MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Panthers women's basketball team will play in its final road game of the regular season on Sunday afternoon, when the team takes on the Robert Morris Colonials in Moon Township, Pa. at 12:00 p.m. CST at the UPMC Events Center.

The Panthers will look to keep their hot shooting going as Milwaukee has connected on 50.0 percent or better from the floor in three-straight games and four of its last five contests.

The game can be viewed on ESPN+; while live stats and live audio on the Black & Gold Network with Matt Menzl on the call are also be available on MKEPanthers.com.

SCOUTING THE COLONIALS
Robert Morris enters Sunday's contest with a 10-16 overall record and a 4-13 mark in the Horizon League, the Colonials enter as winners of two of their last four, with wins over Purdue Fort Wayne and Oakland.

On Friday, the Colonials fell to the Green Bay Phoenix by the score of 61-37 as RMU shot just 27.3 percent from the floor and 12.0 percent from three. Two players reached double figures for Robert Morris on the game as Phoenix Gedeon had 11 and Simone Morris had 10, with the pair each recording eight rebounds.

During the game, the Colonials had a 9-7 lead after the opening 10 minutes but were held scoreless in the second quarter and trailed 32-9 at the halftime break. That proved to be all Green Bay needed to win, as the Phoenix only outscored Robert Morris by one in the second half for the 61-37 win.

As a team, Robert Morris is 10th in offense at 57.9 points per game but are fourth defensively in the conference allowing 60.7 ponts per contest. Gedeon is seventh in the conference in scoring at 13.3 points per game and is also third in the league in rebounding at 8.5 per contest.

The Colonials are great in the turnover battle, with three players in the top 11 in the league in steals including Alejandra Mastral and Rebecca Dwomoh, who are both in the top-five at 1.5 steals per game.

LAST MEETING
These two teams met at the Klotsche Center on January 20 earlier this season, with the Panthers picking up the 12-point win over the Colonials by a 72-60 margin.

In the win, Kendall Nead led the team with 19 points, while Megan Walstad had a 17-point, 16-rebound performance. The 16 rebounds for Walstad were a season-high and remains the highwater mark for the Panthers on the season for any player.

SERIES HISTORY
Milwaukee is unblemished against Robert Morris in five all-time meetings since the Colonials joined the Horizon League after 38 years as a charter member of the Northeast Conference.

The Panthers have only been to Moon Township, Pennsylvania on one occasion and won by a 66-47 margin on December 24, 2021. Milwaukee on average has beaten Robert Morris by a difference of 17.6 points per game, with the eight-point margin earlier this season the closest the Colonials have gotten.

WHATS ON TAP?
Milwaukee is back home at the Klotsche Center for the final two games of the 2022-23 regular season as the Panthers will entertain the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons on Thursday evening at 5 p.m., before wrapping up the regular season with Cleveland State on February 25 at 1 p.m.

FOLLOW THE PANTHERS LIVE
Matt Menzl returns for his seventh 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 twitter account (@MKE_WBB) will also have live updates throughout the game.

LAST TIME OUT
For the first time since the 2016-17 season the Milwaukee women's basketball team had 14 three-pointers in a game, as the Panthers knocked off the Youngstown State Penguins by the score of 75-54 at the Beeghly Center.

The 14 three-pointers were the most for a Panther team since defeating Cleveland State on February 11, 2017, by a 76-72 margin. The program record is 17, which was set back during the 2012-13 campaign as Milwaukee knocked off Bradley in double overtime. The record for three-pointers in a regulation game is 16, set on November 18, 2014 at home against North Dakota.

Milwaukee connected on 58.3 percent from three, which was the highest for the Panthers since the 2015-16 season, when Milwaukee connected on 68.8 percent from three against Valparaiso on January 16 of that season.
  
Angie Cera led the way for the Panthers with six three-point shots, a new career high, as she was 6-of-7 from beyond the arc as she finished th game with 20 points. Megan Walstad tied her career-high with three three-pointers made as she finished with 17 points while also securing 11 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season.

Kamy Peppler had 11 points with a pair of three-pointers and led MKE with seven assists, as the Panthers collected at least 20 assists for the fourth time this season and third time in the last five contests.

Milwaukee also had nine steals on the defensive side of the ball with three blocks, including a pair from Anna Lutz, who also had one three-pointer on the night as she finished the game with nine points. Hallie Majoros rounded out the three-point shooting on the night with a pair from beyond the arc.

The Panthers also tied their season-best with just nine turnovers, matching the January 14 contest at Purdue Fort Wayne.
  
Grace Crowley ended the game with six points and four rebounds, while Kendall Nead had four points, three assists and three rebounds. Jada Donaldson had the one basket with a pair of assists. Crowley and Peppler each had a team-best three steals.

