For the Wisconsin volleyball team, it’s all about finishing the season strong. That seems to be the message from almost every head coach as a team approaches the conclusion to its season. It is no different for coach Pete Waite and Wisconsin as they conclude the regular season this week against… Read more »

As Sunday’s match concluded, the season also on the brink of conclusion, it was the same old story for the Wisconsin volleyball team in its final weekend series at the Field House. The Badgers looked as good as anyone in the Big Ten as they easily defeated the overmatched Iowa… Read more »

As a rocky season comes to a close, the Wisconsin volleyball team may have gained its greatest victory of the season Thursday when it landed the nation’s top volleyball recruit along with two other players. Top recruit Lauren Carlini, a 6-foot-2 setter/hitter from Aurora, Ill., Tori Blake, a 6-foot-3 middle… Read more »

The Wisconsin volleyball team has had its share of ups and downs this season. The Badgers are 16-13 overall and sport a 4-12 record in the Big Ten. But the Badgers will look to send off its three seniors — Alexis Mitchell, Mary Ording and Bailey Reshel — with victories… Read more »

Everything was going as scripted for Wisconsin volleyball senior outside hitter Bailey Reshel. She was beginning her senior season as the starting outside hitter for a young Badger squad looking to make its mark on the Big Ten season. But, just as quickly as her season had started, things turned for… Read more »

The Wisconsin volleyball team will gain national attention this weekend as it travels to Ohio State and Penn State, two of the top teams in the conference. The Badgers will take on the No. 15 Buckeyes Friday and will then have a date with third-ranked Penn State Sunday, a match… Read more »

Deme Morales has been the jack-of-all-trades for the Wisconsin volleyball team this season. The 5-foot-7 sophomore from Amherst, Ohio has played almost every position for the Badgers this season and seems to have finally settled into her role as a back row player for Wisconsin. Badgers’ coach Pete Waite said… Read more »

The Wisconsin volleyball team appeared to be in control of the match after dominating the first set Friday night. But the Badgers lost their momentum in the match just as fast as they started it, as the team fell to the Hoosiers by a final score of 3-1. The loss… Read more »

The Wisconsin volleyball team is coming off a heart-breaking loss to No. 10 Minnesota Wednesday. The Badgers lost in three sets to the Gophers, nearly coming back to win the third set, only to fall 28-26. Wisconsin was out-blocked for only the fourth time this season, something Badgers’ coach Pete… Read more »

Wisconsin sophomore Courtney Thomas was considered one of the top volleyball recruits in the 2011 class by college coaches around the nation. She was recruited by Wisconsin coach Pete Waite as a setter, and after a year of an unfamiliar job, Thomas is finally back at her natural position this… Read more »

The Wisconsin volleyball team did its best to defend home court this weekend. The Badgers earned a weekend split after defeating Michigan Sunday by a score of 3-0, which came after Friday’s hard- fought 3-1 loss to No. 25 Michigan State. UW relied on stellar defensive play both Friday and… Read more »

Wisconsin athletics has had good fortunes against the best teams in the country over the years, most recently beating No. 1 Ohio State in football and basketball.The Wisconsin women’s volleyball team will look for a similar story Friday night as top-ranked Penn State comes to town. Last weekend, the Badgers… Read more »

While a weekend full of easy victories in the Southern Georgia Invitational Tournament doesn’t say much about UW’s preparedness for the fast-approaching Big Ten season, the results speak volumes to the program that head coach Pete Waite has established in his 14 years at Wisconsin.After a fourth straight win in… Read more »

The Wisconsin volleyball team is off to a fast start this season. Wisconsin is coming off a 3-0 weekend in which they won the annual InnTowner Invitational in Madison, and the Badgers are 8-1 as they prepare to travel south for the Georgia Southern Invitational this upcoming weekend. Badgers coach Pete… Read more »

The Wisconsin volleyball team completed a sweep of UW-Milwaukee Saturday night to win the Inn Towner Invitational at the Field House. The Badgers also swept Drake and North Dakota State Friday and Saturday, respectively, en route to winning the title. UW played well in most areas of the game throughout… Read more »

The Wisconsin women’s volleyball team is off to a 5-1 start to the young season as the Badgers open their home season Friday with the annual InnTowner Invitational. The Badgers are more experienced this season, thanks to the leadership of senior middle blocker Alexis Mitchell. Mitchell says her individual goals… Read more »

The 2012 Wisconsin women’s volleyball team is no longer a team of freshmen without any college experience.The Badgers (5-1) are a year older and are looking to build on last season’s team that finished with a 16-16 overall record, going 8-12 in the Big Ten. The young Badgers showed flashes… Read more »

To say the least, the Wisconsin women’s lightweight rowing team is off to a fast start this spring. Coming off a successful weekend in Boston, the team may have to give major credit to the fact that it got onto the water earlier this year than in years past. The… Read more »

As the Wisconsin football team’s spring game draws nearer, head coach Bret Bielema has been pleased with the progression of his players so far in camp. Even though there hasn’t been much full contact in camp yet, Bielema said he’s been surprised at the level of intensity on the field.… Read more »

As the Wisconsin women’s hockey team prepares for this weekend’s Frozen Four in Duluth, Minn., sisters Brooke and Brittany Ammerman could be playing together for the last time. It will be the final weekend as a Badger for Brooke, who is a senior on the team. Last season, Wisconsin beat… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin men’s track and field team’s select few members have been preparing for this upcoming weekend for the entire year. This Friday and Saturday, the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship will be held at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium in Nampa, Idaho. The Badgers will send… Read more »

As the Wisconsin women’s hockey team prepares for the WCHA Final Face-Off against Minnesota-Duluth, the success of the team may depend more on special teams than ever before this year. Wisconsin has had plenty of success on the power play this season, scoring 39 power-play goals on 160 chances, putting… Read more »

As the Wisconsin women’s hockey team prepares for the first round of the WCHA playoffs against Minnesota State after locking up a conference title, head coach Mark Johnson has already received another honor — one in the name of his father. The University of Wisconsin Athletic Department announced Monday that… Read more »

The Wisconsin women’s basetball team returns to the Kohl Center Thursday night to play Michigan State, looking to end its three-game losing streak. Wisconsin’s last two losses came in tough road contests against No. 9 Ohio State and No. 12 Penn State — two teams that were able to capitalize… Read more »