"My biggest thing about soccer is I'm here to have fun," Bloomer said. "Playing well is fun. So put the two together and transfer the fun energy among the team at practice. And winning's fun, too."
The Badgers have been to this level enough to make it their normal. Now they're trying to extend things.
It starts with the forwards, Wilkins said. Dani Rhodes and Cameron Murtha have 12 and six goals, respectively, but have been critical in ball pressure before the midfielders and back four even get involved.
"My freshman year, we really focused on being in the moment," Bloomer said, "and knowing which time is the time to look around and try to read the game in front of me and which is a time where I'm supposed to stay more quiet, not communicate with the team as much and focus on the ball and focus on my positioning.