MILWAUKEE – On Monday, Milwaukee heads to Indiana for the fourth time this season to take on the IU Indy Jaguars at The Jungle. The Panthers will look for their fifth straight win over the Jaguars, with tip-off set for 5:30 p.m. (CT).

Monday's game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with live stats of the game also available. Links to the broadcast and live stats can be found on MKEPanthers.com. 
 
THE MATCHUP & GAME LINKS
Monday, Dec. 29 | Milwaukee at IU Indy | The Jungle | Indianapolis, Ind. | 5:30 p.m. (CT) | ESPN+ / Live Stats | Follow Along (on X)
 
QUICK NOTES
» After wrapping up non-league play with a win over Wisconsin Lutheran on Dec. 20, Milwaukee returns to Horizon League play on Monday evening at IU Indy.
» The Panthers used big second and fourth quarters to pull away from the Warriors en route to a 76-52 win. MKE was led by Grace Lomen with 21 points and 10 rebounds, her first double-double in two years with the Panthers.
» With 72 points, Milwaukee set a new high water mark in scoring, while also tying their season-best with 27 field goal makes. In the win, the Panthers also had a season-high in offensive rebounds (17), total rebounds (46), fewest turno-vers (12), and steals (11).
» Defensively, the Panthers also held WLC to a season-worst 29 rebounds for opponents this season.
» IU Indy lost its most recent game, an 81-72 decision in Madison, Wis. against the Badgers. With the win, Wisconsin swept through the five Horizon League teams on its schedule including Oakland, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Detroit Mercy, and IU Indy.
» In its game against the Badgers, Kamara Mills had a career-high 21 points, which included an 8-for-9 from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 from three. Ariana Williams added 14 points off the bench, while Neveah Foster scored 11 including a 6-for-6 effort from the free throw line.
» The Jaguars are looking to snap a program-worst four-game losing streak against Milwaukee, having been swept by the Panthers in each of the past two seasons. In 2024-25, the Panthers won 66-62 in Indianapolis and later won 77-70 at home.
» Milwaukee is 7-10 in head-to-head meetings with IU Indy, which includes a 5-3 record in games played at The Jungle. The Panthers are also 0-2 against the Jaguars in games at what is now known as Corteva Coliseum, one a regular sea-son loss, and the other a postseason semifinal matchup in 2021.

QUICK LOOK AT IU INDY
IU Indy has started the season 4-8 overall with an 0-3 mark in Horizon League games. All four of the team's wins have come at home inside The Jungle, with wins over Indiana State, Bradley, Division III Anderson, and NAIA member IU Columbus.

The Jaguars have the second-best offense in the Horizon League, averaging 69.6 points per game and only trailing Cleveland State. However, IU Indy has allowed the third-most points at 69.7 points per contest. From the floor, IU Indy has struggled from beyond the arc with just 26 percent makes and shoot just 67.7 percent from the free throw line.

Kate Bruce's squad is the top team in the league in steals per game at 12.25, Sydney Bolden is third in the league at 2.3 steals per game, while Neveah Foster is 11th at 1.7, and Olivia Smith is 12th, also at 1.7 steals per game.

IU INDY – PLAYERS TO WATCH
Nevaeh Foster – 12 GP / 12 GS, 29.1 MPG, 14.1 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 18 AST, 20 STL
Hailey Smith – 12 GP / 12 GS, 27.6 MPG, 9.7 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 28 AST, 15 STL
Olivia Smith – 12 GP / 10 GS, 25.8 MPG, 8.6 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 23 AST, 20 STL
Sydney Bolden – 12 GP / 11 GS, 22.5 MPG, 7.3 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 27 STL, 6 BLK

UP NEXT
After Monday's road game at IU Indy, the Panthers return home for a pair of Horizon League games beginning with Robert Morris on Friday, Jan. 2 against Robert Morris. Tip time is set for 6:00 p.m.

LAST MEETING
Milwaukee won its fourth game in a row against IU Indy at home on Feb. 19 late last season, the win extended the Panthers' longest winning streak in program history against the Jaguars.

In the win on Feb. 19, Milwaukee erased a three-point halftime deficit and outscored IU Indy by 10 in the second half to come out on top by a 77-70 score. Jorey Buwalda led all Milwaukee returners with 14 points in 20 minutes off the bench, while the Jaguars were led by Katie Davidson with 24 points. The Panthers knocked down 10 three pointers in the win, including six in the second half.

In Milwaukee's last visit to The Jungle, the Panthers held off a second-half push by the Jaguars after leading by nine at halftime, winning the game, 66-62. Among the returners, Payton Rechlicz led Milwaukee with 10 points with Jorey Buwalda adding seven off the bench. Katie Davidson also had 24 in the loss to the Panthers in Indianapolis.

