Green Bay Notebook

The Panthers pulled out a five-set win over Green Bay Friday night in their lone action of the weekend. The victory actually pushed UWM into a multi-team tie for first place in the Horizon League. In fact, just a year after the Panthers ran through the league unbeaten, every school has at least one loss just three matches into the year.

Here are the news and notes from the win over Green Bay.

Last Week’s Results
9/28 – def. Green Bay, 3-2

This Week Matches
10/5 - @ Loyola; 10/6 - @ UIC

Player of the Week
Julie Kolinske, So., OH, Big Bend, Wis. It continues to be hard to pick anyone besides Kolinske for this honor. Against Green Bay, the sophomore tied her collegiate-high with 22 kills and hit .360 in the five-set win. She also added six digs and three blocks. She is now averaging better than four kills per set and is averaging 4.5 kills per set in league matches. She also adds better than three digs per set.

News and Notes
UWM win Friday marked its 27th in its last 28 Horizon League regular season matches … the Panthers also beat Green Bay for the ninth-straight time … Anna Bartz collected 26 digs and now has 836 in her career … Hannah Blanchard tallied a collegiate-best 55 assists … Amber Simonton made her first collegiate start and had six blocks … UWM collected 12 blocks as a team … this was Milwaukee first five-set win of the season after losing its first four 5-set contests … the win turned the tables on a Green Bay team that entered Friday having won five of six 5-set matches.

WSOC Match Report: #13 Wisconsin

#13 Wisconsin 2:1 (ot) Milwaukee
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012
Engelmann Stadium (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Woman of the Match
Sammy Vovos put the Panthers ahead with her second goal of the season. She now is tied for the team lead in goals with two in just 133 minutes this season. Sammy gave the team a spark off the bench and her goal came on the corner kick in which she came into the game.
Notes
This was the 30th meeting between Milwaukee and Wisconsin ... the Badgers now lead the series 20-5-5, but the Panthers are 4-3-1 in the last eight meetings ... Hannah Kaul left the game in the second half with an injury, the first time she has not played every minute in a game this season ... Krissy Dorre made her season debut in the starting lineup ... Sky Perna made her first collegiate start ... Wisconsin is the third ranked team the Panthers have faced this season (0-2-1) ... UWM donned its black kits for the first time this season.

Iron Woman Watch (Played every minute this season) 565+ minutes
Forbes, Scott.

Next Up
The Panthers return to the road to take on Iowa State in Ames, Iowa.

WSOC Match Report: St. Bonaventure

MILWAUKEE 4:0 St. Bonaventure
Sunday, Aug. 19
Engelmann Stadium (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Woman of the Match
Amy Kauffung scored a goal and assisted on another to get today's Woman of the Match Award. Her goal was a great shot, while she did a nice job of setting up Vovos' score. Just before coming off, she did well to beat her defender going to goal and missed a second score just wide.

Notes
This was the first meeting between the Panthers and St. Bonaventure ... the shutout was Forbes' 22nd career clean sheet, second-most in school history, and her second-straight to start the season ... Forbes started the 2009 season with four-straight shutouts ... Zawacki scored a goal in her first collegiate appearance, the first to do so since Sarah Hagen in 2008 ... Kauffung started 21-of-22 games last season (primarily as a defender), but did not score a point ... Behnke's goal was her second career and her first game-winner ... Vovos' goal was her first since Oct. 26, 2009 at Green Bay ... Henschel's first win at UWM is also the 291st of his career (men and women) ... Milwaukee is unbeaten in its last 11 games at Engelmann Stadium (10-0-1) ... there was a 38-minute lightning delay in the 71st minute.

Iron Woman Watch (Played every minute this season) 200 minutes
Forbes, Scott, Kaul, Steinhauser.

Next Up
The Panthers head to Valley Fields Friday to play Marquette. Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m.

WSOC Match Report: #24 South Carolina

MILWAUKEE 0:0 #24 SOUTH CAROLINA
Friday, Aug. 17
Engelmann Stadium (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Woman of the Match
Jamie Forbes made eight saves for shutout, including a couple big saves to maintain her 21st career clean sheet.

Some notable performances from Kelly Lewers, Helen Steinhauser and Demi Price. I was impressed by Lewers fitness and edge on the field. Steinhauser was everywhere in the midfield and played great. Price coming on seemed like a turning point, giving the Panthers confidence and more energy.

