Join assistant SID Chris Zills for the live blog of the women's basketball game against top-ranked Baylor and Brittney Griner at the Ferrell Center.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight!
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Women's Basketball Takes Part in Wrap-A-Vet Program
The Milwaukee women's basketball team participated in the First Annual Wrap-A-Vet Blanket Drive this past weekend.
The team spent time last week wrapping and decorating 40 blankets that were taken to the Milwaukee Veteran's Home Sunday evening.
Most of the squad spent time Sunday night delivering blankets from room to room and spending a little time with the veterans as well.
Here are some pictures from the event:
The team spent time last week wrapping and decorating 40 blankets that were taken to the Milwaukee Veteran's Home Sunday evening.
Most of the squad spent time Sunday night delivering blankets from room to room and spending a little time with the veterans as well.
Here are some pictures from the event:
Postgame Report - Milwaukee at DePaul
Game #9 – Milwaukee 87, DePaul 76
Full Recap and Stats
Player Of The Game: It’s hard to pick from the group of Kaylon Williams, Tony Meier and Paris Gulley, but Williams get the nod for his offense as well as his abilities in handling the DePaul pressure. The senior point guard scored a collegiate-high 21 points and had five assists but just one turnover in the win.
Key Stat: Milwaukee put up just about the right number of three-pointers and converted a very nice percentage of them. In all, UWM was 11-of-20 from long range. Paris Gulley and Tony Meier each went 5-of-5 from distance.
News and Notes: The Panthers are now 8-1, equaling their best start since the 1992-93 season … Milwaukee is 3-1 on the road this season … UWM’s 87 points marked a season high … this was the eighth time in his career Tony Meier made at least four 3-pointers … Meier also scored 20 or more points for the sixth time … Paris Gulley’s 19 points marked a collegiate high … UWM reached double figures in three-pointers for the third time this season … Milwaukee’s 61.7 percent field goal clip was an Allstate Arena record … it is also the fourth-best effort in UWM’s Division I history … Gulley and Meier each finished one short of the school record for most made threes in a game without a miss … Joe Schultz made all six of his three-point tries in 1991 … the win was UWM’s first in 11 tries against DePaul … this was Milwaukee’s first win over a Big East foe since knocking off Boston College, who was then in the Big East, in the 2005 NCAA Tournament … UWM also owns a win over Virginia Tech when the Hokies were in the Big East in 2002.
Up Next: UWM goes back on the road Saturday, playing at Northern Iowa in a 1 p.m. contest.
Full Recap and Stats
Player Of The Game: It’s hard to pick from the group of Kaylon Williams, Tony Meier and Paris Gulley, but Williams get the nod for his offense as well as his abilities in handling the DePaul pressure. The senior point guard scored a collegiate-high 21 points and had five assists but just one turnover in the win.
Key Stat: Milwaukee put up just about the right number of three-pointers and converted a very nice percentage of them. In all, UWM was 11-of-20 from long range. Paris Gulley and Tony Meier each went 5-of-5 from distance.
News and Notes: The Panthers are now 8-1, equaling their best start since the 1992-93 season … Milwaukee is 3-1 on the road this season … UWM’s 87 points marked a season high … this was the eighth time in his career Tony Meier made at least four 3-pointers … Meier also scored 20 or more points for the sixth time … Paris Gulley’s 19 points marked a collegiate high … UWM reached double figures in three-pointers for the third time this season … Milwaukee’s 61.7 percent field goal clip was an Allstate Arena record … it is also the fourth-best effort in UWM’s Division I history … Gulley and Meier each finished one short of the school record for most made threes in a game without a miss … Joe Schultz made all six of his three-point tries in 1991 … the win was UWM’s first in 11 tries against DePaul … this was Milwaukee’s first win over a Big East foe since knocking off Boston College, who was then in the Big East, in the 2005 NCAA Tournament … UWM also owns a win over Virginia Tech when the Hokies were in the Big East in 2002.
Up Next: UWM goes back on the road Saturday, playing at Northern Iowa in a 1 p.m. contest.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Hagen Claims Three Statistics Titles
With Stanford claiming the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, the 2011 season officially came to an end. With that, the NCAA released the final stat report of the season and Sarah Hagen claimed three NCAA Statistical Championships.
Hagen finished first in goals per game, points per game and game-winning goals:
- Points Per Game: Hagen 2.90 (61 in 21 games), 2nd place: 2.76
- Goals Per Game: Hagen 1.238 (26 in 21), 2nd place: 1.192
- Game-Winning Goals: Hagen 11 (of UWM's 19 wins), 2nd place: 9
To put Hagen's goals per game in perspective, of the 330 NCAA Division I teams, she had more goals per game than 136 teams, while equaling another. Her 26 goals were as many as 11 teams and more than 157 teams.
