2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–19 (2–18 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jonathan Tsipis (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Craig Carter; Kayla Karius; Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton;
Home arena	Kohl Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 ⊟

2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Maryland †	17	–	1	.944	26	–	2	.929
No. 12 Indiana	16	–	2	.889	20	–	5	.800
No. 21 Rutgers	10	–	3	.769	14	–	5	.737
No. 16 Michigan	9	–	4	.692	16	–	6	.727
Northwestern	11	–	7	.611	16	–	9	.640
Iowa	11	–	8	.579	20	–	9	.690
No. 22 Ohio State	9	–	7	.563	13	–	7	.650
Michigan State	8	–	7	.533	15	–	9	.625
Nebraska	9	–	10	.474	13	–	13	.500
Minnesota	7	–	11	.389	8	–	13	.381
Penn State	6	–	13	.316	9	–	15	.375
Purdue	4	–	14	.222	7	–	16	.304
Illinois	2	–	16	.111	5	–	18	.217
Wisconsin	2	–	18	.100	5	–	19	.208

† 2021 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 27, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin at Madison during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers were led by fifth-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis and play their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They competed in the 2020–21 Big Ten Conference season and the 2021 Big Ten women's basketball tournament.

Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2019–20 season 12–19, including 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Rutgers after beating Illinois.

After the season, the team lost four players to graduation and three players to transfers,^[1] but added two players as transfers.^[2]^[3]

Roster

2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Estella Moschkau	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Edgewood High School	Madison, WI
G	3	Brooke Schramek	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Benet Academy	Naperville, IL
F	5	Julie Pospisilova	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Downers Grove North	Prague, Czech Republic
G	10	Halle Douglass	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Lake Forest	Lake Forest, IL
F	12	Carmen Backes	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	Chisago Lakes	Lindstrom, MN
F	13	Sydney Mathiason	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Monroe	Monroe, WI
F/C	22	Lovisa Djurström	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Marks Gymnasieskola [sv]	Gothenburg
G	23	Lexi Duckett	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Father Lopez	Daytona Beach
G	24	Natalie Leuzinger (W)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Black Hawk High School	Monroe, WI
G	30	Sydney Hilliard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Monroe	Monroe, WI
F/C	32	Kate Thompson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Denham Springs	Denham Springs, LA
F	34	Imani Lewis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Life Center Academy	Willingboro, NJ
G	40	Tara Stauffacher	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Beaver Dam	Beaver Dam, WI
C	41	Sara Stapleton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Centennial High School	Blaine, MN
F	44	Alex Leuhring	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Jr	UW-Green Bay	Verona, WI

Head coach

Jonathan Tsipis (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Kayla Karius (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: November 18, 2020

Recruiting Class

Sources:^[4]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Brooke Schramek F	Naperville, IL	Benet Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Brooke Schramek F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Halle Douglass PG	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Halle Douglass PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Lovisa Djurström F/C	Gothenburg	Marks Gymnasieskola [sv]	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Lovisa Djurström F/C	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Kate Thompson F/C	Denham Springs, LA	Denham Springs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Kate Thompson F/C	Star ratings: 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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 2020* cancelled	Miami University	Cancelled due to COVID-19		Kohl Center Madison, WI
Nov 29, 2020* 2:00 pm	Western Illinois	W 73–66	1–0	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Dec 5, 2020 2:00 pm	at Iowa	L 78–85	1-1 (0-1)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Dec 8, 2020* cancelled	Prairie View A&M	Cancelled due to COVID-19		Kohl Center Madison, WI
Dec 11, 2020 3:30 pm	Rutgers	L 65–70	1–2 (0–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Dec 13, 2020* 2:00 pm	North Dakota	W 80–60	2–2 (0–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Dec 20, 2020* 2:00 pm	Valparaiso	W 89–82	3–2 (0–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Dec 22, 2020* cancelled	University of Nebraska Omaha	Cancelled due to COVID-19		Kohl Center Madison, WI
Big Ten regular season
Dec 31 2020 11:30 am	at No. 16 Michigan	L 49–92	3–3 (0–3)	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 3, 2021 2:00 pm	Minnesota	L 83–88	3–4 (0–4)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Jan 6, 2021 3:00 pm	No. 22 Northwestern	L 55–80	3–5 (0–5)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Jan 10, 2021 3:00 pm	at Indiana	L 49–74	3–6 (0–6)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Jan 14, 2021 7:00 pm	No. 13 Michigan	L 40–69	3–7 (0–7)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Jan 17, 2021 2:00 pm	No. 9 Maryland	L 70–79	3–8 (0–8)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Jan 21, 2021 5:00 pm	at Purdue	L 55–56	3–9 (0–9)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Jan 24, 2021 2:00 pm	Michigan State	L 62–94	3–10 (0–10)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Jan 28, 2021 7:00 pm	at Nebraska	L 68–84	3–11 (0–11)	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Jan 31, 2021 2:00 pm	Illinois	W 69–57	4–11 (1–11)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Feb 4, 2021 3:00 pm	at No. 10 Maryland	L 48–84	4–12 (1–12)	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
Feb 7, 2021 1:00 pm	at Penn State	L 74–98	4–13 (1–13)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Feb 10, 2021 6:00 pm	No. 12 Ohio State	W 75–70	5–13 (2–13)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Feb 14, 2021 1:00 pm	at Minnesota	L 63-68	5-14 (2-14)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Feb 14, 2021 1:00 pm	at No. 24 Northwestern	L 54-67	5-15 (2-15)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[5]

References

^ "3 transfers, COVID-19 fallout make offseason harder than expected for Badgers women's basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis". madison.com. Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
^ "Former Madison Edgewood star Estella Moschkau joining Badgers women's basketball as grad transfer". madison.com. Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
^ "Badgers women's basketball program gets transfer guard from North Carolina". madison.com. Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
^ "Wisconsin Badgers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
^ "2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball Schedule". UW Badgers. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

[1] "3 transfers, COVID-19 fallout make offseason harder than expected for Badgers women's basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis". madison.com. Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2020.

[2] "Former Madison Edgewood star Estella Moschkau joining Badgers women's basketball as grad transfer". madison.com. Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2020.

[3] "Badgers women's basketball program gets transfer guard from North Carolina". madison.com. Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2020.

[4] "Wisconsin Badgers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2019.

[5] "2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball Schedule". UW Badgers. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

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Previous season

Roster

Recruiting Class

Schedule and results

See also

References