THREE TIMES AS NICE
With 14 three-pointers on the road against Youngstown State on February 17, Milwaukee set a new season-high nearly doubling the previous season-best mark of eight three pointers made.

It was the first time Milwaukee had connected on at least 10 three-pointers since March 19, 2021, against Drake; while it was also the first time the Panthers had at least 14 three-pointers since the 2016-17 season at home against Cleveland State.

Under the watch of head coach Kyle Rechlicz, the performance was the 60th occasion in which the Panthers had at least 10 three-pointers in a game, just over 18 percent of the games that Rechlicz has coached in with the Panthers.

20-20 VISION
The February 17 win over Youngstown State was the first time the Panthers had won a game by a margin of 20-29 points in 36 games, when the Panthers bounced Robert Morris by a 68-48 margin on February 3, 2022.

Earlier this season, Milwaukee had its largest win of the season come against Detroit Mercy at 34 points, with the team's 63-29 win over the Titans.

LOW PERCENTAGE SHOTS? NO PROBLEM
While the three-point shot tends to be the lowest percentage shot to take at any level of competitive basketball, Milwaukee's Angie Cera scoffed at that notion by connecting on six of seven from beyond the arc in the road win at Youngstown State.

At 85.7 percent from three, Cera tied the sixth-highest percentage from three in a single game in Milwaukee history, tying Anne Breland from December 19, 2010, and Aubri Rote from November 9, 2007; who both went 6-for-7 in their respective games.

Only three players have ever been perfect from three, with a minimum of five attempts, as Jalessa Armstrong on January 7, 2015, at Detroit, and Jenny Lindner on February 20, 2017 vs. Valparaiso, each went 5-for-5. Daryl Sheffeld accomplished the 5-for-5 effort twice in the 1996-97 season vs. Northern Illinois, and 1998-99 season vs. UIC.

THERE'S MORE?
While Milwaukee's 14 three-pointers made against Youngstown State is a season-high for the Panthers, it is tied for the fifth-highest total within the Horizon League this season.

Earlier this year, Wright State set a new Horizon League record of 18 three-pointers made against Cleveland State. The previous Horizon League mark had stood for longer than a decade and was held by MKE as the Panthers had 17 three-pointers made during the 2012-13 season against Bradley.

DEFENSE GETTING LOW
For just the second time this season, the Milwaukee defense held a team to just four points allowed as the Panthers held Youngstown State to just four during a dominant 16-4 third quarter on February 17. Milwaukee also held Detroit Mercy to four points in the third quarter on December 29 in the team's 63-29 victory at the Klotsche Center.

The team's best quarter of the season defensively was holding Green Bay to three points in the fourth quarter on December 1.

A HEFTY DOZEN
The +12 in the third quarter on the road against the Penguins also tied the season-best point differential in a single quarter for the Panthers, as Milwaukee was +12 in the fourth quarter against Green Bay, leading that period by a 15-3 margin. Milwaukee also had a +12 quarter in the team's second quarter against Detroit Mercy, outscoring the Titans, 17-5.

The Panthers also had a +11 against Boise State on November 27 and a +10 against Detroit Mercy on December 29, while also outscoring Wright State in the first quarter by 10 on January 7.

PASSING THE ROCK
For the fourth time this season this season, the Panthers had at least 20 assists in a single game with 20 in Friday's matchup at Youngstown State. It was the third time in six games that MKE totaled better than 20, with 21 coming against Oakland on February 3, and 20 against Northern Kentucky on February 12. The team had a season-best 22 against Detroit Mercy on December 29.

The 21 assists on the road versus Oakland came on 31 made field goals, which is the first time Milwaukee registered 30 field goals since January 29, 2022, in the team's road win at Wright State. The last occurrence that the Panthers had more than 30 made field goals came on January 18, 2019, also at Oakland, when Milwaukee was 32-for-64.

Against Detroit Mercy in December, the Panthers had 22 assists on 25 made field goals, the highest assist percentage (88.0) since dishing out 16 assists on 18 field goals (88.8) in a win over Chicago State on March 3, 2016.

HIGH FIVE!
Over the team's five-game stretch from January 28 through February 12, the Panthers have had five players reach career-highs in games as Emma Wittmershaus got the run started with a 25-point effort against IUPUI on January 28.

Kendall Nead had 24 points in the following game against Oakland, while Jada Donaldson wrapped up the weekend trip to the Detroit Metro area with a career-best 16 against the Titans of Detroit Mercy.

Milwaukee was held without a career-best scoring effort against Wright State, but Grace Crowley with 19 and Anna Lutz with 16 points both had new career-highs in points against Northern Kentucky last Sunday in Milwaukee.

GIMME' TEN
With her 17 points in the team's last game on Friday against Youngstown State, senior Megan Walstad moved into sole possesion of 10th place on the Milwaukee Division I all-time scoring list.

