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Varsity - March 1, 2012

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BY THE NUMBERS Wisconsin leads the nation in penalty kill, thanks in large part to Alex Rigsby's steller goaltending. 89.1 144 WOMEN'S HOCKEY Wisconsin's penalty kill is the best in the nation, as the Badgers have withstood 114 of 128 penalties com- mitted, good for an 89.1 percent kill rate. UW has accumulated just 321 penalty min- utes, the sixth-lowest total in the country. MEN'S HOCKEY UW's sophomore class, led by Mark Zengerle's 44 points, ranks as the third-highest scoring group of second-year skaters with 144 points and a 4.50 points- per-game scoring mark. Zengerle's 44 points are tied for the most in the nation among sophomores. 265 .769 16 ยป VARSITY MARCH 1, 2012 MEN'S BASKETBALL With a win over Minne- sota Tuesday night, Bo Ryan won his 264th game as Wisconsin's head coach, leaving him just one victory shy of Harold "Bud" Foster. UW's all-time winningest coach, Foster won his 265th and final game in 1959 after 25 years as head coach. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL For the second straight year, the Badgers set a school record in Big Ten games with a free throw percentage of 76.9 percentage. UW was 143-for-186 from the charity stripe in conference games.

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