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1 Milwaukee Women s Basketball 2017-18 Prospectus General Information Name of School University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee City/Zip Milwaukee, Wis.

1 1 Milwaukee Women s Basketball Prospectus General Information Name of School University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee City/Zip Milwaukee, Wis Founded 1885 Enrollment 27,156 Nickname Panthers Colors Black and Gold Arena/Capacity Klotsche Center/3,500 Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Horizon League Chancellor Mark Mone Director of Athletics Amanda Braun Assoc. AD/SWA Kathy Litzau Athletics Phone Ticket Director Ron Reeves Ticket Office Phone Coaching Staff Head Coach Kyle Rechlicz Alma Mater/Year Wisconsin, 2003 Record at Milwaukee (Sixth season) Career Record Same Assistant Coach Anya Covington Assistant Coach Kira Mowen Assistant Coach Kira Carter Director of Basketball Operations Molly Hanson Graduate Manager/Video Analyst Jaime Gluesing Athletic Trainer Kelly Poster Team Information Overall Record Home/Away/Neutral 12-3/8-8/2-1 League Record 11-7 League Finish 5th League Tournament Finish 1-1, lost in semifinals Postseason WBI - semifinals Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/4 Key Returners *Steph Kostowicz (6-2, Sr., F) Second-Team All-Horizon League... averaged 15.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists/game last year... had 13 double-doubles as a junior... joined both the 1000-career-point and 500-career-rebound clubs last season. *Jenny Lindner (6-0, Sr., G) Named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team... finished last year averaging 14.5 points and 6.5 rebounds/ game... joined both the 1000-career-point and 500-careerrebound clubs last season. *Lizzie Odegard (6-0, So., F) Horizon League All-Freshman Team... averaged 5.2 points and 4.1 rebounds off the bench as a freshman... connected on a league-best.455 percent (25-55) threes last year. Key Losses *Sierra Ford-Washington (5-8, Sr., G, Graduation) Started all 34 games as a senior... finished the year averaging 10.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists/game. *Alexis Lindstromg (5-7, Sr., G, Graduation) Started all 34 games as a senior... finished the year averaging 9.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists/game. History First Year of Basketball 1971 First Year in Division I All-Time Record (.512) NCAA Appearances/Last 2/2006 Last NCAA Appearance Michigan St./L, Media Relations Women s Basketball SID Tim Prahl Cell Phone tdprahl@uwm.edu AD for Athletic Communications Chris Zills Asst. Director - Athletic Communications Ashley Steltenpohl Press Row Phone SID Mailing Address Athletic Communications The Pavilion, UW-Milwaukee P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI Overnight Address 3409 N. Downer Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53211

2 Milwaukee Numerical Roster # Name Pos Height Year Hometown/High School/Last School 0 Alyssa Moore G 5-4 Fr. Chicago, Ill. / Kenwood Academy 1 Sydney Staver G 5-11 Fr. Mineral Point, Wis. / Mineral Point 2 Akaylah Hayes G 5-11 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. / Milwaukee King 3 McKaela Schmelzer G 5-7 R-Fr. Loves Parks, Ill. / Harlem 4 Bailey Farley G 5-10 R-Sr. Fort Wayne, Ind. / Canterbury / Loyola 10 Jamie Reit G 5-9 So. Stanley, Wis. / Stanley-Boyd 12 Kelsey Cunningham G 5-9 Sr. Columbus, Ind. / Columbus North 13 Brandi Bisping G 5-11 Fr. Morton, Ill. / Morton 20 Jenny Lindner G 6-0 Sr. Neillsville, Wis. / Neillsville 21 Alyssa Fischer G 5-9 R-So. Manitowoc, Wis. / Lincoln 22 Jaye Two Bears G 5-10 So. Cannon Ball, N.D. / Shiloh Christian 23 Bre Cera G 5-10 So. Mukwonago, Wis. / Mukwonago / Iowa 25 Ryaen Johnson F 6-2 R-Jr. Lisle, Ill. / Bolingbrook / Loyola 32 Steph Kostowicz F 6-2 Sr. Franklin, Wis. / Oak Creek 45 Lizzie Odegard F 6-0 So. Minnetonka, Minn. / Minnetonka Milwaukee Alphabetical Roster # Name Pos Height Weight Year Hometown/High School/Last School 13 Brandi Bisping G 5-11 Fr. Morton, Ill. / Morton 23 Bre Cera G 5-10 So. Mukwonago, Wis. / Mukwonago / Iowa 12 Kelsey Cunningham G 5-9 Sr. Columbus, Ind. / Columbus North 4 Bailey Farley G 5-10 R-Sr. Fort Wayne, Ind. / Canterbury / Loyola 21 Alyssa Fischer G 5-9 R-So. Manitowoc, Wis. / Lincoln 2 Akaylah Hayes G 5-11 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. / Milwaukee King 25 Ryaen Johnson F 6-2 R-Jr. Lisle, Ill. / Bolingbrook / Loyola 32 Steph Kostowicz F 6-2 Sr. Franklin, Wis. / Oak Creek 20 Jenny Lindner G 6-0 Sr. Neillsville, Wis. / Neillsville 0 Alyssa Moore G 5-4 Fr. Chicago, Ill. / Kenwood Academy 45 Lizzie Odegard F 6-0 So. Minnetonka, Minn. / Minnetonka 10 Jamie Reit G 5-9 So. Stanley, Wis. / Stanley-Boyd 3 McKaela Schmelzer G 5-7 R-Fr. Loves Parks, Ill. / Harlem 1 Sydney Staver G 5-11 Fr. Mineral Point, Wis. / Mineral Point 22 Jaye Two Bears G 5-10 So. Cannon Ball, N.D. / Shiloh Christian Head Coach: Kyle Rechlicz Assistant Coach: Anya Covington Assistant Coach: Kira Mowen Assistant Coach: Kira Carter Director of Basketball Operations: Molly Hanson Graduate Manager/Video Analyst : Jaime Gluesing Athletic Trainer: Kelly Poster

