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Athletes on a roll

March 26, 2000

Athletics officials say the new century is off to an unprecedented start with so many university athletes and teams in the national limelight.

The men’s basketball team is advancing to the Final Four in the NCAA tournament; women’s basketball will advance to the WNIT final; hockey captain Steve Reinprecht leads the country in scoring and the hockey team won the MacNaughton Cup, among other victories.

Here are the latest updates:

  • The No. 8 seeded Wisconsin men’s basketball team advanced to the NCAA Final Four after beating No. 6 seeded Purdue 64-60 in the West Regional Final in Albuquerque, N.M. Details.
  • The Wisconsin women’s basketball team will host Florida Wednesday, March 29, in the championship finals of the WNIT tournament at 7 p.m. in the Kohl Center. The Badgers beat Colorado State 78-60 in the semifinals to advance. Details.
  • The Badger hockey team was defeated 4-1, Saturday night by Boston College in NCAA West Regional Quarterfinal action. Wisconsin entered the game leading the country with 31 wins and the school’s first top seeding since 1982-83. Details.