MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin has paid a $5,000 fine to the NCAA for mistakenly allowing a womenâ??s hockey player to compete in 2007 even though she was academically ineligible.
The university discovered the player was ineligible for the fall 2007 semester during an audit last year and reported the infraction to the NCAA. The university did not release the name of the athlete, who played in 20 games that semester.