(UW ATHLETICS) MADISON – Wisconsin women’s basketball tallied its third-straight win to open the season after a 97-46 victory over Grambling State Sunday at the Kohl Center. The Badgers have now won 11 straight non-conference home games and are 3-0 for the first time since the 2023-24 season.
The Badgers tallied their largest margin of victory in 20 years, dating back to an 88-37 win over Southern Mississippi on Dec. 1, 2006. Wisconsin also scored its most points in four years, a 103-49 win over Bradley on Nov. 16, 2022.
Coming off her career-best 24-point effort on Friday, junior Teagan Mallegni led all scorers with 22 points against Grambling. She was one of four Badgers in double figures along with sophomore Addie Deal (14 points), freshman Adaline Sheplee (13 points) and senior Laci Steele (10 points).
Wisconsin did its damage inside and outside Sunday afternoon. The Badgers connected on a season-high 10 3-pointers, going 10-for-34 from deep, but also owned a 50-20 scoring advantage in the paint. UW also forced the Lady Tigers into 34 turnovers, converting them into 47 points.
If there was any doubt about Sunday’s outcome, Wisconsin eliminated that early. The Badgers hit five of their first six 3-point shots and built a 30-13 lead after the first quarter. Six different players connected from downtown in the opening frame as UW matched the second-highest scoring quarter in program history.
The scoring flurry continued in the second quarter as Wisconsin used a 19-3 run to build a 58-25 edge at intermission. The Badgers’ 58 points matched the program’s seventh-highest scoring half.
In quarter three, Mallegni, Janowski and Steele all knocked down triples as part of a 21-0 scoring run to increase the lead to 80-29. From there, Wisconsin coasted to a victory getting scoring contributions from all 10 participating players.
Up next, Wisconsin will wrap up a four-game homestand by hosting Delaware on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Tip off is set for 6:30 pm
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