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Friday, February 22 (4:30pm) the
Badgers will wrestle Big Ten foe Northwestern University in the UW
Field House. The dual is being held between sessions of the
WIAA State Tourney making it possible for Badger fans to enjoy the
Badger dual while visiting Madison for the WIAA State Wrestling
Tournament.
We had an opportunity to take A Moment
With The Coach looking forward to the Northwestern Dual meet Friday.
Wisconsin Wrestling Online (Tom): Looks
like this past weekend was a great weekend for Wisconsin Wrestling!
Coach Davis: Yeah – it was. I think the two
dual meet wins give us good momentum going into Friday’s dual with
Northwestern. We had some big wins, but there were a couple of
matches that we left out there that I thought we could have won. I
think people need to understand that these guys have worked hard to
get all the little things right and when you do the little things
right, you get good results.
Wisconsin Wrestling Online : Give me
your thoughts about the upcoming weekend versus Northwestern and
tell me why you decided to hold the dual meet at 4:30 PM versus your
regular start time of 7:00 PM?
Coach Davis: It’s State Tourney weekend and
we thought it would be a good opportunity for all the Wisconsin fans
traveling to Madison to watch the State Tourney a chance to catch a
Wisconsin Badger dual meet. We arranged our start time to coincide
with the break between the Friday sessions at the State Tourney.
Wisconsin Wrestling Online: That’s
right – it gives the folks from the northern area of Wisconsin that
don’t normally have an opportunity to travel to Madison a chance to
watch you compete.
Coach Davis: Well, they can watch on our live
webcasts, but it’s not quite the same as seeing the Badgers in
action in person. I hope we have a lot of folks take advantage of
the opportunity to see us wrestle live.
Wisconsin Wrestling Online: Tell us
about the lineups for Friday.
Coach Davis: In regards to my thoughts for the weekend
lineup, there are going to be some pretty tough match-ups. We are
going to have to have some guys really come thru and step up in
order to win this dual meet. The feature match-ups will be at 197
and Heavyweight. At 197, Tamillow (#2) from Northwestern vs. Dallas
Herbst (#4), and heavyweight, Dustin Fox (#1) from Northwestern vs.
Kyle Massey (#4). It should be a great dual meet and I hope we get
a big crowd to help cheer us on.
Wisconsin Wrestling Online: From what I
understand the weather looks like it will cooperate, so the fans
should be able to take the short walk from the Kohl Center to the
Field House.
Coach Davis: I hope the weather does
cooperate. I am looking for an all time record fan attendance at
this dual meet. Our guys have had a good year and have worked
hard. Our fans need to show the rest of the people around the
country how important wrestling is to the State of Wisconsin. We
hope we see 5000+ fans in the Field House Friday! (Friday,
February 22nd – 4:30 PM)
Wisconsin Wrestling Online: Aren’t
there buses that travel back and forth from the Kohl Center to the
Field House? I know they do it for Basketball, so I am assuming
they will be running for this event?
Coach Davis: The Stadium Bar on Monroe St.
and Lucky’s on Regent St. sponsor these buses and I know they plan
on doing the same for the State Tourney. So fans can hop on these
buses, grab something to eat and then take a very short walk over to
the Field House. Fans will be able to catch the bus back to finish
up that night’s Tourney action.
Wisconsin Wrestling Online: Thanks
Coach Davis. Best of luck Friday.
Friday,
February 22 (4:30pm)
Badgers vs. Northwestern University
UW Field House.
Between sessions of the WIAA State Tourney
Fan buses running from Kohl Center to Lucky's on Regent and to
the Stadium Bar across the street from the Field House.
A Moment With Coach Davis!
UW Badgers
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