3 Kyle Rechlicz Head Coach Sixth Season at Milwaukee Kyle Rechlicz enters her sixth season as the head coach of the Milwaukee women s basketball team in 2017-18.

2016-17 was the first with higher expectations at Milwaukee in some time and Rechlicz made sure her team delivered in multiple ways: UWM put together a 22-12 campaign to tie the 2005-06 squad for the

The Panthers powered to an early season tournament win with back-to-back victories at the TD Bank Classic in Burlington, Vt.

Despite being picked ninth in the 10-team Horizon League, Rechlicz guided that team to a second-place finish in both the regular season and conference tournament.

3 3 Kyle Rechlicz Head Coach Sixth Season at Milwaukee Kyle Rechlicz enters her sixth season as the head coach of the Milwaukee women s basketball team in Rechlicz has quickly led Milwaukee back to a place of prominence, headlined by back-to-back postseason appearances and a program-record-tying 22win season was the first with higher expectations at Milwaukee in some time and Rechlicz made sure her team delivered in multiple ways: UWM put together a campaign to tie the squad for the most wins in program history. Milwaukee won its first two postseason games in program history with a trip to the WBI semifinal. The Panthers powered to an early season tournament win with back-to-back victories at the TD Bank Classic in Burlington, Vt. Milwaukee beat in-state rivals Wisconsin (8063) and Green Bay (72-60) for the first time in the same season in 25 years. That all came just one year after Rechlicz made a big splash in Despite being picked ninth in the 10-team Horizon League, Rechlicz guided that team to a second-place finish in both the regular season and conference tournament. That marked just the third time in league history that a team finished in the bottom two one year and the top two the following season for an incredible turnaround. That earned Milwaukee a berth in the WNIT - the team s first postseason appearance in a decade and just third overall, finishing with a overall record. For all of her efforts, Rechlicz was named Horizon League Coach of the Year in 2016, becoming just the second coach in program history to earn that distinction. Rechlicz s players also earned plenty of praise over the past two seasons at Milwaukee. Steph Kostowicz has been named all league each of the past two years, while Lizzie Odegard became the second UWM player named to the All-Freshman team in the last three years. Panther players also have been recognized with Horizon League Athlete of the Week honors 10 times over the past two standout seasons. Looking back, the writing was on the wall for all this success for Rechlicz. In , her team claimed UWM s first postseason victory in five years, featured a first-team all-league selection for the first time since and also had a member of the league s all-freshman squad for the first time in four seasons. Rechlicz brings an up-tempo offense that finished the campaign with near-record three-point totals once again. In fact, four of the top five marks in the record book for both three-pointers made and three-pointers attempted have all occurred in Rechlicz s tenure at Milwaukee. In her first season on the sidelines with the Panthers, Rechlicz helped the UWM offense increase scoring by almost 15 percent from the previous year and included a record-setting three-point attack. Milwaukee broke school records for three-pointers made and three-pointers attempted and was among the best in all of the NCAA in three-pointers made per game and three-point field goal percentage. Her team broke three Horizon League records and 10 different school records, including fewest turnovers per game and a new standard for points in a contest when the Panthers finished with 116 against Bradley. In addition to scoring, her teams also take care of the ball. The Panthers broke the school record for fewest turnovers per game her first season, reset it her second season and now hold the top three spots. She also got off to a great start - becoming the first UWM coach to win three of her first five contests of her initial campaign. In her first season, Rechlicz was also one of the youngest coaches at the NCAA Division I level - just seven coaches had earlier birth years when the campaign began. Anya Covington Assistant Coach Second Season at Milwaukee Kira Mowen Assistant Coach First Season at Milwaukee Kira Carter Assistant Coach First Season at Milwaukee Rechlicz was named the seventh coach in program history in May 2012 and came to Milwaukee from the University of Wisconsin. There she served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Badgers during the campaign. I am looking forward to building a championship Horizon League program that features an exciting style of basketball, focuses on student-athletes being prepared for life after their playing days, and links the student body, community and alumni to Panther Women s Basketball, Rechlicz said at the time. Many Wisconsin basketball fans may better know Rechlicz as Kyle Black, who was a key member of very successful UW women s basketball teams from For the and teams that went to the NCAA tournament, she served as cocaptain and was named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team. Since her playing days, Rechlicz has been associate head coach and recruiting coordinator for the University of Dayton ( ) and the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Cleveland State ( ). Rechlicz, who was brought back to her alma mater in April 2011 by then first-year head coach Bobbie Kelsey, directed the UW-Madison recruiting efforts that led to the signing of five highly regarded players and one transfer from Connecticut. She also assisted with all aspects of on-court coaching, with specific responsibility for player preparation and skill development of guards. As a Badger, Rechlicz helped guide Wisconsin to four postseason appearances, including NCAA tournament berths in 2001 and She was one of Wisconsin s premier 3-point shooters, setting a school record with seven 3-pointers in collecting a career-high 26 points against Holy Cross. She led the Big Ten Conference in three-point field goal percentage as a junior, hitting 40.6 percent from beyond the arc. As a senior, Rechlicz earned her second Academic All-Big Ten honor while averaging a career-best 12.1 points per game. The Flyers made four postseason appearances during Rechlicz s tenure there, including two NCAA tournament berths. Dayton advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament in , finishing 25-8 on the season. The Flyers also appeared in the NCAA tournament in 2010, losing in the first round to Penn State. Dayton made WNIT appearances in 2008 and 2009, advancing to the second round in 2009.

