2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin at Madison during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers were led by fifth-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis and play their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They competed in the 2020–21 Big Ten Conference season and the 2021 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament.

2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2020–21 record5–19 (2–18 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Maryland †17–1 .94426–2  .929
No. 12 Indiana16–2 .88920–5  .800
No. 21 Rutgers10–3 .76914–5  .737
No. 16 Michigan9–4 .69216–6  .727
Northwestern11–7 .61116–9  .640
Iowa11–8 .57920–9  .690
No. 22 Ohio State9–7 .56313–7  .650
Michigan State8–7 .53315–9  .625
Nebraska9–10 .47413–13  .500
Minnesota7–11 .3898–13  .381
Penn State6–13 .3169–15  .375
Purdue4–14 .2227–16  .304
Illinois2–16 .1115–18  .217
Wisconsin2–18 .1005–19  .208
† 2021 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2019–20 season 12–19, including 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Rutgers after beating Illinois.

After the season, the team lost four players to graduation and three players to transfers,[1] but added two players as transfers.[2][3]

Roster
2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Estella Moschkau 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GSEdgewood High School Madison, WI
G 3 Brooke Schramek 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBenet Academy Naperville, IL
F 5 Julie Pospisilova 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoDowners Grove North Prague, Czech Republic
G 10 Halle Douglass 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLake Forest Lake Forest, IL
F 12 Carmen Backes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoChisago Lakes Lindstrom, MN
F 13 Sydney Mathiason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrMonroe Monroe, WI
F/C 22 Lovisa Djurström 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrMarks Gymnasieskola Gothenburg
G 23 Lexi Duckett 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoFather Lopez Daytona Beach
G 24 Natalie Leuzinger (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrBlack Hawk High School Monroe, WI
G 30 Sydney Hilliard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMonroe Monroe, WI
F/C 32 Kate Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrDenham Springs Denham Springs, LA
F 34 Imani Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrLife Center Academy Willingboro, NJ
G 40 Tara Stauffacher 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoBeaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI
C 41 Sara Stapleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoCentennial High School Blaine, MN
F 44 Alex Leuhring 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrUW-Green Bay Verona, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2020

Recruiting Class

Sources:[4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brooke Schramek
F		 Naperville, IL Benet Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Halle Douglass
PG		 Lake Forest, IL Lake Forest 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
Lovisa Djurström
F/C		 Gothenburg Marks Gymnasieskola 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kate Thompson
F/C		 Denham Springs, LA Denham Springs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 25, 2020*
    cancelled    		 Miami University Cancelled due to COVID-19 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Nov 29, 2020*
    2:00 pm    		 Western Illinois W 73–66  1–0
    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Dec 5, 2020
    2:00 pm    		 at Iowa L 78–85  1-1
    (0-1)    		 Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
    Iowa City, IA
    Dec 8, 2020*
    cancelled    		 Prairie View A&M Cancelled due to COVID-19 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Dec 11, 2020
    3:30 pm    		 Rutgers L 65–70  1–2
    (0–2)    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Dec 13, 2020*
    2:00 pm    		 North Dakota W 80–60  2–2
    (0–2)    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Dec 20, 2020*
    2:00 pm    		 Valparaiso W 89–82  3–2
    (0–2)    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Dec 22, 2020*
    cancelled    		 University of Nebraska Omaha Cancelled due to COVID-19 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Big Ten regular season
    Dec 31 2020
    11:30 am    		 at No. 16 Michigan L 49–92  3–3
    (0–3)    		 Crisler Center 
    Ann Arbor, MI
    Jan 3, 2021
    2:00 pm    		 Minnesota L 83–88  3–4
    (0–4)    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Jan 6, 2021
    3:00 pm    		 No. 22 Northwestern L 55–80  3–5
    (0–5)    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Jan 10, 2021
    3:00 pm    		 at Indiana L 49–74  3–6
    (0–6)    		 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, IN
    Jan 14, 2021
    7:00 pm    		 No. 13 Michigan L 40–69  3–7
    (0–7)    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Jan 17, 2021
    2:00 pm    		 No. 9 Maryland L 70–79  3–8
    (0–8)    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Jan 21, 2021
    5:00 pm    		 at Purdue L 55–56  3–9
    (0–9)    		 Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, IN
    Jan 24, 2021
    2:00 pm    		 Michigan State L 62–94  3–10
    (0–10)    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Jan 28, 2021
    7:00 pm    		 at Nebraska L 68–84  3–11
    (0–11)    		 Pinnacle Bank Arena 
    Lincoln, NE
    Jan 31, 2021
    2:00 pm    		 Illinois W 69–57  4–11
    (1–11)    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Feb 4, 2021
    3:00 pm    		 at No. 10 Maryland L 48–84  4–12
    (1–12)    		 Xfinity Center 
    College Park, MD
    Feb 7, 2021
    1:00 pm    		 at Penn State L 74–98  4–13
    (1–13)    		 Bryce Jordan Center 
    University Park, PA
    Feb 10, 2021
    6:00 pm    		 No. 12 Ohio State W 75–70  5–13
    (2–13)    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Feb 14, 2021
    1:00 pm    		 at Minnesota L 63-68  5-14
    (2-14)    		 Williams Arena 
    Minneapolis, MN
    Feb 14, 2021
    1:00 pm    		 at No. 24 Northwestern L 54-67  5-15
    (2-15)    		 Welsh-Ryan Arena 
    Evanston, IL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Source[5]

    See also

    2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

    References
    1. "3 transfers, COVID-19 fallout make offseason harder than expected for Badgers women's basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis". madison.com. Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
    2. "Former Madison Edgewood star Estella Moschkau joining Badgers women's basketball as grad transfer". madison.com. Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
    3. "Badgers women's basketball program gets transfer guard from North Carolina". madison.com. Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
    4. "Wisconsin Badgers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
    5. "2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball Schedule". UW Badgers. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
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