June 8, 2026

Women’s basketball: Badgers explode in second half to slay fifth-ranked Ohio State


Just a week ago, the Ohio State Buckeyes (14-14, 10-8 Big Ten) marched into the Kohl Center and handed the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team (15-17, 4-14) a 61–50 defeat. The Badgers’ 50 points were tied for their fourth-worst scoring outing on the season.Thursday afternoon, however, Wisconsin notched 51 points in the second half alone en route to a 73–63 win over the Buckeyes. Seniors Kelly Karlis and Marsha Howard prolonged their careers at least another day with mammoth scoring efforts,  chipping in 24 and 23 points, respectively. Head coach Jonathan Tsipis praised his seniors’ efforts after the win. Women’s basketball: Badgers survive, advance over Penn State in Big Ten TournamentIn the first round of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team (14-17, 4-14 Read… “[Karlis and Howard] were making shots, getting stops for us on the other end, and once we got…

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