Week 4 (Feb. 11 – Feb. 17)

It’s coming down to the point where teams have to make a move now or suffer the consequence. That consequence: not making it into the NCAA Tournament. Though many of the picks are solidified, there are still gray areas where movement can, and will, be made.

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Freshman Meurika Hickman had another big performance for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women’s basketball team, but it wasn’t enough as the Panthers fell to Cleveland St. on Thursday, 68-58.

Hickman followed up her breakout performance against UW-Green Bay with 22 points against the Vikings, 18 coming in the second half. Fellow freshman Lindsay Laur was the only other Panther to score in double figures with 13.

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If the last game between the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Butler University is any indication, it could be a long night for the Panthers of Milwaukee. The Panthers, who are back on track after tripping up in Detroit and Wright State, host the Bulldogs on Feb. 12 at the U.S. Cellular Arena.

Butler is nationally-ranked for a reason. The Bulldogs are an adept outside shooting team, and that was what they relied on in the early stages of the season. When their three-point shooting started to taper off, they found Matt Howard was ready to battle down low earlier than estimated.

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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women’s tennis team traveled to Fort Wayne, Ind. this weekend and battled out a pair of 4-3 victories against both IPFW and the University of Dayton respectively.

With both matches coming by such a small margin of victory, the women needed their fair share of big time performances and they were not let down.

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Once a year, the best NBA players in the world are supposed to face-off against one another, and not at the Bucks-Knicks showdown Saturday, but rather at this weekend’s NBA All-Star Game. The only problem is; the game doesn’t always include the best players.

While the “best” of their colleagues compete in a game that determines, once and for all, which NBA conference is superior (since simply glancing at the standings and noticing that ten Western Conference teams have winning records compared to the four or five in the East wouldn’t suffice), deserving players watch from their homes just like the average fan.

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When you think of Horizon League women’s basketball, the first team to pop into your head is probably the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

The Phoenix have been the dominating force for the last decade, winning eight of the last 10 Horizon League Tournaments. The only other team to have captured a bid to the NCAA Tournament in those 10 years is you guessed it, UW-Milwaukee.

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Yes, the New England Patriots and their arrogant fans got exactly what they deserved: a knockout punch in the mouth courtesy of the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII, denying the Pats a 19-0 record. Bill Belichick haters everywhere rejoice.

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Once official NCAA brackets hit websites and newspapers around the country everyone tries to predict who will be the national champion for men’s college basketball, but here are the only eight teams who have a legitimate chance at surviving March Madness. The catch? The brackets come out in 33 days, yet this will still be right come April 7.

8) Connecticut Huskies

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We are two-thirds of the way through the Horizon League schedule and there is much yet to be decided. The conference standings for the regular season are more important in a mid-major conference like the Horizon League, compared to a power conference like the Atlantic Coast Conference because usually only one team will come out of the conference and make the tourney.

It has been a season full of surprises, with Cleveland St., at one point, leading the way in the conference at 7-0. The team that looks to be in the driver’s seat to claim the regular season title is the Butler Bulldogs.

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Bright masks and colorful beads weren’t the only things to invade Mardi Gras this year. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s ultimate Frisbee teams caravanned their way down south to participate in the Mardi Gras Ultimate Frisbee Tournament Feb. 2 and 3 in Baton Rouge, La.

The tournament welcomed over 80 teams, dispensing matches over a 10-mile diameter in various public parks, and was filled with intense sportsmanship.

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