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There was plenty of fire in the Badgers’ pregame huddle on Wednesday as No. 3 Wisconsin prepared to open its season with an exhibition contest against UW-Parkside. The Badgers dispatched of the Rangers before a sellout crowd that crammed into the Kohl Center for its first look at the preseason Big Ten favorites. PHOTO BY PATRICK HERB IN [FOCUS]

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HAVING A FLING

Senior Frank Kaminsky banks in a fallaway jump hook in Wisconsin’s 77-40 exhibition win over UW-Parkside Wednesday night. The preseason All-American led all scorers with 19 points and also grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.

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1-2 PUNCH

Malachy Schrobilgen and Michael Van Voorhis’ 1-2 finish at the 2014 Big Ten Championship ― sealed by their sprint up the final straightaway ― proved to be the knockout punch to the rest of the conference, as the Badgers won their 47th Big Ten title last Sunday in Iowa City. Schro- bilgen repeated as individual champion and was named Big Ten Athlete of the Year.

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TURNING A CORNER

Wisconsin raced to its best Big Ten showing since 2008 with a runner-up finish at the conference championship last Sunday, continuing a season-long surge for a program that jumped to No. 6 in the national rankings this week. Junior Molly Hanson, an All-American on the track at 1500 meters last year, took fifh to help move the Badgers back up the podium in cross country.

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TOUCH AND GO

It wasn’t quite a playground game of touch football, but Wisconsin’s defense made it look easy in holding Rutgers scoreless for the first time in 12 years last Saturday. Linebackers (lef) and Marcus Trotter kept Rutgers starting QB Gary Nova on his heels and helped the Badgers’ nation-leading defense hold the Scarlet Knights to just 139 total yards in a 37-0 win.

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HOME, HOME AGAIN

Corey Clement’s return to the Garden State occurred, appropriately enough, on Homecoming weekend at Rutgers, and the Wisconsin sophomore put on a show for the friends and family that made the trip to Piscataway from his native Glassboro. Clement rushed for a game-high 131 yards and a pair of touchdowns ― covering 43 and 36 yards ― against the Scarlet Knights en route to his first Big Ten Ofensive Player of the Week honor.

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THAT TAKES CLASS

It was a Senior Night to remember for Jacob Brindle and David Caban, who were recognized prior to the Badgers hosting No. 2 Indiana in their home finale last Friday. Brindle scored a goal in the 72nd minute to tie the game and force overtime, while Caban helped the defense close out the 2-2 draw in double overtime. PHOTOS BY BRANDON HARRISON CONTENTS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 ■ VOLUME 5, ISSUE 11

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Borland making his mark, not satisfied hris Borland had no trou- age. That will keep you humble.” Borland’s learning curve as a ble manning up. And it Few have handled celebrity starter. “I have a lot of respect Chad nothing to do with his better than Borland, who could for him,” Borland said. “He’s first NFL start coming against the teach a college and pro level always positive with me and I’ve and their Hall class on how to be humble. Few grown a lot under him. He has of Fame quarterback. This was have been so low maintenance been awesome.” about a coverage mistake that and grounded. “I’ve acclimated Borland has tried to be like the rookie a sponge around the 29-year- made in a loss, and he was man old Willis, who has twice led enough to be accountable. the league in tackles. From Despite registering 18 tackles, this standpoint, he has gone to including three TFLs, last Sun- school on Willis and picked up day against the St. Louis Rams, pointers “on everything from Borland stayed in character and how to fit a run play to what to true to himself by shifing the expect in coverage to the way to conversation from any individ- approach the game.” ual gratification to the fact that On the biggest adjustment the Rams won 13-10 and receiv- that he has made to the pros, er Kenny Britt beat him on a Borland said, “Confidence is crossing route. huge and you have to have an “I blew a pass coverage as- intense focus. You have to put signment that resulted in a ICON SPORTS WIRE yourself in a position to make touchdown,” said Borland, the quick decisions and you have to former Wisconsin All-American trust yourself. You prepare, so linebacker from Kettering, Ohio, on Sundays, you know what to “and that was the thing that expect and you can play fast.” sticks out in my mind from that Yet, there’s really nothing that game. It was a mental error, it I’M A LOT BETTER can prepare a rookie linebacker was big mistake.” PLAYER TODAY for , who com- Borland heard from many of THAN I WAS THREE pleted 22-of-26 passes for 318 his Badgers teammates and he yards and four touchdowns in was appreciative of their kind WEEKS AGO. the Broncos’ 42-17 win over the words. But he confided that it 49ers on Oct. 19 in Denver. “He was “tough to take congratu- “to the life and the profession- does so many things that oth- lations” for the 18 tackles, the alism pretty quickly,” he said of er quarterbacks don’t do,” said highest total in the league this the NFL. “I feel comfortable, I Borland. season, and two more than his feel at home.” Afer that loss, San Francisco UW career high, knowing the Many have made him feel” that tweaked its run defense for the result, a loss. way with the 49ers, namely All- Rams. “We were playing things a “It’s not like I missed tackle,” Pro linebacker , little diferently and they strug- he said. “It was a blown cover- whose toe injury accelerated gled to pick it up,” Borland said.

-PAGE 1 OF 2- ICON SPORTS WIRE - ■ That entails everything That entails from background for his adaptability his adaptability for background the next for and preparedness a lot to been exposed “I’ve step. he other places,” of guys from haven’t tell can said, “that you see the to had the opportunity we Wisconsin, At picture. bigger harped on the process.” always conditioning the of-season nu- lifing to weight to program of Wis trition. “The reputation ready guys is that they’re consin of the game outside be pros to said. he days, too,” and on game it truly own to about how “It’s Borland is a pro.” be to and how Exhibit A. - -PAGE 2 OF 2- -PAGE UWBADGERS.COM UWBADGERS.COM

» All things considered, includ- All things considered, his Badgers Borland credited - valu are playing. These ― by ter able reps.” at that he got ing the education “You the hands of Manning ― out a yard you’re quickly if learn that he of position in coverage of it” ― Bor- advantage will take a lot land has made strides. “I’m I was than today player better he said, “let ago,” weeks three ago.” alone a year year,” he said. “There’s a lot to to a lot “There’s he said. year,” no time quickly and really learn just along; you’re be pulled to But the fire. kind of put over bet get that you the way that’s - BY MIKE LUCAS LUCAS MIKE BY

