60 // VARSITY February 6, 2014
INSIDE
WOMEN'S HOCKEY
No. 2 Badgers ready for
battle with Buckeyes
Both teams enter the weekend on hot streaks
BY AJ HARRISON @BADGERWHOCKEY
W
ith only three regu-
lar season series left,
the No. 2 Badgers
are heading down the home-
stretch in good position, Wis-
consin has lost only one of its
past 22 contests.
A big road challenge awaits
the Badgers this weekend, as
UW travels to Columbus, Ohio,
to take on the surging Ohio
State in a pivotal WCHA clash.
Wisconsin currently sits
in second in the conference
standings, seven points be-
hind No. 1 Minnesota, and 10
points clear of North Dakota,
which sits in third. Meanwhile
the Buckeyes, who sit in fifth-
place, are unbeaten in their
past seven games, which in-
cludes a shootout win against
the Golden Gophers.
"Ohio State is a team that
we need to bring our 'A' game for," senior
goaltender Alex Rigsby said. "They will
be a team that will push back. Their rink
is small, so there will be a lot of one-on-
one battles that we need to win."
OLYMPIC HOCKEY STARTS ON SATURDAY
● After months of buildup, the 2014
Winter Olympics are finally here, as
five former Badgers will hit the ice
early Saturday morning with their re-
spective countries.
The Wisconsin quartet of Brianna
Decker, Meghan Duggan, Hilary Knight
and Jessie Vetter, along with the rest
of the U.S. Olympic Team, will face Fin-
land in a 2 a.m. (CT) game on NBCSN.
Meaghan Mikkelson and Team Canada
will face Switzerland in a 7 a.m. con-
test Saturday, which will air on MS-
NBC.
The U.S. and Canada meet on Feb.
12 in a 6:30 a.m matchup.
FILL THE BOWL IS A WEEK AWAY
● There's only nine days left until the
fourth "Fill the Bowl" game which pits
the No. 2 Badgers against No. 1 Min-
nesota in a 7 p.m. game at the Kohl
Center.
Tickets are only $1, and all Wiscon-
sin students get in free with a student
ID. All fans attending are encouraged
to donate non-perishable food items
at the game to benefit Second Harvest
Foodbank and help fight hunger in
southern Wisconsin.
SCHEDULE (21-3-2, 17-3-2-1)
COMING UP
Friday at Ohio State 6 p.m.
Saturday at Ohio State 3 p.m.
Feb. 14 #1 Minnesota 7 p.m.
Feb. 15 #1 Minnesota 7 p.m.
(Fill the Bowl)