With 1,327, surpassed Daryl Sheffield on Friday. Next on the points scored list is Jen Greger in ninth place with 1,385 points.

CLIMBING THE BOARD…BOARD
With at least eight rebounds over her last five games, Megan Walstad has now climbed into fourth place on the all-time rebound list in Milwaukee history with 860. Next on the list is Steph Kostowicz, who finished her career with 898 career rebounds.

Defensively, Walstad has accumulated 620 rebounds and moved into second all-time on February 10 against Wright State. She only trails Traci Edwards, who finished her career with 782 defensive rebounds.

Walstad also has 240 offensive rebounds, placing her eight on the offensive rebound list and just two behind Lindner for seventh all-time.

MORE MEGAN MILESTONES
Megan Walstad's name is already all over the Milwaukee record books but she has the opportunity to etch her name in a few more times.

For her career, she has already cracked the program's top 10 in the following for NCAA Division I.

WALSTAD'S HELPING HAND
Playing the inside-out game, Megan Walstad had a career-high nine assists in the team's home game against IUPUI in late January. Her previous career-high was five on several occasions in her career, most recently in the team's win at home against Detroit Mercy on December 29.

The last time a player listed on Milwaukee's roster as a center or forward and had more than five assists in one game was Steph Kostowicz, who had a dozen in the team's March 15, 2018 win over Northern Iowa. Kostowicz accomplished the feat six times during her senior season in 2017-18, and seven times in her career.

SECOND HALF STRUGGLES
The Milwaukee defense has been strong this year, but recently, the Panthers have been running out of steam in the second half.

Over the last 14 games, Milwaukee has given up an average of 36.1 points in the second half. Opponents are shooting 47.6 percent (181-of-380) from the floor and 42.3 percent (55-for-130) from three-point range over the final 20 minutes.

FINDING THE RANGE
Milwaukee has been finding its shooting range from three-point, as the Panthers had shot under 31 percent in each of its first 10 games but have turned it on since playing Detroit Mercy on December 29, having connected on at least 30 percent in nine of their last 15 contests.

Over the last 15 games, Kamy Peppler is 23-for-61 (37.7 percent), while Emma Wittmershaus is also at 40.5 percent having connected on 6-of-16 from deep.

OFFENSIVE BOARDS TURNING INTO POINTS
The Panthers have recorded double-digit offensive rebounds in eight of their last 13 contests and have made the most of their chances. In that span, Milwaukee has totaled 131 second-chance points, including 19 second-chance points in the team's win over Robert Morris on January 20, and 16 on the road at Green Bay on January 26. The team had 10 second-chance points off of 10 offensive rebounds most recently in the team's win over Detroit Mercy on February 5.

COMING ALIVE IN LEAGUE PLAY
Kendall Nead has scored at least 12 points in eight of the team's last 15 conference games including a season-high 24 points in the team's games at Oakland on February 3.

In 17 Horizon League contests, Nead is averaging a team-high 12.5 points, which is currently 11th among all Horizon League scorers in conference competition this season. Nead is also fourth in league play in field goal percentage at 42.8 percent within the conference.

Away from her scoring prowess, Nead has an average of 4.7 rebounds in addition to 28 assists, 12 steals and two blocks.

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 seven seasons, Milwaukee is 91-29 (.758) when hitting at least 40 percent from the field. Bump that field goal percentage to 43 percent and the Panthers are 70-16 (.814).

When shooting under 40 percent since 2016-17, Milwaukee is just 25-67 (.272). The Panthers have been held under 40 percent in 12 games this year, going 1-11 in those contests.

STRONG ON THE GLASS
The Panthers owned the rebounding battle at Wright State, on January 7, 39-19 to record their best margin of the season at plus-20. It marks the highest rebounding margin since Milwaukee was plus-22 on the glass in a 58-35 win over UIC on February 19, 2021.

DEFENSE LEADING THE WAY
The Panthers' defense continues to be a factor this season as Milwaukee ranks in the top half of the Horizon League in points allowed and field goal percentage defense.

Milwaukee is allowing 63.0 points per game through 17 league contests and holding the opposition to 40.1 percent shooting overall. In comparison, the Panthers have connected on 44.2 percent from the field over that span.

CATCH ALL THE ACTION
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.

ESPN+ offers fans thousands of live events, on-demand content, and original programming not available on ESPN's linear TV or digital networks. Fans can subscribe to ESPN+ for just $6.99 a month (or $69.99 per year) and cancel at any time.

For road games, visit MKEPanthers.com for live coverage links.

BLACK & GOLD ON DEMAND
Panther fans can also re-live all of the action by listening to archived games on the Black & Gold Radio Network. All games are chronicled at mixlr.com/milwaukee-panthers/showreel.