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LUCAS AT LUCAS LARGE DAVID STLUKA does feel a lot like my freshman my freshman a lot like does feel time experiences for Borland. “It Borland. for time experiences got to come down.” down.” come to got the air), and once he’s up, he’s he’s up, he’s the air), and once ball,” he said. “I got him up (in he said. “I got ball,” and I thought I could strip the and I thought I could WWE. “I had him wrapped up WWE. “I had him wrapped Even though he has never wres Even of the worthy a move tled, it was Louis running back . Mason. Tre running back Louis tackle was his “suplex” of St. his “suplex” was tackle bers were so high.” so high.” were bers - why my num scheme. That’s well our D-line was playing the playing D-line was our well because of our scheme and how of our scheme and how because “Quite a few of my tackles were were of my tackles a few “Quite THE VOICE BY MATT LEPAY » VOICE OF THE BADGERS

Going down memory lane with Purdue ot long ago, a Wiscon- a 36-yard completion, setting up can serve as a cautionary tale. sin-Purdue football a Ben Jones game-winning chip That 2003 loss to Purdue Nmatchup meant crazy shot field goal. changed Wisconsin’s season. games, and ofen times down- Then came 2004. Afer the emotional win against to-the-wire finishes. Let us turn With ESPN’s College GameDay Ohio State, the Badgers were back the clock to 1998 and ’99, show on the Purdue campus, 3-0 in the Big Ten. The loss to when Wisconsin was very much and Kyle Orton in the middle Purdue started a three-game into bend-but-don’t-break mode of the Heisman race, the Bad- slide. In fact, Wisconsin dropped against the great Drew Brees. gers spoiled the party. Leading five of its final six games, in- It worked. In the ’98 game 17-14 late in the fourth quarter, cluding the Music City Bowl to (when fans at Camp Randall it appeared Purdue was going Auburn. Stadium jumped around for the to finish the deal. Running a Knowing the up-and-down first time), the Badgers picked bootleg, Orton was on his way nature of a season, there is a of four passes, including a to a game-clinching first down reason head coach Gary Ander- game-turning pick-six from when UW defensive backs Rob- sen seems to avoid getting too All-America cornerback Jamar ert Brooks and Scott Starks excited these days. Yes, his team Fletcher. combined to make one of the is playing very well, especially The next year, on a beautiful more famous defensive plays in on defense and special teams. day in West Lafayette, Brees and school history. And while some can fret about Ron Dayne staged a Heisman Brooks sent the quarterback the passing game, in the last Trophy candidate dual. Dayne spinning in the air. The ball two weeks the ofense has put and the Badgers had the better popped out, and Starks scooped 89 points on the board. of it, putting the big tailback in it and ran 40 yards to the end Yet Andersen knows his team position to earn college foot- zone. Everyone in the house was will face a much-improved Pur- ball’s most coveted award. stunned as Wisconsin took a 20- due outfit. Then Nebraska visits In the next two meetings, it 17 lead. What you might not re- Madison, followed by a trip to was Purdue providing the magic member is that Purdue had one Iowa City. Then the regular sea- moments. In 2000 at Camp Ran- final shot to tie the game. The son closes with the Border Bat- dall, the Boilers won in overtime same kicker who beat the Bad- tle against Minnesota. by blocking a field goal attempt gers a year earlier missed from Right now, the Badgers are in and returning it for game-end- 42 yards away, and Wisconsin a good place. Remaining in a ing touchdown. had a shocking three-point win. good place will be dificult. An- In 2003, one week afer the It has been all Wisconsin ever dersen understands that better Badgers beat third-ranked Ohio since. than anyone. When talking to State, the Boilermakers came Among the items in this week’s his players, one gets the impres- to town and walked of with a game notes ― the Badgers have sion they get it as well. This is a 26-23 victory. Down seven late won the last eight meetings by group that works like crazy for in the game, re- an average score of 24.1 points everything it gets. turned a punt 63 yards for a per game. At the moment, that work eth- touchdown. But on Purdue’s What does that mean for this ic has the Badgers in position to final possession, Kyle Orton week? Not a ton, but there is earn everything it wants. Not a hooked up with Roy Williams for one nugget from history that bad place to be in November. ■ BEHIND THE DESK BY BARRY ALVAREZ » UW DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

Takes one to know one: LBs fun to watch hen I’m watching a he’s very physical. dangerous. game, I’ll watch every- He’s got a very good grasp of On Saturday, we play at Pur- Wthing but I do watch the the game right now. He’s smart due and they’re much improved. linebackers closely. I’ll watch and the thing that I’ve noticed is We’ll have to play well down the TV replay and I always kind that he’s playing fast. there. It’s never easy when you of zero-in on them because That means you understand play on the road and this will be they’re the ones that have to fit what your responsibility is and no exception. defensively. you see things and you can react Earlier this week, Tom Os- You can’t have your old quickly. There’s no hesitation, borne and I were together and thumper linebacker playing to- there’s no doubt in your mind. I said, “Boy, I hope (Ameer) day’s game. You need guys that The whole game has slowed Abdullah is healthy because are versatile enough that they down. I would love to see those two can line up and play against a Our outside linebackers, Joe guys on the same field, Abdullah power team and be physical in Schobert and Vince Biegel, and Melvin Gordon.” their fits. they’re playmakers, they’re It would be fun to have a big And they have to be flexible physical, they like to mix things game with Nebraska here, a late enough to bump out and play in up. afernoon game, not an 11 a.m. space. You really need a unique They’re disruptive players; game. You’d have two ranked athlete to play linebacker, so they disrupt ofenses. I coached teams playing for something if you don’t have to substitute Tarek Saleh and I see similarities we take care of business at Pur- when they come out in a spread with Biegel. Both are high ener- due. formation. gy guys, high strung guys, physi- That’s what you play for, so I was an old thumper (at Ne- cal guys, tough guys. that everybody in the country braska); I don’t know if I could You can put safety Michael Ca- knows about your game and it play today. I could play from puto in this group of linebackers means something. I know this tackle to tackle pretty well. But I because of his versatility. He’s much, everybody is aware of our couldn’t play in space like these what you’re looking for ― you basketball team. guys do. want to recruit Caputos, or guys I know Bo has worked them I’ve been impressed with our like him. hard and it looks like we’ve de- linebacking corps this season. He can play safety, he can cov- veloped some depth. The guys Derek Landisch is not the big- er a section of the field, and he have gotten stronger and no one gest guy in the world, but he’s can jump out there and cover a is sitting on their laurels; they’re strong and physical. He seems receiver man-to-man. Or, he can all trying to improve. to be in the right place all the walk up there and play lineback- The turnout for the Red-White time. He does everything well, er and he can blitz. scrimmage was really impres- including blitz. Our No. 1 defense has basical- sive. That’s what’s going to hap- You could see how we missed ly shut out people two weeks in pen this year. People want to Marcus Trotter against North- a row. That’s very dificult to do see elite teams and they should western when he was injured. in this day and age. That Mary- be excited about this team, they He brings so much enthusiasm land outfit has put points on the can be elite. and energy to the game. Plus, board against everyone; they’re I like high expectations. ■ WHAT TO WATCH

