MILWAUKEE – Homecoming Week will come to a close on the Milwaukee campus when the Milwaukee women's basketball team hosts the IU Indy Jaguars for a 6:00 p.m. game on Wednesday evening at the Klotsche Center.

Game coverage will be available online on ESPN+, while Milwaukee's audio stream will also be available on the All New Black & Gold Network, as Matt Menzl returns for his ninth season with the program. Fans can also find the audio stream on the 'Varsity Network' App (available in the App Store & Google Play). All links, including live stats can be found on MKEPanthers.com.
 
THE MATCHUP
Wednesday, Feb. 19 – IU Indy at Milwaukee | Klotsche Center | Milwaukee, Wis. | 6:00 pm
 
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QUICK NOTES
» Milwaukee enters Wednesday's game off a win on Saturday over the Oakland Golden Grizzlies by a 61-49 score. The Panthers are in search of back-to-back wins for the first time this season, welcoming in the IU Indy Jaguars for a 6:00 p.m. start on Wednesday evening.
» In the team's win over Oakland on Saturday, Milwaukee shot 44 percent knocking down 22-of-50 attempts including six three pointers. The Panthers were led by Kallie Peppler with 12 points, while Jorey Buwalda added 10.
» Following her strong performance against the Grizzlies, Kallie Peppler was named Horizon League Freshman of the Week on Monday, becoming the second Panther to earn that title this season.
» Heading to the Klotsche Center off an overtime win at the Beeghly Center against Youngstown State, the IU Indy Jag-uars look to make it consecutive wins for just the second time this season after doing so earlier in January against Robert Morris and Oakland. The Jags knocked off YSU on Saturday by a 73-68 score.
» Katie Davidson led the way once again for IU Indy with 29 points against the Penguins, just two shy of her season high (31 vs. Northern Kentucky on Feb. 8). Davidson was 9-of-17 and added 10 free throws in the victory.
» Milwaukee is on a three-game winning streak against IU Indy after knocking off the Jaguars at the Jungle in late January. The streak is the longest of its kind for Milwaukee, who had never won more than two consecutive games prior to the current steak.
» The Panthers are 6-10 in all-time Division I meetings with just a 1-5 record in games played at the Klotsche Center.

LOOKING AT IU INDY
Since her return from injury, it's been the Katie Davidson show for IU Indy as the senior has averaged 19.9 points per game since Jan. 4, which includes a 24-point performance against Milwaukee at home on Jan. 29. Davidson had 29 points in the team's most recent game at Youngstown State, which included her only three-pointer of the game with 19 seconds left. IU Indy knocked down a trio of three-point makes in the final 29 seconds to send the game to overtime.

In the extra session on Saturday, Shania Nichols-Vannett took over and knocked down a three to tie the game at 65 and scored the final 11 points of the game for the Jaguars, to escape the Beeghly Center with a 73-68 win. The victory gave the Jaguars just their second over the last eight games but was pivotal to remain in a battle a home playoff game.

Currently four games separate fourth and 11th place in the Horizon League, and just two games separating fourth and eighth positions, with most teams having four games left on their regular season schedules. IU Indy enters play this week at 6-11 in league games, currently in the eighth spot, and just a half-game ahead of Wright State in ninth.

The Jaguars feature the seventh-best offense and the ninth-best defense in the 11-team league, which places them 10th in the league in scoring margin at -8.9 per game this year.

IU Indy is 3-13 in games played away from home this season (4-6 in home games) and have been outscored by an average of 14.3 points per game with an average of 58.7 points for and allowed 73.0 points per game. The Jaguars connect on 37.8 percent overall and 30.2 percent from three away from home, in comparison to a 43.5 percent overall and 33.7 percent from three at The Jungle.

The team has won three of its last six road games, including a 79-73 win over Oakland, an 80-68 win versus Wright State, and the aforementioned 73-68 overtime win against Youngstown State.

UP NEXT
Following Wednesday's bout against IU Indy, the Panthers will play their final road game of the season on Saturday at Green Bay. The game is at 1:00 p.m. at the Kress Center on the UW-Green Bay campus.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Earlier this week, Kallie Peppler was named the Horizon League Freshman of the Week following her 12-point performance at Oakland on Feb. 15. Her selection as Freshman of the Week follows the Feb. 3 selection of Payton Rechlicz.

Peppler and Rechlicz become the third and fourth active players to earn Freshman of the Week honors, joining Jorey Buwalda, who earned the honor three times in 2023-24 and Kamy Peppler, who was named the top rookie during two separate weeks of the 2022-23 campaign.

WINNING AT THE O
Milwaukee's win over the Golden Grizzlies of Oakland on Feb. 15 was significant in that it was the first time that Milwaukee had won a game by more than five points since the Jan. 2 win over Wright State (+25). It was also the first time that the Panthers held an opponent below 50 points since the home opener on Nov. 6, when they also held Carroll to 49 that night. The last time Milwaukee held a Division I opponent under 50 points came on Jan. 31, 2024, when Robert Morris scored just 43 points against the Panthers in Pennsylvania.

