Milwaukee 83, Loyola 78
Feb. 21, 2008
- The Panthers defeated Loyola for the ninth-straight time and lead the all-time series 28-8. - Milwaukee has shot at least 50 percent in two-straight games and five-straight halves. The last time it shot 50 percent in back-to-back games was March 3 and March 7 of 2006. - The team's 59.6 percent shooting was its highest since shooting 60 percent against Central Connecticut State Nov. 19, 2006. The Panthers' 64.3 percent in the first half was its highest this season. - UWM is averaging 81.5 points per game over its last four games. - The Panthers' 12 turnovers were a season-low, trumping the previous low of 14. - The last time UWM and its opponent each shot at least 50 percent in a game was Jan. 18, 2006 at Northwestern (UWM 55.6%, Northwestern 55.8%). - Loyola's 59.6 percent was the highest shooting percentage by a Panther opponent since Purdue shot 64.3 percent Nov. 25, 2003. - The Rambler's 63.6 percent (7-for-11) from three-point range would have been a school record for a UWM opponent, but the minimum is eight made. - Aubri Rote moved up to ninth in school history with her 73rd career three-pointer. Traci Edwards Notes ... tied the most points scored in a game this season in NCAA Division I. Andrea Riley (Oklahoma State) also scored 45 points against Oklahoma Jan. 12. ... this was her seventh career 30-point game. ... surpassed 1,600 career points (1,618). ... posted the second-best single-game field goal percentage in school history (85.7%). ... 22 free throw attempts are the second-most in a single game in school history. She attempted 20 in a game for the second time this season. ... needs just eight free throws and six attempts to tie own school single-season records. She is now just 12 free throws made from tying the league single-season record.
... first player in school history with three 500-point seasons in her career. |