INSIDE
WRESTLING
BY ANNA POULTER-HENDRICKSON
@BADGERWRESTLING
SCHEDULE
COMING UP
Jan. 24 at Indiana
7 p.m.
Jan. 26 at #16 Northwestern Noon
Feb. 2 North Dakota
1 p.m.
Feb. 21 #8 Nebraska
7 p.m.
Feb. 23 #3 Iowa
1 p.m.
Good things happening in
Badgers' wins and losses
Both in victory and defeat, UW improving
isconsin is in the
thick of its Big Ten
schedule
where
wrestling ranked opponents is
common place. In both victory,
22-15 upset over No. 9 Ohio
State, and defeat, 28-6 loss
to No. 2 Minnesota, the No.
18-ranked Badgers are learning and improving their skills.
"The guys did a good job on
Friday night stepping up," said
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UW head coach Barry Davis
on the team's upset win over
the Buckeyes. "I was really impressed with Ryan Taylor. The
way he wrestled, the way he
got after it. Frank (Cousins)
had a good win, that kind of
sealed the deal right there.
"We might have left a couple
out there, but overall, good
dual, good team win."
With no time to rest, Wis-
consin hit the road for a dual at Minnesota on Sunday, where it suffered its fourth
loss of the season.
"The score (against Minnesota) didn't
indicate how close those matches really
were," continued Davis. "A lot of good
things came out of the Minnesota dual
meet from a coaching point of view.
"The score doesn't indicate it, but we
as a staff took a lot from it, the way some
guys competed, some of the skills that
they used. Right now, good things are going on."
Wisconsin has a week off before jumping right back into conference competition. UW travels to Indiana on Friday, Jan.
24 and then visits No. 15 Northwestern
on Jan. 26.
The week off gives UW a chance to
continue preparation for its last push to
championships.
"This break is very important to us as
a team," said Davis. "As far as preparation
wise, we will build a great base for Big
Ten and NCAA championships."
The Badgers close out their dual season with three-straight home matches
in February before hosting the Big Ten
Championships on March 8-9 at the Kohl
Center, an event they have been targeting
all year.
BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
● Wisconsin will host the 2014 Big Ten
Wrestling Championship March 8-9 at
the Kohl Center. Tickets are available
at UWBadgers.com.
