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Varsity - February 20, 2014

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46 // VARSITY February 20, 2014 INSIDE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 'Almost' wins wearing on Kelsey and her Badgers Wisconsin looking for signature win this week BY DIANE NORDSTROM @BADGERWBB A fter two close losses to top-25 teams, the Bad- gers are getting tired of almost winning. "But the 'almost' is killing me ― the close and the right there, I can't even stand it," Wisconsin head coach Bobbie Kelsey said. "When you take over a program and you're trying to build it, that's what you're going to have, those 'al- most' games." Wisconsin took then-No. 22 Nebraska to overtime on Feb. 5 and also battled then-No. 11 Penn State to the end, losing both contests. UW has two more opportu- nities to get a signature win this season as it hosts No. 23 Michigan State on Thursday before traveling to No. 21 Pur- due on Sunday. PAIGE IS UW'S IRON WOMAN ● Senior Morgan Paige will play in her 100th straight game against Michigan State on Thursday. The 6-foot-0 guard has played in 114 games in her career, including the last 99 in a row. She has not missed a game since her freshman season, when she did not play against Purdue on Jan. 13, 2011. Her 100 straight games will tie her for 10th on Wisconsin's all-time tally. Paige has started 93 games in her four seasons, including the last 75 in a row. Her 75 straight starts ranks ninth on the UW career record list. Fifth-year senior Taylor Wurtz has played in 122 games in her career, which ties for ninth on the all-time list. DOUBLE-DOUBLES RANK HIGH ● The Badgers have 16 double-doubles this season, the most for UW since the 2001-02 season when the Badgers had 18 double-doubles. Taylor Wurtz leads the team with seven double-doubles while Michala Johnson adds five. Jacki Gulczynski chips in four double-doubles. Wurtz has 15 double-doubles in her career, which ranks ninth on the UW career record list, while Gulczyn- ski has 10, which ties for 13th. SCHEDULE (10-15, 3-10) LAST FOUR Feb. 5 #22 Nebraska L, 70-71 OT Feb. 8 at Indiana L, 69-76 Feb. 12 Minnesota L, 50-63 Feb. 16 at #11 Penn State L, 68-78 NEXT FOUR Thursday #23 Michigan St. 8 p.m. Sunday at #21 Purdue 1 p.m. March 2 Northwestern 1 p.m. March 6 at Big Ten Tournament, Indianapolis, Ind. Senior Morgan Paige has played in 99 straight games in the Cardinal and White.

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