» U-M tied a program-best win streak with its 10th straight victory, improving to 10-0 for the first time in school history.
» The Wolverines are also off to a 5-0 Big Ten start, their best in conference action.
» Maddie Nolan scored a career-best 21 points on the strength of five triples.
» Akienreh Johnson notched her fourth career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Naz Hillmon grabbed 15 boards and handed out a career-best seven assists in the victory.
Site: Madison, Wis. (Kohl Center)
Score: #13 Michigan 69, Wisconsin 40
Records: U-M (10-0, 5-0 B1G), UW (3-7, 0-7 B1G)
Next U-M Event: Monday, Jan. 18 -- vs. Michigan State (Crisler Center), 2:30 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 13-ranked University of Michigan women's basketball team tied a program-best 10-game win streak behind a career-best 21 points from sophomore Maddie Nolan in a 69-40 win over Wisconsin on Thursday night (Jan. 14) at the Kohl Center.
The Wolverines also on their best start in program history, improving to 10-0 overall on the season. Michigan's 5-0 start to conference play is also tops for the program.
Nolan topped her previous career best of 13 points in the first half, scoring 14 of her 21 in the first 20 minutes of play, while knocking down a career-high five three-pointers. Junior Naz Hillmon battled the double-team all night, as she dished out a career-high seven assists and pulled down 15 rebounds.
Senior Akienreh Johnson notched her fourth career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Amy Dilk had eight points and seven assists.
The Wolverine defense forced Wisconsin (3-7, 0-7 Big Ten) into 18 turnovers, which turned into 14 points, while scoring 30 points in the paint and seven second-chance points. U-M allowed a season-low 40 points in the win.
U-M used three three-pointers, two of which game from Nolan in the first four minutes of the game to take a 9-2 early advantage. Following the triples, Michigan went on a 12-0 run and kept Wisconsin 0-for-5 from the field to take an 18-2 advantage and force a Badger timeout with 5:09 left in the first quarter. Despite not scoring for more than two minutes at the end of the quarter, the Wolverines held a 23-11 lead heading into the second 10 minutes of play.
Nolan continued to be a sharpshooter from long-range, dropping her fourth three-pointer of the game off a pass from Hillmon with 8:02 remaining in the half and giving Michigan a 26-11 lead. The Michigan defense was a huge part of the Wolverine success in the second quarter, forcing five turnovers and going on a 9-0 run to head to the locker room with a 37-17 advantage.
Michigan hit six three-pointers in the first half, four coming from Nolan, who scored a career-best 14 points, while Hillmon added six and pulled down nine rebounds.
The U-M defense continued to stifle the Wisconsin offense as the Badgers committed four turnovers in the first five minutes of the third quarter and made just one shot from the field, and the Wolverines extended their lead to 52-28 with two minutes left in the frame.
As Wisconsin double-teamed Hillmon, she made a perfect back-door pass to Johnson, for a wide-open layup and put Michigan up, 57-32, with 8:06 remaining and caused the Badgers to use a timeout after U-M scored the first five points of the final period. Hillmon continued to work through the double-team and fed Johnson again to extend the Wolverine advantage to 30 points, 64-34, with under five minutes to play.
U-M cruised through the final five minutes to notch the road victory.
Michigan will return home to host in-state rival Michigan State on Monday (Jan. 18). The game is set for 2:30 p.m. and will be broadcast love on Big Ten Network.
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