BADGER BRIEFING 15. In the last three seasons,
four Badgers (Jamie McBain, Brendan Smith, Blake Geoffri- on, Justin Schultz) have been among the top-10 finalists, with Blake Geoffrion becoming UW's first winner in 2010.
TAYLOR EARNS BIG TEN HONOR After averaging 17.0 points,
6.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists in a pair of Badgers victories last week, Jordan Taylor was named the Big Ten Player of the Week for the second time in his career on Monday. Taylor was
Schultz, Zengerle vie
for Hobey fan votes Fans can cast ballots for Badgers' top scorers as push begins for Hobey Baker Award
Wisconsin junior defense- man Justin Schultz and sopho- more forward Mark Zengerle are among the 77 listed nomi- nees for the 2012 Hobey Baker Memorial Award fan vote. Awarded annually to col-
lege hockey's top player, the Hobey Baker's highly-popular fan voting phase runs until March 1. To cast your vote, visit www.hobeybakeraward.com.
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Fans can vote daily. Schultz, one of two 2011
Hobey Baker Award top-10 finalists playing this season, leads the nation's defensemen with 12 goals and 37 points, while Zengerle leads the coun- try with 28 assists and ranks second in the nation with 38 points. The top 10 finalists for the award are announced March
the catalyst as the Bad- gers topped Northwest- ern, 77-57,
on Wednesday, and won at No. 22 Illinois, 67-63, on Sunday. The wins moved the squad to within a half game of first place in the Big Ten. In the win over Northwest- ern, Taylor scored 9 of his 15 points during a momen- tum-turning 17-2 run early in the second half. He hit three 3-pointers in a 1:38 span and the Badgers turned a tight 38- 36 contest into a 55-38 cushion in a spurt that lasted 4:35. Taylor also added six assists and three rebounds in the win