2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12–19 (3–15 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
Seasons
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 January 16, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers were led by fourth-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis and played 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 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 25, 2024

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sydney Hilliard
PG 		Monroe, WI Monroe High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Julie Pospisilova
SF 		Prague, Czech Republic Downers Grove North High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Sara Stapleton
C 		Blaine, MN Centennial High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Tara Stauffacher
SF 		Columbus, WI Beaver Dam High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: 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:

Sources:[1]

Schedule and results

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

Source:[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". UW Badgers. Retrieved August 25, 2024.