Match #5 – Milwaukee 3, IPFW 1 (25-15, 25-22, 23-25, 31-29)
Full Match Recap and Stats
Player Of The Match: Kerri Schuh had an off-night Friday but responded in style Saturday morning. Last season’s Horizon League Player of the Year collected a collegiate-best 24 kills to go with 11 digs. And she hit .429, with just three errors in 49 attempts. The 24 kills are the most by a Panther since Becky Peters had 24 against Oregon State in 2008.
Key Stats: The Panther offense was stellar throughout the match. UWM hit .299 and had 68 kills. The fourth set was Milwaukee’s best on offense, as the Panthers had 23 kills and just three errors (.465).
News and Notes: UWM has now won three-straight matches … the Panthers’ 4-1 start is their best since the 2007 season, when Milwaukee started the year 14-1 … Kerri Schuh’s 24 kills reset her collegiate-high. Her previous best was 22, a number she had hit twice … Schuh’s 24 kills came one match after Elizabeth Egerer had 23. The last time the Panthers had two different players pass 20 kills in back-to-back matches was at the tail-end of the 2009 season, when Kerri Schuh had 22 against Butler on Nov. 14 and Jena Berg had 21 vs. Green Bay on Nov. 20. Becky Peters and Maddie Sueppel actually each had 21 kills in separate matches on the same day in 2008 (Aug. 29) … tonight, Milwaukee will be looking for its first in-season tournament title since 2008.
Up Next: UWM wraps up the weekend with a 7:30 match tonight against the hosts from Drake.
