WBB vs. Wisconsin in ACC / Big Ten Challenge
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami women’s basketball team will host Wisconsin on Dec. 4 as part of the eighth annual ACC / Big Ten Challenge.
Wisconsin finished the 2013-14 season with a 10-19 overall record and 3-13 in Big Ten play. The Canes and Badgers have only played once in history, with Miami coming away with a 67-44 win on Dec. 29, 2012 at the BankUnited Center.
The Hurricanes finished this past season with a 16-15 overall record and 8-8 in the ACC, en route to their fifth consecutive postseason campaign.
“We are ready for another competitive matchup in the ACC / Big Ten Challenge,” head coach Katie Meier said. “Wisconsin has a tough team and will present a lot of difficult matchups for us. I’m thrilled our fans will be able to see this one.”
The Hurricanes own a 2-3 all-time record in the Challenge and have won two of their last three matchups. Last season, Miami went on the road and fell to Minnesota, 74-67. Facing a 19-point deficit at halftime, the Canes stormed back to get within six points.
Challenge games will be contested in a two-day format beginning on Wednesday, Dec. 3. The eight-game slate on Dec. 3 includes home games for Boston College (vs. Indiana), NC State (vs. Minnesota) and Notre Dame (vs. Maryland) at Fort Wayne, Ind., while Florida State (at Purdue), Duke (at Nebraska), Pittsburgh (at Ohio State), Virginia (at Illinois), and Wake Forest (at Michigan) will be on the road. On Thursday, Dec. 4, Louisville (vs. Iowa), Miami (vs. Wisconsin), Syracuse (vs. Penn State), Virginia Tech (vs. Northwestern)will host Big Ten opponents, and North Carolina (at Rutgers) and Georgia Tech (at Michigan State) visit their inter-conference foes.
All 14 Big Ten teams and 14 of the 15 ACC teams will participate in the 2014 Challenge, including Louisville, which will join the ACC on July 1, 2014.
A year ago, ACC teams combined for a 7-5 mark against its Big Ten counterparts to win its sixth Challenge title. Overall, the ACC owns a 6-0-1 record against the Big Ten in the Challenge and a 48-32 edge in Challenge games.
The ACC and the Big Ten have long been among the most competitive conferences on the women’s basketball scene. Since 1982, the ACC (16) and the Big Ten (8) have combined for 24 berths in the Final Four and have combined for 318 total appearances in the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship. Last season, the ACC sent nine teams to postseason play, the most in conference history, and had two teams in the Final Four.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Maryland at Notre Dame (Ft. Wayne)
Indiana at Boston College
Minnesota at NC State
Florida St. at Purdue
Duke at Nebraska
Wake Forest at Michigan
Virginia at Illinois
Pittsburgh at Ohio State
Thursday, December 04, 2014
Wisconsin at Miami
Iowa at Louisville
Penn St. at Syracuse
Northwestern at Virginia Tech
UNC at Rutgers
Georgia Tech at Michigan St.
