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Varsity - December 19, 2013

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INSIDE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BY DIANE NORDSTROM @BADGERWBB SCHEDULE (6-4, 0-0) LAST FOUR Dec. 5 Boston College W, 74-59 Dec. 7 at Marquette W, 62-60 Dec. 10 #23 Gonzaga L, 70-55 Dec. 13 at Washington L, 80-67 COMING UP Dec. 21 Illinois-Chicago Dec. 30 Green Bay Jan. 3 at Illinois Jan. 9 at Michigan UW held its first women's basketball game in 1975. Badgers roll back the clock at UW Field House UW back in the Barn for second straight year hen Wisconsin hosts UIC in the UW Field House on Saturday, it will be just the second regular-season game played in the historic venue since Jan. 11, 1998. The Barn was home to the team from 1974-98, where UW was 167-110 (.603) over 23-and-a-half seasons before moving into the Kohl Center. W 58 // VARSITY December 19, 2013 FIELD HOUSE HIGHLIGHTS October 1974 ● The first intercollegiate women's basketball practices were held. Jan. 11, 1975 ● The first women's game was played in the Field House, a 45-38 win over Green Bay. UW was 11-7, 6-2 at home, in its first season under head coach Marilyn Harris 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. Feb. 8-10, 1980 ●UW hosted the fifth-annual "unofficial" Big Ten tournament. Feb. 27, 1989 ●The Badgers defeated No. 11 Purdue, 81-67, the first home win over a ranked team. March 18, 1992 ● The first NCAA tournament game was played in the Field House. Feb. 12, 1995 ● The Badgers hosted the first sellout for a women's basketball game when 11,500 fans came to the game vs. Michigan State. Jan. 11, 1998 ● The final regular-season home game was played at the Field House, an 8066 win over No. 19 Western Kentucky. March 1999 ●The Badgers returned to the Field House for two WNIT games. UW defeated Siena, 107-85, on March 14 and Memphis, 92-73, on March 20. March 22, 2008 ● Wisconsin hosted Villanova in a WNIT game in the Field House. Dec. 15, 2012 ● The Badgers defeated Eastern Illinois, 76-47, in their first regular-season game in the Field House since Jan. 11, 1998.

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