Match #15 – Milwaukee 3, Wright State 0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-16)
Butler Recap and Stats
Wright State Recap and Stats
Player Of The Weekend: You could pick any one of five hitters and not get much of an argument, but when the offense is that good it is hard to not pick the setter as the star. Kayla Price averaged 12.33 assists per set in the two wins, leading the Panthers to better than .300 hitting performances in both matches. Over the first four matches of league play, she is atop the assists chart. And, on the overall stat sheet, she is second in the league in the category.
Key Stats: There was nothing to complain about when it came to the Panther offense this weekend. UWM hit .335 over the two matches, committing just 22 hitting errors while averaging nearly 16 kills per set. Five different players averaged better than two kills for set and none of those players hit worse than .283 for the weekend.
News and Notes: UWM is 4-0 in Horizon League play for the second-straight season … the Panthers hit .351 Saturday against Wright State after hitting .317 in the win over Butler Friday. This is the first time Milwaukee has hit better than .300 in back-to-back matches since 2006 … that year, UWM hit .351 against Wright State on Nov. 11 and .301 against Youngstown State Nov. 17 … the Panthers also hit better than .300 in three-straight matches earlier that season, doing it in all three contests at a tournament at Alabama … Milwaukee is hitting .288 in league play so far this season … after winning eight matches in four or five sets to start the season, the Panthers have won in three sets three times in a row … UWM has won 18 of its last 19 against Wright State … the Panthers are now 35-4 at home against league teams under Susie Johnson … Morgan Potter has now reached double figures in digs 50 times in her career. She has 942 career digs … Rachel Neuberger (.750 vs. Wright State) and Mackenzie Millis (.700 vs. Butler) both set collegiate-bests for hitting percentage this weekend.
Up Next: UWM hits the road for the first time in league, heading to Ohio for the weekend. Action starts Friday night with a first-place showdown at Cleveland State.
