Varsity Magazine - March 27, 2019

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THREE OF A KIND Even among teammates Lilly Hosack (left) and Emmy Sehmann (right), Beata Nelson was the center of attention at last week’s NCAA championships. Nelson claimed Swimmer of the Championships honors after bringing home three national titles, sweeping her 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley races while setting an American record and a pair of collegiate records in the process.

PHOTO BY BRENDAN MALONEY

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CHAMPIONS COME HOME After receiving an escort home from local police and firefighters, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team — 2019 NCAA Championship trophy in tow — was treated to a celebration at the Kohl Center on Monday evening along with fellow recent NCAA Champions from both women’s swimming and the track and field teams. UW chancellor Rebecca Blank and director of athletics Barry Alvarez congratulated the Badgers in front of an energetic crowd of more than 1,000 fans.

PHOTO BY TOM LYNN

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ROUND OF APPLAUSE Monday’s NCAA Championship celebration was also a Badgers’ family affair as Barry Alvarez and more than 1,000 fans celebrated the recent NCAA Championships by women’s swimming’s Beata Nelson (200-yard individual medley, 100yard backstroke and 200yard backstroke), women’s track and field’s Alicia Monson (5,000 meters), and men’s track and field’s Morgan McDonald (3000 meters and 5,000 meters).

PHOTO BY TOM LYNN

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DON’T BLINK Who’s going to drop the ball first? Eyes on the prize, the softball team plays a fun and highly-competitive warm-up game to get loose before taking the field against Illinois.

PHOTO BY MYA KNUTSON

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BEST FANS IN THE LAND A 14-hour car ride from Madison didn’t matter as hundreds of Badgers fans made the pilgrimage to Hamden, Connecticut, to cheer on the Badgers at the 2019 NCAA Frozen Four.

PHOTOS BY TOM LYNN

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POINT, UW Junior Melissa Pick helped kick things off for UW on Sunday in singles competition by winning the first point, getting Wisconsin one step closer to its 5-2 victory over Purdue.

PHOTO BY DAVID STLUKA

CONTENTS

MARCH 27, 2019 ▪ VOLUME 9, ISSUE 29 TOM LYNN

28 MASTERPIECE SEASON Call it a gut feeling. The Badgers knew they had it — the drive, skills and heart — to win the title this year. For co-captain Annie Pankowksi and the Badgers, giving Wisconsin an NCAA Championship is an experience they’ll cherish forever.

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IN FOCUS

18 LUCAS AT LARGE 21 BY THE NUMBERS 22 WHAT TO WATCH

CORE POTENTIAL 18 LUCAS AT LARGE

DARREN LEE

FEATURES

Versatility of next year’s men’s basketball program intrigues and excites as team’s core brings different look and great potential

25 BADGERS GIVE BACK 27 VIRAL VIDEO 37 INSIDE SOFTBALL 39 INSIDE VOLLEYBALL 41 INSIDE TRACK & FIELD 45 INSIDE SWIM & DIVE 47 INSIDE TENNIS 51 INSIDE ROWING

25 IZZY’S WISH BADGERS GIVE BACK

How do you celebrate a special birthday? The volleyball team surprised five-year-old Izzy with a party to remember!

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LUCAS AT LARGE

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what more maybe you could have done, not just today, but leading up to today. Pain is a terrible thing to waste. They need to use it and let it kindle up a fire within them.”

Wisconsin’s head coach Greg Gard has long been a subscriber to the mind-strengthening, character-building principles espoused by Anderson, who spoke three times to this season’s team, including before the Badgers’ upset of then-unbeaten Michigan in mid-January.

For the UW players, it was the genesis of the “red belt mentality” — a mindset predicated on urgency, intensity and hunger; the potential antithesis of someone who has top-level status and security, such as a black belt in martial arts. Anderson

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rom his sight line just inside the Wisconsin locker room entrance, Dave Anderson could make out the pained expressions on the faces of the players after their season ended abruptly with a loss to Oregon in the NCAA Tournament. In processing the emotion, he characterized it.

“Don’t waste the pain,” advised Anderson, a prominent motivational speaker and author.

“Whether you ever play basketball again or you’re going into business, you can use it to keep you focused to work harder — to move you more towards where you want to go.”

