Wisconsin Badgers Basketball

As a member in good standing of the WCHA Women's "Big Three", the defending NCAA champion Wisconsin Badgers appeared to have lost their esteemed status with season-opening losses to North Dakota, Bemidji State and Ohio State. Because Minnesota had opened the season with an 8-0 run that included a sweep over arch-rival UMD, it looked like a mismatch when the Gophers came blowing into Madison for a series against the sputtering Badgers.