Notes
Six players played all 110 minutes (Forbes, Bestwina, Scott, Kaul, Condon, Steinhauser and Lewers) ... UWM now has eight results (2 wins, 6 draws) in 34 all-time games against ranked opponents ... this was the first meeting between the Panthers and SC, while Milwaukee is now 4-6-3 all-time against SEC teams ... the shutout was Forbes' 21st career clean sheet, second-most in school history ... Bestwina and O'Donnell made their first collegiate starts

Iron Woman Watch (Played every minute this season) 90 minutes
Forbes, Bestwina, Scott, Kaul, Condon, Steinhauser and Lewers

Next Up
The Panthers remain home, hosting St. Bonaventure Sunday at noon.

Postgame Report: Michigan State at Milwaukee

Game #3 – Milwaukee 57, Michigan State 70

Full Recap and Stats


Player Of The Game: The Panthers had three players in double-figures, but Sami Tucker's 15 points and nine rebounds was just off a double-double and a key to keeping the team in the game. Also, after an uncharacteristic slow start, it was good to see Angela Rodriguez hit for a season-high 13 points and hopefully will be back on track.

Key Stats: It was a solid effort for the Panthers all night, but again, the key to the game was that 13-0 run by Michigan State that started with 6:44 left in the first. UWM played the Spartans basket-for-basket the rest of the way.

News and Notes: Once again, Milwaukee continues to take care of the ball. For the third game in a row, it had fewer turnovers than its opponent. Tonight the count was 16-12 and the season total stands in at 56-36. UWM leads the Horizon League in turnover margin at an impressive +6.7.

UWM had a positive assist-to-turnover margin at 14-12, with Kiki Wilson pacing the team with six assists compared to three turnovers.

Up Next: UWM starts a tough five-game road trip that extends into December (next home game is Dec. 15) with a contest at Western Illinois Saturday. Game time is set for 4:30 p.m.

Milwaukee v. Illinois State Match Report

#15/11 Milwaukee 3, Illinois State 1
NCAA Tournament First Round
Nov. 12, 2011 – Engelmann Stadium (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Woman of the Match: Sarah Hagen. I chose Apple for the game, but she is only representative of how the team played tonight. They all came out on a mission and Hagen set the tone with her decisive goal in just the fourth minute. She also had a flurry of chances late, having two point-blank headers being saved shortly before setting up goal No. 2 with a blast from the top of the box.

NOTES: Hagen has extended her own school records of points in a season (now 58) … Keara Thompson’s assist was her 12th of the season and tied for second-most in school history … Hagen is now 10th with her ninth assist of the season … she is also up to 26 career assists, tied for second-most in school history … Thompson is fifth with 25 … Thompson is also up to fifth in school history with 61 career points and tied for sixth with 18 goals … Hagen has a school-record 11 game-winning goals this season, equal to the second-most in school history for a career … Thompson tied a school record with her 86th game played … Hagen is third with 85 games, but has started every game and is tied for second with 85 starts … Jamie Forbes’ shutout was her 11th of the season, third-most in school history, and the 20th of her career, which is second … she also broke the school record with her 18th win this season … the Panthers broke the school record of 18 wins, set in 2008 … they also had previously advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round after ties (and PK shootouts) in 2005 and 2006 … their NCAA record is now 1-8-2 … Milwaukee is also 7-3-2 all-time against Illinois State … Hagen is now ninth in NCAA Division I history with 92 career goals and is now 17th with 210 points … the attendance was 757, the fourth-largest crown in team history.

Up Next: The Panthers take on Ohio State Friday in the NCAA Tournament Second Round. Location is TBA.

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.

Milwaukee v. Green Bay Match Report

#15/18 Milwaukee 7, Green Bay 0
Oct. 28, 2011 – Engelmann Stadium (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Woman of the Match: Sarah Hagen. In her last regular season home game, Apple gave the home fans something to cheer about with a hat trick. Her first goal was a header off a Helen Steinhauser corner kick. Then, she earned and converted a penalty kick. Less than two minutes later, she fought for another goal.

