Postgame Comments 

MILWAUKEE (November 7, 2014) – Julie Kolinske recorded a match-high 20 kills to power host University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (15-11, 9-2 Horizon) to a hard-fought 25-15, 23-25, 26-24, 25-22 victory over Youngstown State (16-11, 7-5 Horizon) tonight at the Klotsche Center. With the win, the Panthers, who hit .329 on the match, remain tied with Oakland for first place in the Horizon League race.
 
The match was tightly contested throughout aside from the first set. With Milwaukee clinging to a one-point lead early in set one, a kill from Maggie Dunbar was followed by three straight Youngstown State hitting errors that gave the Panthers a 12-7 cushion.
 
Milwaukee, which hit a robust .423 (14-3-26), would eventually close out the set by notching the final seven points for a 25-15 victory.
 
Set two was a back-and-forth affair and a kill by Lauren Thompson and hitting error by the Panthers turned a tie into a 21-19 Youngstown State lead. Dunbar's kill on set point would bring Milwaukee within one, but Jessie Gerig's kill gave the Penguins a 25-23 victory and evened the match at a set apiece.
 
The Panthers fell behind 6-3 in set three before rallying to take a three-point lead. Another kill from Dunbar followed by back-to-back stops by Myanna Ruiz put Milwaukee on top 17-14. The Penguins stormed back to knot things up at 24, but consecutive kills from Ruiz and Kayla Price proved to be the difference in the Panthers' 26-24 victory.
 
Milwaukee found itself down three points again in the fourth set, but after Sam Watson's kill gave Youngstown State a 13-10 advantage, Milwaukee registered five of the next seven points to even things up at 15. Two straight Nicole Latzig kills turned a 22-22 tie into a two-point lead and Milwaukee never looked back en route to a 25-22 win and important match victory.
 
Kolinske was one of four Panthers in double figures in kills. Ruiz added 15, with Dunbar pitching in 14 and Blanchard 10. Price doled out 59 assists and collected 11 digs, while Taylor Golabowski (15) and Maddie Schmitz (10) reached double figures in digs.
 
Milwaukee closes out the home portion of the 2014 regular season tomorrow afternoon when it takes on Cleveland State at 4 p.m. Prior to the match, the Panthers will honor the senior class which includes manager Katelyn Hegewald, Hannah Blanchard, Golabowski, Kolinske, Amber Simonton and Arianna Wiersma.