50 // VARSITY February 13, 2014
INSIDE
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Badgers counting down
regular season
Wisconsin still looking to turn season around
BY DIANE NORDSTROM @BADGERWBB
D
espite playing some of
its best ball of the sea-
son, the results aren't
showing up in the win-loss
column for Wisconsin.
The Badgers have dropped
two straight, including an
overtime loss to No. 22 Ne-
braska in the Kohl Center a
week ago, with UW still need-
ing to show improvement.
"It's hard when you're los-
ing and you're not playing up
to your potential," head coach
Bobbie Kelsey said. "It will
turn around for us. We're just
hoping sooner rather than lat-
er."
Only five games remain in
the regular season as the Bad-
gers count down to the 2014
Big Ten Tournament on March
6-9 at Bankers' Life Fieldhouse
in Indianapolis.
JOHNSON HITS 20 PLUS IN LAST FOUR
● Junior Michala Johnson has scored 20
or more points the last four games
and is averaging 23 points per game
over the span. She is also shooting
61.5 percent (40 of 65) from field goal
range.
The 6-foot-3 forward had a game-
high 26 points at Michigan State on
Jan. 30, shooting 12 of 16 (75 percent)
from the field. Against Ohio State on
Feb. 2, Johnson shot 9 of 15 (60 per-
cent) from the field, sharing game-
high honors with 21 points.
After only two points at the half,
she went on a tear against Nebraska
on Feb. 8, finishing with a game-high
24 points on 11-of-20 shooting from
the field (55 percent). Johnson scored
the Badgers' first eight points in over-
time. She led UW with 21 points at In-
diana on Saturday, shooting 57.1 per-
cent (8 of 14) from the field.
TWO HIT 20-PLUS FOR UW
● Wisconsin had two 20-plus scorers at
Indiana on Saturday as Michala John-
son led the Badgers with 21 points
and Morgan Paige added 20 points.
It was the first time since Feb. 26,
2012 vs. Illinois that UW had two 20-
plus scorers in a game.
SCHEDULE (10-13, 3-8)
LAST FOUR
Feb. 2 Ohio State W, 82-71
Feb. 5 #22 Nebraska L, 70-71
OT
Feb. 8 at Indiana L, 69-76
Wed. Minnesota 7 p.m.
NEXT FOUR
Sunday at #11 Penn State Noon
Feb. 20 Michigan State 8 p.m.
Feb. 23 at Purdue 1 p.m.
March 2 Northwestern TBA
Junior Michala Johnson
has scored 20-plus points
in the last four games.