NOTES: Milwaukee has won nine-straight meetings with Green Bay and now leads the all-time series 22-6-1 ... the Panthers' seven goals are a season-high and their most since scoring eight in an 8-0 win Oct. 9, 2009 ... Aug. 28 of that season was also the last time the team scored six goals in a half ... UWM's 16 wins this season ties the 2006 team for second-most in school history. The school record is 18 (2008) ... while the hat trick was the first of the season for Hagen, it was the fifth of her career ... she now has 22 goals and 50 points on the season, both are third in school history behind her 2008 and 2009 totals ... she is also up to 87 career goals, cracking the NCAA Division I all-time top-10 at #10 ... she is up to 201 points, 19th in history ... the Panthers finished league play 8-0 for the second time (2009) and wrapped up a sixth perfect league season ... they also scored 28 goals in league play (including 12 by Hagen). The next most goals by a team in league play was nine by two teams ... the team now has 48 goals this season and is tied for fifth in school history ... the Panthers have won their last nine Senior Day games and are 14-1 under Moynihan on Senior Day.

Up Next: The Panthers host the 2011 Horizon League Championships Nov. 4-6 at Engelmann Stadium.

Illinois State 3, #10/9 Milwaukee 1
Oct. 23, 2011 – Aledaide Street Field (Normal, Ill.)

Woman of the Match: Krissy Dorre. Krissy scored UWM's only goal and was a threat up top throughout the game.

NOTES: Milwaukee still leads the all-time series with Illinois State 6-3-2 … this was just the Panthers’ fourth game played on natural grass this season (3-1) … Sarah Hagen’s goal-scoring streak ended at eight games, second-longest in school history … this was UWM’s first road loss of the season (6-1) … when ISU scored in the 7th minute, it was just the second first-half goal the Panthers have allowed this season and was just the second time they trailed during a game.

Up Next: The Panthers host Green Bay Friday.

Match Report - At Wright State/Butler

Match #22 – Milwaukee 3, Wright State 0 (25-16, 25-8, 25-14)

Match #23 – Milwaukee 3, Butler 0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-23)

Wright State Recap and Stats

Butler Recap and Stats

Player Of The Weekend: Kerri Schuh another excellent all-around weekend for the Panthers. She hit .412 while averaging 4.33 kills per set. She then added 3.33 digs and 1.50 blocks per frame. Saturday alone, she had 16 kills and 15 digs in the three-set sweep of Butler.

Key Stats: Milwaukee’s blocking efforts really set the tone for the Panthers this weekend. UWM wound up averaging 2.83 blocks per set in the two wins, limiting its two opponents to a .092 hitting clip.

News and Notes: UWM has now won 12-straight matches this season and 21-straight regular season league matches overall … the Panthers have also won 15-straight league road contests … Milwaukee’s 12-0 start in league play is its best-ever league start … the Panthers have now won eight of their 12 league matches in three sets … Milwaukee has won 20 of its last 21 matches against Wright State … the Panthers’ .407 hitting percentage against Wright State was its best of the season ... it is also the best Milwaukee has recorded in a league match … the Panthers hit .317 in the two matches of the weekend while limiting its opponents to a .092 hitting clip.

Up Next: The Panthers return to the Klotsche Center next weekend for their final two regular season home matches. UWM entertains Youngstown State Friday at 7 p.m. before Cleveland State visits Saturday at 4 p.m.

Milwaukee v. Loyola Match Report

#10/9 Milwaukee 3, Loyola 0
Oct. 20, 2011 – Loyola Soccer Park (Chicago, Ill.)

Woman of the Match: Kelsey Holbert. Kelsey scored the game-winner in just the sixth minute to give the Panthers the only lead they needed. It was a nice goal as she blasted it inside the far post. Her third goal of the season and second winner. All three of her goals were UWM's first of the game.

NOTES: Milwaukee now leads the all-time series with Loyola, 19-2-3 ... Sarah Hagen's eight-game goal-scoring streak is the second-longest in school history (nine games) ... Keara Thompson scored her 16th career goal, tied for ninth-most in school history ... With a goal and assist, Hagen moved up to 21st in NCAA Division I history with 195 career points ... Jamie Forbes returned from injury (she missed one game) to collect her ninth shutout of the season, tied with her freshman season (2009) for fourth-most in school history ... her 18 career shutouts are also fourth ... the Panthers were outshot for just the fourth time this season and are 3-1 in such games ... Milwaukee's nine-game winning streak is tied for the third-longest in school history ... the team has scored 2+ goals in each of the nine wins, matching the longest multi-goal streak in school history (2008) ... during the streak, UWM is outscoring opponents 27-4.

Up Next: The Panthers play at Loyola Wednesday.

