Post-Game Wrap-Up: Milwaukee @ Minnesota
Game #3 – Minnesota 76, Milwaukee 53
Full game recap and stats here
Player of the Game - Lindsay Laur. Playing her first collegiate game in her home state, Laur led the Panthers with 14 points and 7 rebounds. She also had 3 assists. She scored the team's last 6 points of the first half.
Turning Point - After Angela Rodriguez made it 9-8 Minnesota early in the first half, UWM did not make another field goal for over seven minutes and just one more over an eight-minute span. The Gophers used that to build a 32-14 lead.
Stat That Mattered - 21.9 percent. The Panthers shot just 21.9 percent in the first half and never recovered.
The Notebook - Angela Rodriguez has now scored in double-figures in each of her first three collegiate games ... UWM's 15 turnovers were a season low ... Kimee Chandler had a career-best 4 assists and no turnovers ... the Panthers have 4 players on the roster from the Minneapolis area, all three healthy players played and were actually on the court at the same time in the second half.
Laur to 1,000 - Lindsay Laur had 14 points to push her career total to 921. Needs 79 points.
Up Next - Milwaukee plays in the Subway Classic consolation game Sunday. The Panthers take on the loser of the Dayton/South Dakota game at 1 p.m.
