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Senior Jolene Anderson came off of her six-game slump in record-setting fashion. After scoring a combined 46 points in Wisconsin?s first four conference games, Anderson scored a career-high 42 points at Iowa Jan. 3. In scoring those 42 points, Anderson passed Barb Frank for the all-time scoring record in UW women’s basketball.

On such a momentous occasion, Anderson did little to show how overwhelmed she was. In fact, she said, she hadn’t really thought about it too much.

?You know, it hasn?t really set in yet,? Anderson said. ?I?m kind of awestruck, really. ? I?ll think about it more in April, when I have time to think and reflect on my career at Wisconsin.?

For a player as talented as Anderson, and for the hype that her feat received throughout Wisconsin, UW head coach Lisa Stone never discussed it until Anderson finally eclipsed the mark.

?Amazingly, I?ve never talked to her about it,? Stone said. ?I get the reports, the countdowns and everything like that, but never once did I talk about it or say a thing about it. ? I think the record means little to Jolene. I think she just wants the team to win.?

Stone?s statement epitomizes Anderson?s career at Wisconsin, and how she has been on and off the court.

Hounded by media attention throughout the season, Anderson?s sole focus has been on the success of the team. However, with the Badgers off to a slow start, she and her teammates see the record as a high point in a somewhat disappointing season that might hopefully turn their poor record around.

?It is a bright spot, but now we can just move on and do what we need to do,? Anderson said. ?We have nothing else to look forward to except to win a Big Ten Championship.?

The Badgers? record alone can display Anderson?s and Stone?s sense of urgency. After winning five straight nonconference games, Wisconsin lost five out of its first six Big Ten games in a season in which it was ranked in the top 25 at one point.

Despite the team?s frustration, Anderson?s scoring mark is an incredible achievement. She leads the team in nearly every offensive category and often takes responsibility for the team?s struggles.

Stone not only sees Anderson?s feat as remarkable, but she views Anderson as the ideal player to coach and to see grow as a person and an athlete.

?It?s amazing to have the pleasure of coaching her for four years and to get to know her as a person off the court,? Stone said. ?I?m extremely proud of her and what she?s done for this program, for this team and for herself.?

Janese Banks, another go-to senior scorer, also knows that the record is important to Anderson. However, she, much like Stone, knows that the success of the team is more important to Anderson than any record she sets.

?It?s really great for her,? Banks said. ?She?s done her job, and she?s done so much for the team. You know, great players leave records behind, and she?s obviously done that. But right now, though, I think she cares more about winning the Big Ten.?

Even though the record is solely hers, Anderson continues to credit her teammates for supporting her throughout her career and allowing her to move on when necessary.

?They?ve been there for me through the thick and thin,?
Anderson said. ?They?ve been pushing me and telling me to shoot even when I went through my slump. They were pushing me really to be better.?

Moving on has been somewhat easy for Anderson. After the record-setting game at Iowa, Anderson scored 30 points against Michigan Jan. 17 at the Kohl Center. With the Badgers losing in overtime, however, Anderson took responsibility for the loss.

?As a senior captain, I?ll take full responsibility for what happened tonight,? Anderson said following the loss. ?But I?ll learn from it as well as my team, and we?ll just move on.?