Coach Marisa Moseley and the University of Wisconsin Badgers Women’s Basketball Team (11-13, 2-11 Big Ten) lost for the 11th time in 12 games Sunday, falling into a hole early against the Illinois Fighting Illini (19-5, 9-4) that was too deep to escape. Wisconsin never led in the contest and was outscored 25-10 in the first quarter.
Wisconsin struggled on both ends during the period, shooting 3-for-12 from the field and turning the ball over five times while allowing Illinois to go 8-for-15 from the floor.
“[Illinois] outrebounded us in the first quarter, and they outhustled us,” graduate student Natalie Leuzinger said.