THIS WEEK IN BADGER ATHLETICS • WEEK OF FEB. 12, 2018 SPORTS SPOTLIGHT WEEK OF FEB. 12 - 18 MEN’S BASKETBALL This Week: Wisconsin (11-16, 4-10) hosts No. 3 Purdue on Thursday at the Kohl Center. The game will also serve as “Frank Kaminsky Night” to retire the jersey of the former standout and consensus National Player of the Year. Last Week: The Badgers earned their 13th-consecutive win over Illinois with a 78-69 victory in Champaign last Thursday night. UW returned home to host No. 20 Michigan on Sunday, but fell in a 83-72 final. Good to Know: As part of Frank Kaminsky Night on Thursday, there will be EVENT (TV) LOCATION TIME (CT) special pregame and halftime ceremonies. Fans are encouraged to be in their Monday, February 12 seat by 5:40 p.m. (CT). W Tennis ITA Nat. Team Indoor Championships Nielsen Tennis Stadium TBA Need to Know: Wisconsin’s game vs. Purdue tips off at 6 p.m. (CT) and will be televised on ESPN. All radio broadcasts can be heard on the Badger Sports Wednesday, February 14 Network. Follow @BadgerMBB on Twitter for updates. W Basketball vs RUTGERS Kohl Center 7 p.m. WSWIM vs Big Ten Championships Columbus, Ohio TBA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Thursday, February 15 This Week: The Badgers (9-17, 2-11) wrap up their home season on Wednes- WSWIM vs Big Ten Championships Columbus, Ohio TBA day, hosting Rutgers (18-9, 6-7) in the Kohl Center. Tip time is 7 p.m. Wisconsin M Tennis vs MARQUETTE Nielsen Tennis Stadium 6 p.m. wraps up the regular season with two road games, including a contest at Iowa M Basketball vs PURDUE (ESPN) Kohl Center 6 p.m. (20-6, 8-5) on Sunday. Game time is 2 p.m. from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. Friday, February 16 Last Week: The Badgers had a chance to win at Nebraska on Sunday, but a late WSWIM vs Big Ten Championships Columbus, OH TBA turnover gave the Huskers a 51-48 victory at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. Softball vs Pitt Chapel Hill, N.C. 10 a.m. Junior Marsha Howard led the Badgers at Nebraska, hitting a game-high 23 M Track DUAL VS SHELL SHOCKER The Shell 3 p.m. points, just one off her career best of 24 points set earlier this season. The W Track vs DUAl vs SHELL SHOCKER The Shell 3 p.m. 6-foot forward made a career-high 11 field goals. W Hockey vs MINNESOTA (Fox Sports WI) LaBahn Arena 7 p.m. Wrestling vs RUTGERS UW Field House 7 p.m. Need to Know: UW honors its senior class on Wednesday in pre-game ceremo- nies. The Badgers will recognize Cayla McMorris and Kendall Shaw as well as Saturday, February 17 their senior managers for their careers. WSWIM vs Big Ten Championships Columbus, Ohio TBA Good to Know: Both games this week will be streamed live on BTN Plus and Softball vs Pitt Chapel Hill, N.C. 10 a.m. also air in the Madison area on 100.9 FM or online with the iHeartRadio app. M Tennis at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 12 p.m. Live updates are available on Twitter @BadgerWBB. W Tennis vs Arizona Las Vegas, Nev. 12 p.m. Softball at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 12:30 p.m. W Hockey vs MINNESOTA LaBahn Arena 3 p.m. MEN’S HOCKEY This Week: The Badgers take their final bye week of the season, while Team Sunday, February 18 head coach Tony Granato opens Olympic competition directing Team USA Softball at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 11:30 a.m. Wednesday morning against Slovenia. Wrestling vs PURDUE UW Field House 12 p.m. Last Week: The Badgers dropped a pair of games against Minnesota, falling 4-2 W Tennis at UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. 12 p.m. and 7-1 at the Kohl Center. W Basketball at Iowa (BTN Plus) Iowa City, Iowa 2 p.m. Good to Know: UW closes the regular season on Feb. 23-24 with a trip to Ohio State, the previous collegiate coaching stops for both associate head coach Mark Osiecki and Mark Strobel. Need to Know: Catch Team USA on Wednesday on NBC Sports Network. Cov- erage begins at 5:30 a.m. CT. THIS WEEK IN BADGER ATHLETICS • WEEK OF FEB. 12, 2018 WOMEN’S HOCKEY MEN’S TENNIS This Week: After winning the WCHA regular season on Friday, the No. 1 This Week: Wisconsin (4-4) faces in-state rival Marquette on Thursday at the Badgers (27-3-2, 18-2-2-2 WCHA) wrap up their regular season with a Border Nielsen Tennis Stadium starting at 6 p.m. (CT). The Badgers then travel to Min- Battle against Minnesota (20-8-3, 13-6-3-0 WCHA) at