THIS WEEK IN BADGER HISTORY
Huff's 1,201 rebounds and 10.71 rebounds per game remain UW records. December 21, 1983 In the rafters
Theresa Huff's jersey became the first number retired in UW women's basketball history. The 5-foot-11 center played from 1979-83, which were transitional years from WWIAC competi- tion to Big Ten Conference play and included the changeover in national governance from the AIAW to the NCAA. She finished her four-year career at the UW with 30 school records, of which six were all-time men's and women's records.
December 19, 1998 THE HOST WITH THE MOST: Wisconsin hosted the finals of the 1998 NCAA Division 1 Volleyball Championships at the Kohl Center. Long Beach State won the national title by defeating Penn State, 3-2, and setting the single-match attendance record of 13,194.
ALSO THIS WEEK
December 20, 1954 LEADING SCORER: Dick Cable of the men's basketball team scored 31 points against Tulane to put himself on the Badgers' list of 30-point performers.
December 24, 1993 A HOLIDAY TO REMEMBER: The Wisconsin football team spent the holiday in Pasadena, Calif., preparing for the 1994 Rose Bowl Game against UCLA. The Badgers defeated UCLA, 21-16, in their first-ever win in a Jan. 1 bowl game.
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