Box Score

Northern Illinois NIU 0-4

Milwaukee UWM 2-2

Northern Illinois NIU

0-4

Final

Aug. 28, 2017

Milwaukee UWM

2-2

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Northern Illinois NIU	12	20	22	(0)
Milwaukee UWM	25	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | August 28, 2017

Efficient Panthers Sweep Huskies

Johnson records win number 200 of her career

MILWAUKEE – Jenn Dore dished out 34 assists and guided the Panther attack to a .343 hitting percentage in an incredibly efficient 3-0 sweep of Northern Illinois Monday evening from the Klotsche Center.

Coming off a heartbreaking loss late on Saturday, Milwaukee bounced back in a big way and was dominant right from the start, never allowing the Huskies a chance to get their foot back in the game with the 25-12, 25-20, 25-22 win.

"We needed to tweak a few things (from the weekend); not big things, but we were really able to do that in this match today. I was really excited to turn it around so quickly," Milwaukee head coach Susie Johnson said. "We were just really efficient and our passing was so much better. That is what we really focused in on Sunday. That made it a lot easier for our setter to make decisions and our hitters to finish, and we also were a lot better on the block."

Caitlin Schultz led all players with 13 kills on .360 hitting in this one. Kylie Wilks added another nine kills, and Bridget Wallenberger another eight.

Freshman Kailynn Mongan posted her third-straight double-digit performance in kills, tying the team high with 10. Jenn Dore also had 10 digs on the night for her second double-double of the young season.

Milwaukee also turned in a strong showing at the net defensively, with four players tallying at least two blocks on the night, led by senior Jess Kalous with four.

Kaylee Martin had 12 kills in the loss for NIU.

UWM was all over Northern Illinois in this one. The Panthers leapt out of the gates with the first three points of the match and a very quick 11-5 lead before the first NIU timeout. Milwaukee never took its foot off the gas and closed it out with a block by Wilks and Wallenberger for the big opening win.

The Panthers again jumped out quickly in set two, building another 11-5 edge early. The Huskies showed some fight, but Milwaukee was able to keep them at bay the whole way for the 25-20 win and the 2-0 lead at the break.

UWM faced its first deficit of the night in the third, trailing 3-0 early on. NIU continued to show fight, but the Panthers continued to exert their will when they needed it the most. Up by just one late at 20-19, Milwaukee got big kills by Wilks and Schultz to pull away before another thunderous slam by Schultz finished things off.

Also notable, Monday's win was the 200^th for head coach Susie Johnson.

Milwaukee now will have four days before its next action – a tournament just across the state line at Loyola. The Panthers will start the Rambler Challenge Friday at 11 am against Fairfield.

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