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2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

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2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–19 (2–18 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
Seasons
2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Maryland 17 1   .944 26 2   .929
No. 12 Indiana 16 2   .889 20 5   .800
No. 21 Rutgers 10 3   .769 14 5   .737
No. 16 Michigan 9 4   .692 16 6   .727
Northwestern 11 7   .611 16 9   .640
Iowa 11 8   .579 20 9   .690
No. 22 Ohio State 9 7   .563 13 7   .650
Michigan State 8 7   .533 15 9   .625
Nebraska 9 10   .474 13 13   .500
Minnesota 7 11   .389 8 13   .381
Penn State 6 13   .316 9 15   .375
Purdue 4 14   .222 7 16   .304
Illinois 2 16   .111 5 18   .217
Wisconsin 2 18   .100 5 19   .208
2021 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 27, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin at Madison during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers were led by fifth-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis and play their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They competed in the 2020–21 Big Ten Conference season and the 2021 Big Ten women's basketball tournament.

Previous season

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The Badgers finished the 2019–20 season 12–19, including 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Rutgers after beating Illinois.

After the season, the team lost four players to graduation and three players to transfers,[1] but added two players as transfers.[2][3]

Roster

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2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Estella Moschkau 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Edgewood High School Madison, WI
G 3 Brooke Schramek 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Benet Academy Naperville, IL
F 5 Julie Pospisilova 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Downers Grove North Prague, Czech Republic
G 10 Halle Douglass 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Lake Forest Lake Forest, IL
F 12 Carmen Backes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Chisago Lakes Lindstrom, MN
F 13 Sydney Mathiason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Monroe Monroe, WI
F/C 22 Lovisa Djurström 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Marks Gymnasieskola [sv] Gothenburg
G 23 Lexi Duckett 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Father Lopez Daytona Beach
G 24 Natalie Leuzinger (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Black Hawk High School Monroe, WI
G 30 Sydney Hilliard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Monroe Monroe, WI
F/C 32 Kate Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Denham Springs Denham Springs, LA
F 34 Imani Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Life Center Academy Willingboro, NJ
G 40 Tara Stauffacher 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Beaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI
C 41 Sara Stapleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Centennial High School Blaine, MN
F 44 Alex Leuhring 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr UW-Green Bay Verona, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2020

Recruiting Class

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Sources:[4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brooke Schramek
F
Naperville, IL Benet Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Halle Douglass
PG
Lake Forest, IL Lake Forest 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Lovisa Djurström
F/C
Gothenburg Marks Gymnasieskola [sv] 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Kate Thompson
F/C
Denham Springs, LA Denham Springs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 2020*
cancelled
Miami University Cancelled due to COVID-19 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Nov 29, 2020*
2:00 pm
Western Illinois W 73–66  1–0
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Dec 5, 2020
2:00 pm
at Iowa L 78–85  1-1
(0-1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Dec 8, 2020*
cancelled
Prairie View A&M Cancelled due to COVID-19 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Dec 11, 2020
3:30 pm
Rutgers L 65–70  1–2
(0–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Dec 13, 2020*
2:00 pm
North Dakota W 80–60  2–2
(0–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Dec 20, 2020*
2:00 pm
Valparaiso W 89–82  3–2
(0–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Dec 22, 2020*
cancelled
University of Nebraska Omaha Cancelled due to COVID-19 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Big Ten regular season
Dec 31 2020
11:30 am
at No. 16 Michigan L 49–92  3–3
(0–3)
Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 3, 2021
2:00 pm
Minnesota L 83–88  3–4
(0–4)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Jan 6, 2021
3:00 pm
No. 22 Northwestern L 55–80  3–5
(0–5)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Jan 10, 2021
3:00 pm
at Indiana L 49–74  3–6
(0–6)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Jan 14, 2021
7:00 pm
No. 13 Michigan L 40–69  3–7
(0–7)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Jan 17, 2021
2:00 pm
No. 9 Maryland L 70–79  3–8
(0–8)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Jan 21, 2021
5:00 pm
at Purdue L 55–56  3–9
(0–9)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 24, 2021
2:00 pm
Michigan State L 62–94  3–10
(0–10)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Jan 28, 2021
7:00 pm
at Nebraska L 68–84  3–11
(0–11)
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
Jan 31, 2021
2:00 pm
Illinois W 69–57  4–11
(1–11)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Feb 4, 2021
3:00 pm
at No. 10 Maryland L 48–84  4–12
(1–12)
Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
Feb 7, 2021
1:00 pm
at Penn State L 74–98  4–13
(1–13)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
Feb 10, 2021
6:00 pm
No. 12 Ohio State W 75–70  5–13
(2–13)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Feb 14, 2021
1:00 pm
at Minnesota L 63-68  5-14
(2-14)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 14, 2021
1:00 pm
at No. 24 Northwestern L 54-67  5-15
(2-15)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[5]

See also

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2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "3 transfers, COVID-19 fallout make offseason harder than expected for Badgers women's basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis". madison.com. Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Former Madison Edgewood star Estella Moschkau joining Badgers women's basketball as grad transfer". madison.com. Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "Badgers women's basketball program gets transfer guard from North Carolina". madison.com. Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball Schedule". UW Badgers. Retrieved November 4, 2019.