MILWAUKEE – After three games at the Klotsche Center, the Milwaukee women's basketball team heads back out on the road for its first Horizon League road contest against the IUPUI Jaguars at 1:00 p.m. (CT) on Sunday afternoon for its first contest in the month of December.

The game will be available on the Black & Gold Network, as Matt Menzl returns for his eighth season with the program, live video on ESPN+, and live stats will also be available at the links on MKEPanthers.com.

THE MATCHUP
Sunday, December 3 | Milwaukee at IUPUI | The Jungle | Indianapolis, Ind. | 1:00 p.m. (CT)

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FAST FACTS
» Away from the 'K' for a true road game for the first time in 16 days, the Panthers head into the Jungle for its first Horizon League road test against IUPUI at 1:00 p.m. (CT). Milwaukee was swept by IUPUI in their two in-season meetings a year ago but are on the hunt for their fourth all-time win in eight trips to IUPUI.
» After having its four-game winning streak snapped at home on Thursday evening, the Panthers will look to begin a new streak starting on Sunday. The four-game winning streak was Milwaukee's longest since the 2020-21 season, when the Panthers won four consecutive contests, which included a Horizon League Quarterfinal win over Youngstown State to begin postseason play.
» Over its last five contests, Milwaukee has outscored its opponents 362-313, for an average of +9.8 per contest. From the field the Panthers have connected on 44.9 percent from the field and have a +3.8-rebounding margin on the glass. The Panthers continue to pass the ball well with an average of 20.2 assists per game, with an average of 7.4 steals per contest over its last five.
» All Panther games will feature live stats and live audio with Matt Menzl on the Black & Gold Network, while fans can also tune into ESPN+ for a majority of this season's contests, including all home contests. Game coverage and gameday programs for home games can all be found on MKEPanthers.com.

SCOUTING THE JAGUARS
Through their first seven games of the season IUPUI is off to a 1-6 start, winning its season opener at home against Eastern Illinois, before six-straight losses including matchups against No. 7 Ohio State, Marquette, UIC, and the conference opener at Wright State on Thursday evening by a 79-67 margin.

Katie Davidson led IUPUI against Wright State with 16 points on 7-of-18 shooting while also picking up five steals, one shy of the Horizon League high this season set twice this season by Brooke Quarles-Daniels of Oakland an Erin Woodson of Purdue Fort Wayne. Davidson is the team leader in scoring with 16.1 points per game, while connecting on 39.8 percent from the field and is also 7-for-21 from three.

Jazmyn Turner has not played since the team's second game of the year against Ohio State after being named to the Horizon League Preseason First Team before the start of the year. Tahlia Walton has replaced stepped up since Turner's departure as a starter and has averaged 12.2 points per game including a season-high 18 at Ohio on November 26. Abby Wolterman has seen time in all seven games with five starts and is the team's leader in rebounding at 4.9 per game this season.

As a team, IUPUI has been outscored by more than 18 points per game this season, scoring just 63.3 points while allowing 81.7, the worst differential in the Horizon League. The Jaguars allow opponents to shoot 45.1 percent from the field, while only connecting on 37.8 percent from the floor, both 11th in the conference. Despite the struggles in scoring, IUPUI is dangerous on the glass and are right in the middle of the pack with 36.7 rebounds per game, including 13 offensive boards per contest, which is second-most in the league behind Oakland.

SERIES HISTORY / LAST MEETING
IUPUI joined the Horizon League in advance of the 2017-18 season and have won 10 of 13 all-time meetings with the Panthers since competition began between the two sides. The Panthers took two games in Indianapolis during the COVID-season of 2020-21 but have since dropped the next five matchups. All three of Milwaukee's wins in the series have come at the Jungle.

Last season the Jaguars won at home by nine points and won the return trip to Milwaukee by 10 points en route to the three seed in last year's postseason standings. The Jaguars were upset in the quarterfinal round against sixth-seeded Purdue Fort Wayne, 72-69.

After a close first quarter in Indianapolis on December 5, 2022, the Panthers were outscored 31-20 through the middle two periods, and despite a late comeback attempt, IUPUI held on for the 64-55 win. Later in the season, Emma Wittmershaus put together a career performance as she went 11-for-16 from the field and scored a career-high 25 points, but it was not enough as IUPUI outscored Milwaukee 41-32 in the second half for the 78-68 win.