“Pain can empower you. Pain can keep you going because you remember what this felt like. You remember and you think about

is all about accountability and self-awareness.

On his general talking points, Gard said, “Our core group has really embraced commitment and dedication; togetherness and unselfishness. Entitlement is not an option. They understand they have to work every single day.”

D’Mitrik Trice, Brad Davison, Nate Reuvers, Kobe King and Aleem Ford make up the core of returning players with multiple years of eligibility remaining.

As a group, they’ve appeared in a combined 318 games with 118 starts.

“That group,” Gard said, “has watched a transformation take place and we’re on very solid footing for the future. That group witnessed what we went

through last year and how it spring-boarded us into this year and how all the success this year was a byproduct of what we had grown through.

“That group had to handle more scrutiny, a bigger microscope and a brighter spotlight maybe than any group we’ve had in the last 20 years just because of what had not happened the previous year. I thought they did a good job at maintaining their focus on the things that were important.”

Trice, Davison, Reuvers and Ford each have two seasons of eligibility left. King has three.

“That core group is really solid in terms of how we do things and how important the team is,” Gard continued. “They are all ‘we is more important than me’ guys and that’s crucial for us going forward. The bedrock of this program has been like that and it’s good to see that fabric re-emerge.”

▪▪▪▪ What didn’t re-emerge in March was the offense. And it was a reason why the season came to a screeching halt in San Jose, California, the site of last Friday’s, 72-54, loss to Oregon.

In what was a continuation of a trend, the Badgers struggled to make shots; they went 6-of-30 from the 3-point line.

“THEY ARE ALL ‘WE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ME’ GUYS AND THAT’S CRUCIAL FOR US GOING FORWARD. THE BEDROCK OF THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN LIKE THAT AND IT’S GOOD TO SEE THAT FABRIC RE-EMERGE.” “When you look at the teams we’ve had over the years, if you have the looks, you’ve got to knock them down,” Gard said.

“Unless you have superior talent, you have to make shots at an

average or above-average rate in order to advance. When you don’t, you get sent home.”

The irony, he noted, was that the team practiced well and shot well leading up to the game.

“I thought we were as good as we’ve been all year on Wednesday and Thursday in practice,” Gard said. “We were as on-point as we’ve ever been in terms of freshness, sharpness and guys making shots and the crispness of what we were doing offensively.

“But you still have to make them in the games. We had plenty of good looks. But we were 8-for-49 the last two games from 3. We were never offensively a juggernaut … we had to make 3s to compensate.”

Was it end-of-the-season fatigue? Too much wear and tear on Trice and Davison? Trice logged 1,107 minutes (32.6).

Davison played 1,096 (32.2).

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MEN’S BASKETBALL ▶ The Badgers became 1 of only 5 schools to earn 20 bids to the NCAA tournament since 1999.

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◀ SOFTBALL Sophomore Taylor Johnson tallied a team-best eight hits on the weekend in the Badgers’ three-game series at Illinois.

▼ WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Last Friday Beata Nelson reclaimed the title of fastest woman in the history of the 100-yard backstroke, blazing to a time of 49.18 seconds to claim the second of what would become three national titles at the NCAA championships.

49.18 BRENDAN MALONEY

▲ WOMEN’S HOCKEY Annie Pankowski scored her ninth short-handed goal in UW’s 2-0 win over Minnesota in the NCAA title game, breaking the school record for the most short-handed goals in a Badger career.

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BY THE NUMBERS

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WHAT TO WATCH

TIME TO SHINE

MEN’S SWIMMING AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 ▪ 6PM AUSTIN, TEXAS ▪ ESPN3

DEB LINDSEY

Wisconsin sends swimmers MJ Mao and Cam Tysoe to compete at the NCAA Championships on March 27-30.

Watch the Badgers compete for top honors with finals streamed live on ESPN3 at 6 p.m. each day.

championship info

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TRACK & FIELD AT STANFORD INVITATIONAL FRIDAY, MARCH 29 ▪ ALL DAY STANFORD, CALIF. ▪ FLOTRACK Wisconsin’s track and field teams travel to the Stanford Invitational this Friday and Saturday. Watch both days of the meet streamed live on FloTrack ($).

