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Wisconsin women’s basketball lands one of nation’s best transfer centers

Wisconsin women’s basketball lands one of nation’s best transfer centers

Former Northern Kentucky center Carter McCray announced her commitment to Wisconsin’s women’s basketball program on Tuesday via Instagram.

McCray elected to join Marisa Moseley and the Badgers in Madison over other interest from Georgetown, UNLV, Virginia Tech, Mississippi State, Bowling Green and Green Bay,

At 6-foot-1, McCray started all 31 games as a freshman for Northern Kentucky. The Oberlin, Ohio native led her team in both scoring (15.7 points) and rebounding (11.2 rebounds) during her first and only season in Highland Heights, Kentucky. She also tied for 19th in double-doubles among qualified players with 17, her11.2 rebound-per-game mark landed within the country’s top 10 and her 4.8 offensive rebounds per contest were fourth-most in the nation.

Wisconsin finished the season at No. 183 of 349 qualified programs in rebounds per game. Adding a physical presence like McCray is a monumental boost for Moseley’s front line alongside Serah Williams. 

In McCray’s final three games at Northern Kentucky, she averaged over 26 points and 13 rebounds on a blistering 68.2% mark from the field. 

With departures of starting guard Sania Copeland, forward Sacia Vanderpool and center Tessa Towers, Wisconsin’s first transfer portal splash is a big one. 

Former Wisconsin starting guard transfers to Big 12 school

Former Wisconsin starting guard transfers to Big 12 school

Former Wisconsin women’s basketball starting guard Sania Copeland announced her commitment to Kansas via Instagram on Monday.

Copeland played two seasons for the Badgers under head coach Marisa Moseley. She started in 23 of her 28 appearances during her sophomore seasonl, averaging over 30 minutes per game. 

The Kansas City, Kansas native captained the team in steals on 16 separate occasions and dropped a career-high 18 points in the Badgers’ WNIT match against Illinois State on March 28. The 5-foot-7 guard averaged 7.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game during her sophomore campaign. 

At Olathe North High School, Copeland earned 2022 first-team all-state honors and led the Eagles to a fourth-place finish in the 2022 state tournament and conference championship. She also set a program scoring record with 1,102 points.

Copeland is one of three former Badgers to hit the transfer portal this spring. Forward Sacia Vanderpool and center Tessa Towers have yet to make any announcement.

Wisconsin women’s basketball falls to Saint Louis, is eliminated from WNIT

Wisconsin women’s basketball falls to Saint Louis, is eliminated from WNIT

Wisconsin’s women’s basketball program fell to Saint Louis University 65-60 in its Great 8 round of the 2024 Women’s National Invitation Tournament on Monday, April 1. 

With a 15-17 overall clip before yesterday’s action, the Badgers conquered both the University of Southern Indiana and Illinois State University in the first two rounds of their postseason gauntlet.

Wisconsin’s leading scorer and rebounder Serah Williams exited with an injury in the first minute of the Badgers’ contest against Saint Louis. The Billikens capitalized and orchestrated an 8-0 scoring surge to open the contest. 

The Badgers responded with four straight layups and a pair of jumpers to cut the deficit to two, but Saint Louis maintained a four-tally advantage heading into the second stanza.

UW’s offense sputtered in the second quarter – Wisconsin registered nine total points and surrendered nine unanswered points before the break. The Billikens marched into intermission up eight. 

Moseley’s crew appeared to find new life towards the tail end of the third period with a flurry of layups from Halle Douglass, Ronnie Porter and D’Yanis Jimenez. The momentum proved true, and Wisconsin pulled within a point with 6:24 to spare in the contest.

Guard Ronnie Porter knotted the game at 53 apiece off a free throw, and the Badgers seemed to command the Kohl Center crowd when crunch time commenced. Badgers freshman Tessa Grady went on to drill a three-point field goal to put UW ahead 58-57 in the final minutes, but Saint Louis forced a pair of key turnovers late to clinch a 65-60 win.

Wisconsin’s season ends with a 17-18 record after the brief postseason surge.

Two Badgers earn Big Ten weekly honors

Two Badgers earn Big Ten weekly honors

The Badgers women’s basketball team had two players earn Big Ten awards Monday as forward Serah Williams was selected as the Player of the Week and freshman Tessa Grady earned the conference’s Freshman of the Week honors.

Wisconsin went 2-0 at home this past week, beating Minnesota 59-56 on Tuesday and Rutgers 73-62 on Saturday. In those contests, Williams was utterly dominant, averaging 27.5 points and 13.5 rebound while also compiling five total blocks.

Grady didn’t appear in the team’s win over the Scarlet Knights, but she did have a massive impact on their victory over the Gophers, nailing a career-high five three-pointers in a 15-point performance.