ON THIS DATE
Milwaukee is 5-7 in games played on Dec. 29, including a 73-68 loss to Cleveland State in overtime a season ago.

The last win for Milwaukee came during the 2022-23 season, a dominant showing against Detroit Mercy, 63-29, at home. The Panthers held the Titans to a program record 17.5 shooting percentage on the game, while allowing the fewest field goals in a single game in program history at seven.

A DOZEN THREES IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES
Milwaukee made 13 three-pointers on Dec. 10 at Purdue Fort Wayne and followed that up with 12 more on Dec. 14 against Ripon, it's the first time that Milwaukee has made at least a dozen three-pointers in consecutive games since late February 2013. The Panthers had 12 at Valparaiso (Feb. 21, 2013) and 12 at Wright State (Feb. 23, 2013).

Twenty-five three-pointers over a two-game span is the most for the Panthers since earlier in the 2012-13 season, with a combined 25 coming from 11 three-pointers at Toledo (Dec. 8, 2012) and 14 more the following game at DePaul (Dec. 11, 2012).

DOUBLE-DOUBLES FOR BUWALDA
Jorey Buwalda entered her junior season with two career double-doubles and has added three more in 2025-26, recording them against Loyola Chicago and Valparaiso. Her 17 rebounds at Valpo and versus Ripon marked new career highs.

Buwalda Career Double-Doubles
• Nov. 18, 2023 vs. Mississippi Valley State – 20 Pts, 12 Reb
• Jan. 7, 2024 at Northern Kentucky – 18 Pts, 12 Reb
• Nov. 3, 2025 vs. Loyola Chicago – 18 Pts, 14 Reb
• Nov. 16, 2025 at Valparaiso – 15 Pts, 17 Reb
• Dec. 10, 2025 at Purdue Fort Wayne – 20 Pts, 10 Reb
• Dec. 14, 2025 vs. Ripon – 10 Pts, 17 Reb.

BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK FOR THE FRESHMAN
True freshman Tierney Madigan has scored in double figures in three straight games—10 against Pacific, 13 vs. UC Davis, and 17 against Youngstown State. She is the first true freshman to do so since Jorey Buwalda in 2023-24.

The last Milwaukee freshman with four straight double-digit games was Megan Walstad in 2018-19, a stretch that included a longer run of seven consecutive double-figure scoring games from Nov. 13 to Dec. 7, 2018.

GOMES IN THE FOURTH
Rita Gomes hit three three-pointers in the fourth quarter against UC Davis on Nov. 29. It was her second such performance this season after doing the same on Nov. 23 at Butler.

The last Panther with at least three threes in a single quarter was Jada Donaldson, who hit three in the first quarter at Detroit Mercy on Feb. 13, 2025. The last to do so in the fourth quarter was Angie Cera in Milwaukee's 93-87 overtime win vs. Wright State on Jan. 26, 2024.

FOUR STEALS, ONE GAME
Three different Panthers have tallied four-steal games this season:
• Sophia Rampulla vs. Marquette (Nov. 19)
• Valerie Cassidy-De Falco vs. Pacific (Nov. 28)
• Tierney Madigan vs. UC Davis (Nov. 29)

No Panther has recorded more than four steals since Feb. 19, 2021, when Miquela Santoro had six against UIC.

BIG REBOUNDING EFFORTS
In Milwaukee's win over Valparaiso on Nov. 16, Jorey Buwalda grabbed a career-best 17 rebounds, becoming the first Panther with at least 15 boards since Megan Walstad pulled down 16 on Jan. 20, 2023, against Robert Morris, Buwalda did so again with 17 rebounds against Ripon on Dec. 14.

On the other side, UC Davis' Megan Norris became the first opposing player with 15 or more rebounds against Milwaukee since Marquette's Chloe Marotta had 16 on Nov. 13, 2022.

OVERTIME WIN VS. VALPARAISO
Milwaukee and Valparaiso went to overtime for the third time in series history on Nov. 17. The Panthers scored 12 points in the extra session—their most in an OT period since Nov. 4, 2024, at St. Thomas (14 points). Grace Lomen scored 10 of Milwaukee's 12 overtime points, becoming the first Panther with double-digit points in an overtime period since Angela Rodriguez had 11 on Dec. 4, 2012.

COMEBACK WIN
On Nov. 17, Milwaukee erased a 31-29 halftime deficit to defeat Valparaiso 72-67. It marked the team's first comeback win of the season and extended a streak of at least one comeback win every season since 1995-96. The program record for comeback wins in a season is seven (2016-17 and 2019-20).