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SOFTBALL AT PENN STATE SUNDAY, MARCH 31 ▪ 11AM UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. ▪ BTN No. 25 Wisconsin travels to play Penn State for a threegame series this Friday-Sunday. Fans can watch Friday and Saturday’s games streamed live on BTN Plus ($) and catch Sunday’s game live on Big Ten Network starting at 11 a.m.

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WHAT TO WATCH WEDNESDAY 3/27 MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING at NCAA Championships Austin, Texas 10 a.m. / 6 p.m.

Event info »

THURSDAY 3/28 MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING at NCAA Championships Austin, Texas 10 a.m. / 6 p.m.

Event info »

FRIDAY 3/29 MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING at NCAA Championships Austin, Texas 10 a.m. / 6 p.m.

Event info »

MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING at NCAA Championships Austin, Texas 10 a.m. / 6 p.m.

Event info »

SOFTBALL at Penn State University Park, Pa. 5 p.m.

Watch: BTN Plus

WOMEN’S SOCCER vs. Milwaukee Madison, Wis. 1 p.m.

MEN’S TENNIS at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 6 p.m.

SUNDAY 3/31

MONDAY 4/1

SATURDAY 3/30

SOFTBALL at Penn State University Park, Pa. 2 p.m.

Watch: BTN Plus

MEN’S & WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD at Stanford Invitational Stanford, Calif.

All day

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TUESDAY 4/2

WEDNESDAY 4/3

VOLLEYBALL vs. Green Bay Madison, Wis. 6 p.m.

MEN’S TENNIS at Penn State State College, Pa. 11 a.m.

SOFTBALL at Penn State University Park, Pa. 11 a.m.

Watch: BTN Plus MEN’S SOCCER vs. Notre Dame Bridgeview, Ill. 1 p.m.

WOMEN’S ROWING at Pac-12 Invitational Redwood City, Calif.

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BADGERS GIVE BACK SPOTLIGHT

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Izzy’s Wish Upon A Badger

Volleyball surprises young girl with birthday party

BY BADGERS GIVE BACK STAFF

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veryone deserves to feel special on their birthday and no one throws a better surprise party than the Badgers.

This spring, the Wisconsin Volleyball team adopted five-year-old Izzy Eaton onto their squad and when they discovered her sixth birthday was right around the corner, they set out to plan the ultimate surprise party.

Izzy has undergone thirteen major surgeries in the last five years due to a gastrointestinal motility disorder, but that hasn’t slowed her down. She is known for her bubbly spirit and intense love for Bucky Badger. She can be seen regularly sporting her red and white overalls and Bucky leggings to school.

Complete with a balloon drop, canvas painting, and a screening of her favorite movie, Izzy’s sixth birthday party was one for the record books.

“We had an amazing time! Izzy has not stopped talking about it since we left, and she told everyone at school that she got to meet the girls and Bucky,” shared Payge, Izzy’s mom.

The highlight of the party was when the Volleyball team surprised Izzy with a special guest, Bucky Badger. From the second he arrived, Izzy was glued to his side. They played with balloons and Play-Doh and even painted canvases for one another.

The day would not have been complete without a dance party to Izzy’s favorite tunes.

Izzy showed off all of her best dance moves as songs from Moana and The Lion King blasted throughout the Volleyball locker room.

After an enthusiastic rendition of Happy Birthday and the presentation of Izzy’s birthday gifts, the team knew they could not be without their newest player as they start their spring season. The girls instantly made plans to meet up with Izzy at their next home match versus Green Bay, and they couldn’t be more excited to welcome her back.

Birthdays may come and go, but these memories and friendships will last a lifetime. On, Wisconsin!

Learn more about Badgers Give Back here. ▪

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nnie Pankowski has an advanced sense of maturity that Wisconsin women’s hockey coach Mark Johnson noticed right off the bat.

She had just completed her freshman year of high school when she came to Madison on an unofficial campus visit as a 15-year-old. Pankowski stopped by on the way from her home in Laguna Hills, California, to the prestigious North American Hockey Academy in Jay, Vermont.

Not only did she make the trip alone, she did so by design. Johnson remembers thinking it amazing because most kids he knew wouldn’t think of flying cross-country by their lonesome at that age.

“I came on my own,” Pankowski explained, “because I wanted to make the decision on my own without my parents.”

That’s not a knock on her parents, Richard and Diane, as much as it was a confident, hyper-aware teenager holding herself accountable to her future.