4 4 Overall Statistics Total 3-ptrs Rebounds ## Player GP-GS Min Min/G FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT Off-Def TOT Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 32 KOSTOWICZ, Steph LINDNER, Jenny FORD-WASHINGTON, LINDSTROM, Alexis FARLEY, Bailey ODEGARD, Lizzie SWAN, Jordyn FISCHER, Alyssa REIT, Jamie CUNNINGHAM, Kelse TWO BEARS, Jaye WAKEMAN, Christina HAYES, Akaylah Team Panthers Opponents Record Overall Home Away Neutral League Non-League Score By Periods (Overall) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT 2OT Tot Milwaukee Opponents Score By Periods (League) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot Milwaukee Opponents League-Only Statistics Total 3-ptrs Rebounds ## Player GP-GS Min Min/G FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT Off-Def TOT Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 20 LINDNER, Jenny KOSTOWICZ, Steph LINDSTROM, Alexis FORD-WASHINGTON, FARLEY, Bailey ODEGARD, Lizzie SWAN, Jordyn CUNNINGHAM, Kelsey REIT, Jamie WAKEMAN, Christina HAYES, Akaylah TWO BEARS, Jaye Team Panthers Opponents

5 Milwaukee Game-By-Game Statistics --- Total ptrs Rebounds Opponent Date Score W/L FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Western Illinois 11/ W at NIU 11/ L at Loyola 11/ W Wisconsin 11/ W vs LIU Brooklyn 11/ W at Vermont 11/ W North Dakota State 12/ W at Illinois State 12/ W Northwestern 12/ L Chicago State 12/ W at Marquette 12/ L Wright State 12/ L Northern Kentucky 12/ W at UIC 01/ W at Valparaiso 01/ W Oakland 01/ L Detroit Mercy 01/ W UIC 01/ W at Green Bay 01/ L at Cleveland State 01/ W at Youngstown State 01/ W at Detroit Mercy 02/ L at Oakland 02/ L Youngstown State 02/ W Cleveland State 02/ W Green Bay 02/ W Valparaiso 02/ W at Northern Kentucky 02/ L at Wright State 02/ L vs Oakland 03/ W vs Green Bay 03/ L Southern Illinois 03/ W at SFU 03/ W at UNCG 03/ L Milwaukee Opponents

