Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball

The Wisconsin Badgers women’s basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at the Kohl Center, located on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin. Previous to the Kohl Center, the home games were played at the Wisconsin Field House.

Wisconsin Badgers
2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team
University	University of Wisconsin–Madison
All-time record	616–702
Head coach	Jonathan Tsipis (5th season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Madison, Wisconsin
Arena	Kohl Center (Capacity: 17,190)
Nickname	Badgers
Student section	Grateful Red
Colors	Cardinal and White[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Second round
1995, 1996
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010

Coaching history

Marilyn Harris era (1974–1976)

Harris was the first coach of the women’s basketball team at UW. She led the Lady Badgers to a 16–20 record in two seasons.

Edwina Qualls era (1976–1986)

Qualls led the Badgers for 10 years and the start of the Big Ten Conference in 1982. In the 1982–1983 season, the Badgers had recorded their best season thus far: 19–8. Qualls finished with a record of 131–141.

Mary Murphy era (1986–1994)

Murphy led the Badgers to an 87–135 record over eight years. She was the Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year in 1992 with an overall record of 20–9 and a Big Ten record of 13–5. In 1992, Murphy led the Badgers to their first appearance in the NCAA tournament.

Jane Albright era (1994–2003)

Albright led the Badgers for nine years and earned a record of 161–107. During her tenure, she led the Badgers to five NCAA tournament appearances, and two WNIT appearances. The Badgers were WNIT runners-up in 1999 and WNIT champions in 2000. Albright was the Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year in 1995.

Lisa Stone era (2003–2011)

Lisa Stone led the Badgers to a 128–118 (.520) record in eight seasons, with a Big Ten Conference record of 56–79 (.415). The 2006–2007 season produced a record 23 wins (23–13) before the team fell in the WNIT championship to the University of Wyoming, 72–56. The 2007–2008 season produced another trip to the WNIT, but the Badgers fell in the second round to Villanova University. The 2008–2009 season was the third consecutive year the Badgers went to the WNIT, making it to the third round before falling to St. Bonaventure.

The 2009–2010 season produced a 21–11 record as Stone took the Badgers to the NCAA tournament for the first time where they lost in the first round to Vermont, 64–55. In Stone's final year (2010–2011) the Badgers finished 16–15, with another 10-win record in the Big Ten Conference (10–6) and another trip to the WNIT, where they bowed out in the second round to Illinois State 62–59.

Assistant coach was Tasha McDowell.

Bobbie Kelsey era (2011–2016)

On April 11, 2011 Bobbie Kelsey became the new head coach for the Badgers, signing a five-year contract.[2] Her first season ended with a Big Ten Tournament loss to Minnesota as the Badgers finished with a 9–20 overall record, finishing 5–11 in Big Ten play. Kelsey's second season ended with a 12–19 overall record, 3–13 in Big Ten play. The Badgers recorded their first Big Ten Tournament win for Kelsey by beating Illinois 58–57 before bowing out of the tournament with a 74–62 loss to Purdue. The third season in the Kelsey era came to a close with a loss to Minnesota in the B1G tournament. The Badgers finished with an overall record of 10–19, with a 3–13 conference record. Taylor Wurtz and Morgan Paige became the 22nd and 23rd players to reach the 1,000 point plateau. At the end of the 2013–2014 Kelsey's contract was extended three years, ending in the spring of 2019. The 2014-15 season ended with an 11th-place finish in the conference and a 9-20 record. Kelsey's fifth year as head coach ended with a 7-22 overall record and a 13th-place finish in the conference. Kelsey was let go on March 4, 2016 after finishing with an all-time record of 47-100.[3]

Jonathan Tsipis era (2016–present)

On March 31, 2016, Jonathan Tsipis was named the head coach and first male coach of the Badgers women's basketball team. He previously was the head coach at George Washington University.[4]

Coaching staff

• Head coach Jonathan Tsipis
• Assistant coach Craig Carter
• Assistant coach Kayla Karius
• Assistant coach Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton
• Director of basketball operations Michelle Nason
• Video Coordinator and Director of Scouting Erica Yost
• Strength and condition coach Abby Busch
• Graduate Assistant Kelly Hughes
• Program Assistant Emili Leyden