Hagen owns one of Milwaukee's two other all-time statistical titles. She led the nation in goals per game (1.143) as a sophomore in 2009. That same season, Kate Megna led the nation in assists (16, 0.80 per game). Hagen has ranked in the top five of a category 12 times in her career, including being second in the nation four times and third twice.
Other Nationally-Ranked Panthers...
Assists Per Game: Keara Thompson (14th, 0.55); Hagen (45th, 0.43)
Goals-Against Average: Jamie Forbes (21st, 0.662)
Save Pct: Jamie Forbes (32nd, .849)
Total Assists: Thompson (10th, 12)
Total Goals: Hagen (2nd, 26)
Total Points: Hagen (2nd, 61)
As a Team...
Scoring Offense: 6th, 2.64 goals per game
Goals-Against Average: 18, 0.673
Shutout Percentage: 19th, .545 (12 in 22 games)
Won-Lost-Tied Percentage: 4th, .864 (19-3-0)
Save Pct: 15th, .857
Hagen finished first in goals per game, points per game and game-winning goals:
- Points Per Game: Hagen 2.90 (61 in 21 games), 2nd place: 2.76
- Goals Per Game: Hagen 1.238 (26 in 21), 2nd place: 1.192
- Game-Winning Goals: Hagen 11 (of UWM's 19 wins), 2nd place: 9
To put Hagen's goals per game in perspective, of the 330 NCAA Division I teams, she had more goals per game than 136 teams, while equaling another. Her 26 goals were as many as 11 teams and more than 157 teams.
Hagen owns one of Milwaukee's two other all-time statistical titles. She led the nation in goals per game (1.143) as a sophomore in 2009. That same season, Kate Megna led the nation in assists (16, 0.80 per game). Hagen has ranked in the top five of a category 12 times in her career, including being second in the nation four times and third twice.
Other Nationally-Ranked Panthers...
Assists Per Game: Keara Thompson (14th, 0.55); Hagen (45th, 0.43)
Goals-Against Average: Jamie Forbes (21st, 0.662)
Save Pct: Jamie Forbes (32nd, .849)
Total Assists: Thompson (10th, 12)
Total Goals: Hagen (2nd, 26)
Total Points: Hagen (2nd, 61)
As a Team...
Scoring Offense: 6th, 2.64 goals per game
Goals-Against Average: 18, 0.673
Shutout Percentage: 19th, .545 (12 in 22 games)
Won-Lost-Tied Percentage: 4th, .864 (19-3-0)
Save Pct: 15th, .857
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Postgame Report - UIC at Milwaukee
Game #8 – Milwaukee 73, UIC 71 (OT)
Full Recap and Stats
Player Of The Game: Kyle Kelm has settled in nicely in his second season with the Panthers. He scored a collegiate-best 18 points and was a force on the interior for Milwaukee. He also made 8 of his 10 free throw chances. For the weekend, Kelm made 11 of 14 shots from the field.
Key Stat: You just can’t look past the free throw numbers. Though the Panthers wound up surviving, UWM made just 2 of 11 from the line in the final five minutes of regulation and was just 19 of 33 for the game. Kaylon Williams made just 2 of 9 from the line.
News and Notes: The Panthers are off to their best start since the 1992-93 season, when UWM won each of its first eight games … they are also 2-0 in league play for the first time since the 2008-09 season … the 71 points Milwaukee gave up is a season high … the Panthers had given up only 40 points through the first 35 minutes of action but UIC scored 31 over the next 10 … UWM still only let UIC shoot 38.8 percent from the field for the game and the Flames made just 3-of-15 from three-point range … after committing just seven turnovers Thursday night, Milwaukee had only 10 Saturday … Ryan Allen had a collegiate-best nine rebounds … he also had five blocks, the most by a Panther since Marcus Skinner had five against Green Bay in 2008 … Milwaukee has now won six-straight overtime games … UWM has won eight-straight games over UIC.
Up Next: UWM heads to the road for a Monday night contest at DePaul.
Full Recap and Stats
Player Of The Game: Kyle Kelm has settled in nicely in his second season with the Panthers. He scored a collegiate-best 18 points and was a force on the interior for Milwaukee. He also made 8 of his 10 free throw chances. For the weekend, Kelm made 11 of 14 shots from the field.
Key Stat: You just can’t look past the free throw numbers. Though the Panthers wound up surviving, UWM made just 2 of 11 from the line in the final five minutes of regulation and was just 19 of 33 for the game. Kaylon Williams made just 2 of 9 from the line.