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MICHALA JOHNSON

A preseason first-team All-Big Ten selection heading into her senior sea- ALL ABOUT MICHALA son, Michala Johnson is a vital part of the Badgers’ rotation. A native Year: Senior of Bellwood, Illinois, the 6-foot-4 starter was named first-team All-Big Height: 6-3 Ten as a junior last season and was the first Badger to claim the hon- Position: F/C or since 2008. Johnson has been the trailblazer for the Badgers since Hometown: Bellwood, Ill. she transferred from UConn in 2012, leading the team at 16.6 points per High School: Montoni game and scoring in double figures in a team-high 21 times. How do you feel going into your senior season? QUICK Qs WITH MICHALA Who takes the most selfies on the “I’m excited. A little nervous, because it came so fast. But I’m team? “The most selfies would have to looking forward to the season.” be Cayla (McMorris).” Returning as first team All-Big Ten, what kind of expecta- Favorite basketball movie? “Love and Basketball.” tions do you have for yourself? “I kind of put myself on the same high standard. It was my Favorite person to follow on Twitter? goal to make All-Big Ten. That was my goal. And when I made “It’s a food account. They post difer- ent desserts and stuf, it looks so good. the goal, I wasn’t sure I could because it was my first time It’s called @Deliciousness. I try to tell coming back and not really playing in so long, so to actually myself I can make it, but I probably achieve goal was great. I’m making that my goal again. Be- can’t make it.” cause I can’t just say, ‘Oh you were that last year, now this Guilty pleasure TV show? “I like all year what are you?’ I have to still hold myself to those same reality shows. I’ve been watching a lot high standards.” of Grey’s Anatomy lately and How to Get Away with Murder. I watch Scandal, but Heading into your second season on the court afer trans- I don’t have to watch it like I have to ferring, how have you grown into the program? watch How to Get Away with Murder.” “It took a little while, because I wasn’t use to the Big T - SCROLL FOR MORE - SPEAK SOFTLY& CARRY A GREAT SCHEME BY MIKE LUCAS ■ UWBADGERS.COM HAVING QUICKLY DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS A TOP DEFENSIVE MIND, IT’S THE GRAVITY ― AND NOT THE VOLUME ― OF WHAT SOFT-SPOKEN COACH DAVE ARANDA SAYS THAT CARRIES SO MUCH WEIGHT WITH THE BADGERS’ TOP-RANKED DEFENSE. DAVID STLUKA DAVID STLUKA

EVEN YEARS AGO, DAVE ARANDA WAS A people. The intimacy of the town was great.” first-time homeowner living in the heart of So was the football and that’s why Aranda was S the Mississippi Delta with his wife, Dione, at Delta State ― he was hired by another Califor- and their two little girls; she had the keys to the nia native and a first-time college head coach, Buick Century and he walked to work while he Ron Roberts, now at Southeastern Louisiana. was building his coaching resume. “He’s a guy that I learned a lot of defensive foot- Aranda was in his first season as the co-defen- ball from,” Aranda said. sive coordinator at Delta State University, a Di- At that formative stage of his coaching jour- vision II program in Cleveland, Mississippi. ney, Aranda was in a discovery mode. Cleveland, a city of 12,000-plus, was a little “I was at Houston as an assistant coach and less than two hours from the University of Mis- I learned a lot there,” he said. “But I wanted to sissippi in Oxford and a little more than two call plays and Cal Lutheran provided me with hours from Misssissipi State in Starkville. It was that opportunity. It was time to try and take that miles and miles away from the Big Ten and the next step in terms of being a coordinator; being University of Wisconsin for Aranda, a California a coordinator was something I always wanted native. to do.” “We look back at that time fondly,” he said. Cal Lutheran was Aranda’s alma mater. Afer “But I remember when we got there it was a calling the defensive signals for two years (2005 little bit of a shock. It was a little bit easier for and 2006) ― he presided over the top scoring me than my wife. There was a Popeye’s Chicken defense and total defense in the conference ― and good biscuits at the gas station and great he felt that it was time to “take the next step

-PAGE 2 OF 7- in the progression” and that led him to Roberts and Delta State. “He was a believer in the 3-man front, he ran the 3-3- 5 defense,” Aranda said of Roberts, “and he was pretty innovative with it. He learned it from Joe Lee Dunn, a Mis- sissippi State guy.” (Dunn gave birth to the 30-stack defense at Mem- phis in 1991 and popularized it under Jackie Sherrell in Starkville.) “At Delta State, I was able learn the defense and even- tually I started calling it,” Aranda said. “He (Roberts) let me call the first game and I called the whole season and we were really successful.” The Statesmen lost in the second round of the NCAA playofs to North Alabama, in six months. Aranda lef Delta State afer one but they led the nation in defensive pass efi- season for the defensive coordinator position at ciency and ranked No. 2 in total defense and Southern Utah, coached by Ed Lamb, another scoring defense and No. 3 in rushing defense. California native and an Aranda acquaintance Delta State went 10-2 overall; 8-0 in the Gulf from his days at Cal Lutheran. Small world … South Conference. coaching. Some of the things that Aranda was learning For about two months during what was the about X’s and O’s ― and doing then ― he’s do- ofseason, Aranda lived out of a Motel 6 in Cedar ing today. “We created 4-man fronts and 5-man City, Utah, which was about 160 miles from Las fronts,” he said, “by using corners, by using Vegas, his recruiting territory. During that time, safeties, by using linebackers at our disposal. he got a phone call from Greg McMackin, who It looks like you’re doing a lot, but you’re really had just taken over the University of Hawaii pro- not.” gram. Aranda enjoyed the camaraderie of the Del- Aranda had worked as a graduate assistant ta State staf. “You’d hang out at the head under McMackin on Mike Leach’s staf at Texas coach’s house or they would come over to my Tech and now he wanted Aranda to join him in house; it was a neat experience,” he said, con- Honolulu. That meant leaving Lamb. “That was ceding sheepishly, “Looking back, we probably a real hard decision,” Aranda said. “I hoped to shouldn’t have done it, but we bought our first never be in that type of spot again. I chose to go house.” to Hawaii.” They also had their first house up for sale with- It was too good of an opportunity for Aranda

-PAGE 3 OF 7- to turn down, professionally and for his fam- randa is not a yeller on the practice field; ily. And it was the move that opened so many nor of, far from it. more doors to his advancement in the business, A “He’s very sof-spoken,” said UW safe- including the path that he took from Hawaii to ty Michael Caputo. “There have been probably Utah State to Wisconsin. McMackin’s influence four to five times where I’ve heard him raise his was huge. voice to a point where you’re thinking, ‘That’s “He (McMackin) was very influential in blitzing kind of yelling a little bit.’ Coach Aranda’s yell- and protections,” Aranda said. “He was always ing just doesn’t compare to other coaches’ yell- finding a way to pressure the ofense and not ing; diferent decibels.” just sitting back. He was just very much that way Aranda never viewed his demeanor as being a and a lot of that still rubs of on me. I learned a drawback to becoming a good coach. lot from him.” But he does agree that he may not be your Before, during and since his brief stay in the prototypical defensive coordinator, either. Mississippi Delta, he hasn’t stopped learning. “I would be at the far end of that, I would have “You learn from so many coaches,” he said. “I to imagine, just from talking to a bunch of dif- know on defense we’ve had some success here ferent people,” he said. “I get calls throughout (Wisconsin) and we’re aiming to have some the week; guys are talking about such and such more. But I’m always a little uncomfortable with opponent and you get a feel for where they’re the attention that gives, particularly to me. It’s coming from and I’m not like them.” a product of the people I’ve been around and Aranda will raise his voice when warranted, learned from.” especially over the lack of execution during a • • • • game.

