MILWAUKEE - Sophomore Myanna Ruiz collected her third triple-double of the season and three University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee volleyball players recorded double-figure kills to highlight a 25-18, 23-25, 25-10, 25-15 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Friday night at the Klotsche Center.
 
"She's just such an important player for us because she does a lot for us – she sets, she digs, she hits and she blocks," UWM head coach Susie Johnson said. "She is a very critical person for us in the lineup and I am excited she had another good night."
 
The Panthers (8-8, 3-0 Horizon League) improved to a perfect 6-0 at home this season with the 3-1 victory over the Phoenix (2-12, 0-3 Horizon League), played in front of a crowd of 819 on Alumni and Family Night.
 
"We had to settle in and I feel like we did a good job of that, but it really took until about set three for us to really settle in," Johnson said. "I thought we really took care of business after that."
 
Ruiz finished with 12 kills, 24 assists and picked up her 10^th dig near the end of the fourth set to become just the second player to have three-or-more triple-doubles in a UWM career. She added four blocks and also become the second-ever UWM player with back-to-back triple-doubles (Leanne Felsing in 2007).
 
Senior Julie Kolinske played well, finishing with 19 kills (.400 hitting percentage) for her third-consecutive double-figure kill effort. Junior Maggie Dunbar also got in on the action with 13 kills, hitting .370 on the evening. Junior Nicole Latzig paced the team with five blocks.
 
"I thought they did a really nice job," Johnson said. "The setters did a good job of getting them the ball and they finished. And that is what we have been working on."
 

Senior Taylor Golabowski passed an impressive achievement at the end of the third set, recording her 1,000^th career dig to become the 11^th player in Milwaukee program history to eclipse that plateau. She ended the match with 22 of them, her third consecutive outing of 20-or-more digs and a season-high for a four-setter.
 
"She is doing really well for us," Johnson said. "She is a great leader for us on the court but she is also a great defensive player and passer. It was nice to see her get that 1,00^0th dig, but it was also nice to see how many she had in the match."
 
Milwaukee controlled the final two sets from start to finish. Golabowski served her team to a 5-1 start in set four, but a Green Bay rally did make it 11-8 at the time. With the score 14-10, Golabowski again served a big run, accounting for seven points in a row with an ace making it 21-10. Ruiz got service back with a kill at 24-15 and a Phoenix hitting error ended it.
 
Set three had a similar tone. This time, freshman Mykie Olsen served UWM to a 6-0 start and the advantage was built to 9-1 on a Kolinske kill, forcing a Green Bay timeout. It didn't change anything as the Panthers maintained at least a 10-point lead the rest of the way in the 25-10 victory.
 
The second set witnessed 14 ties and three lead changes, with the biggest lead by either side just a slim two points. It was 23-23 to give Milwaukee life, but an attack error and a Phoenix block sealed the deal.
 
Kolinske (6 kills) and Ruiz (5 kills) led Milwaukee to a comfortable 25-18 win in the opener.
 
The Panthers have the rest of the weekend off, next hitting the court with a two-game road swing through Ohio. The team opens at Cleveland State Friday, set for a 6 p.m. CST start.