Here are 5 issues to know:
1. Big Ten Tournament History
Wisconsin has certified for the Big Ten Tournament each season since 2011, capturing the newest match title in 2015. The Badgers have claimed 4 Big Ten Tournament championships general, with their first coming in 1994.
In final yr’s first-round matchup, Wisconsin fell 1-0 to Tenth-seeded Ohio State, with the Buckeyes scoring within the 79th minute. Goalkeeper (*4*) earned her career-high seven saves within the match.
2. Regular Season Recap
The Badgers completed the common season fifth within the Big Ten standings with 20 factors, posting a 6-3-2 convention file and a 12-4-2 general mark.
Wisconsin spent a number of weeks within the nationwide rankings, climbing as excessive as No. 15. The Badgers notched signature wins over three top-10 opponents – No. 8 Penn State, No. 8 Iowa, and No. 9 UCLA – with the victory over the Bruins marking this system’s first-ever within the sequence.
3. Scouting Iowa
The fourth-seeded Hawkeyes enter the match tied for third within the Big Ten with 21 factors, holding an 11-3-4 general file and a 6-2-3 convention mark. Iowa closed the common season with a 2–0 win over Indiana.
The Badgers earned a 2-1 house victory over the Hawkeyes earlier this season. Brooke Allen opened the scoring within the 4th minute, and after Iowa equalized within the fiftieth, Erin Connolly netted the game-winner within the 75th minute. With that end result, Wisconsin improved its all-time file towards Iowa to 17-7-5.
4. Last Time Out
Wisconsin rounded out its common season with a 1-1 draw at Northwestern. Erin Connolly scored within the 50th minute earlier than Northwestern answered within the 78th minute. Wisconsin was unable to search out the again of the online once more regardless of a couple of good probabilities.
5. How to Follow
Saturday’s match will probably be out there on B1G+. Fans may monitor stay stats at UWBadgers.com and comply with in-game updates on social media (@BadgerWSOC on Instagram, X, and Facebook).