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Wisconsin's Caroline Harvey is the national defender of the month for November, when she had four goals and 16 assists in seven games. She also won the award for September/October.

'A respectful hate' for Wisconsin, Ohio State ahead of another No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown The Badgers have their own version of final exams when they play the Buckeyes in Columbus to wrap up the 2025 portion of their schedule.

"We just want to beat each other so badly."

Here's more on the "respectful hate" between the No. 1 Wisconsin and No. 2 Ohio State women's hockey teams before their first meeting since a legendary game last March.
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Badgers freshman defenseman Luke Osburn, who has missed the last four games with mono, is "full go" this week, coach Mike Hastings said today. It'd be big for him to play this weekend's series at Notre Dame before the U.S. World Juniors final camp starts Dec. 15 in Duluth.

Laila Edwards was a forward at today's Badgers practice after playing as a forward for the first time since September last weekend. Mark Johnson said he didn't know whether that would continue into Friday's game at No. 2 Ohio State.

Said Edwards: "Whatever the team needs."

Badgers freshman center Vasily Zelenov is leaving today to be part of the Austrian team at the Division 1A World Junior Championship in Slovakia so he'll miss this weekend's series at Notre Dame. His twin brother Ivan also was on the preliminary roster.

An eight-point weekend got Wisconsin's Lacey Eden the WCHA forward of the week award while Caroline Harvey was defender of the week for a seven-point weekend.

Wisconsin, Ohio State meet again as the top 2 teams in women's hockey rankings The Badgers and the Buckeyes are set for their first meetings since a memorable NCAA championship game last March. They're still at the top of the national rankings.

Each of the last 11 women's hockey meetings between Wisconsin and Ohio State has been No. 1 vs. No. 2. It'll be 13 after games Friday and Saturday in Columbus.
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Wisconsin men's hockey national ranking is highest in December or later since 2010 The Badgers have two games at Notre Dame ahead before they're off for three weeks. Here's where they stand in this week's men's hockey rankings.

The Badgers stayed in the middle of a three-team Big Ten pack atop the USCHO men's hockey rankings.
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3 things that stood out from Wisconsin women's hockey's record-setting win over Stonehill The Badgers bested team marks for goals in a period and a game in winning their second tournament of the season. Here's how it happened.

There have been 1,001 Wisconsin women's hockey games but only one with 17 Badgers goals. One senior scored for the 85th, 86th and 87th time in college and another scored for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th time.

A lot to digest from a lopsided UW win in Nashville:
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3 things that stood out from Wisconsin women's hockey's win over Mercyhurst in Nashville Lacey Eden scored twice for the Badgers and Caroline Harvey set a record for WCHA defenders. Here's what stood out.

Lacey Eden's first second goal of the game was waved off. She made sure everyone knew her next one counted in the Badgers' win over Mercyhurst in Nashville.

Here's what stood out.
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Today's Badgers women's hockey game against Mercyhurst in Nashville starting at 3 p.m. CT has a live stream here.
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The important details for Wisconsin in extending contract with Under Armour A look at some of the things that helped sway Wisconsin's decision to stick with Under Armour.

The original deal between Wisconsin and Under Armour was due to expire at the end of June 2026. They kept planning for special football jerseys for the 2026 and 2027 seasons, so it was clear that an extension was in the plans for a while.
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Regents unanimously approve extension of Wisconsin apparel deal with Under Armour A Board of Regents member praised UW-Madison leadership for following up on its commitment to invest more in NIL for Badgers athletes.

Wisconsin and Under Armour, together for at least seven (and probably 10) more years.
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Liver transplant has Wisconsin administrator, donor connected for life: 'Such a gift' Adam Barnes was unlikely to get high enough on a transplant list for the liver he needed. Living donor Alan Persinger "saved my life," Barnes said.

Adam Barnes uses the word grateful a lot these days.

"My hope in sharing this story is that I want to honor Alan. I want to honor organ donors in general. I hope that people may see a story like ours and be motivated to consider organ donation."
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Wisconsin's Caroline Harvey is the WCHA defender of the week for the third time this season and the 13th time in her four-year career. She had six points last weekend.

Wisconsin men's hockey soars toward the top in latest national rankings A road sweep of then-No. 1 Michigan State moved the Badgers up five spots in the USCHO rankings.

Beating the then-No. 1 team on the road twice continued the Badgers men's hockey team's rise in the national rankings.
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Wisconsin asks for approval of extension with apparel provider that adds NIL funding The Badgers and Under Armour have been partners since 2016, and the deal is proposed to end until at least 2033. Here are the details included in the new deal.