Milwaukee vs. Wright State Match Report

Milwaukee 2; Wright State 2 (OT2)
Oct. 15, 2011 - Engelmann Stadium

Man of the Match: I give the nod to junior Cody Banks, who ended up with assists on both of the UWM goals in the match. Another top nominee would be senior Robert Refai, who netted his seventh goal of the season - the highest total for a UWM player since Neil Dombrowski had nine in 2005.

Offensive Charge: The UWM offense continues to find the net, scoring two more goals to give the team 25 goals on the season. For perspective, the Panthers tallied 17 goals in all of 2010 and just 12 in the 2009 campaign. The team recorded 17 more shots tonight with senior Ross Van Osdol getting credited with his first assist of the season - making him the 14th different Panther to record at least a point this year.

Up next: The Panthers head to Valparaiso next Saturday night, starting at 7 p.m.

Milwaukee v. Butler Match Report

#12 Milwaukee 4, Butler 1
Oct. 15, 2011 – Butler Bowl (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Woman of the Match: Sarah Hagen. Apple scored two goals, including a free kick shot that was described in the box score as "sick." It was a bomb from the 21 yard line (31 yards to goal) that went upper 90 and might have been still going up when it hit the net. She finished with nine shots, as many as Butler had.

NOTES: Milwaukee leads the all-time series with Butler, 21-6-2 … the Panthers have won eight-straight meetings in Indianapolis … Sarah Hagen has now scored goals in seven-straight games, tied for the second-longest streak in school history (with herself) … Natalie Fettinger made her first collegiate start … she is the sixth freshman to make a start for the Panthers this season … Morgan LaPlant’s goal was the first of her career and Vienna Behnke’s assist was her first … Krissy Dorre and Laurel Ragalie scored points in a second-straight game with assists … Hagen now has 85 career goals, 13th-most in NCAA Division I history … her 192 points cracked the are now tied for 22nd all-time ... Forbes was the last player on the team who had played every minute this season ... UWM is one win away from clinching at least a share of the league regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the league tournament.

Iron Woman Watch (Played every minute this season): 1285+ minutes (None)

Up Next: The Panthers play at Loyola Wednesday.

Match Report - Weekend At Loyola/Green Bay

Match #20 – Milwaukee 3, Loyola 1 (25-23, 25-20, 22-25, 25-16)

Match #21 – Milwaukee 3, Green Bay 2 (17-25, 16-25, 25-11, 25-22, 15-12)

Loyola Recap and Stats
Green Bay Recap and Stats

Player Of The Weekend: It hasn’t always been easy this season to pick out just one player of the week for the Panthers, and that has been a good thing. But this weekend Kerri Schuh played like the Horizon League Player of the Year and in many ways carried the Panthers to their two wins. Friday at Loyola, Schuh had 23 kills and hit .583 in Milwaukee’s four-set win. Then Saturday, Schuh led the way with 20 kills while adding 16 digs and seven blocks in the five-set victory at Green Bay. Schuh leads the Panthers in kills, is second in digs and is one of three players averaging better than a block per set.

Key Stats: Defense is a big key for Milwaukee and it was UWM’s defense that came through when it counted late in each match. Friday at Loyola, the Ramblers hit just .152 in the third set and .088 in the fourth frame. Then Saturday at Green Bay, the Phoenix hit -.075 in the third, .220 in the fourth and .071 in the fifth. In the win over the Phoenix, UWM had just 22 digs total in the first two sets, then had 59 over the final three frames.

News and Notes: With Cleveland State’s loss at home to Butler Saturday, Milwaukee is now two matches ahead of the Vikings in the loss column. Every other team has at least three losses … UWM’s 10-0 league start has tied its best league start in school history. The Panthers also opened the league campaign 10-0 in 2003 … UWM has now won 13-straight league road matches … the Panthers have won 19-straight league regular season matches overall … Milwaukee has won 12 in a row over Loyola and 17 of its last 18 over Green Bay … Mary Beth O’Brien entered the match with Green Bay in the fourth set and tallied six kills … Kerri Schuh has now passed 1,100 career kills … this is the first time in her career she has collected 20-plus kills in consecutive matches … she is the first Panther to collect back-to-back 20-plus kill outings since Becky Peters did it in 2008 … Peters had 24 kills against Oregon State and 20 against Wright State that year.

Up Next: UWM heads back to the road next weekend, playing at Wright State Friday night and at Butler Saturday afternoon.