Pankowski left Madison knowing she would

choose the Badgers over a lineup of East Coast suitors, a decision that grew smarter over time.

That growth process reached a zenith here Sunday afternoon with Pankowski joyously clutching the ultimate prize.

The senior co-captain and right winger closed out one of the greatest playoff performances at any level with a goal that helped top-ranked Wisconsin topple second-rated Minnesota 2-0 and claim the fifth NCAA championship in program history at People’s United Center.

Pankowski’s team-best 28th conversion of the season was her 11th in seven March outings dating back to the start of Western Collegiate Hockey Association postseason. It also came shorthanded, giving her a school-record nine for her career.

“She’s just a class act kid,” Johnson said. “I couldn’t be happier for her.”

After five straight fruitless trips to the Frozen Four, the Badgers (35-4-2 overall) finally broke through, securing their first national title since 2011 and doing so at the expense of their WCHA archrivals.

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The other senior co-captain, center and MinHow does it feel for Shaver, from Wayzata, nesota native Sophia Shaver, accounted for to go into Wisconsin lore at the expense of her the winning goal, while junior Kristen Camphome state? bell finished off the most dominant goaltend“I’m just happy our team won,” she said. “I ing show in NCAA tournament history on the can’t think about anything else right now.” way to being named Most Pankowski provided Outstanding Player. a measure of breathing “I WAS COMFORTABLE TODAY. I FELT WE Campbell stopped all 56 room in the second when WERE IN A GOOD PLACE. I THOUGHT WE shots she faced in three she flicked an audacious, WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO EXECUTE. outings, including 27 in tough angle backhander AT NO POINT DID I FEEL LIKE WE WERE the championship match, past Gulstene, beating her GOING TO LOSE THE HOCKEY GAME.” marking the first time a top shelf on the short side. team won all three NCAA That was more than games via shutout. Wisconsin blanked Syraenough for Campbell, who came to Wisconsin cuse 4-0 in the quarterfinals and two-time deafter North Dakota abruptly dropped its profending champion Clarkson 5-0 in the semifigram and wowed her new coaches and teamnals. mates with her work ethic and focus.

“It was a beautiful game all around,” Pankowski said.

The season-ending victory brought the curtain down on a series of keepsake moments for the Badgers. Not only did they celebrate a WCHA playoff title during the 20-year anniversary of the league, they stood proudly by as Johnson had his No. 10 retired by the Wisconsin men’s team.

Johnson used the word “masterpiece” to describe how his club imposed its will on the six-time national champion Gophers (32-6-1) during their sixth meeting of the season.

The Badgers got the vital first goal in the opening period when Shaver thumped a pretty centering feed from junior right winger Presley Norby, another Minnesotan, past goaltender Alex Gulstene.

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A two-time WCHA Goaltender of the Year, we executed,” Johnson said. “I enjoyed watchCampbell said she was motivated by an overing it unfold before my eyes. time loss to Colgate in the NCAA semifinals “I was comfortable today. I felt we were in a last March. She said she printed out a picture good place. I thought we were going to be able of the People’s United Center and looked at it to execute. At no point did I feel like we were every day. going to lose the hockey game.”

“Can’t thank the coaching staff enough for The only thing Johnson didn’t see coming aftaking a risk on me, taking a chance to bring me ter his 494th career coaching win at his alma into this program,” Campmater was the traditional bell said. “As soon as I got bucket of ice water being “CAN’T THANK THE COACHING STAFF the opportunity I knew I’d dumped on his head.

ENOUGH FOR TAKING A RISK ON ME, TAKING make the most of it.”

“Some coaches probA CHANCE TO BRING ME INTO THIS The game marked the ably don’t like it,” he said PROGRAM,” CAMPBELL SAID. “AS SOON ninth time since 2001 the with a huge smile, “but I’ll AS I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY I KNEW border rivals had faced take them all the time beI’D MAKE THE MOST OF IT.” one another with an opcause that means someportunity to end the oththing good has happened.” er’s season with a loss. Wisconsin prevailed for Pankowski smiled when told that Johnson the fifth time. characterized the win as a masterpiece.

Johnson’s pregame speech to his team had “He’s been incredible for us leading the way a theme. and showing us what to do,” she said. “With his “Whatever it takes,” Campbell recalled. confidence and his excitement, it’s hard not to “We talked about doing certain things and play that way.”