An extension of Wisconsin's deal with Under Armour is up for approval by the Board of Regents this week. Here's what it includes.
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Question for longtime Wisconsin football season ticket buyers: Will they renew for 2026? Some Badgers fans are committed to continuing to attend games and some are questioning whether they'll buy again in 2026.

Are longtime Wisconsin football season ticket buyers going to renew for 2026? Here's what some of them said.
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Wisconsin fans pour onto the field — again — after football team beats Illinois Watch as Badgers football fans take to the field for the second time in as many home games at Camp Randall Stadium.

Storming the field, Part 2 in the 2025 season. Here's how it looked at Camp Randall.
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"It was just an incredible weekend for us," Mike Hastings said after the Badgers completed a road sweep of No. 1 Michigan State with an overtime win capped by an impressive Ben Dexheimer goal.

Lots to discuss in the things that stood out.
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3 things that stood out from Wisconsin men's hockey's win at No. 1 Michigan State The Badgers fell into a two-goal deficit in the first period but rallied with a four-goal middle frame to end a seven-game losing streak in East Lansing.

The Badgers men's hockey team lost seven straight games at Michigan State before overcoming the top-ranked Spartans with a four-goal second period and a quick response in the third.
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3 things that stood out from Wisconsin women's hockey's OT win over St. Thomas The Badgers moved to 19-0 all time against the Tommies, who played their closest game against Wisconsin ever.

The Badgers women's hockey team was less than two minutes away from a loss, thought it won at the buzzer, then did win in OT. A wild way to end the last game at LaBahn for two months.
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3 things that stood out from Wisconsin men's hockey's win at No. 1 Michigan State The Badgers fell into a two-goal deficit in the first period but rallied with a four-goal middle frame to end a seven-game losing streak in East Lansing.

Eli Pulver "reset and went right back at it" after allowing two first-period goals as Wisconsin fell into a deficit at No. 1 Michigan State. The same could be said for the Badgers as a whole in a come-from-behind victory.

Here's what stood out from afar.
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3 things that stood out from Wisconsin women's hockey's OT win over St. Thomas The Badgers moved to 19-0 all time against the Tommies, who played their closest game against Wisconsin ever.

What a crazy finish to the last Badgers women's hockey game at LaBahn Arena for two months. Cassie Hall got the last goal in a game that nearly ended with a buzzer-beater.

Here's what stood out.
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Hello again from LaBahn Arena, where No. 1 Wisconsin plays its last home game of 2025 against No. 15 St. Thomas (7:02 p.m., B1G+, 1070 AM).

Same lineup for UW as in Thursday's 8-0 win. Vivian Jungels is day to day with an injury.

3 things that stood out from Wisconsin women's hockey's shutout of St. Thomas Lacey Eden scored twice after the Badgers opened things up with a three-goal first period in another lopsided win over St. Thomas.

The biggest threat to the Badgers women's hockey team's win over St. Thomas might have taken place earlier Thursday. But the LaBahn Arena staff got the ice compressors working again and another UW win over the Tommies followed.

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3 things that stood out from Wisconsin women's hockey's shutout of St. Thomas Lacey Eden scored twice after the Badgers opened things up with a three-goal first period in another lopsided win over St. Thomas.

The Badgers were first to pucks and won 50/50 battles, and the results were three first-period goals in a shutout of St. Thomas.

Here's what stood out at LaBahn Arena.
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Penalty kick foils Wisconsin women's soccer's hopes for Sweet 16 berth The Badgers outshot the Bears 13-4 after halftime but couldn't rally for a second consecutive NCAA Tournament game.

VAR, a penalty kick in the last minute of the opening half and a lack of finishing sent the Wisconsin women's soccer team into the offseason.
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Hello from LaBahn Arena, where No. 1 Wisconsin plays No. 15 St. Thomas (7:02 p.m. faceoff, B1G+, 1070 AM).

Vivian Jungels is the latest Badgers player out of the lineup. I'll pass along more when I hear.

Learn more about Wisconsin men's hockey recruits As players give verbal commitments to the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team, we'll add them here with their stats. Players are listed in the order in which they committed.

The Wisconsin men's hockey recruiting tracker is updated with comments from associate head coach Todd Knott on the seven players who signed: Gavin Uhlenkamp, Chase Jette, Lukas Zajic, Brent Solomon, John Stout, Eetu Orpana and Zach Wooten.
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