala said, died suddenly of a heart attack, giving way to denoting that she was a “New York liberal” and “they fensive coordinator Jim Hilles on an interim basis were hardly feminists.” for the ’86 season. Yet the three clicked, in part because they shared In November of 1986, the school hired Don Moroutgoing personalities and an affinity for the Badton away from Tulsa to be the full-time football gers. coach. “That’s the difference In June of 1987, Elroy when you come into an “WHEN HE WALKED INTO A ROOM Hirsch retired as AD and institution and you come HE GOT RESPECT. PEOPLE IN THE was replaced by Ade Sponin as an outsider,” ShalaKNOW LISTENED TO HIM.” berg, who prepped for la said. “I could charm the the role by overseeing the faculty because I was realsmall-school athletic department at North Dakota ly an academic. I could pick insiders for academState for 14 years. ic posts as I did — (future UW chancellors) David In November of 1988, Donna Shalala was hired Ward and John Wiley — but at the end of the day away from Hunter (New York) College to become I didn’t come from big-time athletics. They just deUW chancellor, replacing Bernard Cohen. cided they’d do everything they could to help me.” It didn’t take long for Shalala to determine that both Sponberg and Morton were out of their depth. To read the rest of the story, click here. For the Sponberg, his department awash in what would becomplete list, visit CampRandall100.com. come a $2.1 million budget shortfall, and Morton, he of the 6-27 overall record, were let go in November of 1989. “The president of the system (Kenneth Shaw) and the governor (Tommy Thompson) warned me about firing Morton,” Shalala said. “They were concerned that there would sort of be blood on the streets and we couldn’t hire anyone better. Tommy said the boys downtown think it will be a real problem trying to find another coach.” Shalala gave that task to Pat Richter when he took over as AD. Richter subsequently hired Notre Dame defensive coordinator Barry Alvarez as football coach. The fortunes of UW Athletics have been on the rise ever since thanks mainly to a stable, respectable, profitable football program, and Hirsch played a major role in that project. Hirsch was retained as a consultant for the athletic department after his retirement and Shalala invested heavily in his instincts and expertise. “She leaned on him,” said Wayne Esser, the former executive director of the Mendota Gridiron Club. “When he walked into a room he got respect. People in the know listened to him.” At one point Shalala asked Hirsch about all the disgruntled boosters and their behind-the-scenes power.