DEFENSIVE EFFORT IN MICHIGAN
Milwaukee's defense performed well during the trip to Michigan, holding Detroit Mercy to 50 on Feb. 13 and Oakland to 49 points on Feb. 15. It was the first time that the Panthers held back-to-back opponents under a combined 100 points since last season, when Milwaukee held Eastern Illinois (52) and Viterbo (37) to a combined 89 points. It's the first time the Panthers kept two Division I opponents below a combined 100 points in back-to-back games since the end of the 2021-22 season, when Milwaukee held Purdue Fort Wayne to 51 in the regular season finale, and UIC to 46 in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament.

ALL-TIME IN ASSISTS
Kamy Peppler has a total of 387 assists, currently placing her fifth on the all-time list in Panther history. She is currently 43 behind fourth place, occupied by Angela Rodriguez with 430. The all-time mark in Panther history is held by Pam Bartnik, who finished her career with 469 assists from 1990-94.

With her seven assists on Jan. 16 vs. Oakland, Peppler crossed over the 100-assist plateau for the season, accomplishing the feat in each of her three seasons at Milwaukee. Should Peppler hold onto her team lead, she will become the first Panther since Jen Greger to lead the team for three consecutive seasons with 100+ assists, Greger had 129 in 1994-95, 109 in 1995-96, and 123 in 1996-97.

TOPS IN THE HORIZON
Three Panthers are leading the way in the Horizon League in several statistical categories entering play this weekend. Kamy Peppler leads the HL in assists (134) and is second in assists per game (4.7), while Anna Lutz is third in the league in blocks (31) and in fourth blocks per game (1.1).

Kacee Baumhower is among the league leaders in field goal attempts with 306, field goals made (111), free throws made (79), free throws attempted (96), and points scored (349).

DOUBLE-DIGIT GETTERS
This season, Milwaukee has had 62 instances of players scoring double digits in a game including Kacee Baumhower (17) and Anna Lutz (17) leading the team. Kamy Peppler has accomplished double digits in points 10 times in 2024-25.

The Panthers have also had six double-digit scoring efforts Jorey Buwalda and four from Jada Donaldson. Payton Rechlicz has done so four times, Kallie Pepper twice and Izzy Pugh reaching double digits once this season.

CAREER GAMES PLAYED AT MILWAUKEE
1. McKaela Schmelzer (2017-22) – 148
2. Alyssa Fischer (2015-20) – 134
3. Jada Donaldson (2020-Present) – 131
4. Jenny Lindner (2014-18) – 128

LEADING IN POINTS AND REBOUNDS
On Feb. 8, Anna Lutz led Milwaukee with 20 points and eight rebounds, the fifth time she has done so this season. Other than Lutz, only Jorey Buwalda at Northern Kentucky on Jan. 23 has done so in a single game this season.

100 STEAL CLUB
With four steals to tie her career high on Jan. 16 vs. Oakland, Kamy Peppler reached the 100-steal mark for her career. To break into the top-10, Peppler will need another 25 steals this season, as the 10th place occupant is Maria Viall with 137 career steals. The all-time leader is Pam Bartnik with 268 steals in a Panther career.

PEPPLER'S DOUBLE DOUBLES
Against Carroll, American, and Wright State, Kamy Peppler recorded the first three double-doubles of her career. While double-doubles are common among points and rebounds, Peppler's came with points and assists; 11 points/10 assists vs. Carroll, 14 points/10 assists vs. American, 11 points/11 assists vs. Wright State.

It was the first time that a Panther had a points-assists double-double since Jaleesa Armstrong had 23 points and 10 assists at Detroit Mercy on Jan. 7, 2015. With her 11-assist effort against Wright State on Jan. 2, she becomes just the second different player to have a points/assists double-double with more than 10 assists, Pam Bartnik had a 14-point/13-assist double-double in the 1992-93 season, and a 12-point/14-assist double-double on in 1993-94.

Peppler is now tied for second in single-season points/assists double-doubles with Angela Rodriguez, who had three during the 2013-14 season. The record is currently four held by Bartnik during the 1993-94 campaign.

PUTTING UP THE POINTS
Kacee Baumhower has been putting up large point totals for the Panthers with 20+ point performances in six contests this season.

With her sixth performance of 20+ points in a game on Feb. 1 versus Cleveland State, Baumhower tied Kendall Nead's mark from the 2023-24 season.

The last time a Panther had at least seven games of 20+ points in a game came back in 2016-17, when Milwaukee had both Jenny Lindner (eight times), and Steph Kostowicz (seven times) both reached 20+ points in a game seven-plus times that season.

