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Varsity - December 13, 2012

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INSIDE WOMEN���S BASKETBALL BY DIANE NORDSTROM @BadgerWBBall SCHEDULE (6-3, 0-0) Last Five Nov. 25 Evansville W, 73-55 Nov. 28 at Virginia Tech L, 38-47 Dec. 1 Alabama W, 69-50 Dec. 5 Marquette W, 71-68 Dec. 10 Florida Atlantic W, 82-73 OT This Week Saturday Eastern Illinois UW Field House Next Five Dec. 23 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Jan. 2 Jan. 6 at Green Bay vs. Delaware State * TBA * at Nebraska Minnesota 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. TBA 7 p.m. 2 p.m. * at Miami Invitational, Miami, Fla. Return to the Field House Badgers reaching for improvement Wisconsin wins three straight at home A fter a W-L-W-L-W-L trend to start the season, the Badgers have won their last three games. Wisconsin���s 6-3 start is the best since 2009-10 when the team was 7-2. Unbelievably, the Badgers need only three more wins to equal their victory total from last year (9). The Badgers have turned 54 �� VARSITY D EC E M B E R 13, 2012 the season around despite having several players out due to injury. Wisconsin beat Florida Atlantic, 82-73, in overtime on Monday with only seven players seeing action. UW has also won with balanced scoring. Four players have scored 10 or more points in the last two games. �� The Badgers return to the UW Field House to play a regular season game for the first time since 1998 when they host Eastern Illinois on Saturday. Wisconsin takes on the Panthers in the Barn due to winter commencement in the Kohl Center. Tickets for the game are only $3 for a reserved seat and $1 for general admission tickets. Alumnae have also been invited back and will be introduced at halftime. We like it at home �� The Badgers play much better in the confines of the Kohl Center, as they are 5-1 at home this season. All of the team���s season highs and nearly all of the individual season highs have been set at home. Wisconsin averages 23 more points per game and pulls down nearly six more rebounds per game at home than on the road.

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