Overview
- Wisconsin fell to Columbia 67-50 in the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament semifinal in Wichita, a postseason event for teams outside the NCAA field.
- The Badgers reached the semifinal after a 64-61 overtime comeback against Harvard that included seven points in the final 42 seconds and a late charge drawn by Ronnie Porter.
- The appearance marked Wisconsin’s first postseason semifinal since the 2006–07 season.
- After the loss, Pingeton said the program is “moving the needle” and set an offseason focus on building on this year’s progress.
- Columbia featured a high-output tandem in Riley Weiss and Perri Page, and Her Hoop Stats rated the Lions highly in steal and offensive-rebounding rates that posed known matchup tests.