Despite a perfect home record in its nonconference play, the Wisconsin volleyball team has been unable to defend its home court in Big Ten play this season. Most recently, Wisconsin fell to Ohio State at the Field House. The Badgers prevented a Buckeye sweep by taking the third set, but… Read more »

To kick off the Big Ten tournament, the Wisconsin men’s tennis team is preparing for a rematch with Nebraska, its most recently played opponent. The two teams meet under very different circumstances, but the Badgers are hoping for a similar result. The Badgers have had an exceptional second half of… Read more »

The Wisconsin men’s tennis team has finally found the right combination of players in the lineup, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. The Badgers have had success top to bottom in both singles and doubles recently, earning four wins in their past five conference matches. This includes… Read more »

The Wisconsin men’s tennis team found a way to win on both the doubles and singles court, something they have struggled with all season, which earned them a 5-2 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes. The victory advanced the Badgers to ninth in the conference and put them in the position… Read more »

The Wisconsin men’s tennis team will look to finish the season better than it started during this weekend’s final regular season matches against opponents also sitting in the lower half of the conference standings. The Badgers will first host the Iowa Hawkeyes and then travel to Lincoln, Neb., to take… Read more »

Scoreboards can show as many numbers as they want, but what is not visible are the off-court elements such as team morale and mental toughness, which are equally important in any tennis match. And the mental aspect of the game is what propelled the Wisconsin men’s tennis team through its… Read more »

The Wisconsin men’s tennis team has plenty to be proud of despite its recent losing slump. The Badgers had an impressive record from their non-conference season and are drawing confidence from those past wins during this drought. Wisconsin had a trying non-conference season this winter, one which they hoped would… Read more »

If there’s one thing that the Wisconsin men’s tennis team can say about its back-to-back losses this weekend, it’s that the Badgers were consistent. In two home losses against Michigan at 5-2 and Michigan State at 6-1, Wisconsin clinched the doubles point in both duels. Unfortunately, the squad was also… Read more »

The Wisconsin men’s tennis team will have one thing in common with both of its opponents this weekend: 7-0. The Badgers are coming off of a doubleheader from which they earned two 7-0 victories. Wisconsin’s first match-up of the weekend, Michigan, will be riding the momentum of a sweep of… Read more »

Despite lingering injuries and 80-degree heat, the Wisconsin men’s tennis team managed to sweep both Wisconsin-Whitewater and Illinois at Chicago in a double-header Sunday. After a 7-0 victory over the Warhawks from Whitewater, the Badgers began what would be their second sweep of the day against the UIC Flames. Wisconsin… Read more »

Wisconsin women’s volleyball head coach Pete Waite has always spoken with pride about his team’s balanced offense. At any given match, a number of Badger attackers could lead the team in kills, making it difficult for opponents to anticipate which Badger will get the next set up. This well-distributed offense… Read more »

When asked to describe how it felt to take down ranked opponents in consecutive weekends, Janelle Gabrielsen had just one word —“Awesome.” The senior setter and captain showed her veteran talent as she tallied her second triple-double of the season to lead her team to a 3-1 victory over the… Read more »

The Wisconsin women’s volleyball team concluded its home stand with a bittersweet weekend against two strong squads from Michigan. Wisconsin (15-13, 7-9) couldn’t use the confidence gained by defeating No. 24 Michigan (18-10, 6-10) 3-1 Friday to string together three straight wins as the Badgers fell to Michigan State (19-9… Read more »

The Wisconsin women’s volleyball team will defend its home at the Field House for the second consecutive weekend with matchups against Michigan and Michigan State. The Badgers are hoping to extend their success after a weekend against tough opponents like Ohio State and Penn State. Despite getting off to a… Read more »

After an unsuccessful start to the second half of Big Ten play, the Wisconsin women’s volleyball team returns home with no shortage of motivation to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Penn State Nittany Lions. The Badgers are coming off of back-to-back losses on the road. Despite grabbing… Read more »

The Wisconsin volleyball team received a painful dose of news this week. Freshman outside hitter Crystal Graff will miss the remainder of the season with a right knee injury, and head coach Pete Waite foresees freshman Caroline Workman and junior Bailey Reshel working in tandem to fill Graff’s spot. “Crystal… Read more »

Two brand new teams will meet in the University Gym in Bloomington, Ind., Saturday night. Or at least that is how it appears on paper. The 4-5 Wisconsin women’s volleyball team will hit the road this weekend to try their luck against the 0-8 Indiana Hoosiers. At this same point… Read more »

It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of a thundering kill by one of the Wisconsin women’s volleyball team’s many talented hitters. However, those offensive moments begin with solid passing, digging and serve receiving from the Badger defense. Big Ten defensive leader, sophomore Annemarie Hickey, anchored her back… Read more »