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She was a finalist for both the Hockey Humanitarian Award, given to college hockey’s premier citizen, and the Patty Kazmaier Award, given to the best women’s player in the college game.

Her humanitarian work focuses on training guide dogs for the visually impaired, a project inspired in part by the fact her parents are vets.

During a ceremony Saturday, Pankowski watched with her teammates as Clarkson left winger Loren Gabel won the Kazmaier. When Pankowski boarded the team bus back to the hotel, she responded to sympathetic sentiment about the vote with a declaration.

“That trophy wasn’t for us, but tomorrow’s is,” Pankowski told her teammates.

“It got us all going,” Shaver said.

Call it a gut feeling.

“Whatever ‘it’ is, we have it,” Pankowski said.

The Kazmaier ballots were cast well before Pankowski finished crafting her season-ending, seven-game goal-scoring streak, but a closer look shows her clutch tendencies probably should have gotten a closer look.

She finished her career with 96 goals and 110 assists, ranking sixth in program history with 206 points in 153 games. In addition to joining center Sara Bauer, the 2006 Kazmaier winner, as the only four-time leading scorer in school history, Pankowski accounted for 45 goals in the third period or overtime, including 14 this season.

At one point during the postgame celebra-

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In the postgame dressing room, Johnson gathered everyone together around the championship trophy and told his players and support staff that they had an equal share in the achievement.

“It takes everyone,” he said. “A lot of people made this happen.”

Pankowski, 24, has evolved from the heady teenager in search of a dream into an honor student who has been accepted into the School of Veterinary Medicine and who recently became a homeowner.

tion, Pankowski skated over to the Wisconsin NCAA championship trophy. bench and handed swatches of the goal net to Johnson said Pankowski continues to imseveral young girls gathered nearby. press him on and off the ice.

“They get to hang onto that forever and keep “Just how mature she is and the kind of chardreaming,” Pankowski said. acter she has,” he said. “Her integrity and putPressed for why she took the time to make ting others ahead of herself.” such a gesture, Pankowski Pankowski initially offered a verbal shrug. begged off a request to “TO LEAVE THIS AMAZING PROGRAM “I guess it’s about inspirquantify her legacy.

WITH A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IS ing the next generation,” “It doesn’t feel real yet,” she said.

SOMETHING I’LL CHERISH FOREVER.” she said.

Pankowski’s college caBut she touched on its reer was pock-marked by essence during the posttwo instances where she was the final cut from game press conference. the U.S. Olympic team. She not only endured, “To leave this amazing program with a nashe blossomed into one of the best players in tional championship is something I’ll cherish Wisconsin history, her legacy attached to an forever,” she said.

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INSIDE SOFTBALL SCHEDULE (22-5, 1-2) Home events in bold. All times CT. at USF Tournament, Clearwater, Fla.:

March 8 vs. UMass

at South Florida

W, 8-0 L, 1-7

March 9 vs. Central Mich. W, 2-0

THIS WEEK No. 25 Wisconsin (22-5 overall, 1-2 B1G) has its home opener against Northern Iowa on Tuesday, hosting the Panthers for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m. This weekend, the Badgers will be on the road for their second Big Ten series traveling to Penn State. Games will take place March 29-31.

LAST WEEK The Badgers dropped their first conference series of the season after going 1-2 at Illinois. UW won the first game 15-6, lost the second game 2-0 and were narrowly edged by the Illini in game three, 6-5.

GOOD TO KNOW Sophomore Taylor Johnson had a monstrous weekend for the Badgers, hitting .727 with eight hits and six runs. In Friday’s game, Johnson recorded a career-high four hits and four runs and recorded her second multi-home run game with two dingers. She was a triple away from hitting for the cycle. Johnson led the Badgers in hits all three games.

W, 4-1

Mar. 10 vs. Villanova

W, 13-1

Mar. 22 at Illinois

W, 15-6

Mar. 23 at Illinois

L, 0-2

Mar. 24 at Illinois

L, 5-6

Mar. 26 Northern Iowa 3/5 p.m.

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▲ TAP TO WATCH - Wisconsin Softball || New Season, New Digs

vs. Furman

Doubleheader

Mar. 29 at Penn State

5 p.m.