1,000 FOR BAUMHOWER
In scoring the first four points of the game for Milwaukee against IU Indy on Jan. 29, Kacee Baumhower reached 1,000 for her career. Baumhower has now scored 292 points for the Panthers entering the month of February, coupled with her three points at St. Bonaventure and 714 points at Wright State.

Baumhower becomes the third player to reach 1,000 points in a Panther uniform the past two seasons as she joins Kendall Nead who scored all 1,043 points with Milwaukee, while Vanessa Jurewicz also scored her 1,000th point with MKE early in 2023-24 following a junior college career.

PANTHERS FOR THREE
In early January, Iowa State had its NCAA Division I record-setting streak of 945 consecutive games with a three-point basket stopped by Texas Tech. With the Cyclones failing to convert, Milwaukee now takes over the third longest active streak in which it has made at least one three-point basket in 697 games.

All-Time Streaks
1. Iowa State – 945 (1995-2025)
2. Chattanooga – 800 (1999-Present) *
3. South Alabama – 752 (2000-Present) *
T4. Milwaukee – 697 (2002-Present) *
T4. Dayton – 697 (2001-2024)
* - Active Streak (through Feb. 16, 2025)

GETTING CLOSER
Following the team's four-point win over IU Indy on Jan. 29 and adding a five-point win over Youngstown State on Feb. 8, Milwaukee recorded its first two wins in games decided by nine points or fewer. The Panthers are now 3-14 in games decided by three or fewer possessions, including four overtime losses.

Since Dec. 22 Milwaukee has had 12 of its last 15 games decided by single digits, including nine of its last 10 games dating back to the team's Jan. 16 game at home against Oakland. Seven of the team's 10 most games have been decided by two or fewer scores.

TEN FOR THREE
After accomplishing the deed of 10 three-point makes in a game just three times in 2023-24, the Panthers have already done so six times in 2024-25. Milwaukee knocked down 10 three against Carroll on Nov. 6, 11 in the Nov. 14 win over Valparaiso, another 10 against Northern Illinois on Nov. 24, 11 at Cleveland State on Dec. 29, and a season-best 13 against Wright State on Jan. 2 and at home against Cleveland State on Feb. 1. The team has reached double-digit threes 69 times since Kyle Rechlicz has taken over as head coach.

FROM DISTANCE
After starting the season shooting 37.0 (30-for-81) percent from three over the first four games, the Panthers have struggled from distance the last 24 games connecting on just 29.8 percent (170-for-570).

The Panthers had a season-best nine three pointers in the opening half against Cleveland State on Feb. 1, followed by three halves this season with seven three-point makes including the second half against Robert Morris (Dec. 7), first half against Cleveland State (Dec. 29), and first half against Wright State (Jan. 2).

Milwaukee has been kept off the scoresheet from distance in two halves this season, the second half against Air Force (Nov. 28), and the second half against Youngstown State (Dec. 4).

BALANCING THE FIRST AND SECOND HALVES
Overall, this season Milwaukee has been consistent in its shooting by making 40.0 percent (315-for-787) of its shots in the first half and 39.4 percent (294-for-747) in the second half. In overtime, the Panthers are 7-for-30 (23.3 percent).

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. Since 2016-17, Milwaukee is 115-44 (.723) when hitting at least 40 percent from the field. Bump that field goal percentage to 43 percent and the Panthers are 98-24 (.803).

When shooting under 40 percent, Milwaukee is 26-91 (.222).

KEEPING THE FOULS DOWN
Since the 2022-23 season, when Milwaukee has committed 11 fouls or fewer, the Panthers are 12-2. On the contrary, the Panthers are 8-29 when they have committed 18 or more fouls in a contest.

IN THE PAINT
In 2023-24, when Milwaukee scored more than 25 points in the paint the Panthers had a 12-7 record, while the team was 4-11 when scoring fewer than 25 points in the paint.

This year, the Panthers are 6-9 thus far on the season when scoring 25 or more points in the paint. Milwaukee is 1-12 when scoring fewer than 25 points in the paint, with a season-low 11 against Green Bay on Dec. 11. The Panthers picked up the win over Wright State on Jan. 2 while scoring 24 points in the paint.

OFFENSIVE BOARDS TURNING INTO POINTS
Dating back to the 2022-23 season, the Panthers have pulled down double-digits in offensive rebounds in 35 of their 74 games and scored 701 second-chance points. Last season, the Panthers had a season-best 20 offensive rebounds against Viterbo and eclipsed that mark with 21 in the team's Nov. 4 matchup to open the 2024-25 season at St. Thomas.

IN OVERTIME
With the team's four overtime losses this season, Milwaukee is now 21-27 in all-time overtime games since joining the Division I level prior to the 1990-91 season. The Panthers have gone to overtime on three occasions in season openers, winning 84-77 over Parkside in 2019-20, and falling to Ball State by an 84-75 score to begin the 2021-22 campaign.

