Sunday, November 6, 2011

Milwaukee v. Wright State Match Report

#15 Milwaukee 5, Wright State 1
Horizon League Championship
Nov. 6, 2011 – Engelmann Stadium (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Woman of the Match: Sarah Hagen. The day seemed to belong to Apple. She assisted on the first two goals and scored the last two. She maintained her reputation for coming up big in the championship game, scoring multiple goals for the fourth-straight year.

NOTES: Hagen is now tied for ninth in NCAA Division I history with 91 career goals … her 207 points are now 18th … Milwaukee has averaged 5.0 goals per game over the last four league title games … Hagen caps her tourney career with 11 goals and four assists in four championship games … her 24 goals ties the records she set as a freshman in 2008 and tied in 2009 … the 56 points eclipsed the 54 points she had as a freshman for the school record and the 55 points Loyola’s Cynthia Morote-Ariza had that same season for the league record … Jamie Forbes’ 17 wins ties Erin Kane’s school record set in 2008 … the senior class is the first in school history with four NCAA Tournament berths … the class also broke the school record for wins over four years with 60 … Keara Thompson is now tied for eighth in school history with 17 career goals, Laurel Ragalie moved into a tie for ninth with her 16th … Thompson now has 58 career points, sixth-most in school history … Hagen’s two assist give her a career-best eight this season and 25 for her career, fourth-most in school history … the Panthers are now 20-6-5 against Wright State all-time and 5-1-2 against the Raiders in tourney play … Milwaukee is 6-3-4 in league title games and 27-7-6 overall in the league tournament all-time … three of Kelly Lewers’ four goals this season have been game-winners … UWM’s 54 goals are third-most in school history … Thompson appeared in her 85th-straight game, tying Taylor Powell’s school record … she is tied with four others for the second-most games played in school history with 85 … Hagen is right behind with 84 appearances and is now third with 84 starts.

Up Next: The Panthers head to the NCAA Tournament. They find out their first round opponent Monday.