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recap Detroit
70
Winner Milwaukee UWM 15-5, 6-2 HL
61
Detroit Mercy UDM 1-18, 1-7 HL
Winner
Milwaukee UWM
15-5, 6-2 HL
70
Final
61
Detroit Mercy UDM
1-18, 1-7 HL
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Milwaukee UWM 17 17 18 18 70
Detroit Mercy UDM 9 15 17 20 61

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Panthers Sink Titans, Move To 15-5 On The Year

Lindner pours in 21 points to go with 14 rebounds

DETROIT – Jenny Lindner turned in a dominant second half to finish with 21 points and 14 rebounds to help lead the Milwaukee women's basketball team to a 70-61 win on the road at Calihan Hall Saturday afternoon.
 
Up by three late in the third, the Panthers (15-5, 6-2 Horizon) used a 10-2 run to finish the quarter and went 18-19 from the free throw line in the second half to help put the game away down the stretch.
 
With the win, the Panthers swept their busy stretch of five games in 10 days with five consecutive wins and are now the fastest team in program history to win number 15 on the season.
 
Saturday's win is even more impressive, as senior preseason all-league selection Steph Kostowicz sat out due to injury.
 
"I'm just really proud of how people stepped up," Milwaukee head coach Kyle Rechlicz said. "Jenny Lindner was tremendous today. Rebounding-wise, getting in double digits is exactly what we needed from her. And then also just getting to the free-throw, especially on the road."
 
"You never want somebody to go down or be hurt and thankfully (with Kostowicz) it's not super major. We're in one of those positions where other people have the opportunity to step up. Some of our bench players getting more minutes will help us down the road, especially as conference-tournament time comes around; that experience is invaluable."
 
Lindner was a monster, especially in the second half when she scored 15 of her 21 points and grabbed half of her 14 rebounds. She also set a new career-high in free throws, going a near-perfect 15-16 from the line, finishing the busy week averaging a double-double in Milwaukee's three wins.
 
Bailey Farley once again scored in double figures with 14 points, five rebounds and three assists in a team-high 37 minutes.
 
McKaela Schmelzer had a big second half to finish with 11 points, five rebounds and three steals, while Jamie Reit added eight points and seven rebounds.
 
Lizzie Odegard – filling in for the injured Kostowicz – came up big with a season-high 10 points and five rebounds.
 
"You can just see her (Odegard's) confidence coming back," Rechlicz said. "She's exuded that, not just in game situations, but in practice she's got a different pep to her step. That is awesome because she's someone that we definitely need."
 
Brianne Cohen had a team-high 16 points for the Titans (1-18, 1-7 Horizon).
 
Despite making the adjustment of not having Kostowicz in the lineup, Milwaukee jumped out of the gates for an early 11-3 lead and claimed a 34-24 edge at halftime.
 
The Titans were able to get their offense going midway through the third, closing the lead to just 42-39 with 3:00 minutes left in the quarter after a pair of Lexey Tobel free throws.
 
As they have done so many times already this season, UWM answered back with a 10-2 run of their own, capped on an Odegard layup at the buzzer to go back up 52-41 at the end of the third.
 
From there, the Panthers would ice the game away from the charity stripe, sinking a season-high 23 free throws on the day.
 
For the second straight game, the Panthers finished the game with a 45-30 edge in rebounding. Milwaukee also out-shot Detroit Mercy in the defensive battle, 37.3 percent to 32.7.
 
After playing nine of their last 12 games on the road, the Panthers return to Milwaukee for their longest homestand of the season – a five-game stretch starting Friday against conference newcomer IUPUI at 7pm from the Klotsche Center.
 
"I've got a group that's really bought in right now and they really, truly care about one another," Rechlicz said. "We're on a five-game win streak and we need to keep that going. Most of that has been on the road, so to be coming back home and be in front of our crowd and in front of our family is going to be huge for us."
 
 
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