The University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers Women’s Basketball team didn’t get far into the 2024-25 campaign before taking its first punch. Graduate student Halle Douglass called Wisconsin’s 22-point loss to South Dakota State in which they were outrebounded 42-22 a “gut check.” They answered the call with a resounding 82-45 wire-to-wire victory over Milwaukee.
It was the answer head coach Marisa Moseley was looking for.
“[The players] were like, ‘that’s a pride thing that we won’t let happen again,’” Moseley said postgame.
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The focus on rebounding was apparent from tipoff. Wisconsin outrebounded Milwaukee 15-3 in the first quarter and parlayed their advantage into 10 second-chance points and a 22-11 lead.