University of Wisconsin Athletic Director Chris McIntosh announced Thursday that three-time national coach of the year Mike Hastings will assume the position of head coach for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team. Hastings hiring comes after former men’s hockey head coach, Tony Granato was fired March 6, following the Badgers exit from the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. “I am … [Read more...] about Men’s Hockey: Mike Hastings named sixth head coach of UW men’s hockey team
Men’s Basketball: Badgers collapse in second half, end season in Las Vegas
With just two victories separating the cardinal and white from a National Invitation Tournament title, the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team (20-15) floundered down the stretch against North Texas (30-7) and concluded their 2023 campaign with a 56–54 defeat in Las Vegas. After conquering both Bradley University and Liberty University in front of Badger faithful and … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball: Badgers collapse in second half, end season in Las Vegas
Wisconsin Women on Top: Highlighting most decorated female athletes in Badger history
Women’s involvement in athletics at the University of Wisconsin traces back to the late 1800s, but it wasn’t until 1974 that UW recognized them as intercollegiate programs. On March 1, 1974, the Athletic Board at UW officially incorporated a 12-sport women’s program at the university. Nearly 50 years later, after more than 500 All-Americans, 95 Big Ten Championships and 9 NCAA … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Women on Top: Highlighting most decorated female athletes in Badger history
Softball: Badgers take weekend series against Michigan State, inch closer to home opener in Madison
After a month-and-a-half of traveling to tournaments and matching up against some of the top teams in the nation, the University of Wisconsin softball team made their Big Ten Conference debut this past weekend, facing the Michigan State Spartans in East Lansing, Michigan. Due to scheduling conflicts Saturday, the Badgers and Spartans played a double-header Friday and finished … [Read more...] about Softball: Badgers take weekend series against Michigan State, inch closer to home opener in Madison
Women’s Basketball: Badgers finish rebuilding year, look to expand success in 2023-2024
The University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team (11-20, 6-12 Big Ten) ended the 2022-2023 season with a loss against Purdue (19-10, 9-8 Big Ten) on the second day of the Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Despite an early tournament exit, the Badgers’ program continued to rebuild in Marisa Moseley’s second year as head coach and showed vast improvement to give … [Read more...] about Women’s Basketball: Badgers finish rebuilding year, look to expand success in 2023-2024