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Jaye Two Bears
Jaye Two Bears
55
UIC UIC 3-15, 0-7 HL
83
Winner Milwaukee UWM 13-5, 5-2 HL
UIC UIC
3-15, 0-7 HL
55
Final
83
Milwaukee UWM
13-5, 5-2 HL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UIC UIC 6 11 20 18 55
Milwaukee UWM 17 19 28 19 83

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Panthers Extinguish Flames In 28-Point Win

UWM now 5-2 in league play

MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee women's basketball team quickly built a double-digit lead in the first quarter and never looked back in an 83-55 win over UIC Tuesday night from the Klotsche Center.
 
The win was the seventh of the season for UWM (13-5, 5-2 Horizon) by 20 points or more, with Tuesday's 28-point Panther win marking the largest margin of victory by either team in the all time series.
 
A total of 11 different players scored for UWM in this one, with no starter playing more than 26 minutes in the convincing win.
 
"I think that we're playing some really good basketball right now," Milwaukee head coach Kyle Rechlicz said. "It's so important to get our bench playing time. I'll never forget at the end of last season, Alyssa Fischer came on really strong and put us in a position that, why we won on the road against Oakland to secure second (place) was because of her.
 
"So, the more we can get our bench time and figure out who is slotted in that role that can handle the pressure, score a little for us and can also defend is going to be really important."
 
Jenny Lindner led all players with 17 points to go with eight rebounds in just 22 minutes of action. Alexis Lindstrom added another 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor, while adding four rebounds, two assists and two steals.
 
Two more Panthers scored in double figures as Bailey Farley netted 12 and Steph Kostowicz another 10.
 
Off the bench, Jaye Two Bears hit a pair of big threes and finished with eight points and two assists. Lizzie Odegard went an uncharacteristic 0-7 from the floor but still finished with two points and eight rebounds. Jamie Reit also chipped in with six points, while Sierra Ford-Washington was once again the assist leader with six dimes.
 
Brittany Byrd led UIC (3-15, 0-7 Horizon) with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Despite cold shooting from both sides in the early going, Milwaukee quickly grabbed the lead and never let go. A layup and one by Farley made it 7-0 Panthers just 2:36 into the game and Kostowicz bucket made it 13-2 just a few minutes later before finishing the first quarter with a 17-6 advantage.
 
The lead consistently continued to grow in quarter number two, with Two Bears' first three-pointer of the game giving UWM a 32-10 lead with 3:25 to play in the first half. Milwaukee limited the Flames to just 25-percent shooting from the floor in the first half and held a 36-17 lead going into the break.
 
Both teams' offenses picked up in the third quarter, with Milwaukee making it 51-26 after a three from Lindner with 5:11 remaining in the frame. Farley buried another triple on the next possession and the Panthers led by as many as 30 (62-32) in the third quarter alone.
 
Playing almost exclusively with its bench in the final 10 minutes, UWM still maintained its sizeable lead. A jumper by Jordyn Swan kept the lead at 28 early in the final frame and a layup by Christina Wakeman made it 70-42 with 7:25 left.
 
In all, Milwaukee finished the game shooting 47.6 percent (30-63) with another 18 assists and just 11 turnovers in the game.
 
Up next, the Panthers start a five-game road swing, starting Saturday with the short trip to No. 25 Green Bay for a 1 pm game from the Kress Center.
 
 
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