#7 Wisconsin v. (RV) Marquette: Tue 9/17/24, 7 PM CT (BTN)
Sept 16, 2024 9:56:41 GMT -5
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#7 Wisconsin vs. (RV) Marquette |
Tue., Sept. 17, 2024 - 7 PM Central |
Kohl Center - Madison, Wisconsin |
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The Teams
Players to Watch
Wisconsin
Marquette
History
The series: Wisconsin leads 22-1.
In Madison: Wisconsin leads 12-1.
In Milwaukee: Wisconsin leads 8-0.
Neutral: Wisconsin leads 2-0.
The Streak: Wisconsin has won the last 3 matches. Marquette's only win was in Madison in 2019.
Last meeting: Wisconsin won a four-set match at the Fiserv Forum last fall.
Did you know…?
Players to Watch
Wisconsin
#13 - OH Sarah Franklin 6-4 GR | #52 - MB Carter Booth 6-7 JR | #10 - MB/RS Devyn Robinson 6-2 GR | #9 - MB Caroline Crawford 6-3 GR | #24 - S Charlie Fuerbringer 5-11 FR |
Marquette
#10 - OH Aubrey Hamilton 6-2 GR | #4 - OH Jenna Reitsma 5-11 SR | #22 - MB Hattie Bray 6-2 SR | #1 - S Yadhira Anchante 6-0 GR | #2 - L Molly Berezowitz 5-7 SO |
History
The series: Wisconsin leads 22-1.
In Madison: Wisconsin leads 12-1.
In Milwaukee: Wisconsin leads 8-0.
Neutral: Wisconsin leads 2-0.
The Streak: Wisconsin has won the last 3 matches. Marquette's only win was in Madison in 2019.
Last meeting: Wisconsin won a four-set match at the Fiserv Forum last fall.
Did you know…?
Marquette University has the only school of dentistry in Wisconsin. Founded in 1894 as part of Milwaukee Medical College, the school was the only game in town for the five years until the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons added a dental department in 1899. In 1906, Milwaukee Medical College merged with Marquette College to form Marquette University. Only a few miles apart, both schools competed for students and faculty until 1913 when, in response to the standards introduced by the Flexner Report, Marquette University purchased the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons and formed the Marquette University School of Medicine. The dental school continued as part of that institution until 1967, when Marquette University ended its relationship with the medical school due to financial difficulties. Marquette kept the School of Dentistry, while the rest of the medical school spun off into an independent institution, changing its name to the Medical College of Wisconsin.
In the 1960s, Marquette's dental clinic had 167 chairs - "the largest dental clinic under one roof."
Today, Marquette is working to help combat the shortage of dentists here in Wisconsin. It admits 100 students per year, with 50 of those spots being reserved for Wisconsin residents. Despite being above average in number of dentists per capita at the statewide level, 32 of Wisconsin's 72 counties are considered dental health professional shortage areas, with an estimated 275 full-time dentists needed to alleviate these shortages. Furthermore, only about 40% of dentists take BadgerCare, Wisconsin's state Medicaid program, making it next to impossible for the state's most vulnerable residents to get dental care.
Marquette School of Dentistry professor Dr. Christopher Okunseri, who studies oral public health, says dental disparities tend to be more extreme than health disparities in general.
In addition to providing dental care for thousands of Milwaukee residents through its low-cost dental clinic, Marquette has partnered with the Wisconsin State Department of Safety and Professional Services and the Wisconsin Dental Association to establish "diploma privilege" for MUSoD graduates, enabling them to receive a Wisconsin state license immediately upon graduation. Marquette incorporates the DSPS/WDA practical skills licensing exam components into its curriculum, so its graduates can bypass an examination and licensing process that would otherwise take months. This has already resulted in an increase in the schools' graduates deciding to stay in-state after finishing their programs, and many of them are headed out to practice in rural and other underserved areas.