Mar. 30 at Penn State

2 p.m.

Mar. 31 at Penn State

11 a.m.

April 5

Iowa

5 p.m.

April 6

Iowa

1 p.m.

April 7

Iowa

3 p.m.

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NEED TO KNOW Sunday’s game at Penn State will be televised live on the Big Ten Network. Links to live statistics and live streams can be found on the softball schedule page at UWBadgers. com. Additionally, fans can follow live updates on the team’s Twitter page @BadgerSoftball.

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SPRINGExhibition SCHEDULE Home events in bold. All times CT. Mar. 30 Green Bay April 12 vs. Marquette

6 p.m.

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Menomonee Falls, Wis.

TBA

View full schedule/results » ▲ TAP TO WATCH - Wisconsin Volleyball || 2018 Lookback

THIS WEEK Wisconsin opens its 2019 spring season on Saturday when it hosts Green Bay in its only home match of the spring schedule. Match time is 6 p.m. in the UW Field House and admission is free. Doors open at 5 p.m.

LAST SEASON The Badgers wrapped up the 2018 season with a 25-7 record, advancing to their sixth straight NCAA tournament. Wisconsin competed in the Elite Eight, the team’s sixth-straight season advancing to at least the Sweet 16 of post-season play. UW had

four All-Americans, including sophomore Dana Rettke, who earned her second-straight first-team honor.

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April 20 at Purdue

SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:

GOOD TO KNOW UW loses only two players from its 2018 squad, returning five starters plus its libero, and five All-Americans. The Badgers return more than 83 percent of their kills, service aces, digs and blocks for 2019.

NEED TO KNOW Fans can follow Saturday’s match with live stats on UWBadgers.com or live updates on Twitter @BadgerVB.

RELATED STORIES (Click to read)

▶ Trio of Badgers to train with U.S. National Team

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INSIDE MEN’S TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE Home events in bold.

Red and White Classic Feb. 15 Results »

Feb. 16

at Alex Wilson Invitational Results »

South Bend, Ind.

Feb. 22-23 at Big Ten Indoor

Championships

Ann Arbor, Mich. Results » March 8-9 at NCAA Indoor

Championships

Birmingham, Ala. Results »

March 23

at Aztec Invitational San Diego Results »

Mar. 29-30 at Stanford Invitational

GOOD TO KNOW At last year’s Stanford Invitational, four Badgers competed in the 10K, all earning significant personal bests and finishing within the top-25.

LAST WEEK The Badgers started off the outdoor season on a high note, tallying multiple personal bests and two event wins at the Aztec Invitational. Rashid Coulibaly won the pole vault title after clearing 17 feet, 1 1/2 inches and freshman Robby Hatch earned his first win as a Badger in the open section of the 400 meter hurdles.

NEED TO KNOW Badger fans can follow along the Stanford Invitational action on Instagram and Twitter (@BadgerTrackXC) and catch a recap following the meet on UWBadgers.com. In addition, the meet will be shown live on FloTrack ($).

RELATED STORIES (Click to read)

▶ Badgers open up outdoor season at Aztec Invitational

Stanford, Calif.

April 5-6

at Sun Angel Classic

Tempe, Ariz.

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THIS WEEK After their outdoor season opener in San Diego, UW will return to California for the Stanford Invitational this Friday-Saturday.

April 17-19 at Bryan Clay

Invitational

Azusa, Calif.

April 18 at Pacific Coast Intercollegiate

Long Beach, Calif.

April 25-27 at Penn Relays

Philadelphia

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INSIDE WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE Home events in bold.

Red and White Classic Feb. 15 Results »

Feb. 16

at Alex Wilson Invitational Results »

South Bend, Ind.

Feb. 22-23 at Big Ten Indoor

Championships

Ann Arbor, Mich. Results » March 8-9 at NCAA Indoor

Championships

Birmingham, Ala. Results »

March 23

at Aztec Invitational San Diego Results »

Mar. 29-30 at Stanford Invitational Stanford, Calif.

April 5-6

at Sun Angel Classic

Tempe, Ariz.

April 17-19 at Bryan Clay

Invitational

THIS WEEK Wisconsin heads out to Stanford, California to compete in the Stanford Invitational. The meet begins on Friday, March 29 and continues on Saturday, March 30.

