Join Assistant SID Chris Zills for a live blog from the press box at Les Miller Field in Chicago, Ill., for today's game between UIC and your Milwaukee Panthers. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m.
Friday, April 8, 2011
A Few Final Men's Basketball Numbers
I’ll have our usual full season in review on the main website over the next few weeks, including updated player notes, photo galleries and more. I also have a few thoughts from Rob Jeter looking back and ahead that I’ll put up on the main site, too.
But, with the men’s college basketball season officially ending Monday night, here are a few final tallies and rankings.
Schedule Notes
Milwaukee wound up finishing 94th in the official final NCAA RPI and played 11 games against teams in the top 100. The Panthers went 5-6 against those teams, including two wins over #19 Butler. With the Bulldogs advancing to the championship game, this was the fourth time in the last seven seasons the Panthers have played against a team in the title game – Illinois 2005, Florida 2006, Butler 2010, Butler 2011.
But, with the men’s college basketball season officially ending Monday night, here are a few final tallies and rankings.
Schedule Notes
Milwaukee wound up finishing 94th in the official final NCAA RPI and played 11 games against teams in the top 100. The Panthers went 5-6 against those teams, including two wins over #19 Butler. With the Bulldogs advancing to the championship game, this was the fourth time in the last seven seasons the Panthers have played against a team in the title game – Illinois 2005, Florida 2006, Butler 2010, Butler 2011.
National Rankings
The final NCAA statistics landed a few Panthers in the top quarter or third of the national rankings.
Kaylon Williams finished 32nd nationally in assists per game (5.4) while Anthony Hill was 42nd nationally in field goal shooting (52.9 percent). Tone Boyle wound up 63rd in three-point field goal percentage (35.3 percent) and 68th in three-point field goals per game (2.5).
As a team, Milwaukee finished up 63rd nationally in three-pointers per game (7.6).
League Numbers
Williams did wind up winning the Horizon League assist crown, leading the league with his 5.4 assists per game. In all, he had 178 assists in 33 games. Remember, he led the Missouri Valley Conference in assists when he was at Evansville as a freshman. I’ll look into it, but I’m guessing there haven’t been too many college players to lead two different leagues in assists. Williams also finished 10th in the league in rebounding.
The Panthers wound up with three players in the top 20 in the league in scoring, as Hill finished eighth (15.3 ppg), Boyle 17th (12.9 ppg) and Tony Meier 18th (12.0 ppg). Hill also finished fifth in rebounding (6.6) and fifth in field goal percentage (52.9 percent).
Meier was also second in three-point field goal percentage (44.3 percent), fifth in three-pointers made (2.0) and seventh in free throw percentage (80.6 percent).
Senior Career Tallies
Hill and Boyle finished their careers with some notable numbers.
Hill ended with 1,022 points and 513 rebounds, becoming one of just six Panthers to join the 1000-500 club. He also wound up shooting 49.1 percent for his career and averaged 8.5 points per game. Hill played in 120 games, tied for the second-most in school history.
Boyle finished with 149 three-pointers, 823 points and a 13.1 points per game average.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Panthers Win Spring Match At Marquette
Elizabeth Egerer and Kerri Schuh had nine kills apiece as the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee claimed a three-set spring volleyball win over Marquette Thursday night at the Al McGuire Center.
Set scores in the exhibition contest were 25-22, 10-25, 19-17.
Schuh hit .500 in collecting her nine kills while Samantha Trawitzke had a double-doubles of 10 assists and 10 digs. Three other players had six digs apiece.
Eleven different players appeared in the match for the Panthers, who will continue their spring schedule Saturday at the Three Wise Men Classic in Chicago.
Set scores in the exhibition contest were 25-22, 10-25, 19-17.
Schuh hit .500 in collecting her nine kills while Samantha Trawitzke had a double-doubles of 10 assists and 10 digs. Three other players had six digs apiece.
Eleven different players appeared in the match for the Panthers, who will continue their spring schedule Saturday at the Three Wise Men Classic in Chicago.
Baseball's 20th Anniversary Team
The Milwaukee baseball program named the members of the 20th Anniversary Team earlier today, read about it here.
It didn't take long for the media to get ahold of it.
Matt Houk, named the shortstop on the squad, has been the head volleyball coach at South Dakota for the past three seasons.
The Sioux City Journal already has a release up on it's website.
I will keep an eye out for more releases and get them up on the blog as they come in.
It didn't take long for the media to get ahold of it.
Matt Houk, named the shortstop on the squad, has been the head volleyball coach at South Dakota for the past three seasons.
The Sioux City Journal already has a release up on it's website.
I will keep an eye out for more releases and get them up on the blog as they come in.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Women's Basketball Post-Season Notes
I wanted to wait until the women’s basketball season was done to do an added wrap-up on some things of note from the 2010-11 season.
Tough Schedule
Most notably, Milwaukee played 17 games against 12 teams that played in post-season tournaments (out of 20 different opponents). It underscores the difficulty of the team’s schedule, both non-conference and in league play. Four of the team’s 12 wins this season came against post-season teams, with some strong performances in losses. Those 12 teams combined to go 20-10 in post-season tournaments with six of those losses coming to other Milwaukee opponents. And, Toledo, a team the Panthers played tough on the road in December, won the WNIT.