#12 Milwaukee 3, Youngstown State 0
Oct. 9, 2011 – Engelmann Stadium (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Woman of the Match: Krissy Dorre. Since joining the team during the season, Krissy has shown a steady improvement. Wednesday was her best performance of the season, topped then by her game Sunday. She tallied her first collegiate goal and assist against YSU. More importantly, she is emerging as another dangerous scorer for Milwaukee.

NOTES: Milwaukee is now 11-0 all-time vs. Youngstown State ... Keara Thompson's two assists give her 24 for her career, tied with Nicole Sperl for fourth in school history ... her now 54 career points put her seventh all-time ... Sarah Hagen returned from a one-game absence and extended her goal-scoring streak to six games, tied for fourth-longest streak in school history ... with her 83rd career goal, she now has sole possession of 15th in NCAA Division I history for goals scored ... with 11 assists this season, Thompson leads the league and is fifth in school history for a season ... Hagen's now 16 goals this season are tied for fourth, giving her the top four goal-scoring totals in school history ... UWM's seven-game winning streak is its longest since a nine-game streak in 2009.

Iron Woman Watch (Played every minute this season): 1285+ minutes (Forbes)

Up Next: The Panthers hit the road to play at Butler in Indianapolis next Saturday.

Match Report - Horizon League Weekday Series

Match #18 – Milwaukee 3, UIC 0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-17)

Match #19 – Milwaukee 3, Valparaiso 2 (20-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-19, 15-10)

UIC Recap and Stats

Valparaiso Recap and Stats

Player Of The Week: Morgan Potter has a stellar week in the back row and passed a career milestone, as well. Potter went past 1,000 career digs in Wednesday’s win over Valparaiso, becoming just the ninth Panther in the school’s Division I era to do so. She averaged an astounding 6.62 digs per set in the two victories during the week, collecting 21 against UIC and 32 vs. Valpo. The 32 marked the fourth-most in a five-set match in school history.

Key Stats: Defense was again a key for the Panthers this week. UWM averaged three blocks per set in two matches, including 13 blocks in a three-set win over UIC Tuesday. The blocking – and an average of 17.62 digs per set – helped Milwaukee limit its two opponents to a .150 hitting clip.

News and Notes: Wednesday’s win marked the 100th in the UWM head coaching career of Susie Johnson … the Panthers are now 36-2 in home regular season league contests under Johnson and 68-13 against league opponents overall … UWM’s 8-0 start to the league schedule is its best since 2003, when the Panthers started 11-0 … Milwaukee has now won 17-straight and 31 of its last 32 regular season league contests … Wednesday marked the fourth time in the last five seasons that UWM and Valpo have played a five-set match … UWM is now 24-12 in five-set matches under Susie Johnson … the Panthers came back from a two-set deficit for the first time since 2007, when Milwaukee did it three times … Elizabeth Egerer averaged 4.50 kills per set in the two wins, including a collegiate-best 23 in the win over Valparaiso … UWM did have its streak of six-straight 3-set wins snapped Wednesday. When Milwaukee lost the first set to Valpo, it marked the first loss of a set since Sept. 16.

Up Next: UWM gets the weekend off and then starts the second half of league play at Loyola (Oct. 14) and Green Bay (Oct. 15).

Milwaukee v. Valparaiso Match Report

#14/12 Milwaukee 3, Wright State 1
Oct. 1, 2011 – Alumni Field (Dayton, Ohio)

Woman of the Match: Keara Thompson. With Sarah Hagen unavailable, Thompson stepped up as an offensive leader. Her hustle set up Kelsey Holbert's first career goal and she came back with a great free kick score.

NOTES: Milwaukee is now 13-0 all-time vs. Valparaiso ... Hagen's consecutive start streak ended at 77 games ... Thompson surpassed the 50-point mark for her career and now has 52 ... she took sole possession of both fifth in school history for career assists (22) and 10th in goals (15) ... Morgan LaPlant made her second start of the season ... the shutout was the seventh of the season for Forbes and the 16th of her career ... the Panthers have now won six-straight games for the second time this season.

Iron Woman Watch (Played every minute this season): 1195+ minutes (Forbes)

Up Next: The Panthers host Youngstown State Sunday at Engelmann Stadium.

Milwaukee v. Wright State Match Report

#14/12 Milwaukee 3, Wright State 1
Oct. 1, 2011 – Alumni Field (Dayton, Ohio)

Woman of the Match: Sarah Hagen. Sarah had two goals for the third time in five games and has had the game-winning goal and her hand in multiple goals in each of the last five games.

