2023–24 Milwaukee Panthers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Milwaukee Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 12th-year head coach Kyle Rechlicz, played their home games at the Klotsche Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as members of the Horizon League.

2023–24 Milwaukee Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record15–15 (9–10 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachStacy Cantley
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKlotsche Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cleveland State 18 2   .900 29 6   .829
Green Bay 17 3   .850 27 7   .794
Purdue Fort Wayne 13 7   .650 23 13   .639
Wright State 11 9   .550 18 15   .545
Milwaukee 10 10   .500 16 16   .500
Detroit Mercy 9 11   .450 17 16   .515
Youngstown State 9 11   .450 14 18   .438
Oakland 8 12   .400 12 17   .414
Northern Kentucky 8 12   .400 11 20   .355
IUPUI 5 15   .250 7 23   .233
Robert Morris 2 18   .100 6 24   .200
2024 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 11–19, 8–12 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.[1] As the #7 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they defeated #10 seed Robert Morris in the first round,[2] before falling to #2 seed and eventual tournament champions Cleveland State in the quarterfinals.[3]

Roster

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2023–24 Milwaukee Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Hallie Majoros 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Nordonia High School Sagamore Hills, Ohio
G 1 Vanessa Jurewicz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr McCook Community College Stockholm, Sweden
G 2 Jada Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Mason City High School Mason City, Iowa
G 3 Sophia Rampulla 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Union Grove High School Union Grove, Wisconsin
F 4 Anna Lutz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Marshall High School Marshall, Wisconsin
F 5 Grace Crowley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Homestead High School Mequon, Wisconsin
F 10 Lior Halevi 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Wingate Basketball Academy Kibbutz Tirat Zvi, Israel
F 11 Izzy Pugh 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Westlake Girls High School Auckland, New Zealand
G/F 15 Payton Rechlicz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Menomonee Falls High School Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
G 21 Kalvina Eubanks 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Walther Christian Academy Bellwood, Illinois
G 22 Angie Cera 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Mukwonago High School Mukwonago, Wisconsin
G 23 Kamy Peppler 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Hortonville High School Hortonville, Wisconsin
G 24 Jada Donaldson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Beaver Dam High School Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
G 25 Justina Hernandez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Glenbard North High School Carol Stream, Illinois
G 30 Kendall Nead 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Johnston High School Johnston, Iowa
F 32 Jorey Buwalda 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Randolph High School Randolph, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 7, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2023*
6:30 pm, B1G+
at Wisconsin L 51–62  0–1
 18  Nead   9  Crowley   7  Peppler  Kohl Center (3,120)
Madison, WI
November 12, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UIC L 70–73  0–2
 25  Peppler   10  Lutz   6  Peppler  Klotsche Center (617)
Milwaukee, WI
November 16, 2023*
4:00 pm
vs. Louisiana–Monroe
McNeese State Tournament
L 67–73  0–3
 21  Nead   9  Buwalda   5  Donaldson  The Legacy Center (127)
Lake Charles, LA
November 17, 2023*
7:00 pm
at McNeese
McNeese State Tournament
W 88–67  1–3
 38  Nead   14  Buwalda   8  Donaldson  The Legacy Center (1,669)
Lake Charles, LA
November 18, 2023*
1:00 pm
vs. Mississippi Valley State
McNeese State Tournament
W 67–61  2–3
 20  Buwalda   12  Buwalda   8  Peppler  The Legacy Center (150)
Lake Charles, LA
November 21, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Edgewood W 70–50  3–3
 20  Nead   7  Lutz   6  2 Tied  Klotsche Center (741)
Milwaukee, WI
November 25, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+
Central Michigan W 84–59  4–3
 23  Lutz   6  Buwalda   6  2 Tied  Klotsche Center (630)