National Rankings
Lindsay Laur finished second in the nation with her school-record 92.8 percent free throw percentage. She trailed only Emily London from Samford and her 93.6 percent shooting clip. Laur was also 47th in rebounding (9.4/g) and 52nd in scoring (17.3/g).
Angela Rodriguez finished 14th in three-point percentage (.421). That figure was second among freshmen.
Milwaukee, as a team, finished second in the country in free throw percentage, 19th in three-point percentage and 30th in three-pointers made. The Panthers shot a school-record 79 percent at the free throw line and 36.4 percent from three-point range. They also hit a school-record 212 threes on the season (7.1/g).
Incoming Panther Update
The Panthers signed five high school seniors to National Letters of Intent in November. The group had eventful senior seasons…
Ashley Green won a Wisconsin Division 1 title with Nicolet and was a unanimous All-State First-Team selection.
Kiki Wilson helped her Montini Catholic team in Naperville, Ill., to a second-straight Class 3A state title. She was named All-State Special Mention.
The Swopshire twins out of Fort Zumwalt West High School in Missouri helped their team to a 25-5 record and a No. 6 state ranking. The team fell in the Class 5 quarterfinals to the eventual state champs, 48-45. Jasmine was an All-Conference First-Team selection and Janna was named to the second team.
Lastly, Macie Dorow wrapped up her career at Duluth East (Minn.) with a strong all-around senior season, averaging 10.2 points, 4.6 assists, 5.9 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game. (DEHS does not play in a conference)
Supporting Information
Here are UWM’s opponents that played in the post-season (Milwaukee’s record against the team in parenthesis)…
- Green Bay (0-2) – The Phoenix made a run to the Sweet 16 before falling to No. 1 seed Baylor by just 10.
- Oklahoma and Michigan State (Both 0-1) – The Panthers hung with both nationally-ranked teams. UWM was within five after 35 minutes against OU In the season-opener. Against the Spartans on the road, Milwaukee cut a 14-point second half to just two with 3:09 to play before falling by seven. Both teams flirted with the top-10 of the national polls for much of the season.
In the NCAA Tournament, the No. 4 seed Spartans beat Northern Iowa (another Panther opponent) before falling to Green Bay in the second round). The Sooners were a No. 6 seed and advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling to Notre Dame, which was national runner-up.
- Northern Iowa (0-1) – The Panthers lost to MSU as a 13 seed.
- Toledo (0-1) – Milwaukee overcame an 18-point second-half deficit to lead the Rockets late, but fell. UT then got a bid to the WNIT and knocked off USC for the WNIT Championship.
- Illinois State (0-1) – The Redbirds made the WNIT, knocking off, among others, Wisconsin, Arkansas on their way to the final four of the event.
- Wisconsin (0-1) – The Badgers defeated Butler in the first round of the WNIT before falling to Illinois State, which advanced to the final four of the event.
- Butler (1-1) – The Bulldogs got the Horizon League’s automatic bid to the WNIT and fell to Wisconsin in the first round.
- Chicago State (1-0) – Milwaukee topped the Cougars in Chicago early in the season behind Courtney Lindfors’ 35 points and 13 rebounds. CSU then went on to the final four of the Women’s Basketball Invitational. The team won two games in the tourney, including against Cleveland State, before falling to eventual WBI champ Cal State Bakersfield in the semifinals.
- Cleveland State (1-1) and Wright State (0-3) – Both Horizon League schools got bids to the Women’s Basketball Invitational and were the tourney’s two No. 1 seeds. Cleveland beat IPFW in the first round before falling to Chicago State. Wright State also won a game, beating Buffalo, before falling to Manhattan in the second round.
- South Dakota (1-0) – USD is another team the Panthers defeated in the regular season that turned up in the Women’s Basketball Invitational and won a post-season game. The Coyotes went out in the second round against Cal State Bakersfield.
Tough Schedule
Most notably, Milwaukee played 17 games against 12 teams that played in post-season tournaments (out of 20 different opponents). It underscores the difficulty of the team’s schedule, both non-conference and in league play. Four of the team’s 12 wins this season came against post-season teams, with some strong performances in losses. Those 12 teams combined to go 20-10 in post-season tournaments with six of those losses coming to other Milwaukee opponents. And, Toledo, a team the Panthers played tough on the road in December, won the WNIT.
National Rankings
Lindsay Laur finished second in the nation with her school-record 92.8 percent free throw percentage. She trailed only Emily London from Samford and her 93.6 percent shooting clip. Laur was also 47th in rebounding (9.4/g) and 52nd in scoring (17.3/g).
Angela Rodriguez finished 14th in three-point percentage (.421). That figure was second among freshmen.
Milwaukee, as a team, finished second in the country in free throw percentage, 19th in three-point percentage and 30th in three-pointers made. The Panthers shot a school-record 79 percent at the free throw line and 36.4 percent from three-point range. They also hit a school-record 212 threes on the season (7.1/g).
