TAKING IT ALL IN Montee Ball was front and center as a Heisman Trophy finalist last weekend, joining his fellow finalists for a stroll through Times Square in New York before Saturday’s big presentation. PHOTO BY KENT GIDLEY IN FOCUS COMING DECEMBER 20 TO DECEMBER 15, 2011 CONTENTS VOLUME 2, ISSUE 19 16 THE RING IS THE THING Hilary Knight already has played her way into the discussion as one of the best in the women’s game, but the senior has her eyes set on winning another NCAA title at Wisconsin. 36 DEPARTMENTS » IN CONFIDENCE Now a sophomore, guard 8 LUCAS AT LARGE by Mike Lucas Josh Gasser is learning to be a more aggressive scorer for 10 BEHIND THE DESK the Badgers. by Barry Alvarez 12 BY THE NUMBERS Facts and figures on UW 14 5 THINGS TO WATCH 44 INSIDE BASKETBALL 48 INSIDE HOCKEY 52 THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 26 Badgers double up » TAILBACK’S TOUR What do you get the man 54 THE VOICE by Matt Lepay who has 38 touchdowns? How about award show trips to Orlando and New York? Varsity is published weekly by: Wisconsin Athletic Communications Kellner Hall, 1440 Monroe St., Madison, WI 53711 Subscribe to Varsity View All Issues Brian Lucas Director of Athletic Communications Brian Mason Editor Mike Lucas Lead Writer Matt Lepay Columnist Drew Scharenbroch Video Production Drew Pittner-Smith Advertising Contributors Karl Anderson, Paul Capobianco, Charlie Healy, Patrick Herb, Ross LaDue, Diane Nordstrom, Anna Poulter-Hendrickson Photography David Stluka, Neil Ament, Ross LaDue, Dale Steenberg, Southcreek Global Media Problems or Accessibility Issues?
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