MILWAUKEE – Coming off its first win of the season on Thursday evening over North Dakota, Milwaukee looks to use its momentum and continue to push pace this Saturday as the Panthers head to Gentile Arena in Chicago to take on Loyola for a 1:00 p.m. start.

Saturday's game will be streamed on ESPN+, with links to the ESPN+ broadcast and live stats will be available at MKEPanthers.com.
 
THE MATCHUP & GAME LINKS
Saturday, Nov. 14 | Milwaukee at Loyola Chicago | Gentile Arena | Chicago, Ill. | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ / Live Stats
 
QUICK NOTES
» Milwaukee got in the win column on Thursday evening, upending North Dakota, 77-49.
» The Panthers had a season-best 27 made field goals and season-high nine three-point makes, en route to the 28-point victory.
» Leading the way for Milwaukee was sophomore Tierney Madigan with 13 points, nine rebounds, and four assists. Rita Gomes also reached double figures in scoring with 12 points in the win.
» The 28-point win for Milwaukee was the team's largest margin of victory since last season's 72-43 win over Division III Ripon. The last time the Panthers won by at least 28 points over a Division I opponent came on Feb. 23, 2023, a 30-point win at home over Purdue Fort Wayne (64-34).
» Milwaukee was +22 in the rebounding department against North Dakota on Thursday evening, its best rebounding differential since Nov. 19, 2019, when the Panthers were +23 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a 14-point win.
» Loyola Chicago is 2-1 to begin the Morgan Paige era in Chicago, winning against Wright State and Arkansas State while losing to Green Bay.
» The Ramblers shot better than 45 percent from the field in their win over Wright State and shot 34.9 percent in the win over Arkansas State. The team also got to the free throw line 25 times in each of their wins, while without surprise, Loyola only got to the line 10 times at Green Bay.
» No strangers to one another, Milwaukee and Loyola Chicago have met 48 times as Division I opponents with the Panthers winning 33 times including a 10-game winning streak from January 2005 through January 2009. Milwaukee is also 20-4 at home, while they are just 12-11 in road games in Chicago.
» During their last two meetings, Loyola Chicago has won low-scoring affairs, winning last year's season opener in Milwaukee, 59-55, while the Ramblers won in Chicago, 60-47 in December 2023.

THREE THINGS ABOUT LOYOLA CHICAGO
1. Loyola Chicago has won three-straight season openers after earning the win over Wright State on Nov. 3, it's their second-straight season-opening win against a Horizon League opponent. In this year's win over the Raiders, Brooklyn Vaughn scored 18 points to lead the way while Mireia Jurado and MB Ntambue both scored 14. Jurado led the team with 10 points against Green Bay, while Ntambue had a team-best 16 versus Arkansas State.
2. The Ramblers trailed 41-26 at halftime against Arkansas State in their last home game but held the Red Wolves to just 20 points in the second half including eight points in the fourth quarter. Loyola has been most dangerous in the fourth quarter, outscoring opponents 59-48 through its first three games, meanwhile they trail in each of the first three quarters in terms of scoring, which includes being outscored 63-37 in the first quarter this season.
3.  Loyola Chicago tops the Atlantic 10 conference in the early going this season in rebounding margin, entering play this weekend at +11. The mark is 62nd best among Division I programs, with the Ramblers led by Gemma Wichmann leading the way with 30 total rebounds, with 10 rebounds per game, including seven defensive rebounds per contest. As a team, Loyola records 40.7 boards per contests, while opponents are only able to gather 29.7 per game.

SERIES HISTORY / LAST MEETING
No strangers to one another, former Horizon League opponents Milwaukee and Loyola Chicago renew their rivalry on Saturday afternoon with Milwaukee looking for its first win since a Nov. 10, 2022, win at the Klotsche Center (76-66). In 48 all-time meetings, Milwaukee is 33-15 against the Ramblers, including a 27-11 record in conference matchups.

In their last meeting during the season opener to begin 2025-26, Loyola Chicago held a one-point lead at halftime and held on for a four-point win, 59-55. Alex-Anne Bessette led the Ramblers with 12 points off the bench, while Audrey Deptula scored nine off the bench, tying starter Alexa Kinas for second on the team. Kinas also led Loyola with seven rebounds.

Current returners Jada Williams, Sophia Rampulla, and Valerie Cassidy De-Falco all scored seven points in the effort.

ON THIS DATE
Milwaukee is 2-3 in games played on Nov. 14, including a win in its last game during the 2024-25 season against Valparaiso at home. During the win over the Beacons, Kacee Baumhower scored a career-high 28 points while Anna Lutz secured a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds during the 90-79 victory.

This will be the first time the Panthers play a team from the State of Illinois on Nov. 14.

UP NEXT
Milwaukee continues its road trip, beginning the season with six road games through its first seven contests to begin the season. The Panthers will head to Indiana for a Saturday matchup against the Hoosiers at 1:00 p.m. (CT).

The Panthers will wrap up its second three-game road trip of 2026-27, on Friday, Nov. 20 at Western Michigan in Kalamazoo. The game against the Broncos will be followed by a pair of home matches against Marquette (Nov. 23) and Toledo (Nov. 29).

MILWAUKEE'S LEADING SCORERS
Through Milwaukee's first four contests, the team's leading scorer has come in the forms of four different players as Rita Gomes scored 19 at Northwestern (Nov. 3), Madison Fitzgibbon scored 22 at Saint Louis (Nov. 5), Izzy Pugh scored 20 at SIUE (Nov. 8), and Tierney Madigan scored 13 points versus Norh Dakota (Nov. 12).

WIRE-TO-WIRE WINS
Milwaukee did not trail the entirety of the contest against North Dakota on Nov. 13, it was the team's first wire-to-wire win since Feb. 8, 2024, when they defeated IU Indy (then IUPUI) 73-54.

MARGIN OF VICTORY
The 28-point win for Milwaukee over North Dakota was the team's largest margin of victory since last season's 72-43 win over Division III Ripon. The last time the Panthers won by at least 28 points over a Division I opponent came on Feb. 23, 2023, a 30-point win at home over Purdue Fort Wayne (64-34).

ON THE GLASS
Milwaukee was +22 in the rebounding department against North Dakota on Nov. 12, its best rebounding differential since Nov. 19, 2019, when the Panthers were +23 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a 14-point win.

MAGIC NUMBER
Since 2016–17, Milwaukee is 124–50 (.713) when shooting at least 40 percent from the field. When shooting 43 percent or better, the Panthers improve to 107–30 (.781). When shooting below 40 percent, Milwaukee is 27–113 (.193).

IN THE PAINT
Since the start of the 2023–24 season, Milwaukee is 27–27 when scoring more than 25 points in the paint and 6–41 when scoring fewer than 25.

KEEPING THE FOULS DOWN
Since the 2022–23 season, Milwaukee is 13–4 when committing 11 or fewer fouls. Conversely, the Panthers are 13–42 when committing 18 or more fouls.