Incoming Panther Update
The Panthers signed five high school seniors to National Letters of Intent in November. The group had eventful senior seasons…
Ashley Green won a Wisconsin Division 1 title with Nicolet and was a unanimous All-State First-Team selection.
Kiki Wilson helped her Montini Catholic team in Naperville, Ill., to a second-straight Class 3A state title. She was named All-State Special Mention.
The Swopshire twins out of Fort Zumwalt West High School in Missouri helped their team to a 25-5 record and a No. 6 state ranking. The team fell in the Class 5 quarterfinals to the eventual state champs, 48-45. Jasmine was an All-Conference First-Team selection and Janna was named to the second team.
Lastly, Macie Dorow wrapped up her career at Duluth East (Minn.) with a strong all-around senior season, averaging 10.2 points, 4.6 assists, 5.9 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game. (DEHS does not play in a conference)
Supporting Information
Here are UWM’s opponents that played in the post-season (Milwaukee’s record against the team in parenthesis)…
- Green Bay (0-2) – The Phoenix made a run to the Sweet 16 before falling to No. 1 seed Baylor by just 10.
- Oklahoma and Michigan State (Both 0-1) – The Panthers hung with both nationally-ranked teams. UWM was within five after 35 minutes against OU In the season-opener. Against the Spartans on the road, Milwaukee cut a 14-point second half to just two with 3:09 to play before falling by seven. Both teams flirted with the top-10 of the national polls for much of the season.
In the NCAA Tournament, the No. 4 seed Spartans beat Northern Iowa (another Panther opponent) before falling to Green Bay in the second round). The Sooners were a No. 6 seed and advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling to Notre Dame, which was national runner-up.
- Northern Iowa (0-1) – The Panthers lost to MSU as a 13 seed.
- Toledo (0-1) – Milwaukee overcame an 18-point second-half deficit to lead the Rockets late, but fell. UT then got a bid to the WNIT and knocked off USC for the WNIT Championship.
- Illinois State (0-1) – The Redbirds made the WNIT, knocking off, among others, Wisconsin, Arkansas on their way to the final four of the event.
- Wisconsin (0-1) – The Badgers defeated Butler in the first round of the WNIT before falling to Illinois State, which advanced to the final four of the event.
- Butler (1-1) – The Bulldogs got the Horizon League’s automatic bid to the WNIT and fell to Wisconsin in the first round.
- Chicago State (1-0) – Milwaukee topped the Cougars in Chicago early in the season behind Courtney Lindfors’ 35 points and 13 rebounds. CSU then went on to the final four of the Women’s Basketball Invitational. The team won two games in the tourney, including against Cleveland State, before falling to eventual WBI champ Cal State Bakersfield in the semifinals.
- Cleveland State (1-1) and Wright State (0-3) – Both Horizon League schools got bids to the Women’s Basketball Invitational and were the tourney’s two No. 1 seeds. Cleveland beat IPFW in the first round before falling to Chicago State. Wright State also won a game, beating Buffalo, before falling to Manhattan in the second round.
- South Dakota (1-0) – USD is another team the Panthers defeated in the regular season that turned up in the Women’s Basketball Invitational and won a post-season game. The Coyotes went out in the second round against Cal State Bakersfield.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Live Blog: Baseball at Northwestern
Join Assistant SID Chris Zills for a live blog from the press box at Rocky Miller Park in Evanston, Ill., for today's game between Northwestern and your Milwaukee Panthers. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m.
Costello On The Dennis Krause Show
UWM Director of Athletics Rick Costello just taped an appearance on The Dennis Krause Show on Sports32.
The show will air a number of times next week, with Rick and Dennis discussing a wide variety of topics related to the Panthers.
Here is the full list of air times:
Mon. April 11 - 6 pm and 10 pm
Tues. April 12 - 7:30 am, 1 pm, 5 pm, 9 pm and 11 pm
Wed. April 13 - 8:30 am, 12:30 pm, 6 pm and 10 pm
Thurs. April 14 - 7:30 am, 1:30 pm, 5 pm and 11 pm
Fri. April 15 - 11 am, 6 pm and 10:30 pm
Sat. April 16 - 9 am, 11 am, 4 pm and 10:30 pm
Sun. April 17 - 9 am, 1 pm, 6:30 pm and 10:30 pm
The show will air a number of times next week, with Rick and Dennis discussing a wide variety of topics related to the Panthers.
Here is the full list of air times:
Mon. April 11 - 6 pm and 10 pm
Tues. April 12 - 7:30 am, 1 pm, 5 pm, 9 pm and 11 pm
Wed. April 13 - 8:30 am, 12:30 pm, 6 pm and 10 pm
Thurs. April 14 - 7:30 am, 1:30 pm, 5 pm and 11 pm
Fri. April 15 - 11 am, 6 pm and 10:30 pm
Sat. April 16 - 9 am, 11 am, 4 pm and 10:30 pm
Sun. April 17 - 9 am, 1 pm, 6:30 pm and 10:30 pm
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