GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Milwaukee women's basketball team fell on the road on Thursday evening against the Green Bay Phoenix by the score of 58-40 at the Kress Center.
 
Turnovers proved to be the major difference in the game for the Panthers as Milwaukee (7-12, 5-6 Horizon League) committed a season-high 27 on the night, while Green Bay capitalized with 25 points off turnovers.
 
"Our turnovers came when we were trying to play one-on-one style basketball," said head coach Kyle Rechlicz. "Green Bay was very good at crowding the paint. We talked pre-game about drive, pick up the ball and look for the next option, but we weren't doing that this game."
 
Green Bay (16-4, 9-2 Horizon League) ended the game shooting 40.0 percent from the field while the Panthers ended the night at 30.6 percent. The Panthers connected on twice as many three-point baskets, recording six three-pointers to Green Bay's three on the game, while the Panthers also won the rebounding battle, 39-27.
 
Emma Wittmershaus led Milwaukee in scoring with 10 points including two three-pointers while she also collected five rebounds and led the team with two steals. Kendall Nead had six points with five boards, while Angie Cera had five points and a team-best five assists.
 
Megan Walstad led both sides with a game-high nine rebounds as she finished the game with five points. Kamy Peppler had eight points on a pair of three-pointers and chipped in with three assists and two rebounds.
 
Anna Lutz had six points on 3-of-3 shooting and added three rebounds.
 
After falling behind by a 9-2 score early, Wittmershaus connected on a layup from Cera to spark a 13-2 run spanning into the second quarter. Lutz had a layup, while Walstad and Wittmershaus drilled back-to-back threes during the run. Cera capped off the rally with a three-pointer early in the second as Milwaukee took a 15-11 lead.
 
The Phoenix tied the game at 19 and eventually regained the lead by outscoring the Panthers 6-2 late in the opening half to take the 25-22 halftime lead.
 
Green Bay scored the opening basket of the second half, but Milwaukee had the next five to get back within one at 28-27 after Nead had a basket and Peppler drilled her second three-pointer of the night.
 
Milwaukee got back within one again at 32-31, but a 6-0 run by Green Bay made it a seven-point game, Peppler made a free throw and Cera connected a on a layup to once again get the Panthers back within two possessions at 38-34.
 
Green Bay had a 16-4 run to open the fourth quarter and took an 18-point lead at 56-38 before closing out the game for the 58-40 win.
 
Milwaukee returns home on Saturday, when the Panthers play host to the IUPUI Jaguars for a 1 p.m. start at the Klotsche Center. Saturday will be Alumni Day and National Girls and Women in Sports Day throughout the day.