Current roster

2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Estella Moschkau 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Stanford Madison, WI F 3 Brooke Schramek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Benet Academy Lisle, IL F 5 Julie Pospisilova 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Downers Grove North Prague, Czech Republic G 10 Halle Douglass 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Lake Forest High School Lake Forest, IL F 12 Carmen Backes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Chisago Lakes Lindstrom, MN F 13 Sydney Mathiason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Monroe Monroe, WI F 22 Lovisa Djurstrom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr RIG Mark Academy Gothenburg, Sweden G 23 Lexi Duckett 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So North Carolina Daytona Beach, Florida G 24 Natalie Leuzinger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Black Hawk High School Monroe, WI G 30 Sydney Hilliard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Monroe Monroe, WI G 32 Kate Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Denham Springs H.S. Denham Springs, LA F 34 Imani Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Life Center Academy Willingboro, NJ G 40 Tara Stauffacher 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Beaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI C 41 Sara Stapleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Centennial High School Blaine, MN F 44 Alex Leuhring 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr UW-Green Bay Verona, WI	Head coach Jonathan Tsipis (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Kayla Karius (UW-Green Bay) Craig Carter (Rutgers) Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (Purdue) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 28, 2020

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source[5]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Marilyn Harris (Independent) (1974–1976)
1974-75	Marilyn Harris	11–7	–
1975-76	Marilyn Harris	5–13	–
Marilyn Harris:		16–20	–
Edwina Qualls (Independent, Big Ten) (1976–1986)
1976-77	Edwina Qualls	7–14	–		WWIAC
1977-78	Edwina Qualls	14–10	–		MAIAW
1978-79	Edwina Qualls	13–11	–		WWIAC
1979-80	Edwina Qualls	10–16	–		MAIAW
1980-81	Edwina Qualls	13–18	–
Big Ten Conference
1981-82	Edwina Qualls	21–13	1–1	T-4th	AIAW Quarterfinals
1982-83	Edwina Qualls	19–8	11–7	5th
1983-84	Edwina Qualls	18–10	13–5	2nd
1984-85	Edwina Qualls	11–17	6–12	T-7th
1985-86	Edwina Qualls	4–24	1–17	10th
Edwina Qualls:		130–141	32–42
Mary Murphy (Big Ten) (1986–1994)
1986-87	Mary Murphy	9–19	4–14	T-8th
1987-88	Mary Murphy	4–24	2–16	10th
1988-89	Mary Murphy	13–14	5–13	8th
1989-90	Mary Murphy	8–20	3–15	T-9th
1990-91	Mary Murphy	13–15	7–11	7th
1991-92	Mary Murphy	20–9	13–5	3rd	NCAA First Round
1992-93	Mary Murphy	7–20	4–14	10th
1993-94	Mary Murphy	13–14	6–12	9th
Mary Murphy:		87–135	44–100
Jane Albright (Big Ten) (1994–2003)
1994-95	Jane Albright	20–9	11–5	3rd	NCAA Second Round
1995-96	Jane Albright	21–8	12–4	3rd	NCAA Second Round	20	18
1996-97	Jane Albright	16–11	8–8	T-6th
1997-98	Jane Albright	21–10	9–7	6th	NCAA First Round
1998-99	Jane Albright	18–14	9–7	T-4th	WNIT Finals
1999-2000	Jane Albright	21–12	8–8	T-5th	WNIT Champions
2000-01	Jane Albright	18–10	12–4	T-2nd	NCAA First Round		24
2001-02	Jane Albright	19–12	8–8	T-5th	NCAA First Round
2002-03	Jane Albright	7–21	5–11	T-8th
Jane Albright:		161–107	82–62
Lisa Stone (Big Ten) (2003–2011)
2003-04	Lisa Stone	10–17	4–12	T-8th
2004-05	Lisa Stone	12–16	5–11	8th
2005-06	Lisa Stone	11–18	5–11	9th
2006-07	Lisa Stone	23–13	7–9	T-5th	WNIT Finals
2007-08	Lisa Stone	16–14	9–9	T-7th	WNIT First Round (Bye)
2008-09	Lisa Stone	19–15	6–12	T-7th	WNIT Sixteen
2009-10	Lisa Stone	21–11	10–8	T-3rd	NCAA First Round
2010-11	Lisa Stone	16–15	10–6	T-3rd	WNIT Second Round
Lisa Stone:		128–119	56–78
Bobbie Kelsey (Big Ten) (2011–2016)
2011-12	Bobbie Kelsey	9–20	5–11	T-9th
2012-13	Bobbie Kelsey	12–19	3–13	11th
2013-14	Bobbie Kelsey	10–19	3–13	11th
2014-15	Bobbie Kelsey	9–20	5–13	11th
2015-16	Bobbie Kelsey	7–22	3–15	13th
Bobbie Kelsey:		47–100	19–65
Jonathan Tsipis (Big Ten) (2016–present)
2016-17	Jonathan Tsipis	9–22	3–13	T-12th
2017-18	Jonathan Tsipis	9–21	2–14	13th
2018-19	Jonathan Tsipis	15–18	4–14	13th
2019-20	Jonathan Tsipis	12–19	3-15	12th
2020-21	Jonathan Tsipis	4-11	1-11
Jonathan Tsipis:		49-91	13-67
Total:		618-711
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

