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Varsity - March 14, 2013

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THIS WEEK IN BADGER HISTORY Wisconsin finished the 2011 season with a 25-9 record, including a 13-5 mark in the Big Ten. March 19, 2011 March madness UW earned a No. 4 seed in the 2011 NCAA Tournament and knocked off No. 13 seed Belmont, 72-58, in the first round (March 17) and No. 5 seed Kansas State, 70-65, in the second round. Led by senior Jon Leuer, who averaged 20.5 points per game, the Badgers hit 50.0 percent of their 3-pointers in Tucson, advancing to the Sweet 16 in New Orleans. March 17, 1973 FIRST OF SIX: Wisconsin defeated Denver, 4-2, to win the first NCAA hockey championship in school history. Tournament MVP Dean Talafous scored the game-winning goal midway through the second period. ALSO THIS WEEK March 17, 2001 TWO IN A ROW: Donny Pritzlaff won his second-consecutive NCAA wrestling title by knocking off Joe Heskett from Iowa State in a 3-1 overtime decision. Pritzlaff became the fourth wrestler in UW history to win back-to-back NCAA titles. March 18, 2007 RECORD BREAKERS: The women's hockey team broke or tied 18 NCAA records on its way to a second-consecutive national championship. The Badgers defeated Minnesota Duluth, 4-1, in the national championship game. 62 ยป VARSITY MAR CH 14, 2013

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