GOOD TO KNOW The USTFCCCA ranks the women’s team at No. 33 in their preseason rankings, while FloTrack has the Badger women ranked ninth in the country.

LAST WEEK Outdoor track and field season began at the Aztec Invitational. Haley Lubow and Bianca Stubler completed a 1-2 finish in the women’s open 400 meters. The duo also took fourth and fifth in the invitational 400 meters at the meet.

NEED TO KNOW Badger fans can follow along the Stanford Invitational action on Instagram and Twitter (@BadgerTrackXC) and catch a recap following the meet on UWBadgers.com. In addition, the meet will be shown live on FloTrack ($).

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WALT MIDDLETON

Azusa, Calif.

April 18 at Pacific Coast Intercollegiate

Long Beach, Calif.

April 25-27 at Penn Relays

Philadelphia

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INSIDE SWIMMING & DIVING SCHEDULE Home events in bold.

Feb. 20-23 at Big Ten Women’s

Championships

Bloomington, Ind. Results » Feb. 27-Mar. 2

at Big Ten Men’s Championships Iowa City, Iowa Results »

Mar. 11-13 at NCAA Zone D

Diving Championships

Austin, Texas Results »

THIS WEEK Wisconsin sends a pair of swimmers to compete at the 2019 NCAA Men’s Championships in Austin, Texas, this Wednesday through Saturday.

Sophomore MJ Mao will swim in the 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard breaststroke, while junior Cam Tysoe will compete in the 200 backstroke.

LAST WEEK Tysoe raced his way into the NCAA championships by swimming a personal-best 1:40.04 in the 200 backstroke at the Boiler-Make-It Last Chance meet on March 10.

GOOD TO KNOW Tysoe was the Big Ten runner-up in the 200 back in a then-personal best time of 1:41.29. Mao had the Big Ten’s sixth-fastest times in both the 100 breast (52.28) and 200 breast (1:53.76).

NEED TO KNOW Each day’s preliminary session will be streamed live via TexasSports.com beginning at 10 a.m. CT. Finals sessions begin at 6 p.m. each day and will be streamed live on ESPN3. Live results are available on the schedule page at UWBadgers.com and the Meet Mobile app. Fans also can follow along by following @BadgerSwimDive on Twitter and Instagram.

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▶ True Colors: Mao has made himself at home in Madison

Mar. 27-30 at NCAA Men’s

Championships

Austin, Texas

July 31

at USA Swimming National Championships

Palo Alto, Calif.

DEB LINDSEY

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Mar. 20-23 at NCAA Women’s

Championships

Austin, Texas Results »

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▶ Tysoe punches ticket to NCAA championships ▶ Tysoe helps Badgers conclude Big Tens on a high note

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INSIDE MEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE (7-6, 1-2) Home events in bold. All times CT.

LAST WEEK Wisconsin took a break from Big Ten Conference play with a match at Pepperdine on Wednesday. The Badgers fell to the Waves, 4-3, at the Ralphs-Stratus Tennis Center.

Wisconsin suffered another close loss on Sunday at the hands of Iowa, 4-3.

GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin is right there against some of the nation’s most elite squads. The Badgers have seen five ranked opponents this season and have lost to three of them by a single tally, 4-3. The Badgers will look to get over the hump this weekend in Columbus and University Park.

NEED TO KNOW Get in-depth, behind-thescenes coverage of Badger tennis on Twitter (@BadgerMTennis) and Instagram (WisconsinTennis). Follow our page on Facebook (Wisconsin Men’s Tennis), as well as UWBadgers.com.

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▶ A feather’s difference: Badgers fall to Iowa in heartbreaker

Chicago State

Feb. 9

Oklahoma State

W, 7-0 L, 2-4

Feb. 10 Washington

W, 5-2

Feb. 14 Marquette

W, 5-2

Feb. 21 Green Bay

W, 7-0

Feb. 24 #15 Oregon

L, 3-4

Mar. 1

at #50 Princeton

L, 1-6

Mar. 8

Nebraska

W, 6-1

Mar. 10 #16 Minnesota

L, 3-4

Mar. 20 at Pepperdine

L, 3-4

Mar. 24 at Iowa

L, 3-4

Mar. 29 at #1 Ohio State

6 p.m.