The Badgers (10-9) will return to action Thursday night, squaring off with 12th-ranked Ohio State on the road in Columbus.

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Wisconsin guard wins Freshman of the Week

Another Badger wins freshman of the week

Wisconsin women’s basketball guard D’Yanis Jimenez was selected as the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Monday.

The Badgers defeated St. Thomas on Wednesday night 78-55 and Jimenez had a career-high 20 points (7-13 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 5-5 FT) while also recording three steals, a rebound, an assist and a block over 29 minutes.

On the season, the Florida-native is averaging 10.7 points per game in her first year with Marisa Moseley’s squad in Madison and the team is out to a 6-4 start to the 2023 campaign.

Wisconsin’s next contest will come Thursday night at the Kohl Center, hosting Eastern Illinois at 6:30. Jimenez will look to build off of her career night when her squad takes on the Panthers.

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Badgers women’s basketball game officially sold out

Kohl Center set to be full Sunday

The Badgers women’s basketball team (5-3) is set to host Iowa (8-1) on Sunday at 1:30 and the Kohl Center has officially sold out for the contest. The nation’s best player, Caitlin Clark will be in town and fans from across the area will come to see her square off with Wisconsin.

Marisa Moseley’s squad is coming off of a narrow 59-51 loss to Butler this past Sunday, which snapped their two-game win streak. So far through eight contests, sophomore forward Serah Williams has averaged 15.6 points and 8.5 rebounds while recording 25 blocks, all of which lead the team.

Wisconsin will look to make a statement when they host the Hawkeyes on Sunday.

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Wisconsin WBB Big Ten schedule released

After a strong conference season, how many Big Ten games will the Badgers women win?

The 2023-2024 college women’s basketball season is around the corner and the Wisconsin WBB Big Ten schedule was released Thursday. The Badgers are coming off of a 2022-2023 campaign where they went 6-12 in conference matchups, their highest win total since 2010-2011.

Head coach Marisa Moseley is entering her third season at the helm and her squad will look to build off of last year with a slightly different roster. Most notably, Julie Pospisilova (team-high 14.1 PPG), Maty Wilke (transferred to Utah) and Avery LaBarbera (starting point guard in 2022) are no longer part of the team.

Serah Williams was one of the best freshman in the conference last season and she’ll look to improve upon her impressive 12.7 PPG, 5.4 REB and 1.9 BLK that produced in 2022-2023.

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LOOK: Badgers legends visit WBB team

Three legends visit the WBB team

The Wisconsin women’s basketball season is still a couple months away, but the team was visited by three former legends this week. LaTonya Sims, Cassie Rochel and Amy Poole visited the squad.

Sims was a member of the Badgers’ WBB team from 1998 to 2001, earning many honors including Big Ten Freshman of Year. She was also the team’s Most Valuable Player twice and currently ranks sixth on the all-time UW career scoring list with 1,857 points.

Rochel was a part of the Wisconsin roster from 2010 to 2015. The forward most notably ranks second at UW in career blocks with 181 and third with 1.64 blocks per game.

Poole was a member of the Badgers from 1995 to 1999 and she’s a member of the WBCA Hall of Fame after he high school career at Randolph.

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WATCH: Wisconsin WBB team visits RMHC Madison

As the Badger women’s basketball team starts to prep for their 2023-2024 campaign, they spent a day giving back to their community.

As the Badger women’s basketball team starts to prep for their 2023-2024 campaign, they spent a day giving back to their community. Head coach Marisa Moseley’s athletes visited the Ronald McDonald House in Madison on. Monday.

Players and coaches were able to interact with the sick children and their families, preparing food, playing basketball and more! The athletes were able to certainly able to brighten the day of some of those around them and also do something meaningful as a team.

Wisconsin is coming off of a 2022-2023 season where they went 11-20, but their 6-12 conference record was their best in almost a decade.

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Wisconsin WBB adds class of ’24 commit

The Wisconsin WBB team gained their second class of 2024 commitment in 6-foot-4 forward Alie Bisballe from Lake City High School in Michigan

The Wisconsin women’s basketball team gained its second class of 2024 commitment Wednesday, adding 6-foot-4 forward Alie Bisballe from Lake City High School in Michigan.

Bisballe led her high school to a 24-2 record and district championship this past year, averaging 11.1 points per game during her junior campaign. She added 7.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.8 blocks and 1.8 steals per contest.

This is a massive recruiting win for head coach Marisa Moseley and her staff in Madison as Bisaballe selected her squad over more than a dozen other Division I offers.

The forward joins Notre Dame (Green Bay) guard Gracie Grzesk in the Badgers’ class of 2024.