Milwaukee, WI
November 30, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Green Bay L 53–76  4–4
(0–1)
 11  Buwalda   9  Nead   5  Nead  Klotsche Center (1,122)
Milwaukee, WI
December 3, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at IUPUI W 70–59  5–4
(1–1)
 16  Nead   7  2 Tied   6  Peppler  IUPUI Gymnasium (392)
Indianapolis, IN
December 7, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Thomas L 65–67  5–5
 26  Nead   9  Lutz   4  3 Tied  Klotsche Center (704)
Milwaukee, WI
December 9, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola Chicago L 47–60  5–6
 16  Nead   6  Peppler   4  Peppler  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (328)
Chicago, IL
December 15, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Illinois W 59–52  6–6
 19  Nead   13  Nead   5  Peppler  Groniger Arena (175)
Charleston, IL
December 20, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Viterbo W 100–37  7–6
 17  2 Tied   10  Lutz   6  Peppler  Klotsche Center (684)
Milwaukee, WI
December 30, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne L 55–65  7–7
(1–2)
 21  Nead   11  Lutz   3  2 Tied  Klotsche Center (722)
Milwaukee, WI
January 1, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State L 59–64  7–8
(1–3)
 23  Lutz   10  Lutz   5  Peppler  Klotsche Center (524)
Milwaukee, WI
January 5, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wright State L 70–77  7–9
(1–4)
 15  Buwalda   11  Lutz   3  2 Tied  Nutter Center (1,185)
Fairborn, OH
January 7, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky W 75–67  8–9
(2–4)
 24  Peppler   12  Buwalda   3  Peppler  Truist Arena (1,031)
Highland Heights, KY
January 11, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
Robert Morris W 73–58  9–9
(3–4)
 17  Buwalda   6  2 Tied   4  Donaldson  Klotsche Center (2,917)
Milwaukee, WI
January 13, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State W 66–58  10–9
(4–4)
 24  Peppler   9  Crowley   4  2 Tied  Klotsche Center (596)
Milwaukee, WI
January 18, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland W 67–51  11–9
(5–4)
 24  Lutz   11  Buwalda   14  Peppler  OU Credit Union O'rena (415)
Rochester, MI
January 20, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy L 52–54  11–10
(5–5)
 15  Peppler   6  2 Tied   4  Peppler  Calihan Hall (213)
Detroit, MI
January 26, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Wright State W 93–87 OT 12–10
(6–5)
 20  2 Tied   10  Crowley   10  Peppler  Klotsche Center (676)
Milwaukee, WI
January 31, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Robert Morris W 61–43  13–10
(7–5)
 13  2 Tied   7  2 Tied   4  Nead  UPMC Events Center (347)
Moon Township, PA
February 3, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
at Youngstown State L 66–73  13–11
(7–6)
 21  Crowley   5  2 Tied   8  Donaldson  Beeghly Center (1,724)
Youngstown, OH
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
IUPUI W 73–54  14–11
(8–6)
 13  Crowley   7  2 Tied   6  Peppler  Klotsche Center (606)
Milwaukee, WI
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Kentucky L 66–67  14–12
(8–7)
 17  Lutz   9  Crowley   7  Peppler  Klotsche Center (652)
Milwaukee, WI
February 15, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Purdue Fort Wayne L 55–75  14–13
(8–8)
 16  Cera   5  2 Tied   4  Peppler  Hilliard Gates Sports Center (505)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 17, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
at Cleveland State L 51–64  14–14
(8–9)
 11  Peppler   8  Nead   4  Cera  Wolstein Center (621)
Cleveland, OH
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy W 61–55  15–14
(9–9)
 19  Cera   7  Buwalda   5  Peppler  Klotsche Center (517)
Milwaukee, WI
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland L 58–66  15–15
(9–10)
 21  Nead   9  Crowley   7  Crowley  Klotsche Center (659)
Milwaukee, WI
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay       Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
Horizon League tournament
March 5–12, 2024
       
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Milwaukee Downs Robert Morris to Advance to Horizon League Quarterfinals". Milwaukee Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Cleveland State Women's Basketball Advances To #HLWBB Semifinals With 65-52 Victory Over Milwaukee". Cleveland State Vikings. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Milwaukee Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Milwaukee Panthers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 7, 2024.