Wisconsin women’s basketball has had another rough season, but razor-thin hopes of a return to the NIT or NCAA tournament are still alive after defeating No. 12 seed Penn State 65-57 in the first round of the Big Ten tournament on Wednesday.
Up next for Wisconsin (14-17, 4-14 Big Ten) is No. 5 seed Ohio State, which defeated The Badgers twice this season already.
UW started out the season with a strong 6-0 start under third-year coach Jonathan Tsipis, the best start since the 2009-10 season. However, after entering Big Ten play 9-3, it lost 14 of 18 conference games that included a six-game losing streak.