Growing pains continue for the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team (3-9, 0-9 Big Ten) after an absolute heartbreaker to Purdue University (6-6, 3-4 Big Ten). Despite recovering from a 14-0 Purdue run early and holding a lead with less than a minute to go, the Badgers suffered their ninth straight Big Ten loss, falling 56-55.
The Badgers showed encouraging signs of growth in their previous loss to No. 9 Maryland, and the environment around Head Coach Jonathan Tsipis and team leaders like Imani Lewis and Sydney Hilliard was extremely positive. It felt as though this could be the game where the Badgers broke their conference duck.