UNIFORM BREAKDOWN
When wearing the following uniform combinations, Milwaukee's record is as follows…Gold: 2-2; Black: 1-1; Grey: 1-1

SWEET 17
For the first time in a regulation game, the Milwaukee Panthers connected on 17 three-pointers in a single game during the team's win over Central Michigan on November 25. It was the first time the Panthers had 17 in a single contest since December 4, 2012, when the team also had 17 in a double-overtime matchup against Bradley.

Milwaukee's previous mark for three-pointers in a regulation game was 16 on November 18, 2014, at North Dakota, while it was Milwaukee's most three-pointers in a home game in regulation since December 31, 2010, against Wright State with 15. Under Kyle Rechlicz, the team's most three-pointers in a home regulation game was 14 against Cleveland State on February 11, 2017.

20/20 VISION
Milwaukee has had its leading scorer score at least 20 points during the team's six-game stretch from November 12-25, including Kamy Peppler against UIC (25), Kendall Nead against Louisiana Monroe (21), and McNeese (38), Jorey Buwalda against Mississippi Valley (20), Nead again against Edgewood (20), and Anna Lutz versus Central Michigan (23).

It's the first time Milwaukee has had a leading scorer reach at least 20 points over a six-game stretch since the 2015-16 season, when Milwaukee had it happen in eight consecutive games. From mid-February to early March, Jenny Lindner had 23 points for Milwaukee versus Youngstown State, followed by Steph Kostowicz against Valparaiso (27), and UIC (24), Sierra Ford-Washington led Milwaukee against Northern Kentucky (24), and Wright State (26), followed by Lindner and Kostowicz with 32 each against Oakland, Lindner against Detroit Mercy (20), in postseason play against Wright State (31).

DONALDSON'S ATR
With one more assist and no turnover in Thursday's matchup against Green Bay, Jada Donaldson now has a 3.18 assist/turnover ratio this season and leads all Horizon League players. That number is well above her career average of 2.01 assists to turnovers, with 135 assists and 67 turnovers in 79 career games.

Donaldson is 25th in all of Division I with her 3.18 assist/turnover ratio, as the national leader is Jenna Annecchiarico at the College of Charleston with a 9.25 (37 assists/4 turnovers).

Milwaukee as a team has a 0.99 assist/turnover ratio (141 assists/142 turnovers), which is fourth-best in the Horizon League and 88th in the nation. Green Bay leads the conference with a 1.64 assist/turnover ratio with 125 assists against 76 turnovers.

WEEKLY HONORS
On Monday, the Horizon League recognized its student-athletes of the week honorees with Milwaukee represented for the first time in the three weeks of reporting. Earning Freshman of the Week honors was newcomer Jorey Buwalda, who helped the Panthers to a 2-0 mark with wins over Edgewood and Central Michigan.

This week Buwalda shot 72.7 percent from the field with eight makes in 11 attempts including the first three pointer of her career on Saturday against the Chippewas. She averaged 21 minutes per game and pulled down 12 rebounds on the week while also picking up one assist and two steals. From the free throw line, Buwalda went unblemished in two attempts.

ONLY THE THIRD
During the team's win against host McNeese at the Multi-Team Event in Lake Charles, Louisiana, junior Kendall Nead scored 38 points for a career-best, while also becoming just the third difference Panther to score at least 38 points in a game.

All-Time leading scorer Traci Edwards reached 38 twice in her career, including the program record of 45 in February 2008, Edwards also scored 42 points in January 2007. Andrea Filipek in January 1999 was the only other Panther to reach 38+ points in a game.

THE RECORD TYING-SHOT
Kendall Nead not only scored 38 points in the November 17 win over McNeese, but she did so on 17 field goals as she tied the single-game record for field goals made in a game. Nead finished the game 17-for-23 from the field with three of those coming from three-point range including her final two makes with 7:32 and 7:03 left in the fourth quarter. Traci Edwards held the top spot alone since January of 2007 as the only player to score 17 field goals in a game prior to Nead.

Nead's 23 attempts were also the third-most in a game, while her shooting percentage was also third-best among the now five players all time to score at least 14 field goals in a game. Avyanna Young shot 15-for-19 (78.9%), while Maria Viall was 14-for-18 (77.7%), Nead slots into third at 73.9%, followed by Jenny Lindner at 14-for-24 (58.3%), and Traci Edwards at 17-for-33 (53.5%). No player in Milwaukee history has ever ended a game with 16 field goals made.

