The first road trip of the season started badly for the UND women's basketball team. Milwaukee beat the Fighting Hawks 77-49 on Thursday night at the Klotsche Center in Milwaukee, per UND Athletics, and it was the Panthers' first win of the season, according to Milwaukee Athletics.
How It Went
Milwaukee led wire-to-wire and took a 46-22 lead into halftime, according to the Milwaukee Athletics recap. The Panthers opened the third quarter with an 11-0 run, per the same recap.
The Grand Forks Herald reported that UND shot 35.4% from the field, and the paper's headline pointed to shooting struggles as the reason for the loss. Rebounding was also lopsided. Milwaukee outrebounded UND 46-25, according to Milwaukee Athletics, and the Herald reported the Panthers grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to UND's two.
Senior guard Jayda Maves led UND with 14 points and was the only Fighting Hawk in double figures, the Grand Forks Herald reported. London Harris added eight points, per the Herald. For Milwaukee, Tierney Madigan had 13 points, nine rebounds and four assists, according to Milwaukee Athletics.
The Season So Far
- UND is 1-2 after the loss, and Milwaukee is 1-3, the Grand Forks Herald reported.
- UND had led the all-time series with Milwaukee 3-1 before Thursday, per UND Athletics' game notes.
- More details are in UND Athletics' recap on fightinghawks.com.
Next Up
- UND at Detroit Mercy, Saturday, Nov. 14, per UND Athletics and the Grand Forks Herald. The Grand Forks Herald listed a noon tipoff; check fightinghawks.com to confirm the time and for how to watch or listen.
Sources
- UND Athletics: Women's Basketball Falls to Milwaukee: UND's official recap
- Milwaukee Athletics: Panthers Roll Past North Dakota to Earn First Victory: Milwaukee's recap, with halftime score, runs and rebounding
- Grand Forks Herald: Shooting struggles sink UND in blowout loss to Milwaukee: local game story with UND scoring leaders and records
- UND Athletics game notes: Women's Basketball Begins First Road Trip of the Season at Milwaukee: pregame notes and series history
