2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin at Madison during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers are led by fourth-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis and play their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 12-19, including finishing 12th in the 2019–20 Big Ten Conference season with a record of 3-15, and 1-1 in the 2020 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament.

2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12–19 (3–15 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
2019–20 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Maryland†162 .889284  .875
No. 12 Northwestern162 .889264  .867
No. 21 Iowa144 .778237  .767
No. 20 Indiana135 .722248  .750
Rutgers117 .611229  .710
Ohio State117 .6112112  .636
Michigan108 .5562111  .656
Michigan State99 .5001614  .533
Purdue810 .4441814  .563
Nebraska711 .3891713  .567
Minnesota513 .2781615  .516
Wisconsin315 .1671219  .387
Illinois216 .1111119  .367
Penn State117 .056723  .233
2020 Big Ten tournament winner
As of October 23, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2018-19 season 15-18, including 4-14 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the third round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Michigan after beating Penn State and Ohio State.

Roster

2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Suzanne Gilreath 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrFridley Brooklyn Park, MN
F 5 Julie Pospisilova 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrDowners Grove North Prague, Czech Republic
G 10 Kendra Van Leeuwen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSt. John's College (ON) Brantford, ON
F 12 Carmen Backes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrChisago Lakes Lindstrom, MN
F 13 Sydney Mathiason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMonroe Monroe, WI
F 14 Abby Laszewski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrAvon Hartford, CT
G 15 Kara Crowley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBeaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI
G 20 Diamond Bragg 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoCamp Hill Camp Hill, PA
G 22 Niya Beverley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrSt. John's College (DC) Laurel, MD
G 30 Sydney Hilliard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrMonroe Monroe, WI
F 33 Courtney Fredrickson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrMinnetonka Excelsior, MN
F 34 Imani Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoLife Center Academy Willingboro, NJ
G 40 Tara Stauffacher 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrBeaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI
C 41 Sara Stapleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrCentennial High School Blaine, MN
F 43 Grace Mueller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrVerona High School Madison, WI
F 44 Alex Leuhring 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoUW-Green Bay Verona, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 19, 2018

Recruiting Class

Sources:[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sydney Hilliard
PG
Monroe, Wisconsin Monroe High School (Wisconsin) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Julie Pospisilova
SF
Prague, Czechoslovakia Downers Grove North High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Sara Stapleton
C
Blaine, Minnesota Centennial High School (Minnesota) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Tara Stauffacher
SF
Columbus, Wisconsin Beaver Dam High School (Wisconsin) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2019*
7:00 pm
UW–Whitewater W 67–34 
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
7:00 pm
North Florida W 75–62  1–0
Kohl Center (3,032)
Madison, WI
Nov 10, 2019*
2:00 pm
Wofford W 78–65  2–0
Kohl Center (3,593)
Madison, WI
Nov 14, 2019*
8:00 pm
at Colorado L 57–74  2–1
CU Events Center (1,759)
Boulder, CO
Nov 17, 2019*
6:00 pm
Milwaukee W 71–40  3–1
Kohl Center (3,668)
Madison, WI
Nov 26, 2019*
7:00 pm
Eastern Illinois W 63–55  4–1
Kohl Center (3,564)
Madison, WI
Nov 29, 2019*
6:00 pm
vs. Ball State
Bahamas Hoopfest
W 67–56  5–1
Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium (200)
Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 30, 2019*
6:00 pm
vs. No. 25 Arkansas
Bahamas Hoopfest
L 64–68  5–2
Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium (350)
Nassau, Bahamas
Dec 5, 2019*
6:00 pm
at Georgia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 41–60  5–3
McCamish Pavilion (1,016)
Atlanta, GA
Dec 8, 2019*
2:00 pm
at North Dakota State W 64–63  6–3
Scheels Center (955)
Fargo, ND
Dec 12, 2019*
7:00 pm
Alabama State W 85–67  7–3
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Dec 20, 2019*
7:00 pm
Prairie View A&M W 68–42  8–3
Kohl Center (3,404)
Madison, WI
Big Ten regular season
Dec 28, 2019
2:00 pm
Rutgers L 61–64  8–4
(0–1)
Kohl Center (4,320)
Madison, WI
Dec 31, 2019
3:00 pm
at Purdue L 61–72  8–5
(0–2)
Mackey Arena (6,080)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 4, 2020
3:00 pm, BTN
Penn State W 71–65  9–5
(1–2)
Kohl Center (5,078)
Madison, WI
Jan 9, 2020
7:00 pm
at Nebraska L 50–65  9–6
(1–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,954)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 12, 2020
2:00 pm
at Michigan State L 52–69  9–7
(1–4)
Breslin Center (6,174)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 16, 2020
7:00 pm
Michigan L 56–68  9–8
(1–5)
Kohl Center (3,191)
Madison, WI
Jan 19, 2020
2:00 pm
No. 22 Iowa L 78–85  9–9
(1–6)
Kohl Center (6,460)
Madison, WI
Jan 22, 2020
7:00 pm
at Minnesota W 72–62  10–9
(2–6)
Williams Arena (3,619)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 25, 2020
11:00 am, BTN
Nebraska L 71–72  10–10
(2–7)
Kohl Center (3,191)
Madison, WI
Jan 30, 2020
6:00 pm
at No. 20 Indiana L 65–75 OT 10–11
(2–8)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,576)
Bloomington, IN
Feb 2, 2020
2:00 pm
at Illinois W 73–64  11–11
(3–8)
State Farm Center (2,388)
Champaign, IL
Feb 6, 2020
7:00 pm
Minnesota L 64–73  11–12
(3–9)
Kohl Center (3,581)
Madison, WI
Feb 9, 2020
1:00 pm
at Ohio State L 74–82  11–13
(3–10)
Value City Arena (6,075)
Columbus, OH
Feb 13, 2020
7:00 pm
Purdue L 59–62  11–14
(3–11)
Kohl Center (3,799)
Madison, WI
Feb 16, 2020
2:00 pm
at No. 17 Iowa L 71–97  11–15
(3–12)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,506)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 19, 2020
7:00 pm
No. 7 Maryland L 56–85  11–16
(3–13)
Kohl Center (3,878)
Madison, WI
Feb 22, 2020
11:00 am
No. 18 Northwestern L 66–82  11–17
(3–14)
Kohl Center (4,172)
Madison, WI
Feb 27, 2020
6:00 pm
at Rutgers L 43–63  11–18
(3–15)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,471)
Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten Conference Women's Tournament
Mar 4, 2020
1:00 pm, BTN
(12) vs. (13) Illinois
First round
W 71–55  12–18
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 5, 2020
1:30 pm, BTN
(12) vs. (5) Rutgers
Second round
L 55–63  12–19
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,158)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

See also

References

  1. "Wisconsin Badgers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  2. "2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball Schedule". UW Badgers. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
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