Panthers fall in Horizon League opener

The UW-Milwaukee Panthers dropped their Horizon League opener in Cleveland on Friday night, falling to Cleveland State 84-57. Cleveland State shot 82% in the second half, while the Panthers hit just 29% from the field during that stretch. Matt Tibby and Steve...

Badger women open Big Ten opener

Nicole Bauman scored a career high 21 points, hitting 4 of her seven three-pointers to lead the Wisconsin Badgers to a 63-53 win over Michigan in the Big Ten opener at the Kohl Center on Sunday. Tessa Cichy added 14 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds for the Badgers...

Friday College Scoreboard

NCAA soccer The Wisconsin Badgers were eliminated in the second round of the NCAA tournament, falling to Central Florida 3-2 in Tallahassee, Florida.  The Badgers finished their season with a 19-3-2 record. College Hockey (Men)  Colorado College 5, Wisconsin 2 ...

Wojo era is underway at Marquette

Steve Wojciechowski won his first game as head coach at Marquette on Friday night as the Golden Eagles beat Tennessee-Martin 79-63 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Jajuan Johnson scored a career-high 20 points and Juan Anderson reached his career high with 16 points...

Brewers to face UWM in exhibition opener

The Milwaukee Brewers will open spring training on March 4, against UW-Milwaukee at Maryvale Baseball Park in Arizona. It’ll be the first ever meeting against the UWM Panthers and the first meeting against a collegiate team since 1983 when they played Arizona...

Panthers advance in Horizon League Tournament

UW-Milwaukee rolled to a 12-4 win over Illinois-Chicago in the Horizon League baseball tournament on Thursday night at Kapco Park in Mequon. The bottom three hitters in the Panthers lineup accounted for 7 runs, 7 hits and 4 rbis in Milwaukee’s 15-hit attack. The...

Panthers draw postseason ban

After playing in the NCAA Tournament this past season, Rob Jeter’s UW- Milwaukee Panthers won’t have that chance next year. The University has been informed by the NCAA’s Committee on Academic Performance that it was denied its final appeal of a...

Green Bay women advance in Horizon League Tournament

The Green Bay Phoenix advanced to the semifinals of the Horizon League women’s basketball tournament as it ran past Valparaiso, 72-55 in Wednesday’s quarterfinal game at the Kress Events Center. All 12 Phoenix players played in the game with 10 denting the...

Milwaukee going dancing, wins Horizon League title

The 2014 Horizon League Tournament title was supposed to belong to the Green Bay Phoenix.  That that’s why they play the games. Given a double bye straight to the semifinals, the Phoenix got plenty of rest, while the Milwaukee Panthers, picked to finish dead...

Panthers win Horizon League opener

Jordan Aaron and Steve McWhorter combined to score 31 points as the UW-Milwaukee Panthers beat Detroit 83-73 in their Horizon League Tournament opener. The fifth-seeded Panthers (18-13) advanced to meet fourth-seeded Valparaiso (18-14) in a second round game on Friday...

Panthers host Detroit in Horizon League tournament tonight

The UW-Green Bay Phoenix get a bye all the way to Saturday’s semifinals of the Horizon League men’s basketball tournament, but there’s three opening round games on tap tonight. The UW-Milwaukee Panthers host Detroit at the U.S. Cellular Arena.  It...

Green Bay wins HL men’s title outright

Alec Brown and Keifer Sykes combined to score 21 points in the second half as Green Bay rallied from 15 down to knock off Oakland 71-63, capturing the outright Horizon League regular season championship. Brown finished with 18 points while Sykes and Jordan Fouse added...

Horizon League race drawing closer

The race is getting tighter in men’s basketball at the top of the Horizon League. The UW-Milwaukee Panthers used a 20-5 second half run to build a lead and hold off the Green Bay Phoenix 73-63 on Saturday at the Resch Center.  Green Bay’s 11-game home...

Slow start hurts Panthers in road loss

The UW-Milwaukee Panthers men’s basketball team started slow and in the end, couldn’t play catchup in a 73-57 Horizon League loss to Wright State at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio. Wright State (13-9, 5-2 Horizon League) jumped out to a 10-1 lead and...

UW-Green Bay women shooting woes continue

The Green Bay Phoenix shot 31% from the field and 23% from three-point range and fell to Youngstown State 66-57 in Youngstown, Ohio last night. Green Bay has hit just 13 of 72 (18%) of their three’s during the last two games and 42 of 191 (22%) over the last...

Panthers beat UIC in comeback fashion

Jordan Aaron scored 18 points to lead the UW-Milwaukee Panthers to a 67-63 come-from-behind victory over the UIC Flames on Thursday night in Chicago. The Panthers (13-6, 3-2 Horizon League) took its first lead of the game on an 11-2 run midway through the second half...

Sykes leads Phoenix’ in overtime win

Green Bay Phoenix point guard Keifer Sykes scored a career high 34 points, pulled down 8 rebounds and added five assists to pull out a 93-86 overtime victory over UW-Milwaukee at U.S. Cellular Arena on Sunday. Sykes played a total of 43 minutes and committed no...

Panthers end losing ways against Green Bay

UW-Milwaukee ended a 17-game losing streak against the UW-Green Bay Phoenix on Saturday, pulling off a 75-64 win over the Phoenix at the Kress Events Center. The Panthers (5-9, 1-0) erased a 12-point first half deficit and knocked off the 15-time defending conference...

Panthers earn 12th win of the season

UW-Milwaukee fell behind 11-0 but overcame a slow start to knock off Oakland, Michigan 84-75 in men’s college basketball action. Steve McWhorter scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half as the Panthers chipped away at the lead.  His 3-pointer gave the...