Wisconsin
No. 8 Ohio State women records a program record in a victory over Wisconsin
After two close road matchups in which Ohio State allowed two unranked Big Ten opponents to hang around until late in the game, the Buckeyes made sure to shut down that trend Thursday at Value City Arena.
Holding a five-point lead going into halftime against Wisconsin, Ohio State put up 39 points in the third quarter, compared to the Badgers’ 11. This effort tied the OSU program record for most points in a quarter, previously set in November 2021, and helped secure the 87-49 victory.
“We came out at halftime, I thought we really moved the ball, made the extra pass,” Buckeyes’ coach Kevin McGuff said. “And it led to a lot of really open shots.”
Other than Taiyier Parks, every Buckeye who entered the game scored. Further proof this was a collective effort came in Ohio State’s 24 assists.
Cotie McMahon opened up the matchup for Ohio State with the team’s first five points, building on the strong performances the sophomore has been putting together since her career game against Iowa on Jan. 21. McMahon finished with a double-double, 15 points and 10 rebounds.
The first quarter was tit for tat with each team having an answer for the other on multiple occasions, whether in the form of a made layup or a forced turnover, and the Badgers held a 16-15 advantage after the first 10 minutes of play.
Wisconsin’s six offensive boards over that span helped lead to nine second chance points. Meanwhile, Ohio State recorded six rebounds overall in that time period. During halftime, McGuff made his thoughts on the team’s play clear.
“He just said firstly, get ourselves together because we were not playing to our capabilities,” OSU guard Madison Greene said. “But I feel like what he said, motivated us to play better.”
The Buckeyes’ biggest challenge was containing Wisconsin’s 6-foot-4 forward Serah Williams in the post. McGuff tried several different match ups, particularly relying on forwards Rebeka Mikulasikova, Eboni Walker and Parks.
Williams recorded 12 points and eight rebounds in the first half but was limited to four points and three rebounds the remained of the night.
In the second quarter, the Buckeyes started to find more success on the boards, outrebounding the Badgers 11-9. McMahon grabbed multiple rebounds in key moments to put an end to the back-and-forth nature of the game and help Ohio State pull ahead 31-26 before halftime.
“She’s really locked in on rebounding right now,” McGuff said in regard to McMahon. “Her effort on the boards, it’s terrific… We need that because sometimes that can be an issue for us.”
After being fairly limited in minutes following a solid outing against Northwestern at the beginning of January, Walker provided a bit of a spark late the half, scoring four of the Buckeyes’ six points in the final three minutes.
With Ohio State’s signature press starting to click in the second half, monument started to build on the defensive end and carried over on the offensive side of the ball.
Jacy Sheldon scored 11 of her 17 points in the third quarter, and the Buckeyes forced the Badgers to commit 12 turnovers in that stretch, which is more than the number of points they scored. Wisconsin had 27 giveaways in the game. Ohio State limited their total to 8.
“Our press is our identity,” Walker said. “So, I feel like when we start getting those steals and we get a steal and an ‘and-one’ and Jacy dives on the ground and we get another ‘and-one.’ It’s just little things like that we love for each other.”
Ohio State shot 16 for 24 from field goal range during the third quarter while holding Wisconsin to eight field goal attempts.
Ohio State’s next game pits the No. 8 Buckeyes against the visiting Indiana Hoosiers, who are ranked No. 10 nationally, at noon on Sunday.
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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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