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Next Five Nov. 11
at Milwaukee
Nov. 13 Oral Roberts Nov. 16 at Marquette
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Nov. 18 Washington State 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at BYU
Who's that Badger? » A familiar face on the UW bench this season will be former player Kyle (Black) Rechlicz. Rechlicz, who played for Wisconsin from 1998 to 2002, is in her first year as an assistant coach. As a player, Rechlicz was one
Kelsey brings Final
has been to seven NCAA Fi- nal Fours, winning a nation- al championship as a red- shirt freshman at Stanford. "All I know is success, that's all I know," said Kelsey at her introductory news conference. "That doesn't mean I've won or been a part
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s an athlete and as a coach, Bobbie Kelsey
Four experience to UW Coach has seven Final Fours to her credit
of every game and won every game, but also I understand what it takes to get a pro- gram and get players to give 100 percent. " Kelsey aided the Cardinal
to three Final Four appear- ances as a player and four as an assistant coach, all in the last four seasons. That's quite the resumé.
of the UW's most prolific 3-point shooters, setting a school record hitting 7-of-11 from behind the arc in one game. She was the Big Ten's top long-ball shooter as a junior, connecting on 40.6 percent from behind the arc. Rechlicz averaged 7.9 points and 2.0 rebounds per game as a Badger.
In the polls » The preseason Big Ten poll was released last week. Penn State was picked by conference coaches and media to win the 2012 Big Ten title while Purdue was picked sec- ond in both polls. Michigan State and Iowa split the third-place pre- season rankings. Penn State's Alex Bentley and Ohio State's Samantha Prahalis shared preseason Player of the Year honors.
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