No. 8 Milwaukee Advances to #HLWBB Quarterfinals

#HLWBB Tournament First Round Results
MIlwaukee 77, Valpariaso 64

Panthers Open Postseason With Convincing Victory-- Box Score
MILWAUKEE - Senior Ashley Green scored a game-high 23 points and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's basketball team scored 18 points in a row to blow open a close game early in the second half in cruising to a 77-64 victory over Valparaiso University.

The Panthers (10-19) took control against the Crusaders (6-24) by scoring 27 of the first 30 points after halftime to eventually lead by 21. The lead would grow to as many as 24, helping UWM advance in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament Monday evening at the Klotsche Center.

Green just missed a double-double, adding nine rebounds to go along with her 23 points. She had plenty of help offensively, joined by three other players in double-figures. Read more

Strong Second Half Boosts Milwaukee Past Valpo-- Box Score\
Trailing by three points at halftime, the Panthers outscored the Crusaders 38-22 over the final twenty minutes in a 77-64 contest at the Klotsche Center in Milwaukee. Junior Lexi Miller (Caledonia, Mich./Caledonia) was 5-for-6 from beyond the arc, guiding Valpo's offensive effort to the tune of 18 points. Freshman Dani Franklin (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/George Washington) added 14 points off the bench while classmate Jasmyn Walker (Muskegon, Mich./Mona Shores) finished a board shy of her tenth double-double, posting 10 points and nine rebounds.

Valpo opened the game with some of its best perimeter shooting of the season. Four different players raised the nylon on three-point attempts in the first five minutes and twenty seconds. A Franklin triple just before the 12-minute mark put the Crusaders ahead 25-20. The Brown and Gold's lead remained in that vicinity for much of the opening period. Walker briefly granted Valpo a seven-point lead at 37-30, but Milwaukee's Steph Kostowicz quickly changed that with a trey at the other end.

The Panthers' Jenny Lindner completed an old-fashioned three-point play to temporarily give the home team a one-point edge, but the Crusaders scored five of the last six points of the half. Behind Miller's 12-point (4-4 3FG) spot-on stanza, Valpo enjoyed a 42-39 advantage at half. Read more