This season is the 13th time in program history that the Panthers have had multiple overtime games in one season, most recently during the 2020-21 season. With four games going beyond the allotted 40 minutes, the 2024-25 season has seen the most overtime games in one season in program history. The previous record was three set on six occasions (2008-09, 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 1999-2000, and 1996-97).

HIGH SHOOTING PERCENTAGE, WRONG RESULT
Milwaukee shot 45.8 percent (27-of-59) from the field in the Jan. 4 loss to Northern Kentucky, the team's highest shooting percentage in a loss this season. It was the team's highest shooting percentage in a loss since last season, when the Panthers also shot 45.8 percent (22-of-48) at home against Oakland on Feb. 24, 2024.

LOW, LOW, LOW
After holding Central Michigan to just 26.2 percent from the field, Milwaukee's defense topped that performance on Jan. 2 against Wright State as the Raiders finished the game shooting 26.0 percent (19-for-73). The mark was the lowest since the Panthers' historic performance against Detroit Mercy on Dec. 29, 2022, where the Titans finished with a .175 shooting percentage (7-for-40).

Wright State also shot 4-of-28 from three, which was also a season-best by the Panther defense as WSU finished at 14.4 percent. Last season, Milwaukee held Robert Morris (Jan. 11) and Cleveland State (Feb. 17) to identical 2-for-19 performances (10.5 percent).

FREQUENT FLIER MILES
Since Milwaukee played three consecutive games at home from Nov. 6 through Nov. 14, the Panthers have played nine of its next 11 games away from home. In total the team will travel 9,123 miles beginning with the team's trip to Madison to take on Wisconsin on Nov. 17 and wrapping up with the team's trip to the Wolstein Center in Cleveland against Cleveland State on Dec. 29.

By comparison, the Panthers will travel an estimated approximately 2,978 miles the rest of the season, which includes trips to Purdue Fort Wayne, Northern Kentucky, Wright State, IU Indy, Detroit Mercy, Oakland, and Green Bay.

FREE THROW FRENZY
Against Valparaiso on Nov. 14, the Panthers took 37 trips to the free throw line and converted 29.

It was the first time that Milwaukee made 29 free throws in a game since Dec. 30, 2006, when they made 29 against UIC at the Klotsche Center. It was the first time the Panthers took 37 free throw attempts in a game since the team also had 37 against Columbia at home on Nov. 16, 2018.

NINETY IN NON-OVERTIME
On Nov. 14 against Valparaiso, Milwaukee put 90 points on the scoreboard, which was the first time that the team had scored 90 points against a Division I opponent since last season's overtime win against Wright State on Jan. 26 (93-87).

The last time the Panthers scored 90 points in a regulation game against a Division I opponent was on Feb. 23, 2018, in a 90-45 win at home against Detroit Mercy.

50 BOARDS
After coming within five rebounds on three occasions in 2023-24, including a season-best 49 against Wright State on Jan. 26, the team posted 50 rebounds in the 2024-25 season opener against St. Thomas. It was the first time Milwaukee had 50 rebounds in a game since the team had 56 in a neutral site matchup against Boise State on Nov. 27, 2022.

CLOSING IN ON 500
Milwaukee currently has with 494 wins at the Division I level, dating back to its inaugural DI season in 1990-91. MA Kelling led the team with 57 wins over the first five year, while Jenny Sell won four games in 1995-96. Sandy Botham had 245 wins, while current head coach Kyle Rechlicz has added 188 to the all-time total.

YEAR 13 FOR RECHLICZ
Milwaukee is led by Kyle Rechlicz, who enters year 13 as the head coach of the Panthers and is the Horizon League's most veteran coach with the retirement of Green Bay's Kevin Borseth earlier this summer. Cleveland State's Chris Kielsmeier is second in the league beginning his tenure in 2018-19 (7th season in 2024-25).

GREEN GETS THE CALL
On Feb. 15, Milwaukee Athletics inducted its Bud K. Haidet Hall of Fame Class for 2024, which included Milwaukee basketball's Ashley Green, who played for the Panthers from 2011-15.

She finished her career with 1,653 points, which is currently fifth on the all-time scoring list. She is also one of just five Panthers in program history to finish their career with 1,000+ points and 500+ rebounds, finishing with 781 in her 119 career games. Green finished her career with 17 double-doubles, the eighth most in program history.

CHECK THAT DIAL
This season, Milwaukee has made the move to one of the leading audio providers in all of college sports with their audio-only streams now available online directly through the team's home website MKEPanthers.com, as well as on The Varsity Network. Fans can download 'Varsity Network' in the App Store on iOS devices and Google Play and search "Milwaukee" to find the live audio stream of Panther games.