INDIANAPOLIS – On Wednesday, the Horizon League announced its 2023-24 preseason poll and Preseason All-League selections. Junior Kendall Nead was named as an All-League honoree as the Panthers were projected to finish sixth as voted upon by the 11 Horizon League head coaches.
 
Nead earned a spot on the Preseason All-League Second Team following a season that saw the Iowa native lead the team in scoring as she averaged 11.1 points per game over the team's 30 contests. Nead shot better than 40 percent from the field with a team-best 138 field goals, including 26 from beyond the arc.
 
As a sophomore, Nead also finished third on the team with 133 rebounds and rounded out her stat line with 46 assists, 17 steals, and seven blocks. She is also Milwaukee's returning leader in minutes played with an average of 28.9 minutes per contest in 2022-23.
 
Nead, alongside 2022-23 Horizon League All-Freshman Team honoree Kamy Peppler, lead a group of 11 returners along with the five newcomers into the 2023-24 season under the direction of Kyle Rechlicz, who enters her 12th season as the leader of the Panther squad.
 
Milwaukee was selected to finish in sixth position, one slot higher from where the team finished in the regular season standings at the conclusion of last season. The Panthers received 59 votes, and finished ahead of Wright State (54), Oakland (53), IUPUI (49), Detroit Mercy (21), and Robert Morris (14).
 
Green Bay was selected in the top spot of the preseason poll with 121 points, followed by Cleveland State (107), Youngstown State (95), Purdue Fort Wayne (90), with Northern Kentucky (63) rounding out the top-five.
 
Milwaukee's season gets underway on Tuesday, November 7, when the Panthers visit Wisconsin for a 6:30 p.m. start. The team will open the home schedule on Sunday, November 12 at 2 p.m. versus UIC. Horizon League play will begin at the Klotsche Center on Thursday, November 30, when the Panthers welcome in Green Bay for a 7:00 p.m. tip.
 
Tickets for the upcoming season can be purchased at MKEPanthers.com/Tickets, or by calling the Milwaukee Ticket Office at 414-229-5886 during business hours.
 

Place	Team	Votes (1st Place)
1.	Green Bay	121 (11)
2.	Cleveland State	107
3.	Youngstown State	95
4.	Purdue Fort Wayne	90
5.	Northern Kentucky	63
6.	Milwaukee	59
7.	Wright State	54
8.	Oakland	53
9.	IUPUI	49
10.	Detroit Mercy	21
11.	Robert Morris	14

Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year
Destiny Leo, Cleveland State

Preseason All-League First Team (alphabetical order by school)
Destiny Leo, Cleveland State
Bailey Butler, Green Bay
Jazmyn Turner, IUPUI
Brooke Quarles-Daniels, Oakland
Amellia Bromenschenkel, PFW
 
Preseason All-League Second Team (alphabetical order by school)
Irene Murua, Detroit Mercy
Kendall Nead, Milwaukee
Kailee Davis, Northern Kentucky
Shayla Sellers, Purdue Fort Wayne
Malia Magestro, Youngstown State