LaBahn Arena. Puck drop neapolis on Saturday, Feb. 17 for a Big Ten rival match-up against Minnesota to on Friday is set for 7 p.m. while Saturday’s game, which will also serve as Senior kick off the conference schedule. Day, starts at 3 p.m. Last Week: The Badgers endured a tough road trip, coming up empty-handed Last Week: UW took five of six points on the road at Minnesota Duluth as the after two 5-2 losses against 2017 NCAA Tournament teams, Oregon and Wash- Badgers blanked the Bulldogs, 5-0, on Friday before earning a 3-3 tie on Satur- ington. day. Following Saturday’s draw, Sam Cogan scored in the shootout to give UW Good to Know: UW lost the doubles point for the first time this season against an extra point in the WCHA standings. the Oregon Ducks. Wisconsin bounced back to claim the doubles point in their Good to Know: Thanks to their win on Friday, the Badgers claimed their third- match against Washington two days later. The Badgers have now won the straight WCHA regular-season title and their seventh in school history. UW will double points in seven of eight matches on the season. now have a bye during the first week of the WCHA postseason before playing Need to Know: All home matches at Nielsen Tennis Stadium are free to the in the semifinals of the 2018 WCHA Final Face-Off on March 3 at Ridder Arena. public. Follow Wisconsin men’s tennis on twitter (@BadgerMTennis) for updates Need to Know: Friday’s game will be shown on Fox Sports Wisconsin while during away matches. both games against the Golden Gophers can be heard on 1310 WIBA AM. In addition, fans can follow the action on Twitter (@BadgerWHockey). WOMEN’S TENNIS This Week: The Badgers have a week off before resuming dual play. Wisconsin SOFTBALL will practice from Monday-Friday before heading to Las Vegas, Nevada where it This Week: Wisconsin is back in action this weekend in Chapel Hill, North Caro- will play Arizona (Feb. 17) and UNLV (Feb. 18). lina for the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Friday they face Pitt at 10 a.m. CT. Saturday Last Week: Wisconsin hosted, and took part in, the 2018 ITA National Indoor starts with another game against Pitt at 10 a.m. and concludes at 12:30 p.m. Team Championships Feb. 9-11. The Badgers faced off against third-ranked with a tilt against North Carolina. The Badgers wrap up their weekend with a Florida, losing 4-0 on Friday. On Saturday, Wisconsin played against No. 21 second game against UNC Sunday at 11:30 a.m. Wake Forest in the back draw bracket, ultimately losing, 4-0, while on Sunday, Last Week: The Badgers went 2-2 on the weekend, falling to CSU and Texas the Badgers competed against No. 10 Michigan fighting hard in doubles and on Friday before rebounding with wins against Texas and Incarnate Word on singles play, coming up short in the end, losing 4-0. Saturday. Good to Know: Freshman Lexi Keberle, ranked No. 98, faced No. 29 Kate Fahey Good to Know: Junior Stephanie Lombardo had a great opening weekend. She of Michigan, splitting sets before having the match ruled unfinished. finished with four hits, five RBI and one home run. Need to Know: Follow Wisconsin women’s tennis on Twitter @BadgerWTennis. Need to Know: Links for live statistics will be available on UWBadgers.com while live updates can be found on Twitter (@BadgerSoftball). MEN’S TRACK & FIELD This Week: UW will host its lone indoor meet of the year on Friday as Northern WOMEN’S SWIMMING Iowa and Marquette will come to Madison for the 2018 Shell Shocker. Field This Week: The 21st-ranked Wisconsin women’s swimming and diving team is events start at 3 p.m. while running events follow at 5 p.m. at The Shell. set to compete in the 2018 Big Ten Championships this Wednesday through Last Week: Ollie Hoare ran the No. 5 time in school history in the 3000 meters Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. The meet gets underway at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday while Rashid Coulibaly picked up a win in the pole vault at the Iowa State Clas- and then continues with preliminary rounds at 10 a.m. and finals sessions at sic in Ames, Iowa. 5:30 p.m. each day. Need to Know: Hoare crossed the line in 7 minutes, 51.69 seconds to tie Chris Last Week: The Badgers have been idle since competing at the Notre Dame Solinsky for No. 5 on the program’s top-10 list in the 3000 meters. Only Craig Shamrock Invitational the weekend of Jan.