EIGHTY-EIGHT IS PRETTY GREAT
In the team's 88-67 win over McNeese on November 17, Milwaukee scored its highest point total since the Panthers scored 90 points on February 23, 2018, against Detroit Mercy. The performance over McNeese was also Milwaukee's highest road point total since the team also scored 88 at UIC on January 5, 2017.

A HELPING HAND
With 27 assists during the team's win over McNeese, Milwaukee had the most assists in a single game since the team recorded its program record of 31 set back in December 2012 against Bradley in double overtime.

The last time Milwaukee had at least 27 assists in a regulation game came back in 2000, when the Panthers had 28 against Central Michigan in December of that year. The team also had 28 assists against Chicago State in January of 2000, while the only other time Milwaukee had 27 assists in a game came back in January of 1991, during its inaugural Division I season against Northeastern Illinois.

KAMY FOR THREE
Thus far through team's first eight games, Kamy Peppler is leading the Horizon League with an average of 2.8 three-point field goals per game. Peppler has had two performances with six three-pointers including the team's home opener against UIC, where she also set a new career high in points with 25, while she also had six three-point baskets against McNeese for 22 points.

Peppler is ninth in the Horizon League in scoring as she is averaging 13.9 points per game through Milwaukee's matchups this year.

AT THE LINE FOR MILWAUKEE
Milwaukee is second in the Horizon League and 25th in NCAA Division I this season in free throw percentage, connecting on 78.7 percent from the charity stripe.

The Panthers are led by Horizon League leader Angie Cera, who is 21-for-21 on the young season. Jorey Buwalda is 16-for-18 on the year from the line including her 8-for-8 performance against Mississippi Valley State, while Kamy Peppler has connected on 13-of-16 from the line and is slightly above the team average. Jada Donaldson is 5-for-5, and Vanessa Jurewicz is 1-for-1 through the first few weeks of the season.

TOP-10 IN MINUTES
Milwaukee has been able to rely heavily on its veteran leaders to help lead the way with four players averaging more than 30 minutes per game. Kamy Peppler leads the team at 33.8 minutes per game, followed closely by Jada Donaldson with 32.5 minutes per game, Angie Cera is third (31.5) while Kendall Nead is fourth at 30.3 minutes per game.

All four Panthers are in the top-12 in the Horizon League in minutes per game, including Peppler, who is second in the Horizon League in minutes played, while she is also 107th in all of NCAA Division I.

BUWALDA'S BREAKOUT
Thrust into a starting position at the McNeese Multi-Team Event, Jorey Buwalda enjoyed success as she averaged a double-double over the team's three-game stretch. Buwalda scored 10.7 points per game and averaged a team-best 11.7 rebounds per contest in helping Milwaukee to a 2-1 week in Louisiana.

Buwalda began the weekend with nine rebounds against Louisiana Monroe before pulling down a season-best 14 in the team's convincing win over host McNeese. She followed that up with the first double-double of her career with 20 points and 12 rebounds against Mississippi Valley State including the first six points of the game for the Panthers in the Saturday matchup.

During the double-double performance against the Devilettes, Buwalda went 8-for-8 from the free throw line, which was three shy of the Panther freshman record of 11 set by Courtney Lindfors in November 2010, when she went 11-for-15 in the team's road win over Chicago State.

NEAD'S SEASON-OPENING MARK
With 18 points in the team's season opener at Wisconsin, Milwaukee's junior guard scored the most points for a Panther in a season opener since Jamie Reit scored 31 points in the team's overtime win over Parkside to begin the 2019-20 season. A year prior, Reit connected on 21 points in the team's two-point loss to Indiana for the last time a Panther had at least 18 points in a regulation season opener.

CROWLEY'S JUNIOR RECORD
Last season, then-junior Grace Crowley connected on 57.4 percent from the field. With that mark, Crowley set a new program record for shooting percentage as a junior in Milwaukee history. The previous mark was held by Bud K. Haidet Hall of Famer, Maria Viall, who recorded a 57.3 field goal percent as a junior.

