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Maddie Schmitz
3
Winner Milwaukee UWM 9-8, 4-0
0
Cleveland State CSU 9-9, 2-3
Winner
Milwaukee UWM
9-8, 4-0
3
Final
0
Cleveland State CSU
9-9, 2-3
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Milwaukee UWM 25 25 25 (3)
Cleveland State CSU 15 22 17 (0)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Total Team Effort Powers Panthers Past Vikings

Milwaukee now 4-0 in league play



Cleveland, Ohio - The Panthers were efficient in seemingly all areas in a true team win as the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 win over Cleveland State University Friday evening from Woodling Gymnasium.
 
Milwaukee (9-8, 4-0 Horizon) played arguably their best match of the season, hitting over .300 in both the first and third sets for the 25-15, 25-22, 25-17 win.
 
The Panthers also had a great night defensively, tallying four blocks against the Vikings (9-9, 2-3) with three players reaching double figures in digs.
 
Kayla Price had a game-high 41 assists, while Julie Kolinske led the way with 14 kills. Myanna Ruiz also tallied 12 kills and Maggie Dunbar registering 10.
 
"This was an incredible team effort tonight," Milwaukee head coach Susie Johnson said. "We were efficient all night long and we were really disciplined. It was the best we've played all season long and I'm just very proud of how we played tonight."
 
Milwaukee dominated the first set and won going away. Cleveland State actually led 8-6 in the early going and kept it close up to 13-12. But from there it was all UWM. A kill by Maggie Dunbar started a 6-0 Panther run. Ruiz ended the match with a kill as Milwaukee scored 12 of the final 15 points of the set.
 
Although the second set was a little closer, UWM jumped out in front right away and never relinquished the lead. Three-straight CSU errors gave Milwaukee an early 10-5 advantage. The Vikings tried their best to chip away, but the Panthers refused to let CSU any closer before Julie Kolinske closed it out with a kill.
 
It was much of the same for Milwaukee in the third. CSU held an early 2-1 lead, but the Panthers immediately regained the lead and never looked back. A service ace by Maddie Schmitz followed by a Ruiz kill quickly made it 7-3, UWM. Dunbar got in on the action with an ace of her own to make it 11-5, before Ruiz closed out the set and the match with aces on two of the three final points.
 
The Panthers are right back at it tomorrow, heading to Youngstown State for a 1 p.m. CST match in Youngstown, Ohio.
 
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