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Marquette and Wisconsin renewed women’s basketball rivalry and the OT game had everything
New Marquette women’s basketball coach Cara Consuegra introduced
See what new Marquette women’s basketball coach Cara Consuegra said about returning and leading a program for which she was once an assistant.
The women’s basketball rivalry between Marquette and Wisconsin is back on, and the game on Nov. 8 at the Al McGuire Center showed why it should be scheduled every season.
The Golden Eagles won in overtime, 65-62, in the first matchup of the state rivals since 2017. The tense battle provoked the full spectrum of emotions for MU (2-0), including frustration, pain, fear and then exhilaration.
“These guys haven’t had the opportunity to play Wisconsin before, but I have a lot throughout my entire career,” said MU head coach Cara Consuegra, a former player at Iowa and staff member at Penn State.
“So I knew this was going to be a really tough game. So we talked about that we thrive in adversity and we’re built for moments like this. And I thought this entire game was a lot of adversity in so many different ways.”
MU guard Kennedi Perkins hurts neck in scary fall
There was a very scary moment late in the first half.
UW (1-0) held a 31-21 lead, its biggest of the game, with just over 3 minutes left in the second quarter when MU senior guard Kennedi Perkins fell backward after attempting a running shot in the paint. Perkins’ head collided with the lower right leg of the Badgers’ Breauna Ware.
Perkins stayed down on the court in pain. After play was stopped on the other end, MU’s trainer and two assistant coaches ran out to check on her. The on-site paramedics then put Perkins on a stretcher and brought her to a local hospital with a neck injury.
“She’s OK,” Consuegra said. “They have her at Froedtert, just getting checked out. But nothing serious, just really precautionary.”
The game was delayed more than 10 minutes.
“One of our principles is to stay in the moment,” Consuegra said. “Obviously seeing the stretcher come out, I think was rattling for everybody.
“That’s when we huddled up as a team and, one, let them know she was going to be OK. But, two, understanding we just got to stay in the moment. We can’t change what happened and let’s play hard for our teammate that went down.”
Jaidynn Mason’s big steal part of big run for MU
The game was mostly a slog for the Golden Eagles, who finished with 20 turnovers.
“The first half we didn’t do much of what we wanted to do,” Consuegra said. “So it was difficult.”
UW made all six of its 3-pointers in the first half.
MU kept trying to get over the hump in the second half, but it looked grim facing an eight-point deficit with 2:18 left in thr fourth quarter
But a 3-pointer by the Golden Eagles’ Skylar Forbes provided a jolt of energy. MU’s defense then got two stops sandwiched around a layup by Halle Vice. Forbes’ step-back jumper with 48 seconds left brought the Golden Eagles within 57-56.
MU’s Jaidynn Mason then made the defensive play of the game, getting a steal with 19 seconds remaining. UW’s Ronnie Porter grabbed Mason’s jersey before the MU guard could get a breakaway layup. After a review by the officials, the foul was upgraded to a flagrant.
Forbes made two free throws to give MU the lead. With the Golden Eagles getting the ball back, Forbes was fouled again. She made 1 of 2 from the free-throw line to give MU a 59-57 advantage.
“It was just us trusting our principles, trusting our defense and trusting each other,” Consuegra said.
The Badgers missed a 3-pointer with eight seconds left, but Kyrah Daniels secured the offensive board and dropped in a putback to tie the game at 59-59.
Forbes had a driving attempt blocked by UW’s Shay Bollin, forcing overtime.
Skylar Forbes hits winning 3-pointer in overtime
Through three quarters, Forbes had one point and only 3 field-goal attempts.
She finished with 19 points in the fourth quarter and overtime.
“I don’t know how much of a flip of the switch it was,” Forbes said. “Kind of reiterating Coach, just staying in the moment. Just making sure that I’m there for my teammates and knowing my teammates are there for me.
“So just being able to get the spots that I know I can get to.”
Forbes hit the winner in overtime on a 3-pointer from the top of the key with nine seconds remaining.
“I rep that shot a lot in my individuals,” Forbes said. “We rep it in practice. My preparation, that was the one thing (that gave her confidence).”
Consuegra jumped in to say that Forbes was getting up shots at 7:30 that morning.
“So … not a surprise,” Consuegra said.
MU coach Cara Consuegra loves having rivalry with UW back
MU’s victory evened the series with UW at 13-13.
Consuegra is in her second season at MU, and if she has her way the teams will play every season.
“I think that they’re the two premier basketball programs in the state,” she said. “Obviously there’s a tremendous rivalry on the men’s side.
“And there was a tremendous rivalry when I was here as an assistant. And, quite frankly, I was stunned when I got here and realized we hadn’t played in eight years.
“So I’m grateful for the opportunity to play and the games are going to be like this. Like a dogfight, but those are what rivalry games are.”
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Wisconsin men’s basketball has added a sharpshooting wing via the transfer portal.
Miami (Ohio) transfer Eian Elmer has signed with the Badgers, the team announced April 18. The 6-foot-7 wing will join UW with one year of eligibility remaining.
Elmer averaged a career-high 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 49.8% from the field and 42.9% from 3-point range in 2025-26. His production helped the RedHawks go 32-2 and earn an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.
“We are really excited to add another excellent addition to our spring signees,” UW coach Greg Gard said in a release. “Eian brings a wealth of experience and scoring punch as a 6-7 wing. … A terrific shooter, his skillset and production fit excellently into our plan as we build out next year’s team. Throughout our evaluation process, our staff loved his size, power and skill and truly believe he will thrive in our system.”
Elmer is Wisconsin’s third transfer portal addition since the end of the 2025-26 season, joining former George Washington guard Trey Autry and former Hofstra forward Victory Onuetu. UW also added Australian guard Owen Foxwell.
The additions of Autry, Onuetu and now Elmer leave Gard’s staff with three more roster spots to fill ahead of the 2026-27 season.
The Badgers are looking to replace much of their production from a 2025-26 team that went 24-11. Nolan Winter is expected to be the team’s only returning starter after John Blackwell and Aleksas Bieliauskas entered the transfer portal and Nick Boyd and Andrew Rohde exhausted their eligibility.
MILWAUKEE – Friday’s severe storms have passed. And with that, the threat of any severe weather has also passed for the immediate future as no storms or rain are expected for several days.
However, plenty of damage remains across southeastern Wisconsin as of Saturday morning, in addition to the ongoing flooding threat.
Several area rivers are at flood stage, and there are multiple river flood warnings in effect.
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How Aleksas Bieliauskas has grown in first season with Wisconsin Badgers
Wisconsin coach Greg Gard has high praise for Aleksas Bieliauskas about a month into the Lithuania native’s freshman season.
MADISON – One of Wisconsin men’s basketball’s departing transfers is headed to an SEC program with some connections to the Badgers.
Ex-UW forward Aleksas Bieliauskas has committed to South Carolina, he announced on April 17.
Bieliauskas left the Badgers after appearing in all 35 games as a freshman and making 28 starts. He averaged 4.9 points and 4.4 points in 20.2 minutes, and highlights of his freshman year included his five 3-pointers in UW’s upset over eventual national champion Michigan.
He’ll join a program with plenty of Wisconsin ties. South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris was an assistant coach at Wisconsin from 2010-17 on Bo Ryan and Greg Gard’s staffs. South Carolina assistant coach Tanner Bronson and director of video services Roman DiPasquale also are UW alumni.
Bieliauskas is the second of UW’s four departing transfers to commit to a new school. Reserve forward Jack Robison committed to North Dakota State on April 15. Starting guard John Blackwell and reserve forward Riccardo Greppi have not announced their next schools yet.
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