NCAA tournament appearances

Date	Coach	Opponent	Result	Location
March 18, 1992	Mary Murphy	Montana	L 74-85	UW Field House
March 16, 1995	Jane Albright	(23) Kansas	W 73-72	Lubbock, TX
March 18, 1995	Jane Albright	(5) Texas Tech	L 65-88	Lubbock, TX
March 15, 1996	Jane Albright	Oregon	W 74-60	Nashville, TN
March 17, 1996	Jane Albright	(12) Vanderbilt	L 82-96	Nashville, TN
March 14, 1998	Jane Albright	Virginia Tech	L 64-75	Gainesville, FL
March 16, 2001	Jane Albright	Missouri	L 68-71	Athens, GA
March 16, 2002	Jane Albright	Arizona State	L 70-73	Nashville, TN
March 21, 2010	Lisa Stone	Vermont	L 55-64	South Bend, IN

All-time statistical leaders

Career points leaders (1,000 points or more)

	Total points	Name	Career games	Position	Years played	Scored 1,500th point	Date and opponent
1	2,312	Jolene Anderson	123 games	G	2004–2008	Jr./85th game	2/17/07 vs. Purdue
2	1,994	Barb Franke	114 games	F/C	1991–1996	Sr./90th game	12/7/95 vs. Western Illinois
3	1,915	Jessie Stomski	123 games	F	1998–2002	Sr./100th game	12/11/01 vs. UW–Milwaukee
4	1,901	Robin Threatt	114 games	G	1988–1993	Sr./92nd game	12/15/92 vs. UW–Milwaukee
5	1,879	Theresa Huff	118 games	F/C	1979–1983	Sr./97th game	12/22/82 vs. Loyola-Chicago
6	1,857	LaTonya Sims	124 games	F/G	1997–2001	Sr./99th game	11/22/00 vs. Notre Dame
7	1,662	Tamara Moore	124 games	G	1998–2002	Sr./114th game	1/30/02 vs. Iowa
8	1,576	Katie Voigt	116 games	G	1993–1998	Sr./112th game	2/20/98 vs. Illinois
9	1,543	Ann Klapperich	113 games	F	1994–1998	Sr./110th game	2/22/98 vs. Penn State
10	1,512	Janese Banks	118 games	G	2004–2008	Sr./116th game	3/2/08 vs. Iowa
11	1,482	Lisa Bonnell	109 games	F	1984–1988	N/A	N/A
12	1,476	Alyssa Karel	124 games	G	2007-2011	N/A	N/A
13	1,455	Janet Huff	118 games	G	1980–1984	N/A	N/A
14	1,427	Michelle Kozelka	111 games	F	1988–1992	N/A	N/A
15	1,399	Chris Pruitt	115 games	G	1981–1985	N/A	N/A
16	1,367	Taylor Wurtz	126 games	F/G	2009–2014	N/A	N/A
17	1,279	Keisha Anderson	85 games	G	1994–1997	N/A	N/A
18	1,230	Morgan Paige	118 games	G	2010–2014	N/A	N/A
19	1,224	Nicole Bauman	113 games	G	2012–2016	N/A	N/A
20	1,123	Kelly Paulus	119 games	F	1996–2000	N/A	N/A
21	1,121	Marsha Howard	109 games	F	2015-2019	N/A	N/A
22	1,120	Faith Johnson	118 games	G	1980–1985	N/A	N/A
23	1,074	Cayla McMorris	115 games	G	2014-2018	N/A	N/A
24	1,053	Lin Zastrow	122 games	F	2007–2011	N/A	N/A
25	1,048	Imani Lewis	78 games	F	2018–Present	N/A	N/A
26	1,037	Linda Gough	104 games	F	1977–1981	N/A	N/A
27	1,008	Mynette Clark	95 games	G	1988–1992	N/A	N/A

Career rebounding leaders

	Name	Rebounds	Years played
1	Theresa Huff	1,201	1979–1983
2	Jessie Stomski	959	1998–2002
3	Michele Kozelka	916	1988–1992
4	LaTonya Sims	882	1997–2001
5	Barb Franke	881	1991–1996
6	Jolene Anderson	848	2004–2008
7	Taylor Wurtz	793	2009-2014
8	Lisa Bonnell	760	1984-1988
9	Michelle Lowman	719	1978–1983
10	Marsha Howard	694	2015-2019

