Badgers Women Set to Host Northwestern: How To Watch
The Wisconsin Badgers’ women’s basketball team will seek to win its second straight Big Ten game when they host the Northwestern Wildcats on Wednesday. Here is what you need to know to watch and get ready for the game.
Northwestern vs. Wisconsin
Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
TV: BIG+
Radio: WTSO 1070-AM Radio
Records: Northwestern: 6-9 (1-3 in Big Ten); Wisconsin: 8-6 (1-3)
Rankings: Northwestern: Not ranked; Wisconsin: Not ranked
NCAA NET Ratings: Northwestern 221; Wisconsin 105.
Previous Game: Ohio State def. Northwestern, 90-60; Wisconsin def. Illinois, 67-61
Previous Meeting: Wisconsin 64, Northwestern 57 (Feb. 23, 2023)
Projected Starters: Northwestern — F Caileigh Walsh, F Paige Mott, G Caroline Lau, G Casey Harrter, G Melannie Daley. Wisconsin — G Halle Douglass, G Ronnie Porter, G Sania Copeland, G Natalie Leuzinger, F Serah Williams.
About Northwestern: Northwestern has lost its last two games, both against Big Ten opponents. But go back to late November the Wildcats have lost nine of their last 12 games. Walsh and Daley are the two players to watch. Walsh leads the Wildcats with 13 points per game and adds 5.7 rebounds. Daley averages 12.7 points and has 40 assists. Lau is the team’s key distributor with 94 assists. Hailey Weaver is a valuable piece off the bench who averages nearly 10 points.
About Wisconsin: The Badgers claimed their first Big Ten win of the season after beating Illinois by six points on Sunday. Despite failing to make a field goal in the final three minutes, the Badgers maintained their lead at the free-throw line. Williams and Porter both had double-doubles in the contest, and Porter was within two assists of a triple-double. Williams is close to averaging a double-double (16.1 points, 9.0 rebounds) and is among the Big Ten leaders in three different categories.
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, 0-2)
Jan. 4: vs. Nebraska*, L,69-57 (7-6, 0-3)
Jan. 7: at Illinois*, W,67-61 (8-6, 1-3)
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;
