After suffering their first loss of the season at UC-Riverside Tuesday, the University of Wisconsin women's basketball team bounced back in a big way this weekend with a pair of overwhelming victories at the Kohl Center.

The Badgers beat Southern Mississippi in blowout fashion Friday night 88-37 and handed Kansas their second defeat of the season by a score of 68-41 Sunday.

"I think it started off being in our own apartments," Badger superstar Jolene Anderson said about playing at home. "I think we play great at home and that's something I hope we can continue to do, but it just all started with the comfort level we have here."

"There's nothing better than coming back and playing in the Kohl Center," head coach Lisa Stone added Friday night.

Apparently not, as the Badgers are now a perfect 5-0 (8-1 overall) at home this season.

Anderson rebounded nicely after her five-point performance Tuesday with 24 points Friday and 15 Sunday. Both were game highs.

Her five points Tuesday ended her double-digit scoring streak at 35 consecutive games.

"Obviously the scoring streak doesn't mean anything [to me]," Anderson noted. "I don't concentrate on it; it's no big deal. Definitely today was something that I wanted to get out of my shooting streak slump, and hopefully I surpassed that. But I wouldn't concentrate on it too much."

Anderson was recognized at the beginning of Sunday's game for being the fastest Badger (man or woman) to reach 1,000 points in his or her career. Michael Finley held the previous record.

Anderson also had 13 rebounds Friday to complete the double-double and was just one board shy of repeating that feat on Sunday.

Although the Badgers were impressive on offense in both games, it was their defense that impressed Stone the most.

Stone, freshman forward Mariah Dunham and junior guard Janese Banks kept repeating that UW's defense was its best offense after Sunday's game. Stone and Banks agreed that Sunday's effort was the best defense they've experienced since being part of this program.

They held Southern Mississippi and Kansas to 32 percent and 30 percent from the field, respectively.

The swarming cardinal and white D also tallied 26 steals, 13 blocks and forced 48 turnovers in the two games combined.

Sunday's eight total blocks set a season high for the Badgers. Junior forward Danielle Ward contributed four of the eight.

Dunham had herself a weekend to remember, as she scored a career-high 14 points Friday night. She also made her presence known Sunday as she scored eight points (including two 3-pointers) in a matter of 2:16 early in the first half.

Banks got things going on Sunday by scoring the Badgers' first six points. She finished with 15 (on 7-of-10 shooting), tying Anderson for the game-high.

Wisconsin was only up 29-21 on Kansas at halftime, but a 19-2 run to start the second half put the Jayhawks in a hole of which they simply could not dig themselves out.

Last season, Stone's Badgers gave up a double-digit lead to Kansas on the road, eventually losing 90-87 in double-overtime. They gave the Jayhawks no such comeback chance on Sunday.

UW is now 2-1 all-time against KU.

The Badgers have struggled from the free-throw line all season, shooting a combined 69 percent. But they shot 82 percent from the charity stripe on Sunday, yet another reason why they were able to dominate their Big-XII foe.

Overall, Stone was very pleased with the weekend's outcome.

"It was a great team effort," Stone said. "The kids are really excited [and are becoming more confident. Offensively we're really starting to share the ball, and [we're] finding new ways to score."

It was mission accomplished for Stone's Badgers this weekend as they sent both Kansas and Southern Mississippi on long trips back home with a lot to think about.

The only positive thing for Southern Mississippi was that some of their players were able to see snow for the first time.

Next up for the Badgers is the University of Illinois-Chicago Thursday night at home sweet home.