NCAA Tournament 2001 - Wisconsin Badgers




Wisconsin Badgers
RECORD: 18-10  REGION: East  SEED: 7
COACH: Jane Albright  CONFERENCE: Big Ten
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Road to the Final Four.............................................................................................

PREVIOUS GAMES
DATE OPPONENT ROUND RESULT
March 16, 2001 Missouri 1st Round L 71 - 68


Overview
The Badgers boast one of the biggest and most imposing frontlines in the NCAA Tournament. Second-team All-Big Ten selection LaTonya Sims is agile with long arms. Jessie Stomski is a bull near the basket and the league's second-best rebounder. Bulky 6-foot-4 center Nina Smith is tough to stop when she gets on the low block, shooting 60 percent from the floor. Combine that group with All-Big Ten second-team guard Tamara Moore, and the Badgers are in business.

Player to Watch
Junior Tamara Moore, a 5-foot-11 point guard, is the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, leading the conference in steals while finishing the regular season third in assists.

Roster
NO. PLAYER                   POS    HT    YRS    HOMETOWN
  1  Candas Smith              G     5-6    SO    Madison, WI
 2  Jessica Liegel          G-F     5-9    SO    Plain, WI
 3  Rachel Klongland          G     6-0    SR    Sun Prairie, WI
11  Judy Ebeling              G     5-9    JR    Bloomington, MN
12  Abby Simmons              F     5-9    FR    Verona, WI
22  Leah Hefte                G     5-11   SO    McFarland, WI
25  LaTonya Sims            G-F     6-3    SR    Racine, WI
30  Tamara Moore            G-F     5-11   JR    Minneapolis, MN
32  Kyle Black                G     5-11   JR    Indianapolis, IN
41  Jessie Stomski            F     6-3    JR    Oakdale, MN
43  Kristi Seeger             F     6-0    SO    Stoughton, WI
44  Emily Ashbaugh            C     6-5    FR    Woodinville, WA
45  Krista Bird               C     6-3    SR    Owatonna, MN
52  Sarah Jirovec             C     6-4    JR    Stevens Point, WI
55  Nina Smith                C     6-4    SO    Waterloo, IA

Notable Numbers
Wisconsin, which beat Florida 75-74 for the 2000 WNIT title, hasn't been able to advance beyond the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals for seven consecutive years.

Tournament history
Previous NCAA Tournament Bids: 4
NCAA Tournament Record: 2-4
Final Four Appearances: None
NCAA Tournament Championships: None
Best NCAA Tournament Finish: 1982, 1995, Second Round
Last NCAA Appearance: 1998, lost to Virginia Tech, 75-64, in First Round.

LAST 5 GAMES
OPPONENT RESULT
IllinoisL, 80-68
Ohio StW, 81-62
@ MinnesotaW, 86-43
Penn StW, 86-75
@ NorthwesternW, 70-54


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