MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee's road trip continues as the Panthers visit Robert Morris for another pivotal Horizon League matchup on Saturday at the UPMC Events Center in Moon Township, Pa., with tip set for 1:00 p.m. (CT).
 
Saturday'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
Saturday, Feb. 7 | Milwaukee at Robert Morris | UPMC Events Center | Moon Township, Pa. | 1:00 p.m. (CT) | ESPN+ / Live Stats | Follow Along (on X)
 
QUICK NOTES
» After a loss to Youngstown State on Thursday evening, Milwaukee continues its trip to the eastern stretches of the Horizon League with a match-up at Robert Morris on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. (CT).
» This will be the second game of the season series between the Panthers and Colonials, with Robert Morris winning 62-52 in Milwaukee on Janu-ary 2.
» In Milwaukee's most recent game, the Panthers fell to Youngstown State 79-48, as the team shot just 27.3 percent from the field and 24.0 per-cent from three. Cece McNair led Milwaukee with 11 points, a career-high, while Jorey Buwalda had a team-best 13 rebounds. Jada Williams chipped in defensively with three steals.
» Against the Panthers on Thursday, Youngstown State connected on a season-best 13 three-pointers, as four Penguins reached double figures including a game-high 17 from both Erica King and Casey Santoro.
» Robert Morris dropped a heartbreaker in its last game, falling to Green Bay on Thursday morning by a 61-58 score. The Colonials had a five-point lead with 2:39 left in the game but Green Bay scored eight unanswered down the stretch including a game-winning buzzer beater at the end to up-end the Colonials by three.
» RMU got 18 points and nine rebounds from Bailey Kuhns in the loss, while Myriam Traore had 16 points and Aislin Malcolm scored 15 in the effort.
» Robert Morris has won just four games all-time against Milwaukee, which includes the last three meetings. The Colonials won earlier this season by 10, while sweeping last season's series by a combined seven points, including a one-point victory in Moon Township.
» Milwaukee is just 2-2 in games played at UPMC Events Center, with its last win coming on Jan. 31, 2024, a 61-43 win.

QUICK LOOK AT ROBERT MORRIS
Entering the weekend currently in a tie for fourth in the Horizon League standings with Northern Kentucky, the Colonials have been towards the top of the league standings throughout much of the conference slate. The Colonials are a half game behind Purdue Fort Wayne for third in the standings, having split with the Mastodons this season. Following Saturday's game with Milwaukee, RMU plays anther pivotal game against Youngstown State at the Beeghly Center on Wednesday, before hosting Cleveland State next Saturday.

After a 15-win season in her first season at the helm, Chandler McCabe's team has already reached the 15-win mark with six games left in the regular season. The Colonials reached the Horizon League semifinals a season ago and fell to eventual champion Green Bay by a 67-53 score.

While RMU is only eighth in the league in scoring offense at 65.1 points per game, the Colonials are a stronger defensive unit and rank fourth in the league in defense, allowing 59.7 points per contest. Robert Morris is also tops in the league on the glass in multiple categories including rebounding margin at +6.4, defensive rebounds per game at 28.4, and total rebounds per game at 38.91. Five players average at least four rebounds per game for RMU, while eight played average at least three per contest.

ROBERT MORRIS – PLAYERS TO WATCH
Aislin Malcolm – 23 GP / 23 GS, 29.8 MPG, 12.0 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 58 AST, 13 STL
Myriam Traore – 23 GP / 20 GS, 30.0 MPG, 10.9 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 27 STL, 24 BLK
Bailey Kuhns – 23 GP / 23 GS, 20.7 MPG, 9.7 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 22 AST, 7 BLK
Eva Livingston – 20 GP / 20 GS, 25.3 MPG, 8.1 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 28 AST, 18 STL

UP NEXT
After a pair of road games at Youngstown State and Robert Morris, the Panthers make a quick return to the Klotsche Center for a home game against Northern Kentucky on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. for its annual 'School Day' contest. The stay won't be long as Milwaukee heads back on the road for games at Wright State and Green Bay as the Panthers continue a stretch of 4-of-5 on the road.

