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IT’S GAME TIME!
Students, players excited for basketball season to start
By Jimmy Lemke
High expectations have surrounded the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men’s basketball team all off-season since former coach Bruce Pearl led the Panthers deep into the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to eventual runner-up Illinois in the Sweet 16.
When Pearl left for the big bucks to become coach at the struggling men’s basketball program at the University of Tennessee, those expectations were not lowered with the hiring of former UW assistant Rob Jeter.
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Seniors rewarded with a victory on Senior Day
There is nothing sweeter than getting a win on Senior Day and that is just what the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers women’s soccer team did with their 1-0 victory over the Colorado College Tigers Friday at Engelmann Field.
Sophomore defender Amanda Winn scored the game’s only goal in the 14th minute and freshman Erin Lake continued her impressive season when she posted her school record
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0 comments10 straight for women’s volleyball
Make it 10 in a row. That is how many matches the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers women’s volleyball team has now won consecutively after a win against the Butler Bulldogs and Wright State Raiders.
This winning streak has helped move the Panthers into sole possession of first place in the Horizon League and pushed the team’s record to 17-7 overall and 9-2 in conference play.
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0 commentsMen’s soccer team loses 1-0 in overtime
In sports there is a mantra that says something to the effect of: “you can’t score if you don’t shoot.”
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers men’s soccer team must have forgotten this simple, yet important phrase on Oct. 26, as the team mustered just one shot on goal en route to a 1-0 loss in overtime to the UW-Green Bay Phoenix at Santaga Stadium in Green Bay.
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0 commentsSeason still not over for Packers
Have no fear Green Bay Packers fans: the season is not a complete bust yet. Even though the Packers dropped to an embarrassing 1-6 record, there is still a lot of football to be played and the NFC North division is not very competitive.
After the 21-14 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, the Packers now must find a way to salvage a win or two to get the ball rolling the right way. Division rivals Minnesota, Detroit and Chicago have not performed either, so winning this division is still very possible.
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