NEXT UP FOR UW: A WELCOME BREAK
THE BADGERS GET SOME NEEDED TIME OFF BEFORE RETURNING TO ACTION DEC. 30 AGAINST PURDUE.
Wisconsin State Journal
Dec 13, 1999
Authors: Nick Zizzo Sports reporter
The University of Wisconsin women's 68-55 victory over Indiana- Purdue-Indianapolis
Sunday at the Kohl Center was its last game for 2 1/2 weeks.
The Badgers don't play again until Dec. 30 when defending NCAA champion
Purdue comes to town to open the Big Ten Conference season. Despite the
long layoff, coach Jane Albright doesn't feel her team will accumulate
much rust after playing a grueling early-season schedule that saw the Badgers
go 1-2 vs. three ranked teams.
"I think certainly we played a really tough schedule and it's time to give
them some time for exams and time away from basketball," she said. "We're
gonna let them go home and let their parents get them in the gym. I'm gonna
go to North Carolina and let my mother feed me."
UW will return to practice Dec. 27 and have a few days to prepare for the
Boilermakers.
Tall timber
Possibly the most telling statistic to come from the victory was that the
Badgers hauled in twice as many rebounds as the Jaguars. UW had a season-best
56 rebounds Sunday to top the previous high of 53 set in a 66-56 victory
over UW-Green Bay Dec. 1.
The Badgers were especially aggressive on the offensive glass, grabbing
25 rebounds. The Jaguars as a team finished with 28 total rebounds. Jessie
Stomski, at 6-foot-3, led UW with 11. Nina Smith (6- 4) followed with 10
and LaTonya Sims (6-3) added eight.
While it was no surprise the Badgers dominated - IUPUI didn't start a player
taller than 5-11 - it was a good sign that they were able to take advantage
of the height differential, which opened up their inside game.
"(The guards) did an exceptional job of getting the ball inside. I think
our post made good decisions on when to kick it out and when to try to
score," Albright said. "Rebounding was a very dominating edge, and it should
have been. When your two post players have a double- double in 20-some
minutes of play, it's a real nice effort."
Back in Black
Contrary to her belief, sophomore guard Kyle Black doesn't have to average
a point a minute to garner quality playing time.
Black came into Sunday's game averaging 3.0 points per game and shooting
38.5 percent from the field. Against the Jaguars, she sank 2 of 4 shots,
including a 3-pointer that gave UW a 49-34 lead.
"I thought Kyle Black gave us a really big spark and that's something,
quite frankly, we've been missing," Albright said. "She certainly can come
in and give us rebounds and hustle and steals and that type of thing. And
then hit a couple of 3s."
Injury update
Kristi Seeger, a former Stoughton athlete, was held out of Sunday's game
after taking an elbow to the head in practice Thursday.
The freshman forward sustained a concussion and was in street clothes as
a precautionary measure. Seeger will be ready for the beginning of the
Big Ten season, Albright said.
"She actually also had a little (concussion) a week and a half ago, and
we wanted to make sure everything was all right with her," Albright said.
Sunday's summary
INDIANA-PURDUE-INDIANAPOLIS
min fg fga ft fta reb pf a pt Stucker 33 6 13 2 2 6 3 1 16 Neal 33 0 4
1 2 4 1 0 1 Nelson 25 2 10 1 2 2 4 2 5 Byers 37 4 11 0 0 4 2 1 10 Watt
34 2 7 2 3 7 5 2 8 Ates 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 Hendricks 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 Lightfoot
10 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 Lingenfelter 4 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 6 Kyser 7 0 1 1 2 1 4 0
1 Spielmaker 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Totals 200 19 54 9 17 28 22 6 55
WISCONSIN min fg fga ft fta reb pf a pt Sims 24 4 12 2 6 8 1 1 10 Stomski
28 6 12 1 3 11 3 1 13 N. Smith 26 7 14 0 0 10 3 2 14 Pate 20 1 5 0 0 4
3 20 2 Moore 24 1 7 0 0 3 0 4 2 C. Smith 13 0 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 Paulus 16 4
8 4 5 6 1 2 12 Hefte 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 Black 18 2 4 2 2 4 0 0 7 Bird 8
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jirovec 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Konieczny 16 0 0 6 8 3 2 0 6
Totals 200 25 67 17 26 56 17 15 68
Rebounding totals include team rebounds Indiana-Purdue- Indianapolis 2332
- 55 Wisconsin 3236 - 68
3-point goals - IUPUI 8-18 (Stucker 2-4, Nelson 0-1, Byers 2-6, Watt 2-4,
Lightfoot 1-1, Lingenfelter 1-1, Kyser 0-1), UW 1-11 (Sims 0-2, Pate 0-1,
C. Smith 0-2, Paulus 0-3, Hefte 0-1, Black 1-2). Field- goal percentages
- IUPUI .352, Wisconsin .373. Free-throw percentages - IUPUI .529, Wisconsin
.692. Turnovers - IUPUI 21, Wisconsin 21. Att. - 7,810.