The Wisconsin women’s basketball team hosted its annual Education Day game Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Kohl Center, allowing Madison elementary and middle school students to catch the matinee contest against San Diego.
And the Badgers sure knew how to cater to their young audience on the way to the 74-46 victory. The result was the loudest home game of the season.
The bucket sent the mostly student-filled arena on its ear. Without going into the whole 6-7 craze – feel free to Google it – hitting 67 points was a high point of the afternoon and the kind of moment you get when the arena is filled with kids.
As for the Badgers, it was clear they were trying to hit 67 points. With UW sitting at 64, it started with four straight 3-point misses. After junior guard Laci Steele hit one free throw (and missed the second) to make it 65-39, the stage was set.
“It was funny because I was taking the ball out, and the kids were yelling from the sidelines, 22, 22!” Bollin said, referring to her jersey number. “They were like, ‘We need 2 more points, we need 2 more points, so I think it was more important to them than it was for us, but we were really excited, too, that we were able to get them that moment.”
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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin women’s basketball caters to young crowd by reaching 67 points
Reporting by Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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