Wisconsin Women's Hockey 2024-2025

[robertearle]

They do this to make sure the Wisco players can pad their stats. There is no other logical reason as the games are not good for either team.

I assume that Lindenwood does it because they get paid a good amount to come and be part of sellout crowds at LaBahn. I know that is why early non-conference 'cupcake' football teams go to play at Ohio State and Michigan, etc, when they know they're going to get killed. And two or three years ago, Wisconsin volleyball was having trouble filling out their non-conference schedule, ended up playing Dayton twice in one weekend, and the coach joked that the contract for them to come to Madison might have been the biggest guarantee in NCAA volleyball history.

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Wisconsin volleyball was having trouble filling out their non-conference schedule, ended up playing Dayton twice in one weekend, and the coach joked that the contract for them to come to Madison might have been the biggest guarantee in NCAA volleyball history.

If memory serves, Dayton is actually decent at volleyball, although I'm sure, nowhere near the Badgers' level.

Playing Lindenwood makes perfect sense in terms of geography for both teams. It's just unfortunate that with only 6 NC games available for UW, two of them are expended on the Lions each year. I know that Timothy enjoys them, but when the only intrigue is goals vs shots, a lot of better entertainment opportunities are wasted. And then when teams like UW or UM play an interesting NC opponent, they tend to go to some atypical city (Nashville, Las Vegas) to do so. Not a good deal for season ticket holders.

[Timothy A]

They do this to make sure the Wisco players can pad their stats. There is no other logical reason as the games are not good for either team.

I think coming to Madison gives the Lindenwood players a chance to play in front of a lot of people which is cool and experience a road trip to a great city. It also gives them a glimpse where they'd like to be at someday. Some of their players played well and they had some moral victories. It gives UW a chance to look at new players in low leverage games. If UW played UMD the first series, does the 4th line even see the ice? MJ runs a short bench against top end opponents.

[robertearle]

If memory serves, Dayton is actually decent at volleyball, although I'm sure, nowhere near the Badgers' level.

Playing Lindenwood makes perfect sense in terms of geography for both teams. It's just unfortunate that with only 6 NC games available for UW, two of them are expended on the Lions each year. I know that Timothy enjoys them, but when the only intrigue is goals vs shots, a lot of better entertainment opportunities are wasted. And then when teams like UW or UM play an interesting NC opponent, they tend to go to some atypical city (Nashville, Las Vegas) to do so. Not a good deal for season ticket holders.

Dayton is a regular NCAA tournament team. The problem was UW was having trouble getting a 'third team' for a three-way weekend of play, something fairly common in VB. Because they couldn't get a third team, Dayton got essentially twice the normal money guarantee. As you said, sometimes getting teams to come to fill out a non-conference schedule can be difficult.

[robertearle]

I think coming to Madison gives the Lindenwood players a chance to play in front of a lot of people which is cool and experience a road trip to a great city. It also gives them a glimpse where they'd like to be at someday. Some of their players played well and they had some moral victories. It gives UW a chance to look at new players in low leverage games. If UW played UMD the first series, does the 4th line even see the ice? MJ runs a short bench against top end opponents.

Josey Dunne, former Gopher player. Glad to see her healthy and playing.

[Gargoyle]

Coach's press conference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC93s7r46YY
McNaughton press conference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyhgNUq-NoE&t=314s

[BadgerPete]

People are really overthinking the reason we play Lindenwood every year.

Driving time from Lindenwood University to:
Madison, WI: 5:33
Columbus, OH: 6:30
Mankato, MN: 7:49
St. Paul, MN: 8:13
Minneapolis, MN: 8:19
St. Cloud, MN: 9:23

That's the complete list of nonconference games less than a 10 hour drive for them. I think Lindenwood will take the biannual whipping for a nice and cost friendly 5 1//2 hour bus ride.