-PAGE 4 OF 7- “You have to be you,” he said. “Once you’re he knows what he’s talking about.” true to that, the kids will respond to that.” , now the Baylor coach, was the same It was something that he picked up along the way when Aranda was on his Houston staf. way from his mentors in the profession. “He’s going to have his own view on what he “I grew up in coaching with Mike Leach,” he believes in,” he said, “and he’s going to do it.” said, “someone I have so much respect for.” UW head coach is no diferent. Leach, who’s now at Washington State, is gen- “He’s going to be his own guy,” Aranda said, erally known for his eccentric ways. “and he believes in how he’s going to do things.” “He’s going to be who he is,” he said. “He’s go- There has been an interesting twist in their ing to be him.” coaching relationship in that Andersen is now Mike Leach, in other words, is going to be Mike in the meeting room with him on a more regular Leach. basis because Andersen is coaching a position “And you’re going to respect group on defense, the bound- him because he cares about ary linebackers. Vince Biegel you,” Aranda said, “and because “ANYTIME YOU is one of his pupils. HAVE SUCCESS,” Biegel acknowledged the ARANDA SAID, “IT’S diference in personalities. A PRODUCT OF THE “Coach A is a little more fiery WHOLE HOLISTIC like myself,” Biegel said of An- APPROACH AND dersen. “But to have a calm, cool, collected guy like Coach I THINK WE’VE Aranda is kind of fun, too. It’s GOT IT.” kind of good for our defense because we’ve got a lot of fi- ery dudes on the squad.” Just don’t be deceived by Aranda’s reserved manner, Biegel warned. “He might be calm in personality but I think inside he has a fire,” he said. “He’s kind of a sof-spoken guy but he di- als up those blitzes for us. He’s an aggressive play-caller, which makes my job a lot of fun on the field.” Aranda pointed out that he, too, has profit- ed from Andersen’s interaction as a lineback- ers coach. “Just hearing his opinions and how he sees things, a lot of times it’s diferent from me,” Aranda said. “But it’s good to hear that and we’ve added wrinkles to what we’ve done be- cause of it.” Aranda singled out all the assistants on the defensive staf. By name, he cited Bill Busch, Ben Strickland and Chad Kauha’aha’a in addi- tion to Andersen. “Anytime you have success,” Aranda said, “it’s a product of the whole holistic approach and I think we’ve got it.”

-PAGE 5 OF 7- CHRIS BORLAND: “He’s quiet, but oftentimes that’s because his mind is thinking about ways to attack protections and cov- erages to run. I don’t think I’ve been around someone who loves scheming football more than Coach Aranda, and it shows.”

tions and coverages to run,” Borland said. “I don’t think I’ve been around someone who loves scheming foot- ball more than Coach Aranda, and it shows. He’s really passionate about the game.” Aranda visited with the San Fran- cisco 49ers defensive assistants during the summer. “He’s always asking questions,” said Borland, a third-round pick of the 49ers in the 2014 NFL Draf. “They all say the same thing about him; he’s a student • • • • of the game to the Nth degree.” ormer UW All-America linebacker Chris As far as cutting loose his players, Borland said, Borland has not forgotten how the Utah “He allows for that to be built into the defense. F State defense ― whose first-year coordi- It can be complicated but ultimately guys are nator was Aranda ― held the Badgers to 234 freed up more. He schemes to the degree where yards of total ofense and 12 first downs during he has guys who are good at certain things in a 2012 game at Camp Randall Stadium. Wiscon- the right spots to take advantage of their skill sin had to rally for a 16-14 victory. set.” “I know a few guys on that Utah State team, Junior safety Michael Caputo confirmed as and no disrespect to them, but they didn’t have much. “He really does let us ― and I don’t want a bunch of All-Americans,” Borland said. “They to say figure it out ― but he lets us play rather had some good players who really played great than being in our ear all the time,” he said. “He as a unit. The scheme was outstanding and I wants us to attack. I don’t know if that reflects know our ofense had trouble with it.” his personality. But he understands football and Not unlike the trouble opponents are having he knows what he’s doing.” with this season’s UW defense. Aranda definitely understands what he wants That 2012 game was Borland’s introduction to out of an inside linebacker. Aranda’s coaching style. “The prototypical linebacker to me would “He’s quiet, but ofentimes that’s because his an instinctive linebacker, a smart linebacker, a mind is thinking about ways to attack protec- tough linebacker,” he said. “At Hawaii, we had

-PAGE 6 OF 7- Corey Paredes, an All-Conference player. He “The far end of this as far as the stress-o-me- won us a lot of games there. He was a former ter,” he said of coaching, a high stress profes- fullback and a sawed-of 5-11, 220-pound kid. sion, “would be being a religion professor or a “At Utah State, we had Jake Doughty. He spent philosophy professor at some community col- some time with the Packers. He was a 6-foot, lege in Kansas or something. That was definite- 220-pound guy. Tough as nails. Smart. Bright. ly a thought at the time.” “Obviously, the true prototypical linebacker But not a thought that could sustain him, not was Chris Borland. And you can look at the guys like football. we have now in Derek (Landisch) and Marcus So does Aranda have a timetable on becom- Trotter, and they’re both in that same type of ing a head coach? mold. You’re really looking for shorter, quicker “No sir,” he said sternly. “I’m very much enjoy- guys; you don’t want long, rangy guys in there ing what I’m doing now. I like being around the because everything happens so sudden in such guys and the team we have. I want to maximize a close contact area.” all of this season and see where it leads.” Aranda knows what he wants. But did he al- Has the 38-year-old at least thought about be- ways want to be a coach? There was a time coming a head coach? when he was a grad assistant at Texas Tech that “Haven’t really thought it,” he said. “I very he pondered some career options, including much like this part of it. I feel like my strengths the ministry. He was a philosophy major at Cal lend to what I’m doing now. There are some Lutheran and he got his master’s in interdisci- things out there that may not be my strengths. plinary studies in Lubbock. I feel very comfortable in this job and the tasks “The big question then with my wife was, that are ahead of me.” ‘What do you want to do?’” he recounted. Dave Aranda, in other words, is going to be Did he want to teach and preach? Dave Aranda. “I sent out feelers,” he said, “and got accepted “He’s a man of few words,” Biegel said, “but at a couple of spots.” they’re very important words.” It would have been such an extreme decision, And they carry weight. “When he talks,” Biegel though. said, “you listen.”

