UNI Falls to Hot-Shooting Milwaukee in WNIT

Thursday, March 15

7 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

19-14

Milwaukee

21-11

Milwaukee

UNI

UNI Falls to Hot-Shooting Milwaukee in WNIT

3/15/2018 9:36:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa women's basketball team (19-14) had its WNIT run cut short on Thursday night, after visiting Milwaukee (21-11) shot a program-record 69.4% from the floor to score an 81-67 victory.

The visiting Panthers shot a record 34-of-49 on the night, while knocking in 10-of-18 3-pointers. UNI was held to 36.4% from the floor, while making 9-of-29 shots from behind-the-arc.

The sophomore duo of Rose Simon-Ressler and Megan Maahs led UNI in scoring, after earning 15 and 14 points respectively. Milwaukee was paced by Jamie Reit who scored a game-high 21 points after making five 3-pointers on Thursday.

The two Panther squads were evenly matched early on Thursday, with the score knotted up at 12-12 midway through the first quarter. Milwaukee posted a 9-2 run to gain control of the contest and put UNI on its heels, until Simon-Ressler cut into the deficit at the buzzer with a basket to make it 21-16.

UNI closed the gap to just a bucket following a Maahs score underneath, but Milwaukee would push its lead to 12 to close out the half after shooting a blistering 9-of-10 from the floor.

The hot shooting continued into the second half for Milwaukee, after a Bailey Farley 3-pointer swelled the lead to 16 at the 8:53 mark. UNI would fight back however, as the homestanding Panthers cut the deficit in half thanks in part to a seven-point spurt from Simon-Ressler. A jumper from Reit before the close of the third quarter brought Milwaukee's lead back to double digits as the visiting Panthers held a 63-53 advantage heading into the final quarter.

Simon-Ressler's jumper to open the fourth quarter trimmed the Milwaukee lead back to single-digits once again, but the visiting Panthers countered with a 7-2 run. Despite a great effort all night on both ends of the floor, UNI couldn't overcome Milwaukee's hot shooting as the visiting Panthers closed out the contest to win 81-67.

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Additional Notes

The Panthers are now 3-4 under Tanya Warren in WNIT contests.
Milwaukee now trails the all-time series, 6-3, to UNI.
Milwaukee's previous record-high for shooting percentage was 64.3% against Wright State on March 8, 2008. The visiting Panthers shot 69.4% on Thursday night.
UNI was held to its lowest-rebounding total of the season, after collecting 25 boards.
Sophomore Megan Maahs earned her team-best 21st game in double-figures after scoring 14 points.
Attendance for Thursday's WNIT game was 1,105.