IN OVERTIME
Last season, Milwaukee set a program record by appearing in four overtime games and now holds a 22-27 record in games extending beyond regulation since joining Division I in 1990-91. The Panthers have played three overtime season openers—defeating Parkside in 2019-20 and falling to Ball State (2021-22) and St. Thomas (2024-25). Milwaukee is 1-0 in overtime in 2025-26.

FIRST YEAR HEAD COACHES
Milwaukee faced four first-year head coaches in its first five games:
• Jacey Brooks (Northern Illinois)
• Robin Pingeton (Wisconsin)
• Kate Achter (Western Michigan)
• Courtney Boyd (Valparaiso)

Two head coaches are new to the Horizon League this year as well: Kiefer Haffey (Detroit Mercy) and Keisha Newell (Oakland).

ONE-POINT GAMES
With its loss to Western Michigan on Nov. 13, Milwaukee fell to 21-19 all-time in one-point games, including a 12-9 record at home. The Panthers' last one-point win came on Nov. 26, 2022, against Boise State in overtime (55-54). Their last one-point win in regulation—and last at home—was on Jan. 13, 2018, against Youngstown State (62-61).

FRESHMAN SUCCESS AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS
In Milwaukee's win at NIU, the Panthers were led by freshmen Kendall Barnes (17 points) and Madison Fitzgibbon (15 points).

The last time two Milwaukee freshmen scored at least 15 points in the same game was Jan. 2, 2011, vs. Detroit Mercy (Angela Rodriguez 15, Courtney Lindfors 15). The last time two players reached double figures in the same game was Dec. 29, 2022, also against Detroit Mercy (Anna Lutz 11, Kamy Peppler 10).

TRUE FRESHMAN STARTER IN SEASON OPENER
Against Loyola Chicago, Madison Fitzgibbon became just the 18th true freshman to start a season opener for Milwaukee since joining Division I in 1990-91, and the first since 2022-23.

THAT'S AN ODD NUMBER
It's actually an even number, but Rita Gomes—who wears No. 16—became the first player in Milwaukee program history to wear a digit outside the traditional 0–5 range. The NCAA lifted restrictions on numbers 6–9 prior to the 2023-24 season.

CLOSING IN ON 500
Milwaukee currently has 499 wins at the Division I level, dating back to its inaugural 1990-91 season. MA Kelling led the program with 57 wins over the first five years, Jenny Sell recorded four wins in 1995-96, Sandy Botham totaled 245 wins, and current head coach Kyle Rechlicz has added 191.

PANTHERS FOR THREE
In January 2025, Iowa State's NCAA Division I record-breaking streak of 945 consecutive games with a made three-pointer ended against Texas Tech. With the Cyclones' streak stopped, Milwaukee now owns the fourth-longest active streak in Division I.

All-Time Streaks
1. Iowa State – 945 (Feb. 19, 1995–Jan. 11, 2025)
2. Chattanooga – 818 (Dec. 16, 1999–Present)*
3. BYU – 808 (Feb. 26, 2000–Present)*
4. South Alabama – 769 (Feb. 2000–Present)*
5. Milwaukee – 714 (Nov. 29, 2002–Present)*
6. Dayton – 697 (Jan. 2, 2001–Jan. 17, 2024)
* Active streaks (through Dec. 26, 2025)

TEN FOR THREE
After posting only three games with 10+ three-pointers in 2023-24, Milwaukee rebounded with eight such games in 2024-25 and has two thus far in 2025-26. Under Kyle Rechlicz, the Panthers have recorded at least 10 threes in a game 73 times.

MAGIC NUMBER
Since 2016-17, when Milwaukee shoots at least 40 percent from the field, it is 119-45 (.726). When shooting 43 percent or better, the Panthers improve to 102-25 (.803). When shooting below 40 percent, Milwaukee is 27-101 (.211).

KEEPING THE FOULS DOWN
Since 2022-23, Milwaukee is 13-2 when committing 11 or fewer fouls. Conversely, the Panthers are 11-33 when committing 18 or more.

IN THE PAINT
Since the start of the 2023-24 season, Milwaukee is 23-21 when scoring more than 25 points in the paint and 5-29 when scoring fewer than 25.

BALANCING THE FIRST AND SECOND HALVES
Last season, Milwaukee shot 39.6 percent (354-896) in first halves and 39.3 percent (338-862) in second halves. In overtime, the Panthers shot 7-of-30 (23.3 percent).

This season, Milwaukee is shooting 38.2 percent (131-343) in first halves, 40.4 percent (143-354) in second halves, and 33.3 percent (2-6) in overtime.

CLOSE GAMES
Last season, Milwaukee went 3-14 in games decided by nine points or fewer. The Panthers' three wins came in both home and road victories over IU Indy and a home win over Youngstown State. In 2025-26, the Panthers are 1-3 in single-digit games.