I’M VERY MUCH ENJOYING WHAT I’M DOING NOW. I LIKE BEING AROUND THE GUYS AND THE TEAM WE HAVE. I WANT TO MAXIMIZE ALL “OF THIS SEASON AND SEE WHERE IT LEADS.

” DAVID STLUKA -PAGE 7 OF 7- OLD MAN AND THE iCe FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR CHASE DRAKE HAS HAD TO WORK FOR HIS OPPORTUNITIES AND, AS THE ELDER STATESMAN ON THIS YEAR’S BADGERS’ SQUAD, IS LOOKING TO PASS THAT ATTITUDE ON TO HIS YOUTHFUL TEAMMATES

BY MIKE LUCAS ■ UWBADGERS.COM GREG ANDERSON N AN ERA OF SPECIALIZATION, CHASE USHL’s Green Bay Gamblers. Drake bucked the trend and competed in Drake had recruiting ofers from some Ivy I three high school sports instead of focusing League schools for hockey. But his dream was on just one ― hockey ― the one that he’s still to play for the Badgers and he verbally commit- playing today at Wisconsin. ted to coach Mike Eaves and Wisconsin in early As the most senior of three senior captains on May of 2008. the Badgers ― “I get called the grandpa of the Eaves understands the role that specialization team” ― Drake can look back on that experience plays in the high school landscape. at Mosinee High School and feel good about his “It’s an on-going discussion with young peo- choices. ple,” he said. “Even if you want to play in multi- So much so that when Drake takes the ice ple sports, you’re penalized if you do because if against North Dakota in the first home series of you don’t show up for practice, you’re not play- the season, you will see a late developing col- ing in games. lege player who can live with any consequenc- “It’s getting to the point now where it’s hock- es. ey in the fall and winter (for most high school “It was a little diferent for me; some of these age prospects) and if you can get two sports guys get to go to juniors in, baseball or some oth- right away,” he explained. er spring sport, that’s a “I wanted to stay back good thing.” home with my friends Drake was more than and graduate from high willing to take on the ex- school. tra workload to letter in “We had such a good three sports. It was just athletic class when I was the type of commitment there. We had something that you made in a small special in every sport, so community like Mosinee, I wanted to be a part of 120 miles north of Madi- that. I felt like I owed it to son. my school and the town.” “I absolutely don’t Drake was an all-con- have any regrets ― be- ference quarterback in ing a part of those teams football and led Mosinee was great,” he said. “It to a 10-2 record his se- was something that took nior year. He threw for me away from hockey. I more than 2,500 yards could go to baseball and and 21 touchdowns. He football and relax. was also all-conference “Kids are specializing in baseball. more and that’s some- On the ice, he had 12 thing you really can’t do goals and 30 points in in a small town where 23 games for the Indi- there are 700 kids in the ans, who lost in the state high school and every- quarterfinals. Once that one has to do two or

season ended, he played GREG ANDERSON three sports.” in 10 games with the Drake played a couple

-PAGE 2 OF 4- GREG ANDERSON - - “You’ve got to know where guys are at all at are guys where know to got “You’ve still didn’t see Drake freshman, As a redshirt guy “I don’t see myself as being the ofensive stay-at- of a steady, “I see myself as more had been selected he that learned Drake When upon looked guy that being honor huge a “It’s “Now that I’m the elder statesman,” he add- that I’m the elder statesman,” “Now times. Seeing the whole ice is very comparable is very comparable ice times. Seeing the whole seeing the whole field.” to That games. in two He played much of the ice. - and 37 last sea 18 as a sophomore to increased with Eddie Wittchow. son when he partnered with Justin Schultz or had in the past we’ve like - who has only 10 ca said Drake, McCabe,” Jake with the Bad- 61 games his first points in reer gers. solid play home guy who just brings consistent, or being physical that’s every whether game, my job or just making sure shots on net getting done.” gets Joseph LaBate along with ― captain team as a that all the years Navin ― he realized and Brad of. had paid work, and uncertainty, of hard Wisconsin,” especially being from peers, your by 25 on Dec. 21, making who will turn said Drake, on a freshman-dominat him the oldest player ed roster. ed roster. - - - PAGE 3 OF 4 -PAGE

“Coach likes to say that we’re the quarter say that we’re to likes “Coach To do so, he concentrated on “gaining weight weight on “gaining he concentrated do so, To Drake carried only 170 pounds on his 6-2 frame on his 6-2 frame only 170 pounds carried Drake “I just worked on those things coach (Eaves) (Eaves) on those things coach “I just worked “It was a struggle. I wasn’t really ready to come come to ready really I wasn’t a struggle. “It was “Afer the first year definitely,” he responded. he responded. definitely,” year the first “Afer Did he consider leaving the team? the team? leaving Did he consider

