In another hard fought battle against a Big Ten powerhouse, the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team (1-2, 0-2 Big Ten) fell at home against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-0, 1-0) by a score of 70–65 Friday night.
The famously intense press, orchestrated by Rutgers Head Coach C. Vivian Stringer, forced Wisconsin into 27 turnovers that Rutgers converted to 27 extra points and a victory. The loss marks Wisconsin’s sixth straight defeat against Rutgers, moving the all-time mark to 1-7 since the Scarlet Knights joined the Big Ten Conference.
Badger sophomore guard Sydney Hilliard recorded her third consecutive 20-point game — netting 22 points on 7-for-9 shooting — while graduate transfer Estella Moschkau added 13 points of her own in her best shooting performance as a Badger.