Oct. 25, 2013

Box Score

DAYTON, Ohio - Nicole Latzig had 12 kills to lead three players in double figures as the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee claimed a 25-17, 25-19, 25-21 win over Wright State Friday night at McLin Gymnasium.

The Panthers (12-8, 8-0 Horizon) hit .301 in the match to win for the eighth-straight time.

Rachel Neuberger and Sammi Herron added 10 kills apiece while Kayla Price collected 36 assists for the Panthers, who have won six of their last seven matches in straight sets and have dropped just two sets in league play all season.

Latzig had a part in five of UWM's nine blocks to lead the defensive efforts up front, while Taylor Golabowski led three players in double figures in digs with 13.

Ellen Senf had eight kills to lead Wright State (6-20, 0-8), which hit just .137.

"Our offense was really good and we had a lot of balance," Milwaukee head coach Susie Johnson said. "Nicole was really good, Rachel was solid, and Sammi and Maggie (Dunbar) really stepped up. Everyone did what they needed to do. It's never easy to go on the road and get a win so we're happy with that."

The Panthers hit .423 in the first set and were in control much of the way. Milwaukee broke a 3-all tie with seven-straight points behind strong serving from Golabowski. UWM was still up 13-9 after a kill from Latzig and extended the lead back out to 20-13 after two-straight WSU errors. An ace from Latzig then pushed things to set-point at 24-17 before a Neuberger kill finished things off.

The second set was tight early, as Milwaukee forged a 10-8 lead on a block by Maggie Dunbar and Latzig. The lead hit 14-9 following a run of four-straight kills by Herron and was still 17-13 on a block by Price and Latzig. The Raiders answered to pull within 17-16 but UWM struck back with three-straight points of its own to regain some control. The Panthers then finished the set behind two kills from Dunbar and another kill from Neuberger.

Milwaukee wrapped things up in the third frame. UWM jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead after a block from Dunbar and Latzig and led 13-10 following a kill from Dunbar. The advantage hit 19-14 following kills from Neuberger and Herron before Wright State was able to close to within 23-20. But Latzig answered with a kill to push UWM to match-point before a kill from Dunbar wrapped things up.

"Wright State played hard. They threw us off with some things, but we composed ourselves and finished things off," Johnson said. "We were efficient enough to get a road win, but this is a long, hard trip. It will be even harder tomorrow."

The Panthers wrap up their weekend road trip Saturday afternoon at Oakland. The match begins at 4 p.m. EST/3 p.m. CST.