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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL JAN. 27, 2017 10 First-Team All-BIg Ten Selec ons • 24 1,000-Point Scorers • 14 Post-season Tournament Appearances • 5 WNBA Players • 5 Hall of Fame members 2016҃17 SCHEDULE WISCONSIN 515, 07 VS. INDIANA 146, 43 Record: 5-15 (Home: 2-8; Away: 2-6; SUNDAY, JAN. 29, 2017 ▪ 2 P.M. CT ▪ MADISON, WIS. ▪ KOHL CENTER Neutral: 1-1) Radio . WTSO 100.9FM (Jon Arias) INDIANA HOOSIERS Big Ten Record: 0-7 (Home: 0-3; Away: 0-4) Live Stats . UWBadgers.com 2016-17 Record: 14-6 Live Stream . .BTN Plus 2016-17 Big Ten Record: 4-3 Date Event Time All-Time Series. Indiana leads 27-23 Head Coach: Teri Moren Nov. 11 at Charlo e L, 48-63 In 2015-16 . .The Hoosiers won the only IU Record: 50-34 (3rd) . meeting, 67-57, in Bloomington. NOV. 13 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L, 100-103 GAME 20 WISCONSIN BADGERS NOV. 16 DAYTON L, 64-83 Twitter . @BadgerWBB 2016-17 Record: 5-15 NOV. 20 BUTLER W, 60-55 Facebook . .\WisconsinWomensBasketball 2016-17 Big Ten Record: 0-7 Instagram . @BadgerWBB Head Coach: Jonathan Tsipis Nov. 22 at Milwaukee L, 63-80 UW Record: 5-15 (1st) at Lady Rebel Round-up, Las Vegas BADGERS WRAP UP HOME STAND Nov. 26 vs. Ole Miss L, 69-44 Wisconsin (5-15 overall, 0-7 B1G) wraps up its two-game Nov. 27 vs. Tennessee State W, 80-70 home stand on Sunday when Indiana (14-6, 4-3) comes to town for a 2 p.m. game in the Kohl Center. DEC. 1 NORTH CAROLINA L, 59-72 The Badgers travel to Northwestern (15-5, 4-3) on Dec. 4 at Illinois State W, 64-46 Wednesday for a 7 p.m. tip from Welsh-Ryan Arena in DEC. 6 IDAHO STATE L, 35-42 Evanston, Illinois. DEC. 8 MISS. VALLEY STATE W, 103-61 HALF҃COURT SHOTS DEC. 11 MARQUETTE (BTN) L, 75-81 Michigan State went on a 18-2 run at the end of the second Dec. 15 at Green Bay (ESPN3) W, 54-53 quarter and the start of the third quarter to pull away from the Badgers and win 81-57 on Wednesday night in the Kohl Center. JAN. 1 MICHIGAN L, 56-73 Freshman Kendra Van Leeuwen scored a career-high 12 points Jan. 4 at Rutgers L, 52-68 against the Spartans, hitting a career-best 3-of-3 from 3-point range. The 5-10 point guard led the team in points for the first Jan. 7 at Minnesota L, 60-88 time, scoring in double digits for the first time in her career. Freshman Kendra Van Leeuwen JAN. 11 PURDUE L, 57-79 scored a career-high 12 points Redshirt senior Avyanna Young added 10 points against the Jan. 16 at Penn State (BTN) L, 46-76 against Michigan State on Spartans, marking the first time since Purdue on Jan. 11 that Wednesday night. Jan. 19 at #16/13 Ohio State L, 61-70 the Badgers had two players score in the double figures. JAN. 25 MICHIGAN STATE L, 57-81 Wisconsin had its fewest turnovers in six games with 16 giveaways against MSU. The JAN. 29 INDIANA 2 p.m. Badgers also forced 16 turnovers from the Spartans, marking the most turnovers by a Big Feb. 1 at Northwestern 7 p.m. Ten opponent for UW this season. FEB. 4 #16/13 OHIO STATE (BTN) 1 p.m. After outrebounding three straight opponents, the Badgers were outrebounded by Michigan state 40-32 on Wednesday. UW had a 42.3 - 34.7 advantage on boards over the three games. FEB. 9 NEBRASKA 7 p.m. Senior Kendall Shaw led the team in rebounds against MSU, pulling down a season-best eight Feb. 12 at Michigan (BTN) 1 p.m. boards. It marked the second time this season the 6-4 post has led the team in rebounds. Feb. 15 at #3/3 Maryland 6 p.m. Wisconsin has gotten to the free-throw line the last two games. The Badgers were 18-26 FEB. 18 RUTGERS (BTN) 11 a.m. from the charity stripe against Ohio State on Jan. 19, their most makes and attempts in 12 FEB. 22 ILLINOIS 7 p.m. games, and 12-21 against Michigan State on Wednesday. Over the last two games, UW is Feb. 26 at Iowa TBA 31-47 from the charity stripe while opponents are 25-34. For the just the fifth time this season, Wisconsin’s bench was outscored by an opponent. March 1-5 at Big Ten Tournament MSU’s reserves outscored UW’s bench 29-31 on Wednesday. The Badger bench continues to outperform foes 473-354 (23.6 - 17.7) on the season, for +5.9 points per game. Bankers Life Fieldhouse Wisconsin has struggled to find the right combination of players, putting five different start- Indianapolis, Ind. ing lineups on the floor this