6 Opponent Game-By-Game Statistics --- Total ptrs Rebounds Opponent Date Score W/L FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Western Illinois 11/ L at NIU 11/ W at Loyola 11/ L Wisconsin 11/ L vs. LIU Brooklyn 11/ L at Vermont 11/ L North Dakota State 12/ L at Illinois State 12/ L Northwestern 12/ W Chicago State 12/ L at Marquette 12/ W Wright State 12/ W Northern Kentucky 12/ L at UIC 01/ L at Valparaiso 01/ L Oakland 01/ W Detroit Mercy 01/ L UIC 01/ L at Green Bay 01/ W at Cleveland State 01/ L at Youngstown State 01/ L at Detroit Mercy 02/ W at Oakland 02/ W Youngstown State 02/ L Cleveland State 02/ L Green Bay 02/ L Valparaiso 02/ L at Northern Kentucky 02/ W at Wright State 02/ W vs. Oakland 03/ L vs. Green Bay 03/ W Southern Illinois 03/ L at SFU 03/ L at UNCG 03/ W Opponents Milwaukee

7 Milwaukee/Opponent Highs/Lows Milwaukee Team Game Highs Points 104 at NIU (11/16/16) 88 Two times Field Goals Made 37 at NIU (11/16/16) 33 Southern Illinois (3/15/17) Field Goal Attempts 88 at NIU (11/16/16) 69 vs. Oakland (3/5/17) Field Goal Percentage.581 (25-43) Green Bay (2/17/17).559 (33-59) Southern Illinois (3/15/17) 3 Pt Field Goals Made 14 Two times 12 Two times 3 Pt FG Attempts 33 at Green Bay (1/21/17) 32 at Valparaiso (1/7/17) 3 Pt FG Percentage.563 (9-16) Green Bay (2/17/17).526 (10-19) Southern Illinois (3/15/17) Free Throws Made 24 Wisconsin (11/22/16) 22 NIU (11/16/16) Free Throw Attempts 31 vs. LIU Brooklyn (11/25/16) 28 Two times Free Throw Percentage (8-8) at Wright State (2/26/17).950 (19-20) at Vermont (11/26/16) Rebounds 57 at NIU (11/16/16) 50 at SFU (3/19/17) Assists 24 Southern Illinois (3/15/17) 21 Cleveland State (2/11/17) Steals 12 Two times 11 Valparaiso (2/20/17) Blocked Shots 7 Two times Turnovers 24 Western Illinois (11/13/16) Fouls 33 NIU (11/16/16) Milwaukee Team Game Lows Points 47 at Green Bay (1/21/17) Field Goals Made 18 at UNCG (3/23/17) Field Goal Attempts 43 at Green Bay (1/21/17) Field Goal Percentage.317 (19-60) Wright State (12/29/16) 3 Pt Field Goals Made 1 at UNCG (3/23/17) 3 Pt FG Attempts 10 N. Dakota State (12/3/16) 3 Pt FG Percentage.048 (1-21) at UNCG (3/23/17) Free Throws Made 1 at Green Bay (1/21/17) Free Throw Attempts 2 at Green Bay (1/21/17) Free Throw Percentage.375 (3-8) Chicago State (12/14/16) Rebounds 27 Green Bay (2/17/17) Assists 7 at UNCG (3/23/17) Steals 3 Two times Blocked Shots 0 Five times Turnovers 8 vs. Oakland (3/5/17) Fouls 8 Chicago State (12/14/16) Opponent Team Game Highs Points 114 at NIU (11/16/16) 89 at Green Bay (1/21/17) Field Goals Made 40 at NIU (11/16/16) 34 at Marquette (12/18/16) Field Goal Attempts 84 at NIU (11/16/16) 68 N. Dakota State (12/3/16) Field Goal Percentage.564 (31-55) Youngstown State (2/9/17).541 (33-61) at Green Bay (1/21/17) 3 Pt Field Goals Made 13 Two times 11 Six times 3 Pt FG Attempts 39 Green Bay (2/17/17) 30 vs. Oakland (3/5/17) 3 Pt FG Percentage.684 (13-19) at N. Kentucky (2/24/17).579 (11-19) Cleveland State (2/11/17) Free Throws Made 29 at NIU (11/16/16) 18 Two times Free Throw Attempts 34 at NIU (11/16/16) 27 Northwestern (12/11/16) Free Throw Percentage (10-10 at Marquette (12/18/16) (14-14) at Valparaiso (1/7/17) Rebounds 46 at NIU (11/16/16) 43 at Green Bay (1/21/17) Assists 23 at Marquette (12/18/16) 21 Detroit Mercy (1/13/17) Steals 15 at UIC (1/5/17) 14 Three times Blocked Shots 10 at Illinois State (12/7/16) Turnovers 25 Two times Fouls 27 at NIU (11/16/16) Opponent Team Game Lows Points 44 Two times Field Goals Made 14 N. Kentucky (12/31/16) Field Goal Attempts 39 at Loyola (11/20/16) Field Goal Percentage.313 (20-64) at SFU (3/19/17) 3 Pt Field Goals Made 1 Five times 3 Pt FG Attempts 8 vs. LIU Brooklyn (11/25/16) 3 Pt FG Percentage.059 (1-17) Northwestern (12/11/16) Free Throws Made 5 Five times Free Throw Attempts 7 Two times Free Throw Percentage.353 (6-17) Detroit Mercy (1/13/17) Rebounds 17 Youngstown St. (2/9/17) Assists 7 Two times Steals 2 N. Dakota State (12/3/16) Blocked Shots 0 vs. Oakland (3/5/17) Turnovers 8 Two times Fouls 11 at Green Bay (1/21/17)