DAVID STLUKA

THIS WEEK One of the toughest weekends yet lies ahead for Wisconsin, as the Badgers battle No. 1 Ohio State on Friday and No. 47 Penn State on Sunday. UW heads into both matches as the underdog and hopes to use that fighter’s mentality to pick up a few upsets after two heartbreaking road losses a weekend ago.

Feb. 6

Mar. 31 at #37 Penn State 11 a.m.

April 5

Indiana

April 7

Purdue Noon

3 p.m.

April 13 at Michigan State Noon April 14 at #21 Michigan

Noon

April 19 Northwestern

3 p.m.

April 21 #14 Illinois

2 p.m.

April 25-28 at Big Ten Tournament Ann Arbor, Mich.

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▶ Badgers overturned by Waves ▶ A big statement: Wisconsin takes down Nebraska, 6-1

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INSIDE WOMEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE (13-2, 5-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Feb. 1

Marquette

W, 7-0

Feb. 2

Iowa State

W, 5-2

Northern Illinois W, 7-0

Feb. 15 at Denver

L, 2-5

Feb. 16 vs. DePaul

W, 7-0

Denver

Feb. 22 Utah

L, 3-4

Feb. 24 Minnesota

W, 5-2

Mar. 16 at Maryland

W, 4-0

Mar. 17 at Rutgers

W, 6-1

Mar. 19 at Florida Atlantic

CANCELLED

Mar. 20 at FGCU

W, 4-1

Mar. 22 at Michigan State W, 4-0 Mar. 24 Purdue

W, 5-2

April 5 at #19 Ohio State 5 p.m.

April 7 at Penn State April 12 #36 Illinois

11 a.m.

4:30 p.m.

THIS WEEK No. 45 Wisconsin is free from competition until Friday, April 5.

LAST WEEK The Badgers took on Florida Gulf Coast, Michigan State and Purdue, winning all three matches. UW defeated FGCU 4-1, MSU 4-0 and Purdue 5-2.

GOOD TO KNOW The Badgers ranked are ranked in the Oracle ITA Rankings for the first time since March 3, 2015.

April 20 Iowa

11 a.m.

April 21 Nebraska

10 a.m.

DAVID STLUKA

April 14 #24 Northwestern 11 a.m.

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NEED TO KNOW All matches at Nielsen Tennis Stadium are free to the public.

If fans are unable to attend they can find links to live scoring and live video on the team’s Twitter page.

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▶ Badgers keep it rolling with win over Boilermakers

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▶ Badgers take down Spartans, 4-0 ▶ Badgers take down Eagles, 4-1

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Welcome to a state of gemutlichkeit.

INSIDE WOMEN’S ROWING SCHEDULE Home events in bold.

Sept. 28-29 Iowa/Indiana (Scrimmage)

Results » Oct. 27-18 vs. Michigan State/ Michigan (Scrimmage)

Lansing, Mich. Results »

2019 Mar. 16-17 at Cardinal Invitational

Oak Ridge, Tenn. Results »

Mar. 30-31 at Pac-12 Invitational

Redwood City, Calif.

April 13

at Big Ten Double Dual (Iowa, Indiana)

Iowa City, Iowa

THIS WEEK No. 14 Wisconsin heads to Redwood City, California, for the Pac-12 Invite on Saturday and Sunday, March 30-31.

LAST WEEK The Badgers had the weekend off, but the varsity eight captured the Big Ten Boat of the Week for wins over No. 16 Minnesota, No. 17 Indiana, Tulsa, Notre Dame and Clemson at the Cardinal Invite back on March 16-17.

GOOD TO KNOW UW spent last week during spring break in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, taking advantage of open water to continue preparations for the rest of the season.

Clemson, S.C.

April 27

vs. Princeton, Rutgers & Columbia

Princeton, N.J.

May 19

Big Ten Championships Baraboo, Wis.

May 31-June 2 at

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

April 19-20 at Clemson Invitational

NCAA Championships

Indianapolis

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NEED TO KNOW Fans can follow racing updates via @BadgerRowing on Twitter while rowing news and the team schedule can be found on UWBadgers.com.

Additionally, fans can find complete racing results and photos at Row2K.com.

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▶ Wisconsin varsity eight captures Big Ten boat of the week

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▶ Five things to know: Season Preview ▶ Record-setting times at Cardinal Invite for UW rowing

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