NOTES: Milwaukee avenged its regular season loss at Wright State last season and now leads the all-time series with the Raiders, 19-6-5 … Demi Price made her first start of the season in place of Makenzie Gillaspie, who suffered an injury against Detroit last Sunday … Hagen extended her school record with her fifth-straight game-winning goal … her five-game goal scoring streak is the fifth-longest streak in school history (she owns the top five streaks) … she has 8 goals and 2 assists in that time … she now has 82 career goals, tied for 15th in NCAA Division I history … she is also up to 185 career points … Keara Thompson moved into a tie for fifth in school history with her 21st career assist … she is also up to 49 career points, putting her on the verge of becoming the eighth player in school history with 50 points … the Panthers played on a Saturday for the first time this season … UWM scored at least three goals in a game for the sixth time this season … Thompson and Hagen combined on a goal for the 22nd time in their careers.

Iron Woman Watch (Played every minute this season): 1105+ minutes (Forbes)

Up Next: The Panthers host Valparaiso Wednesday at Engelmann Stadium.

Match Report - Horizon League Weekend #3

Match #16 – Milwaukee 3, Cleveland State 0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-20)

Match #17 – Milwaukee 3, Youngstown State 0 (25-16, 25-12, 25-21)

Cleveland State Recap and Stats

Youngstown State Recap and Stats

Player Of The Weekend: Once again UWM had great balance on offense and defense but the continued steady play of Rachel Neuberger grabs the honor this weekend. She was one of three players who averaged 2.6 kills per set or better this weekend, but she did not commit a hitting error in 35 attempts (.457 hitting clip). She also added eight blocks.

Key Stats: Last weekend it was the offense that stole this show, but this weekend it was the defense. UWM’s two opponents hit a combined .064 for the weekend, with Youngstown State hitting -.018. Milwaukee forced CSU and YSU into a combined 52 hitting errors and the Panthers averaged 3.33 blocks per set.

News and Notes: UWM is off to a 6-0 start in league play for the second-straight season … the Panthers have won 15-straight regular season league matches … Milwaukee has won 11-straight league regular season road matches … UWM tied a school record with its fifth-straight 3-set win … the last time that happened was 2006, and it has never before happened in league play … YSU hit -.018 Saturday, the first time this season UWM has forced an opponent into a negative hitting percentage. SIU Edwardsville hit negative against the Panthers last season, committing 34 hitting errors. The last time a league opponent hit negative against Milwaukee was UIC, which hit -.037 in 2007 … UWM had 10 service aces in the win Saturday, the first time it has reached double figures in the category since it had 11 against Alcorn State in 2009 … this was the first time the Panthers reached double figures in aces in a league match since 2008 (12 vs. Youngstown State) … the Panthers have now won five in a row and nine of their last 10 over Cleveland State … UWM has won 22 of its last 23 matches against Youngstown State … Morgan Potter is now up to 972 career digs.

Up Next: UWM heads back home for a pair of midweek matches, playing UIC Tuesday night and Valparaiso Wednesday.

Milwaukee vs. Green Bay Match Report

Milwaukee 3; Green Bay 2 (OT2)
Sept. 28, 2011 - Engelmann Stadium

Man of the Match: It has to go to Cody Banks, who netted the game-winner to help UWM reclaim the Chancellor's Cup for the first time since 2007. He subbed into the game in the second overtime just minutes earlier and gave the Panthers one of their latest-ever victories as far as time left on the clock goes. In a night full of great endings in the sports world, the Panthers and Banks added to it.

Offensive Charge: The UWM offense continues to find the net, scoring three more goals to give the team 18 goals on the season. For perspective, the Panthers tallied 17 goals in all of 2010 and just 12 in the 2009 campaign. The team recorded 24 more shots tonight with Banks and Jamie Bladen each scoring, giving UWM its eighth and ninth different player to score goals this season.

Freshman in Net: Josh Rohde made seven saves and is now 2-0 in his first two collegiate starts. The second goal he allowed tonight came on a deflection and he made several highlight-reel saves to keep Green Bay out of the net.

Home Crowd: Another great crowd was on hand tonight, as 891 came out to Engelmann to cheer on the victory, including an enthusiastic student section that managed to join the Panthers' victory pile on the field following Banks' goal. The team is now averaging 868 fans through six home games.

Up next: The Panthers welcome Cleveland State Saturday night, starting at 7 p.m.