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32
Milwaukee UWM 19-12, 12-6
64
Winner Green Bay GB 28-4, 16-2
Milwaukee UWM
19-12, 12-6
32
Final
64
Green Bay GB
28-4, 16-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Milwaukee UWM 10 8 11 3 32
Green Bay GB 15 23 16 10 64

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Panthers Can’t Get On Track In Tournament Final

Milwaukee awaits Monday's WNIT announcement

Green Bay, Wis. – The Milwaukee women's basketball team shot just 28 percent from the floor and never quite got on track in a 64-32 loss to Green Bay in the Horizon League Tournament Championship final Sunday afternoon from the Kress Center.
 
The 32 points were a season low for UWM (19-12), while Green Bay (28-4) shot 55 percent from the floor in the first half and finished the game shooting better than 40 percent overall.

Milwaukee finished the league tournament just as they did the regular season - in second place - a remarkable improvement from an eighth-place finish one year ago.
 
"I'm really proud of my team to actually be in this position," Milwaukee head coach Kyle Rechlicz said. "Being picked ninth (preseason) in the league and having the opportunity to play in the championship game is something that doesn't come easy. It has taken a lot of work in our program to get to this point and I'm really proud of the effort that we put forward.
 
"Hats of to Green Bay. They're an excellent team. They're an excellent program and they have been for many years. I'm hoping that this loss helps propel us in our postseason now, but also coming into the summer and next year on how much more we have to improve if we want to compete for a championship.
 
"We're excited for the opportunity to play in the WNIT after earning the automatic bid, so our season is not over. We still have a lot that we want to accomplish."
 
Steph Kostowicz led Milwaukee with 10 points, seven rebounds and a season-high four blocks.
 
After the game, Jenny Lindner was named to the all-tournament team. Lindner had 31 points in the semifinal to spark Milwaukee to its first tournament championship game since 2008-09.
 
UWM started the game strong. After an opening bucket by the Phoenix, Milwaukee answered right back on a Kostowicz layup. A lay in by Sydney Howard followed by a free throw from Lindner and three from Emma Roenneburg and UWM claimed an 8-6 edge early. Another basket by Kostowicz gave the Panthers a 10-8 lead with 1:59 remaining in the first quarter.
 
Green Bay was able to go on a run from there, scoring the last seven points of the first quarter for a 15-10 lead after the opening 10 minutes.
 
After a made jumper by Howard to start the second quarter, GB went on an 11-0 to make it 27-12 with 4:47 remaining in the first half.
 
From there, it was all Green Bay, as Milwaukee just couldn't get on track, playing in their first league tournament championship since 2009.

The Panthers will find out their postseason fate Monday evening.
 
 
 
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