2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

2019–20 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	† 2020 Big Ten Tournament winner ; As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2019–20 record	12–19 (3–15 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jonathan Tsipis (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Craig Carter; Kayla Karius; Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton;
Home arena	Kohl Center

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.

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Suzanne Gilreath	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Sr	Fridley	Brooklyn Park, MN
F	5	Julie Pospisilova	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Downers Grove North	Prague, Czech Republic
G	10	Kendra Van Leeuwen	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	St. John's College (ON)	Brantford, ON
F	12	Carmen Backes	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Fr	Chisago Lakes	Lindstrom, MN
F	13	Sydney Mathiason	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Monroe	Monroe, WI
F	14	Abby Laszewski	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Avon	Hartford, CT
G	15	Kara Crowley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Beaver Dam	Beaver Dam, WI
G	20	Diamond Bragg	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Camp Hill	Camp Hill, PA
G	22	Niya Beverley	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	St. John's College (DC)	Laurel, MD
G	30	Sydney Hilliard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Monroe	Monroe, WI
F	33	Courtney Fredrickson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Jr	Minnetonka	Excelsior, MN
F	34	Imani Lewis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Life Center Academy	Willingboro, NJ
G	40	Tara Stauffacher	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Beaver Dam	Beaver Dam, WI
C	41	Sara Stapleton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Centennial High School	Blaine, MN
F	43	Grace Mueller	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	Verona High School	Madison, WI
F	44	Alex Leuhring	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	UW-Green Bay	Verona, WI

Head coach

Jonathan Tsipis (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Kayla Karius (UW-Green Bay)
Craig Carter (Rutgers)
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (Purdue)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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
Sydney Hilliard PG	Monroe, Wisconsin	Monroe High School (Wisconsin)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Sydney Hilliard PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Julie Pospilisova SF	Prague, Czechoslovakia	Downers Grove North High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Julie Pospilisova SF	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
Sara Stapleton C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Tara Stauffacher SF	Columbus, Wisconsin	Beaver Dam High School (Wisconsin)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Tara Stauffacher SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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]

References

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

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[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.

Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
Venues	Wisconsin Field House (1974–1998) Kohl Center (1998–present)
Culture & lore	Bucky Badger "On, Wisconsin!"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

2019–20 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Maryland†	16	–	2	.889	28	–	4	.875
No. 12 Northwestern	16	–	2	.889	26	–	4	.867
No. 21 Iowa	14	–	4	.778	23	–	7	.767
No. 20 Indiana	13	–	5	.722	24	–	8	.750
Rutgers	11	–	7	.611	22	–	9	.710
Ohio State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Michigan	10	–	8	.556	21	–	11	.656
Michigan State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	14	.533
Purdue	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
Nebraska	7	–	11	.389	17	–	13	.567
Minnesota	5	–	13	.278	16	–	15	.516
Wisconsin	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387
Illinois	2	–	16	.111	11	–	19	.367
Penn State	1	–	17	.056	7	–	23	.233

† 2020 Big Ten Tournament winner As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

Previous season

Roster

Recruiting Class

Schedule and results

See also

References