THE 1,000-POINT CLUB
The college basketball world welcomed a newcomer to the 1,000-point club on Tuesday evening, as junior Vanessa Jurewicz scored her 1,000th career point against the Badgers with 1:41 left in the game.

Jurewicz entered her Milwaukee career with 998 career points, with 79 points at her first college at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in 2020-21, before adding 919 over the past two seasons at McCook Community College in Nebraska.

AND YOU ARE…?
Milwaukee's non-conference slate will feature 11 total contests including five at home, as well as six first-time opponents.

Milwaukee will play three new faces at the McNeese State Tournament, including Louisiana Monroe (Nov. 16), host McNeese State (Nov. 17), and Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 18). The team will also take on Edgewood at home on November 21.

In December, the Panthers will welcome two new opponents to the Klotsche Center as St. Thomas (Minn.) pays a visit on December 7, while Viterbo will close out non-conference play on December 20.

SPANNING THE REGION…AND THE GLOBE
This season Milwaukee has eight student-athletes from the state of Wisconsin, while the team has two players from both Illinois and Iowa, with one student-athlete hailing from Ohio.

In addition to the 13 Panthers from the United States, Milwaukee will be represented by three international students as returner Lior Halevi (Israel) is joined by Vanessa Jurewicz (Sweden), and Izzy Pugh (New Zealand).

This will be the first time in Milwaukee Division I history, that the Panthers have more than one international student-athletes on its roster for any season.

PRESEASON POLL
Milwaukee was selected to finish sixth in the 2023-24 preseason poll as announced by the Horizon League in mid-October. The Panthers received 59 points and were just four points out of the top-five.

In addition to the team being selected in sixth, Kendall Nead was named to the Preseason All-League Second Team. Nead finished last year as Milwaukee's returning scorer as she averaged 11.1 points per game with a team-best 334 points in 2022-23. Nead also connected on 41.4 percent from the floor, while adding 26 three-pointers of her team-best 138 field goals made.

Nead added 133 rebounds, 46 assists, 17 steals, and seven blocks as she was one of just two Panthers to start in all 30 games of the season for MKE.

OFFENSIVE BOARDS TURNING INTO POINTS
The Panthers recorded double-digit offensive rebounds in nine of their last 18 contests in 2022-23 and made the most of their chances. In that span during 2022-23 Milwaukee totaled 161 second-chance points.

The Panthers got off to a start just as well in 2023-24, with double-digit offensive boards in five of their first eight games including a season-best 19 against Louisiana Monroe on November 16. Thus far on the season, Milwaukee has scored 93 second-chance points including a season-high 16 second-chance points against McNeese on November 17.

MAGIC NUMBER
In college basketball, there is no perfect recipe for a win but for Milwaukee, field goal percentage has been a pretty good baseline.

In the last eight seasons, Milwaukee is 96-33 (.744) when hitting at least 40 percent from the field. Bump that field goal percentage to 43 percent and the Panthers are 83-17 (.830).

When shooting under 40 percent since 2016-17, Milwaukee is just 26-70 (.271). The Panthers are 1-2 in contests this season, when shooting under 40 percent.

KEEPING THE FOULS DOWN
Over the past two seasons, when Milwaukee has committed 11 fouls or fewer, the Panthers are 5-1. On the contrary, the Panthers are 3-12 when they have committed 18 or more fouls in a contest.

WHAT'S ON TAP?
Following the quick one-game trip to IUPUI on Sunday, Milwaukee is back home to finish up the final leg of non-conference play against first-time foe St. Thomas on Thursday, December 7 at 7:00 p.m. The team will wrap up out-of-league play with Loyola Chicago (Dec. 9), Eastern Illinois (Dec. 15), and Viterbo (Dec. 20) before playing the final 18 games of the season against conference competition.

CATCH ALL THE ACTION
Matt Menzl returns for his eighth year as the play-by-play voice of the Panthers on the Black and Gold Network. Links for audio along with any TV coverage can be found on MKEPanthers.com. The Milwaukee women's basketball X account (@MKE_WBB) will also have live updates throughout the game.

Thanks to ESPN+, Milwaukee basketball fans will have the opportunity to watch the Panthers all season long. All of Milwaukee's home games will be carried live online at ESPN+. The Horizon League and ESPN have an agreement that includes ESPN hosting the league's digital network on the ESPN+ platform.

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