LAST MEETING
Milwaukee rang in the New Year with Robert Morris on Jan. 2 at the Klotsche Center earlier this season. At halftime, Robert Morris held a one-point lead and Milwaukee sent the game to the fourth quarter tied at 46. Over the final 10 minutes, the Panthers were outscored 16-6 as RMU ran away late with for the 62-52 win.

Aislin Malcolm led the way with 18 points, while Myriam Traore had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Colonials finished the game shooting 38.9 percent from the field and made 16-of-21 from the line. Jada Williams led Milwaukee with 11 points off the bench, while Jorey Buwalda scored 10 and Grace Lomen added eight. The Panthers knocked down nine three-pointers in the losing effort including three by Williams.

ON THIS DATE
Milwaukee is 3-6 in games played on Feb. 7, including losses in its last three games in 2022, 2019, and 2013. The Panthers' last win came over Youngstown State, 78-51, during the 2008-09 season. On the flip side, Milwaukee is 3-2 in games against teams from the Eastern Time Zone on Feb. 7.

LOW ON THE O, STILL GOT THE WIN
Despite collecting a season-low four offensive rebounds, Milwaukee earned a 75-70 win over Wright State on Jan. 31. The last time the Panthers won a game with fewer than five offensive rebounds was Feb. 3, 2022, in a 68-48 home victory over Robert Morris.

BENCH TO THE RESCUE
Milwaukee leads the Horizon League and ranks among the top 50 nationally in bench scoring, averaging 25.1 points per game from its reserves. LSU leads the nation, averaging 41.1 bench points per contest through games played on Feb. 5.

TOPS IN THE LEAGUE
Through games played on Feb. 5, Jorey Buwalda entered the day as the Horizon League leader in double-doubles (eight), total rebounds (216), and rebounds per game (9.0).

She is ranks among the league's top 10 in free throws made (75), and percentage (.773), this season.

NORTH OF 500
Milwaukee had a season-best .520 from the field in its Jan. 22 win over Detroit Mercy. It marked the second time the Panthers have eclipsed the 50 percent mark this season, with the other coming against the Titans in Detroit on Jan. 8.

The Panthers have won nine consecutive games when shooting above 50 percent, dating back to the 2022-23 season. Their last loss under those circumstances came against Northern Kentucky on Feb. 12, 2023, despite shooting .518 (28-of-54).

NORTH OF 550
Milwaukee turned in an efficient performance from beyond the arc on Jan. 22 against Detroit Mercy, finishing 12-of-21 (57.1 percent) from three-point range.

It was the first time the Panthers shot better than 55 percent from deep since Feb. 8, 2024, against IUPUI (8-of-14, 57.1 percent). It also marked the first time Milwaukee hit more than 10 threes at that efficiency since a 14-of-24 (58.3 percent) effort at Youngstown State on Feb. 17, 2023.

Milwaukee is 4-0 in its last four games when shooting above 55 percent from three, with its most recently loss under those conditions coming at Minnesota on Nov. 14, 2019.

THREE WINS TO GO
With Milwaukee's Jan. 31 win over Wright State, head coach Kyle Rechlicz earned her 197th career victory since taking over the program prior to the 2012-13 season.

She is three wins shy of becoming just the third head coach in program history to reach the 200-win milestone, joining M.A. Kelling (284 wins, 1978-95), and Sandy Botham (245 wins, 1996-2012).

DOUBLE-DOUBLES FOR BUWALDA
Jorey Buwalda entered her junior season with two career double-doubles and has added eight more in 2025–26, recording them against Loyola Chicago, Valparaiso, Purdue Fort Wayne, Ripon, IU Indy, Cleveland State, and Detroit Mercy twice. Her 17 rebounds against Valparaiso and Ripon marked new career highs.

With double-doubles in three straight games from Dec. 10-29, Buwalda became just the 18th player in program to accomplish the feat. The school record is six consecutive double-doubles, set by Avyanna Young from Feb. 21-Mar. 12, 2014.

TEN FOR THREE
After posting just three games with 10 or more three-pointers in 2023–24, Milwaukee rebounded with eight such performances in 2024–25 and has recorded seven more during the 2025–26 season. Under Kyle Rechlicz, the Panthers have made at least 10 three-pointers in a game 78 times.

