This one hurts. An NCAA tournament bid was already out the window for the Husker women (barring a conference tournament championship run) but this loss is starting to make even a WNIT bid look like a long shot. The Huskers slipped to 4-5 in the Big Ten and 9-11 overall, while Wisconsin improved to 11-10 and 2-7 in the league.
The Badgers are a better team than their record indicates, but this is still one that Nebraska should have won. The Husker defense has been somewhat resurgent the past few games, but they allowed the Badgers, averaging just 59 points per game in B1G contests, to score 70.