8 Schedule/Results Date Opponent W/L Score Attendance High Scorer High Rebounder Nov. 13 WESTERN ILLINOIS W Lindner (23) Kostowicz (11) Nov. 16 at Northern Illinois L Kostowicz (30) Lindner (12) Nov. 20 at Loyola W Kostowicz (17) Ford-Washington (6) Nov. 22 WISCONSIN W Lindner (28) Kostowicz (13) Nov. 25 vs. LIU-Brooklyn $ W Lindner (17) Lindner (9) Nov. 26 at Vermont $ W Odegard (14) Kostowicz (12) Dec. 3 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W Lindner/Kostowicz (26) Lindner/Kostowicz (8) Dec. 7 at Illinois State W Lindstrom (14) Kostowicz (10) Dec. 11 NORTHWESTERN L Kostowicz (21) Kostowicz (12) Dec. 14 CHICAGO STATE W Kostowicz (12) Kostowicz (10) Dec. 18 at Marquette L Lindner/Kostowicz (17) Odegard (7) Dec. 29 WRIGHT STATE* L Reit (11) Multiple Players (4) Dec. 31 N. KENTUCKY* W Kostowicz (19) Kostowicz (10) Jan. 5 at UIC* W Ford-Washington (19) Kostowicz (9) Jan. 7 at Valpo* W Kostowicz (29) Lindner (11) Jan. 11 OAKLAND* L Lindner (21) Kostowicz (8) Jan. 13 DETROIT MERCY* W Lindner (20) Lindner (12) Jan. 17 UIC* W Lindner (17) Lindner/Odegard (8) Jan. 21 at #25 Green Bay* L Swan (10) Farley (6) Jan. 26 at Cleveland State* W Lindstrom (21) Kostowicz (9) Jan. 28 at Youngstown State* W Kostowicz (22) Kostowicz (12) Feb. 2 at Detroit Mercy* L Kostowicz/Ford-Washington (15) Kostowicz (8) Feb. 4 at Oakland* L Ford-Washington (22) Kostowicz (8) Feb. 9 YOUNGSTOWN STATE* W Kostowicz (22) Lindner (9) Feb. 11 CLEVELAND STATE* W Lindner (25) Kostowicz (11) Feb. 17 GREEN BAY* W Lindstrom (16) Kostowicz (7) Feb. 20 VALPO* W Lindner (23) Two players (6) Feb. 24 at N. Kentucky* L Lindner/Kostowicz (11) Ford-Washington (9) Feb. 26 at Wright State* L Lindner (17) Lindner (9) Mar. 5 vs. Oakland ^ W Lindner/Kostowicz (16) Kostowicz (12) Mar. 6 vs. Green Bay ^ L Kostowicz (16) Lindner (10) Mar. 15 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS & W Kostowicz (16) Kostowicz (12) Mar. 19 at Saint Francis & W Kostowicz/Reit (15) Kostowicz (11) Mar. 23 at UNCG & L Kostowicz (15) Kostowicz (14) * - Horizon League Game $ - TD Bank Classic (Burlington, Vt.) ^ - Horizon League Tournament contest & - WBI contest Home Games in CAPS

Milwaukee Women s Basketball Summer Prospectus

Milwaukee Women s Basketball Summer Prospectus General Information Name of School University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee City/Zip Milwaukee, Wis. 53211 Founded 1885 Enrollment 30,000 Nickname Panthers Colors Black and Gold Arena/Capacity Klotsche Center/3,500