News and Notes: The Panthers are off to their best start since the 1992-93 season, when UWM won each of its first eight games … they are also 2-0 in league play for the first time since the 2008-09 season … the 71 points Milwaukee gave up is a season high … the Panthers had given up only 40 points through the first 35 minutes of action but UIC scored 31 over the next 10 … UWM still only let UIC shoot 38.8 percent from the field for the game and the Flames made just 3-of-15 from three-point range … after committing just seven turnovers Thursday night, Milwaukee had only 10 Saturday … Ryan Allen had a collegiate-best nine rebounds … he also had five blocks, the most by a Panther since Marcus Skinner had five against Green Bay in 2008 … Milwaukee has now won six-straight overtime games … UWM has won eight-straight games over UIC.
Up Next: UWM heads to the road for a Monday night contest at DePaul.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Postgame Report: Loyola at Milwaukee
Game #7 – Milwaukee 59, Loyola 41
Full Recap and Stats
Player Of The Game: Could go a couple of ways with this, but hard to overlook the job Kaylon Williams did in running the team tonight. He finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Let's just say we will keep the triple-double alert out for him because he will eventually get another one to add to his resume. Kyle Kelm was very good - making 6-of-7 to get to his 13 points as well.
Key Stats: The Panthers dominated the boards (42-20) which led to an impressive 16-2 edge in second-chance points and overwhelming 34-8 advantage in points in the paint.
News and Notes: The defense has been superb - holding their third opponent under 50 points - something done just four times in all of 2004-05 (the last time UWM held at least three under 50). Also, the fifth opponent under 60 to match the season tally from a year ago.
Up Next: UWM continues its two-game swing vs. the Chicago league schools when it welcomes UIC Saturday at the Cell at 1 p.m.
Full Recap and Stats
Player Of The Game: Could go a couple of ways with this, but hard to overlook the job Kaylon Williams did in running the team tonight. He finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Let's just say we will keep the triple-double alert out for him because he will eventually get another one to add to his resume. Kyle Kelm was very good - making 6-of-7 to get to his 13 points as well.
Key Stats: The Panthers dominated the boards (42-20) which led to an impressive 16-2 edge in second-chance points and overwhelming 34-8 advantage in points in the paint.
News and Notes: The defense has been superb - holding their third opponent under 50 points - something done just four times in all of 2004-05 (the last time UWM held at least three under 50). Also, the fifth opponent under 60 to match the season tally from a year ago.
Up Next: UWM continues its two-game swing vs. the Chicago league schools when it welcomes UIC Saturday at the Cell at 1 p.m.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Postgame Report: Milwaukee at Bradley
Game #5 – Milwaukee 71, Bradley 67
Full Recap and Stats
Player Of The Game: The Panthers had four players in double-figures, so it was actually a difficult choice to pick just one. Angela Rodriguez went off for a season-high 21 points, Sami Tucker posted her second-straight double-double (17 & 12) and Courtney Lindfors and Emily Decorah were in double-figures. A case could even be made for Alex Klawitter who hit a huge three down the stretch and calmly sank two free throws - on her first two attempts of the season no less - to put the game away.
After much debate, it goes to Tucker. Hear her postgame radio interview HERE with Scott Warras.
Key Stats: The Panthers could have buried the Braves by halftime, but 14 turnovers made it close. UWM came into the game averaging just 12 turnovers but were forced into 24 tonight. For perspective, they did come up with 21 of their own but did actually lose the turnover battle for the first time this season.
News and Notes: Milwaukee had 27 made free throws on the season coming into tonight's game. The Panthers went 28-for-39 tonight alone. Composure down the stretch was key, going 6-for-8 from the line in the final 94 seconds.
Up Next: UWM continues its five-game road trip with a contest at Western Michigan Saturday. Game time is set for 6 p.m. CST.
Full Recap and Stats
Player Of The Game: The Panthers had four players in double-figures, so it was actually a difficult choice to pick just one. Angela Rodriguez went off for a season-high 21 points, Sami Tucker posted her second-straight double-double (17 & 12) and Courtney Lindfors and Emily Decorah were in double-figures. A case could even be made for Alex Klawitter who hit a huge three down the stretch and calmly sank two free throws - on her first two attempts of the season no less - to put the game away.
After much debate, it goes to Tucker. Hear her postgame radio interview HERE with Scott Warras.
Key Stats: The Panthers could have buried the Braves by halftime, but 14 turnovers made it close. UWM came into the game averaging just 12 turnovers but were forced into 24 tonight. For perspective, they did come up with 21 of their own but did actually lose the turnover battle for the first time this season.
News and Notes: Milwaukee had 27 made free throws on the season coming into tonight's game. The Panthers went 28-for-39 tonight alone. Composure down the stretch was key, going 6-for-8 from the line in the final 94 seconds.
Up Next: UWM continues its five-game road trip with a contest at Western Michigan Saturday. Game time is set for 6 p.m. CST.
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