season, including a new lineup in the last two games. Only junior Cayla McMorris and freshman Kendra Van Leeuwen have started all 20 games this season. All home games, in ALL CAPS, at the Kohl Center, 601 W. Dayton St. All dates and mes subject to change. WISCONSIN’S PROBABLE STARTERS All mes Central. No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes 10 Kendra Van Leeuwen G Fr. 4.2 3.6 3.8 Team leader in apg; led team in assists in 14 games 11 Marsha Howard F So. 7.4 5.1 0.7 10+ pts in 5 games; ranks 7th in B1G in FG% (.562) 23 Cayla McMorris G Jr. 13.4 4.4 1.1 Scoring leader in 7 games; 10+ pts in 13 games 33 Courtney Fredrickson F Fr. 6.0 4.4 1.4 10+ pts in 2 games; rebounding leader in 2 games 35 Kendall Shaw C R Sr. 3.1 3.3 0.6 Rebounding leader in 2 games Women’s Basketball Contact: Diane Nordstrom . Offi ce: 608-262-9024 . Cell: 608-658-3644 . E-mail: [email protected] Secondary Women’s Basketball Contact: Kelli Grashel . Offi ce: 608-265-3545 . Cell: 608-445-4086 . E-mail: [email protected] Athletic Communications Office . University of Wisconsin . Kellner Hall . 1440 Monroe Street . Madison, WI 53711 GAME 21—INDIANA GENERAL NOTES BADGERS OPEN BIG TEN 0҃7 Van Leeuwen ranks second on the team with QUICK FACTS 18 3-pointers, hitting at least one triple in 14 The Badgers opened the Big Ten season 0-7 of 20 games this season. for the first time since 1985-86. GENERAL Michigan State went on a 18-2 run at the City/State: Madison, Wis. YOUNG HITS DOUBLE FIGURES end of the second quarter and the start Population: 245,691 of the third quarter to pull away from the Redshirt senior Avyanna Young added 10 Founded: 1848 Badgers and win 81-57 on Wednesday night points against the Spartans, marking the first time since Purdue on Jan. 11 that the Enrollment: 43,389 (Undergraduates: 29,580) in the Kohl Center. Badgers had two players score in the double Nickname: Badgers The poorest Big Ten opening in program his- figures. Colors: Cardinal (PMS 200) and White tory is 0-14 in 1985-86. That team finished 1-17. The 6-2 forward ranks second on the team Affiliation: NCAA I with 10.6 points per game while leading the Conference: Big Ten The seven-game losing streak is the longest Badgers with 6.9 rebounds per game. for the Badgers this season. Chancellor: Rebecca Blank Young has scored in double figures in seven Athletic Director: Barry Alvarez OH, CANADA! games and has double-figure rebounds in Senior Women’s Administrator: Terry Gawlik three games this season. Freshman Kendra Van Leeuwen scored a The redshirt senior played in her 100th Athletic Dept. Phone: 608-262-1866 career-high 12 points against the Spartans, career game at Minnesota on Jan. 7. Young Website: UWBadgers.com hitting a career-best 3-of-3 from 3-point played in 59 games at Milwaukee and has range. The 5-10 point guard led the team in played in 45 games at Wisconsin. She is HEAD COACH JONATHAN TSIPIS points for the first time, scoring in double averaging 8.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per Alma Mater: North Carolina, 1996 digits for the first time in her career. game for her career. Career Record: 97-53 (5th year) Her 3-point field goal percentage (1.000) Young returned to the UW lineup at Rutgers Record at Wisconsin: 5-15 (1st year) was the highest by any UW player this sea- on Jan. 4 after missing four games due to a son. Van Leeuwen also led the team in steals ASSISTANT COACHES violation of team rules. The 6-1 forward had with four, marking the seventh time she has • Sasha Palmer (2nd season) not played since Dec. 6 vs. Idaho State. • Myia McCurdy (1st season) led the team in steals and coming just two • Craig Carter (1st season) short of her career high of six. She also set new career highs in free throws made (3) and BALL CONTROL IMPROVES SUPPORT STAFF field goals made (3). Wisconsin had its fewest turnovers in six • Michelle Nason (Director of Operations) Van Leeuwen continues to lead the Badgers games with 16 giveaways against MSU. The • Madison Cable (Graduate Assistant) and tie for 15th in the Big Ten with 4.0 Badgers also forced 16 turnovers from the • Stefanie Arndt (Athletic Trainer) assists per game. Her 74 total assists rank Spartans, marking the most turnovers by a • Renee Zernicke (Strength & Conditioning Coach) 10th on the UW freshman season record.