“because we see everything. So it’s a lot like be a lot like see everything. we “because So it’s backs out there,” he said of the blue line corps, he said of the blue line corps, out there,” backs field. on the football ing a quarterback a defenseman. His quarterback training helped. training His quarterback a defenseman. his skills as far as “playing without the puck” as as “playing without the puck” his skills as far and gaining confidence.” He also had to hone He also had to confidence.” and gaining level that he had to answer. answer. level that he had to questions about his physicality at the college the college at questions about his physicality when he was first being recruited. So there were were So there being recruited. first when he was told me to work on and it paid of.” of.” on and it paid work me to told didn’t see any action as a true freshman at Wis didn’t see any action as a true freshman in (here) and it was frustrating,” said Drake, who said Drake, frustrating,” and it was in (here) too. stay, to and I wanted stay to my parents and my dad really wanted me to me to wanted really and my dad my parents to earning ice time. ice earning me. But I talked this isn’t for “I kind of figured the first to admit that it has been an uphill climb admit that it has been an uphill climb to the first joining the Badgers in 2010. And he would be he would in 2010. And joining the Badgers of seasons in the USHL with Sioux City before City before with Sioux in the USHL of seasons consin. consin. ed, cognizant of the team’s youthful make-up, lem-solver. He’s majoring in personal finance. “I have to make sure everyone is in check and And it hasn’t hurt either to have his younger sis- everyone is mentally focused.” ter on campus. In fact, he considers it a “bless- That current focus has been on goal-scoring, ing.” or the lack thereof. Kim Drake is entering her third season as a “I think everyone is pressing,” Drake said. “We member of Mark Johnson’s women’s hockey have guys coming back who are looked upon to team at Wisconsin. She has appeared in 77 ca- be point-producers and they’re not. reer games, so she can relate on many fronts “Right now, I think they’re putting too much with her brother. stress on themselves. They just need to simpli- “When we have the of-the-ice issues,” Chase fy. That’s what we’re really stressing. Simplify Drake said, “I’m there for her and she’s there for the game. Get pucks on the net. Drive the net. me if I’m having trouble with stuf. I can help her “You don’t have to go out there and deke out out with homework and I can help her out on the whole team. Use the guys around you and the ice.” make plays when they’re there. That’s what Given this backdrop of a late bloomer now we’ve been harping on during the bye week entrusted with more responsibilities, Eaves has practices.” all the confidence in the world Drake will be a There have been plenty of those with such a strong captain. His narrative would seem to disjointed early-season schedule. The Badgers speak to that. last played on Oct. 18 at Northern Michigan. “He has seen our culture for five years,” Eaves They have another bye afer the North Dakota said. “And the nice thing about Chase is that series. there’s been a transformation of his personality “But with a young team, it has been nice,” and character. Drake insisted. “We get this extra practice and “He’s had some tough times. He has had to obviously the practices have been tough be- work from being a guy who wasn’t playing to a cause we haven’t been doing well (0-4). guy who was part of two playof championship “It would be nice to fix the bumps during teams. games. But it’s not going to hurt our record when “He has grown. He has transformed himself we have these weekends of, so we can jell and from being that non-player to being a player figure out our problems.” and he knows what it takes, so he’s a good ex- Drake has always been a pretty good prob- ample for our young guys.” Most grandpas are.

I SEE MYSELF AS MORE OF A STEADY, STAY-AT-HOME GUY WHO JUST BRINGS “CONSISTENT, SOLID

PLAY EVERY GAME. DAVID STLUKA

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Badgers tapping potential of their punts Special teams strategy pays of in field position SCHEDULE (6-2, 3-1) he punt will never be considered the most exciting play in Home games in bold. All times CT. football, but don’t confuse its popularity with its poten- Aug. 30 vs. LSU L, 28-24 tial importance. Sept. 6 Western Illinois W, 37-3 TThe most obvious example was the momentum-changing Sept. 20 Bowling Green W, 68-17 block the Badgers’ punt return team executed last Saturday at Sept. 27 South Florida W, 27-10 Rutgers, with junior A.J. Jordan cleanly swatting a Tim Gleeson Oct. 4 at Northwestern L, 20-14 kick to the sideline and giving the Badgers’ ofense a short field. The field position gain made it easy for Melvin Gordon to run Oct. 11 Illinois W, 38-28 in a 13-yard touchdown and get the Badgers on the board in Oct. 25 Maryland W, 52-7 what became a runaway 37-0 win. Nov. 1 at Rutgers W, 37-0 “I feel it was a big spark in our ofense and in our team as a Nov. 8 at Purdue 11 a.m. whole,” Jordan said. “I was glad I was able to make the oppor- Nov. 15 Nebraska TBA tunity when I had the chance.” Nov. 22 at Iowa TBA While Jordan’s play made the highlights as a key play in the Nov. 29 Minnesota TBA game, the impact of the Badgers’ punt unit went (rather) quiet- ly unnoticed to most fans. Sure, they noticed QB Bart Houston delivering rugby-style punts for the second-straight game, but did they the see the FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: benefit? Using Houston’s low rollers while kicking into the wind and -SCROLL FOR MORE- INSIDE MEN’S BASKETBALL BY PATRICK HERB

All-American, Cover Boy, Humble Frank Kaminsky reluctantly center of attention SCHEDULE (0-0, 0-0) reseason All-American one day, cover Home games in bold. All times CT. boy the next. RECENTLY Such is the life and times of senior Frank Kaminsky who Nov. 5 UW-Parkside W, 77-40 Phas gone from relative Division I obscurity to the center of the (Exhibition) college basketball world in a matter of 12 months. COMING UP A year ago this time, Kaminsky was coming of a season in Nov. 14 N. Kentucky 8 p.m. which he averaged 4.2 points in 10.3 minutes per game as a Nov. 16 Chattanooga Noon sophomore. The question being posed was how Kaminsky Nov. 19 Green Bay 8 p.m. would fill the shoes of the departed senior frontline of Jared Nov. 22 Boise State 9 p.m. Berggren, Mike Bruesewitz and Ryan Evans. Battle 4 Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas Somewhat to the chagrin of Kaminsky, the questions are Nov. 26 vs. UAB 6 p.m. completely diferent these days. Nov. 27 vs. Florida TBA “I don’t necessarily like talking and having people surround or Georgetown me,” Kaminsky admitted at Big Ten Media Day last month. “But Nov. 28 vs. TBA TBA at the end of the day, I don’t hate it as much as I used to. I hate > Complete Schedule | Buy Tickets it less than I did. I still hate it, though.” Kaminsky storms into his senior season with seemingly more FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: preseason accolades than Twitter followers and finds himself at the center of an increasingly intense media spotlight. Being seven feet tall, it’s always been dificult for Kaminsky to -SCROLL FOR MORE- INSIDE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BY KELLI GRASHEL DAVID STLUKA

Badgers looking for a fresh opportunity UW returns four starters, 10 letterwinners SCHEDULE (0-0, 0-0) fer a disappointing 2013-14 season, fourth-year head Home games in bold. All times CT. coach Bobbie Kelsey is ready to turn things around Nov. 9 UW-River Falls 2 p.m. (Exhibition) heading into this year. The key to that turn-around? Con- Nov. 12 Minnesota Duluth 7 p.m. fidence.A (Exhibition) “When you’re talking about a team that maybe hasn’t had Nov. 16 Illinois State 4 p.m. the success yet, it’s important for us as coaches to build their confidence because I always say you can’t necessarily give kids Nov. 20 Vanderbilt 7 p.m. confidence but you can surely take the little bit they have, if Nov. 23 at Drake 2 p.m. you don’t coach them correctly, and encourage them to excel Junkanoo Jam, Freeport, Bahamas: and to make some mistakes,” Kelsey said. Nov. 27 vs. S. Carolina 3:15 p.m. Coach Kelsey and her staf return four starters, Michala John- Nov. 28 3rd-place game 4:45 p.m. son, Dakota Whyte, Jacki Gulczynski and Nicole Bauman plus Championship 7:00 p.m. fifh-year senior Cassie Rochel. In addition, Kelsey returns 10 ACC/Big Ten Challenge: letterwinners and adds three newcomers to her squad. Dec. 4 at Miami 7 p.m. In a standout first season for the Badgers, senior Michala > Complete Schedule | Buy Tickets Johnson earned first-team All-Big Ten honors in 2014, becom- ing the Badgers’ first first-team honoree since 2008. Johnson FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: finished last season with a team-best 16.6 points per game, which ranked fifh in the Big Ten. She scored in double figures in 22 games, including a career-best 32 points at Northwestern. -SCROLL FOR MORE- INSIDE VOLLEYBALL BY DIANE NORDSTROM JACK MCLAUGHLIN

