INSIDE
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
BY DIANE NORDSTROM
@BADGERWBB
SCHEDULE (1-0, 0-0)
LAST WEEK
Sunday Drake
W, 66-41
UP NEXT
Thursday at Milwaukee
Sunday Northern Illinois
Nov. 21 at Alabama
Nov. 29 vs. Mercer *
Nov. 30 Vanderbilt/Elon *
* at Vanderbilt Tournament
Fifth-year senior Taylor
Wurtz joined the 1,000point club last Sunday.
Non-conference season
presents risks for UW
Badgers travel to Milwaukee, host NIU
or the Badgers, the nonconference season is a
good way to prepare for
Big Ten play. But Wisconsin
has to be careful not to overlook upset-minded opponents.
"We're preparing for everybody's best," said head coach
Bobbie Kelsey. "We can't take
anybody lightly. Anybody can
beat you on any given night."
That was proven in the
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VARSITY November 14, 2013
opening weekend as Illinois
lost to Bradley and Michigan
fell to Bowling Green.
"It's not just because we're
in the Big Ten we just automatically are the big dogs that
can't be knocked down," Kelsey
added. "Our kids understand
it, and we go and approach
every game individually with
that in mind; that we have to
be ready to play."
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WELCOME TO THE CLUB
● Fifth-year senior Taylor Wurtz picked
up her 1,000th career point against
Drake last Sunday. The 6-foot guard
scored her notable point at the 8:51
mark of the first half. She became the
22nd UW player to score 1,000 points.
Wurtz now has 1,008 points in her
fifth season. She was forced to take a
medical redshirt in 2012-13 due to a
lingering back injury after playing in
five games.
The Badgers should have two
1,000-point scorers this season as senior Morgan Paige is just 116 points
away from a grand.
FAMILIAR FACES ACROSS THE COURT
● The Badgers will face some familiar
coaches this week, as two former assistant coaches head their opponents.
Former Badger Kyle (Black) Rechlicz
is in her second season at Milwaukee
while Kathi Bennett is in her fourth
season at Northern Illinois.
Rechlicz played for the Badgers
from 1998-2002, averaging 7.9 points
per game. She also served as an assistant under Kelsey at Wisconsin
in 2011-12. Bennett served as a UW
assistant coach under former head
coach Lisa Stone for two seasons from
2008-10.