A DOZEN THREES IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES
Milwaukee knocked down 13 three-pointers on Dec. 10 at Purdue Fort Wayne and followed with 12 more on Dec. 14 against Ripon. It marked the first time the Panthers hit at least a dozen threes in consecutive games since February 2013.

The 25 combined three-pointers over the two-game stretch are the most since the 2012-13 season, when Milwaukee hit 11 at Toledo (Dec. 8), and 14 at DePaul (Dec. 11).

SEVEN THREES FOR LOMEN
Against Oakland on Jan. 24, Grace Lomen drained seven three-pointers, becoming just the ninth player in Milwaukee's Division I history to accomplish the feat. The last Panthers to do so was Sydney Levy during the 2019-20 season.

Lomen finished 7-of-8 from three, tying for the fifth-best single-game percentage in program history and the best-mark ever by a Panther with at least seven made threes (.875).

LOMEN & GOMES IN THE FOURTH
Grace Lomen knocked down four three-pointers in the fourth quarter against Oakland on Jan. 24, joining Rita Gomes as the only Panthers to record at least three fourth-quarter three this season. Gomes accomplished the feat against Northern Kentucky (Jan. 14), UC Davis (Nov. 29), and Butler (Nov. 23)

The last Panthers with at least three threes in any quarter prior to this season was Jada Donaldson on Feb. 13, 2025, at Detroit Mercy. The most recent fourth-quarter instance before this season came from Angie Cera on Jan. 26, 2024, against Wright State.

QUICK STARTS FROM DISTANCE
In Milwaukee's Jan. 8 win over Detroit Mercy, the Panthers connected on six three-pointers in the opening quarter, including three by Grace Lomen. It tied the season-high for threes in a quarter, first set against Ripon on Dec. 14.

Milwaukee has made at least five three-pointers in the first quarter four times season.

FOUR STEALS, ONE GAME
Three different Panthers have recorded four-steal performances 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 in a game since Feb. 19, 2021, when Miquela Santoro tallied six against UIC.

BIG REBOUNDING EFFORTS
In Milwaukee's Nov. 16 win over Valparaiso on Nov. 16, Jorey Buwalda grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds, the most by a Panthers since Megan Walstad collected 16 against Robert Morris on Jan. 20, 2023. Buwalda matched the feat against Ripon on Dec. 14.

UC Davis' Megan Norris became the first opposing player to record 15 or more rebounds against Milwaukee since Nov. 13, 2022.

COMEBACK WINS
Milwaukee erased a 16-points first half deficit in its Jan. 4 win over Cleveland State, tying the fifth-largest comeback in program history.

The Panthers also overcame a 12-point halftime deficit, again tied for fifth all-time, and turned it into an eight-point victory, representing a 20-point swing. The program record for halftime turnarounds is 28.

MIXING & MATCHING
Milwaukee has used 10 different starting lineups thus far this season, while 12 of the 13 active players on the roster have made at least one start.

TRUE FRESHMAN STARTER IN SEASON OPENER
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, against Loyola Chicago.

MAGIC NUMBER
Since 2016–17, Milwaukee is 123–46 (.728) when shooting at least 40 percent from the field. When shooting 43 percent or better, the Panthers improve to 106–26 (.803). When shooting below 40 percent, Milwaukee is 27–108 (.200).

BALANCING THE FIRST AND SECOND HALVES
This season, Milwaukee is shooting 38.4 percent (249-of-648) in first halves, 40.9 percent (282-of-689) in second halves, and 33.3 percent (2-of-6) in overtime.

IN THE PAINT
Since the start of the 2023–24 season, Milwaukee is 26–21 when scoring more than 25 points in the paint and 6–37 when scoring fewer than 25.

KEEPING THE FOULS DOWN
Since the 2022–23 season, Milwaukee is 13–3 when committing 11 or fewer fouls. Conversely, the Panthers are 13–35 when committing 18 or more fouls.

CLOSE GAMES
During the 2024–25 season, Milwaukee went 3–14 in games decided by nine points or fewer. In 2025–26, the Panthers are 4–5 in games decided by single digits.

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).

IN OVERTIME
Last season, Milwaukee set a program record by appearing in four overtime games and now owns a 22–27 all-time record in games extending beyond regulation since joining Division I in 1990–91. Milwaukee is 1–0 in overtime so far in 2025–26.