Shefield, UW see room for improvement Badgers not satisfied despite winning streak SCHEDULE (20-2, 11-1) fer winning 11-straight matches and 25-straight sets, Home events in bold. All times CT. many coaches wouldn’t find too many things for their RECENTLY Ateam to improve on, either in practice or in a match. Oct. 18 #23 Minnesota W, 3-0 Not so with the fourth-ranked Badger volleyball team. Head Oct. 22 Iowa W, 3-0 coach Kelly Shefield was asked that exact question at Mon- Oct. 26 #14 Nebraska W, 3-0 day’s news conference and his reply, “No, no, God no!” said it Oct. 29 at #13 Purdue W, 3-0 all. UW currently has the longest winning streak in the Big Ten Nov. 1 at Indiana W, 3-0 and leads the conference standings at 11-1, a match ahead of COMING UP second-place Penn State and Illinois, who are both 10-2. Nov. 7 at Michigan 6 p.m. The Badgers have won their last eight matches by 3-0 scores Nov. 9 at Michigan State Noon to extend their set-winning streak to 25. Included in that stretch Nov. 12 Michigan 7 p.m. are wins over No. 13 Purdue, No. 14 Nebraska and No. 23 Min- Nov. 15 at Iowa 7 p.m. nesota. Nov. 19 Illinois 7 p.m. “Our ball control has gotten better, serving has gotten better, blocking has gotten a lot better,” Shefield said of his team’s improvement. “Some of our servers see patterns, people are finding some cracks in the armor, if you will, and we find those FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: and we try to get to work with it, when we get back to the prac- tice gym. “Opposing t ams have -SCROLLvideo on FOR what MORE- you’re doing and they’r INSIDE MEN’S HOCKEY BY PAUL CAPOBIANCO

Badgers looking for some home cooking UW was dominant at home last season SCHEDULE (0-4-0) y the time the Badgers skate on Friday at the Kohl Center Home games in bold. All times CT. against No. 2 North Dakota (5-1-1), only one other school RECENTLY in the country will still be waiting to drop the puck on its Oct. 17 vs. Northern L, 2-0 Bhome season, and that is Ivy League-member Dartmouth, who Michigan has only played one game so far this season. Oct. 18 vs. Northern L, 4-1 The Kohl Center was a very friendly place for the Badgers last Michigan year, with the squad posting a 17-2-1 mark for a .875 winning COMING UP percentage, tops in Kohl Center history for UW and the sec- ond-best home record in a season for the program. Nov. 7 #2 North Dakota 7 p.m. The Badgers hope to lean on that comfort as it looks to find a Nov. 8 #2 North Dakota 7 p.m. spot in the win column for the first time this season. Nov. 21 at Colo. College 8:30 pm It is always a privilege to play in front of the Kohl Center crowd Nov. 22 at Denver 8 p.m. and the energizing student section. Add that to the great rivalry Nov. 28 Ferris State 7 p.m. that is UW-UND and fireworks are expected this weekend (see Nov. 29 Ferris State 7 p.m. This Week in Badger History). > Complete Schedule | Buy Tickets Also by the time the Badgers skate on Friday, they will have had 18 practices since their last game, spanning three weeks. Those practice sessions were largely intense compeition, fo- FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: cused on learning and developing chemistry. For comparison, through the first two weekends of action, the Badgers were on -SCROLL FOR MORE- INSIDE WOMEN’S HOCKEY BY A.J. HARRISON DAVID STLUKA

No. 3 UW heads into bye with momentum Wisconsin survives shorthanded test at UND SCHEDULE (9-2-1, 7-2-1) fer playing for six straight weeks and traveling to three Home games in bold. All times CT. diferent states, the No. 3 Badgers have their first bye of RECENTLY the season. They’re back on the ice hosting Minnesota Oct. 24 at Bemidji St. W, 2-1 StateA next week in a Thursday/Friday series at LaBahn Arena. Oct. 25 at Bemidji St. W, 4-3 Wisconsin heads into its of week following a series in North Oct. 31 at #10 N. Dakota T, 3-3 Dakota for which the team was missing two forwards on Friday Nov. 1 at #10 N. Dakota W, 3-2 and four on Saturday. Blayre Turnbull and Emily Clark missed both games due to the Four Nations Cup, while Annie Pankow- COMING UP ski missed Saturday’s contest to travel to the Four Nations Cup Nov. 13 Minnesota State 7 p.m. and Karley Sylvester was out due to an injury. Nov. 14 Minnesota State 3 p.m. Wisconsin rallied on Friday to earn a 3-3 tie with UND and Nov. 21 at St. Cloud State 3 p.m. then grabbed a 3-2 win on Saturday to take four of a possible Nov. 22 at St. Cloud State 3 p.m. six points on the road. Nov. 29 at New Hampshire 6 p.m. “Between Blayre and Clark and Annie missing, we had our Nov. 30 at New Hampshire 1 p.m. work cut out for us,” junior Courtney Burke said. “I think we all stuck together and worked as a team. Not one person tried to do everything, and I think the main thing is that we worked as FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: a team and got the job done.” UW enters its bye with a 9-2-1 record, with the two losses com- ing at the hands of No. 2 Minnesota. Of Wisconsin’s 12 games, -SCROLL FOR MORE- INSIDE CROSS COUNTRY BY A.J. HARRISON

Wisconsin legacy holds true at Big Tens Men regain title, women finish in second place SCHEDULE espite the chilly and windy weather, both the men’s and Home meets in bold. All times CT. women’s cross country teams reminded everyone what RECENTLY the Wisconsin legacy truly stands for at the 2014 Big Ten Oct. 17 Wisconsin adidas DChampionship last Sunday in Iowa City, Iowa. Invitational “Just before the race, we got in the huddle and told the teams M: 3rd, 176 points to look down at the uniform,” Wisconsin Director of Track & W: 4th, 227 points Field and Cross Country Mick Byrne said. “We told them that Nov. 2 Big Ten Championship they have to understand that the name on the uniform means M: 1st, 47 points a lot more than us, it represents all the years and traditions of W: 2nd, 55 points the team.” COMING UP “When you wear the Badger jersey, it means something more.” Nov. 8 Badger Invite 11 a.m. Afer seeing its record streak of 14-straight Big Ten titles end Nov. 14 NCAA Great 12 p.m.