[Timothy A]

Heading out to Bauwstin Cawledge this weekend. Last year UW has 50+ sog both games and gave up 18 and 26 sog. They will get more pressure in the D zone this weekend. It'd be great to see similar results but the sog under 20 for both games. It will be fascinating to see the line-up.

So from a stats standpoint, how did this weekend stack up for McN? She get's credit for the 2 wins but no shutout Friday, correct?

[Patricio]

Overall, I think the team had a good weekend against Lindenwood. The rookies were active, and everyone contributed to the scoring. O’B, Simms, Laila, Eden, KK were in form, and the rest of the returning players performed well also. Enright looked like she has recovered from her injury, and I expect she soon will return to the form she had in the second half of her first year. She is a solid player. But for her absence last year, the Badgers very well might have won their 8^th title.

I was hoping to see Vasseur. Playing her first game at home would have been a nice welcoming for her. Based on MJ’s comments about her in his media conference, it sounds like she has made substantial progress recovering from her shoulder injury, but still has a way to go. It often takes considerable time to recover fully from shoulder injuries - as the Brewers have experienced recently with multiple players. Hopefully her ordeal ends fairly soon, and she finally gets to start her career and to enjoy her first welcoming on home ice.

BTW, after BC Bucky gets UMD and MN back-to-back. Those two weekends will be a mini gauntlet that should yield a solid assessment of where the Badgers stand with molding this group of players into a force for other teams to contend with. I look forward to the answer.

[Timothy A]

I was hoping to see Vasseur. Playing her first game at home would have been a nice welcoming for her. Based on MJ’s comments about her in his media conference, it sounds like she has made substantial progress recovering from her shoulder injury, but still has a way to go. It often takes considerable time to recover fully from shoulder injuries - as the Brewers have experienced recently with multiple players. Hopefully her ordeal ends fairly soon, and she finally gets to start her career and to enjoy her first welcoming on home ice.
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Yes, it was great to see Enright go full speed. It was a nice gesture that Friday night she sat with her old bench buddy Vassuer a bit during warm-ups. Super bummed for Vassuer. Can you do 2 medical redshirt seasons?

[robertearle]

Yes, it was great to see Enright go full speed. It was a nice gesture that Friday night she sat with her old bench buddy Vassuer a bit during warm-ups. Super bummed for Vassuer. Can you do 2 medical redshirt seasons?

There have been a number of instances where a football player has been given two medical hardship years.

[BadgerPete]

Yes, it was great to see Enright go full speed. It was a nice gesture that Friday night she sat with her old bench buddy Vassuer a bit during warm-ups. Super bummed for Vassuer. Can you do 2 medical redshirt seasons?

If she doesn't play this year, it's actually a little bit easier. The NCAA has a "Five-Year Rule" that states you need to complete your four years of eligibility in five calendar years.

They can waive the five-year rule if "the student-athlete is deprived of the opportunity to participate for more than one season in his or her sport within the five-year period of eligibility for reasons that are beyond the control of the student-athlete or the institution".

Number one of circumstances beyond their control is "situations clearly supported by contemporaneous medical documentation, which states that a student-athlete is unable to participate in intercollegiate competition as a result of incapacitating physical or mental circumstances", incapacitating in this instance meaning "preventing from functioning in a normal manner".

Were she to be unable to play this season, it is highly likely she could get a waiver of the five year rule.

[Timothy A]

If she doesn't play this year, it's actually a little bit easier. The NCAA has a "Five-Year Rule" that states you need to complete your four years of eligibility in five calendar years.
Were she to be unable to play this season, it is highly likely she could get a waiver of the five year rule.

MJ said she's been doing 85% of the practice but with a shoulder can you skate at 100% not wanting to hit it the boards ice or another skater? I think he was being political there.

I'm taking this Brewer loss hard, I'm looking forward to watching some quality hockey tonight.

[Timothy A]

Back to the old freshman fourth line.

[Timothy A]

Some really leaky d zone play there in period 1, Ava really cool under fire. UW could easily be losing.