Wisconsin Resumes Big Ten Women's Basketball vs. Nebraska
The Wisconsin Badgers’ women’s basketball team is preparing for its first game of the 2024 portion of its schedule when it hosts Nebraska on Thursday. Here is what you need to know to watch and get ready for the game.
Nebraska vs. Wisconsin
Time: 8 p.m. CT
TV: BTN
Radio: WTSO 1070-AM Radio
Records: Nebraska: 10-3, 2-0 in Big Ten); Wisconsin: 7-5 (1-1)
NCAA NET Ratings: Nebraska 27; Wisconsin 114.
Previous Game: Nebraska def. Maryland, 87-81, on Dec. 31; Wisconsin lost to Purdue, 89-50, on Dec. 30.
Previous Meeting: Nebraska 82, Wisconsin (2022-23 season, at Lincoln, Neb.)
Projected Starters: Nebraska — F/G Natalie Potts (6-2, Fr. — 11.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg); C/F Alexis Markowski (6-3, Jr. — 17.5 ppg, 9.8 rpg); G Darian White (5-6, Gr. — 8.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg); G Jaz Shelley (5-9, Gr. — 13.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg); G Maddie Krull (5-9, Gr. — 3.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg). Wisconsin — F Serah Williams (6-4, So. — 16.1 ppg, 9.0 rpg); G Brooke Schramek (6-0, Sr. — 9.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg), G Ronnie Porter (5-4, So. — 10.2 ppg, 6.9 rpg); G Sania Copeland (5-7, So. — 9.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg); G D’Yanis Jimenez (5-8, Fr. — 11.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg).
About Nebraska: Markowski, Shelley and Potts were the first Huskers trio in nearly a decade to have a double-double in the same game when Nebraska beat Maryland, which went to the Elite Eight last season. Markowski is in the Top 5 in both scoring and rebounding in the Big Ten, while Shelley is the first Nebraska player to have multiple career triple-doubles. Potts is already a three-time Big Ten Freshma of the Week.
About Wisconsin: Williams missed the Badgers’ last game against Purdue and Halle Douglass started in her place. But it was Natalie Leuzinger who picked up the offensive slack with a career-high 15 points in the loss. Still, as a team the Badgers are trending well on defense. They’re holding opponents to seven fewer points and five percent worse shooting than last season.
2023-24 Wisconsin Women’s Basketball Schedule, Results
Nov. 7: vs. Milwaukee, W,62-51 (1-0)
Nov. 9: vs. Western Illinois, W,74-52 (2-0)
Nov. 14: vs. South Dakota State, W,66-64 (3-0)
Nov. 19: at Kansas State, L,57-75 (3-1)
Nov. 24: vs. Arkansas@, L,62-65 (3-2)
Nov. 25: vs. Boston College@, W,82-72 (4-2)
Nov. 29: vs. Northern Illinois, W,75-54 (5-2)
Dec. 3: vs. Butler, L,51-59 (5-3)
Dec. 10: vs. Iowa*, L,65-87 (5-4, 0-1 Big Ten)
Dec. 13: at St. Thomas, W,78-55 (6-4)
Dec. 21: vs. Eastern Illinois, W,76-64 (7-4)
Dec. 30: at Purdue*, L,50-89 (7-5, 1-1)
Jan. 4: vs. Nebraska*, 8 p.m., BTN
Jan. 7: at Illinois*, 2 p.m., BIG+
Jan. 10: vs. Northwestern*, 6:30 p.m., BIG+
Jan. 13: at Michigan*, 2 p.m., BIG+
Jan. 16: at Iowa*, 8 p.m., Peacock
Jan. 23: vs. Minnesota*, 8 p.m., BTN
Jan. 27: vs. Rutgers*, 2 p.m., BIG+
Feb. 1: at Ohio State*, 5 p.m., BTN
Feb. 4: at Northwestern*, 2 p.m., BIG+
Feb. 11: vs. Penn State*, 2 p.m., BIG+
Feb. 14: vs. Indiana*, 7 p.m., Peacock
Feb. 17: at Rutgers*, 2 p.m., BIG+
Feb. 20: at Minneapolis*, 6 p.m., BTN
Feb. 25: vs. Purdue*, 3 p.m., BTN
Feb. 29: at Maryland*, 5 p.m., BTN
Mar. 3: vs. Michigan State*, 1 p.m., BIG+
Mar. 6-10: at Big Ten Tournament, Minneapolis, Minn.
@-at Fort Myers Tip Off, Fort Myers, Fla.; *-Big Ten Games;