Career assists leaders

	Name	Assists	Years played
1	Tamara Moore	554	1998–2002
2	Rae Lin D'Alie	483	2006–2010
3	Keisha Anderson	471	1994–1997
4	Kendra Van Leeuwen	442	2016–2019
5	Janet Huff	412	1980–1984
6	Jolene Anderson	409	2004–2008
7	Stephanie Rich	383	2001-2005
8	Katie Voigt	373	1993–1998
9	Amy Bauer	370	1988–1991
10	Chris Pruitt	367	1981–1985

Career steals leaders

	Name	Steals	Years played
1	Tamara Moore	353	1998–2002
2	Keisha Anderson	327	1994–1997
3	Janet Huff	294	1980–1984
4	Robin Threatt	283	1998-1993
5	Faith Johnson	260	1980–1985
6	Jolene Anderson	242	2004–2008
7	Theresa Huff	241	1979–1983
8	Chris Pruitt	217	1981–1985
9	Rae Lin D'Alie	213	2006–2010
10	Stephanie Rich	209	2001-2005

Career blocks leaders

	Name	Blocks	Years played
1	Michelle Lowman	253	1978–1983
2	Cassie Rochel	181	2010-2015
3	Danielle Ward	156	2004–2008
4	Abby Laszewski	131	2016-2019
5	Janetta Johnson	130	1988–1989
6	Emily Ashbaugh	113	2000–2004
7	Lello Gebisa	110	2002–2004
8	Inga Young	109	1984–1987
9	Lin Zastrow	108	2007–2011
10	Theresa Huff	106	1979–1983

Badgers in the pros

Name	UW years	Country (team)	Years played
Jolene Anderson	2004–2008	WNBA Connecticut Sun	2008
		France, Poland, Turkey, Italy	2009-present
Keisha Anderson	1994-97	ABL: Colorado Xplosion	1998-99
		WNBA: Atlanta, Washington, Charlotte, Chicago	2000-07
Emily Ashbaugh	2000-04	Germany	2005-06
Nicole Bauman	2012-16	Sweden	2016-17
Anya Covington	2009-12	Germany	2013-14
Rae Lin D'Alie	2006-10	Italy	2011-present
Barb Franke	1991-96	France, ABL: Chicago	1997-99
Lello Gebisa	2002-04	Greece	2004-05
Marsha Howard	2015-19	Luxembourg	2019-Present
Theresa Huff	1979-83	Spain	1983-84
Michala Johnson	2013-16	Belgium, WBC: St. Louis	2016-18
Ashley Josephson	2002-06	Spain	2007-08
Alyssa Karel	2007-11	Germany	2012-14
Ann Klapperich	1994-98	Portugal	1998-99
Michelle Lowman	1978-83	Sweden	1983-84
Cayla McMorris	2014-18	Turkey, Sweden	2018-19
Tamara Moore	1998-02	WNBA: Miami, Minnesota, Phoenix, Los Angeles	2002-06
DeeDee Pate	1996-2000	Germany	2000-01
Cassie Rochel	2010-14	Romania, Hungaria, Australia, Greece	2014-19
Jessie Stomski	1998-02	Iceland, Greece, France	2002-05
Robin Threatt	1988-93	WNBA: Seattle	2000
Katie Voigt	1993-98	Belgium, Israel	1998-01
Jordan Wilson	2002–06	Spain, Austria, Luxembourg	2006–2010
Dakota Whyte	2012-16	Sweden, Greece	2016-18
Taylor Wurtz	2009-13	Sweden, France	2015-Present
Avyanna Young	2015-17	Finland	2017-18

References

1. Style Guide // University of Wisconsin (PDF). October 8, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
2. Punzel, Dennis (April 12, 2011). "New UW women's basketball coach sets high bar: 'You can win national championships here'". madison.com. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
3. Potrykus, Jeff (April 25, 2014). "Six UW coaches earn extensions, including Bobbie Kelsey". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
4. "Jonathan Tsipis named Wisconsin women's basketball coach". University of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
5. "Record book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. Retrieved 10 Aug 2013.

• Women's Basketball Historical Stats
• Wisconsin's Season Ends in 60-54 WNIT Loss
• Anderson Wins National Player of Year Award
• WNBA Drafts Jolene Anderson
• UW Women’s Basketball Team Names Annual Award Winners

External links

• Official website