The infamous border battle will commence Wednesday evening at the Field House as the Wisconsin women’s volleyball team takes on the No. 14 Minnesota Gophers. The Gophers lead the all-time series 4-3 and won both matchups last season, 3-1 and 3-0. Both teams are coming off weekend losses to Nebraska… Read more »

Height difference was not the only thing that set apart the Wisconsin women’s volleyball team’s two opponents this weekend. On Sunday, Wisconsin beat an inconsistent Iowa squad in three straight sets, 25-16, 25-22, 25-21, two days after falling to Nebraska, who performed with precision and swept the Badgers, 25-21, 25-15,… Read more »

For the past few years, “big threes” have popped up all over sports, including the Wisconsin women’s volleyball team. The addition of freshmen Ellen Chapman, Courtney Thomas and Crystal Graff has shown tremendous potential in the early part of the 2011-12 season. Each of the three Badgers have already put… Read more »

A battle of youth will commence this weekend as the Wisconsin men’s hockey team hosts a similarly fresh-faced Northern Michigan squad in its season opener at the Kohl Center. 20 of the 26 Badger skaters this year are either freshmen or sophomores, while the remaining six players are juniors with… Read more »

After receiving national championship rings at its first practice, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team is inspired by the glory of last season and eager to open up the 2011-12 season this weekend against Lindenwood. Head coach Mark Johnson and his team will precede the game with a national championship banner… Read more »

An emotional end to the Big Ten season leaves the Wisconsin men’s tennis team with little hope for a spot in the NCAA tournament. The Badgers started the weekend off looking very strong against No. 11 seed Penn State. They were able to knock them out in the first round… Read more »

After a year of rebuilding, the Wisconsin men’s tennis team is eager to measure its progress against some of the nation’s strongest squads during this weekend’s Big Ten Tournament. Play will take place all weekend on the Badgers’ home courts at Nielsen Tennis Stadium. The tournament opens Thursday for Wisconsin… Read more »

With eyes on the Big Ten Tournament and the NCAA tournament, the Wisconsin men’s tennis team can’t afford get too ahead of itself. The Badgers will hit the road this weekend, facing the Iowa Hawkeyes Saturday and the Illinois Fighting Illini Saturday. The past six meetings with the Hawkeyes, now… Read more »

Nielsen Tennis Stadium was initially filled with disappointment and later celebration this weekend as the Wisconsin men’s tennis team competed in its final regular season home matches of the year. The Badgers got off to a rough start Friday when they were shut out by the Ohio State Buckeyes, but… Read more »

After splitting two matches last weekend, the Wisconsin men’s tennis team will wrap up its home conference schedule this weekend against the highest-ranked opponent it has faced this season. The Badgers will host No. 2 Ohio State Friday, and Sunday, they will do the same against No. 38 Penn State.… Read more »

The Wisconsin men’s tennis team had a bittersweet weekend as the Badgers split between their two opponents. The Badgers, now 3-3 in Big Ten play, showed resilience against the Purdue Boilermakers on Friday but were not able to knock off the conference-leading Indiana Hoosiers Sunday afternoon at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.… Read more »

With his 6-foot-5-inch frame, sophomore Billy Bertha has an intimidating physical presence. However, his powerhouse serve and equally powerful groundstrokes are what truly set opponents back on their heels. For the duration of the weekend, Bertha’s power was consistently present. Friday against Purdue, Bertha opened his singles match with a… Read more »

Seventy down, 18 and 44 to go. The Wisconsin men’s tennis team is on the hunt for more top-ranked opponents as it travels this weekend to face No. 18 Michigan, followed by No. 44 Michigan State. This will be the Badgers’ first conference road trip. Wisconsin is coming off of… Read more »

With a new head coach, the Wisconsin softball program is counting on its veterans to be leaders. Unfortunately, that means placing a lot of stock in a very young group of athletes as Yvette Healy enters her first year at the helm of the program. Three seniors and two juniors… Read more »

The Wisconsin men’s track team has continuously exhibited its mettle, which should prove useful in the upcoming Big Ten Indoor Championships. The indoor season is very short, consisting of less than 10 meets that end with the Big Ten and NCAA championships just two weeks apart. This leaves little time… Read more »

After their win over Northwestern Thursday, the Wisconsin Badgers are now sitting in third place in the Big Ten. However, head coach Lisa Stone and her team have their eyes on first. They will get an opportunity to reach their goal on Wednesday when they travel to Iowa City to… Read more »

The Wisconsin women’s basketball team has dealt with some considerable ups and downs over the last few days. However, head coach Lisa Stone is attempting to stay positive even in the hardest times. Even though the Badgers suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Michigan State Spartans last Thursday at the… Read more »

Wisconsin women’s basketball head coach Lisa Stone made it clear that she and her team have one thing on their minds this week: round two with the Michigan State Spartans Thursday. “Our job is to continue to focus on the task at hand and the next game ahead of us… Read more »