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Panthers advance in Women’s Basketball Invitational

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The Milwaukee Panthers tightened their belts defensively,  holding Southern Illinois to 17 points in the second half, on the way to a 81-53 win in the first round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational at the Klotsche Center.

Milwaukee shot 55.9% from the field, improving to 21-11.  Steph Kostowicz had 16 points, 12 rebounds and four assists in the win.  Freshman Lizzie Odegard and senior Jordyn Swan added 13 points and 11 rebounds each.

The Salukis shot just 38.3% from the field, including 2 of 14 from beyond the arc.

The Panthers return to action this weekend, facing the winner of Thursday night’s game between Campbell and St. Francis of Pennsylvania.

 

Phoenix win 10th straight in HL women’s play

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Jessica Lindstrom

The 24th-ranked Green Bay Phoenix increased their winning streak to 10 games, rolling to a 84-51 win over Youngstown State on Thursday night.

The Phoenix (18-2, 9-0 HL) trailed after the first quarter, 19-18.  But Green Bay opened the second quarter on a 7-0 run, then ended the half on a 14-0 run to lead 40-24 at halftime.

Jessica Lindstrom led the Phoenix with 19 points and 12 rebounds, her ninth double-double of the season.  Mehryn Kraker added 17 points and six rebounds.

The Phoenix play next at Cleveland State on Saturday at noon. [Read more…]

Women’s College Basketball: Phoenix & Panthers both win

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Green Bay wins fourth straight

The Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball team won their fourth straight game, rolling to a convincing 75-36 win over Valparaiso in Horizon League play on Thursday night.

After trailing 5-4, Green Bay (12-2, 3-0 HL) went on a 12-1 run to close the quarter and take command of the game.  The Phoenix led 40-15 at the half, holding the Crusaders (5-9, 0-3) to 4-of-19 from the floor.

Mehryn Kraker finished with 22 points on 9-of-13 from the field.  18 of the 22 came in the first half.  Madison Wolf scored a career-high 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting.

Panthers beat Flames

The Milwaukee Panthers used a 14-3 run in the second quarter and went on to beat the UIC Flames 88-65 on Thursday night at the UIC Pavilion.

Senior guard Sierra Ford-Washington led UWM (10-4, 2-1 HL) with 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor.  Junior forward Steph Kostowicz added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Panthers.

 

Milwaukee falls in WNIT

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Milwaukee Panthers logoBig Ten Player of the Year Rachel Banham poured in 48 points on Wednesday night, leading the Minnesota Gophers to a 87-80 win over the UW-Milwaukee Panthers in the opening round of the WNIT at Williams Arena.

The Panthers led by one-point at halftime, but Banham went to work in the second half, scoring 35 of her 48 points.  Twenty-three of those points came in the third quarter as Banham hit 18 of 33 from the field and nine-of-10 from the free throw line to set a WNIT scoring record.  Banham has now scored 40 or more points three times this season for the Gophers (20-11).

Steph Kostowicz scored 30 points on 12-of-15 shooting for the Panthers (19-13).

The Panthers played in a postseason tournament game for the first time in 10 years.