last season, the No. 6-ranked Wisconsin men’s cross country Lakes Regional team refocused itself on starting a new run. The Badgers took Nov. 22 NCAA 11 a.m. Championships the first step toward building that streak Sunday by bringing the Big Ten trophy back to Madison in impressive fashion. The No. 8 Wisconsin women’s cross country team continued FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: its season-long surge with an impressive runner-up finish at the Big Ten Championship, grabbing the Badgers’ best conference finish since 2008. -SCROLL FOR MORE- INSIDE MEN’S SOCCER BY BRANDON HARRISON GREG ANDERSON DAVID STLUKA

Badgers prove no pushover to No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers haven’t won in Madison since 2009 SCHEDULE (3-10-3, 0-6-1) hanks to the recent play of the Wisconsin men’s soccer Home games in bold. All times CT. team, the McClimon Complex has not been a friendly RECENTLY road trip for Indiana. Oct. 7 Green Bay W, 1-0 TLast Saturday, the underdog Badgers put together one of their Oct. 11 at #19 Michigan St. L, 1-2 best performances and earned their first point of the Big Ten Oct. 15 Loyola L, 1-2 (2OT) season by battling to a 2-2 tie through double overtime against the No. 2 Hoosiers. Oct. 18 Ohio State L, 2-0 Indiana, a perennial powerhouse in the world of men’s soc- Oct. 22 Milwaukee W, 1-0 cer, has not lef Madison with a win since 2009 despite leading Oct. 26 at #12 PSU L, 1-2 (2OT) in the all-time series against Wisconsin. Nov. 1 #2 Indiana T, 2-2 (2OT) In fact, the Badgers are 2-1-2 in their past five matches against Indiana. That recent success is very impressive, considering COMING UP Wisconsin was just 3-32-4 through the teams’ first 39 meetings. Nov. 5 at Northwestern 7 p.m. While last season’s come-from-behind victory over the Hoo- Nov. 8 Big Ten Tourney TBD siers will go down as one of the greatest ever played in Madison between the two, this past weekend’s match was thrilling in its own right. Saturday night’s draw proved that the Badgers can hold FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: their own against any opponent in the country. With two goals against IU, it marked just the third time this season that a team -SCROLL FOR MORE- INSIDE WOMEN’S SOCCER BY BRANDON HARRISON DAVID STLUKA

Badgers poised to make noise in postseason UW begins with Big Ten tournament this week SCHEDULE (16-2-2, 9-2-2) he Wisconsin women’s soccer team wrapped up its regu- Home games in bold. All times CT. lar season last week, but the consensus among Badgers RECENTLY is that the job is far from finished. Oct. 5 #7 Penn State L, 0-2 TWith the postseason now upon them, members of this year’s Oct. 8 Iowa T, 0-0 (2OT) team are focused on improving upon their second-place finish Oct. 12 at Northwestern W, 2-0 in play and claiming the program’s first Big Oct. 18 at Minnesota W, 4-1 Ten Tournament title since 2005. Oct. 24 #16 Rutgers W, 1-0 Afer finishing with a 9-2-2 record in league play — the highest Oct. 26 Maryland W, 1-0 (2OT) finish since 2000 and best under head coach Paula Wilkins — Oct. 31 T, 0-0 (2OT) the Badgers will enter the conference tournament as the No. 2 at Illinois seed. Nov. 5 vs. Illinois W, 2-0 Wisconsin has its sights set on making the four-day tourna- COMING UP ment, Nov. 5-9, a long stay. Nov. 7-9 Big Ten Tournament With big goals, the Badgers must first focus on overcoming West Lafayette, Ind. a tough Illinois team in the first round of the tournament on Wednesday. Despite a dominant ofensive performance, includ- ing a season-high 26 shots, UW was unable score and earned a FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: scoreless draw in double overtime during the teams’ previous meeting just days ago. The winner of Wisconsin and Illinois will then advance to face -SCROLL FOR MORE- INSIDE WRESTLING BY KELLI GRASHEL

Back for more: Returnees ready to lead UW Badgers boast five NCAA qualifiers from 2014 SCHEDULE (0-0, 0-0) ilma Rudolph, the Olympic Champion who was once Home events in bold. All times CT. considered the fastest woman in the world said, “We RECENTLY are all the same in this notion: The potential for great- Oct. 29 Intrasquad Meet Wness lives within each of us.” Her wise words ring true to the COMING UP Wisconsin wrestling program. The potential for greatness runs Nov. 8 Stevens Point Open All Day deep through the Badgers’ wrestling room as they begin their Stevens Point, Wis. 2014-15 campaign. Nov. 8 Wyoming Open All Day Head coach Barry Davis, who enters his 21st season at the Nov. 14 Maryland 8 p.m. helm of the program, returns nine starters afer only losing three and welcomes nine new faces to the team. In addition, Nov. 20 at Rider 7 p.m. this year’s squad returns a promising five NCAA qualifiers in Nov. 22 Navy Classic All Day Connor Medbery, Isaac Jordan, Timmy McCall, Ryan Taylor and Annapolis, Md. Rylan Lubeck. Nov. 29 at S. Dakota St. 2 p.m. The Badgers check in at No. 15 in the Intermat preseason Nov. 30 at N. Dakota St. 2 p.m. rankings with nine of the top 15 teams hailing from the Big Ten. > View complete schedule Six individual wrestlers also ranked in the top 20 of their re- spective weight class. FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Atop the list is Jordan, Wisconsin’s only returning 2014 All-American, who earned the No. 4 spot in the rankings at 165 lbs. The redshirt sophomore concluded his outstanding season -SCROLL FOR MORE- BADGER HOCKEY VS. NORTH DAKOTA

EXTRA, EXTRA, EXTRA EFFORT MARCH 5, 1983: A 6-5 triple-overtime thriller sends UW to the WCHA playof champi- onship. Chris Chelios tied the game with 12 seconds lef in regulation and Paul Houck scored the game-winning shorthanded goal. -MORE DATES IN UW VS. UND HISTORY- DAVID STLUKA DAVID STLUKA

THE HAT FITS FROM FIVE DOWN SABO SEALS IT FEBRUARY 6, 2004: DECEMBER 7, 2001: MARCH 2, 1996: Freshman Robbie Earl tallied The Badgers scored five unan- Wisconsin needed double over- three goals to help Wisconsin, swered goals to come back from time to score a 5-4 win over which rallied back from a three- a 6-2 deficit in the third period North Dakota and advance to goal deficit, to beat the No. 1 to defeat the Fighting Sioux the WCHA Final Five in Milwau- Fighting Sioux 4-3 in overtime 7-6 in overtime. Rene Bourque kee. Steve Sabo scored the at the Kohl Center. scored the game winner in OT. game winner for the Badgers.