2024–25 Milwaukee Panthers women's basketball team

2024–25 Milwaukee Panthers women's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	8–24 (5–15 Horizon)
Head coach	Kyle Rechlicz (13th season)
Associate head coach	Stacy Cantley
Assistant coaches	Cassie Lastivka Malika Glover Anthony Houston Fletcher Brown
Home arena	Klotsche Center

2024–25 Horizon League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Green Bay †	19	–	1		.950			29	–	6		.829
Purdue Fort Wayne	18	–	2		.900			27	–	9		.750
Cleveland State	14	–	6		.700			27	–	10		.730
Robert Morris	10	–	10		.500			15	–	16		.484
Northern Kentucky	8	–	12		.400			11	–	21		.344
Detroit Mercy	8	–	12		.400			15	–	15		.500
IU Indy	8	–	12		.400			9	–	21		.300
Wright State	7	–	13		.350			10	–	22		.313
Youngstown State	7	–	13		.350			12	–	19		.387
Oakland	6	–	14		.300			9	–	22		.290
Milwaukee	5	–	15		.250			8	–	24		.250
† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2024–25 Milwaukee Panthers women's basketball team represents the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 13th-year head coach Kyle Rechlicz, play their home games at the Klotsche Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as members of the Horizon League. The Panthers finished the season 8–24, 5–15 in Horizon League play, to finish in eleventh (last) place.[1]

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2023–24 season 16–16, 10–10 in Horizon League play, to finish in fifth place.[2] They were defeated by Wright State in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament.[3]

Roster

2024–25 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, OH G 1 Kendall Barnes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr East Ridge High School Minneapolis, MN G 2 Jada Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Mason City High School Mason City, IA F 4 Anna Lutz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Marshall High School Marshall, WI G/F 5 Payton Rechlicz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Menomonee Falls High School Menomonee Falls, WI F 11 Izzy Pugh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Westlake Girls High School Auckland, New Zealand G 14 Kacee Baumhower 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Wright State Sylvania, OH G 22 Kallie Peppler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Hortonville High School Hortonville, WI G 23 Kamy Peppler 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Hortonville High School Hortonville, WI G 24 Jada Donaldson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Beaver Dam High School Beaver Dam, WI G 25 Justina Hernandez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Glenbard North High School Carol Stream, IL G 30 Sophia Rampulla 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Union Grove High School Union Grove, WI F 32 Jorey Buwalda 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Randolph High School Randolph, WI C 45 Cece McNair 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Prior Lake High School Prior Lake, MN G 52 Grace Lomen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Parkside East Troy, WI	Head coach Kyle Rechlicz (Wisconsin) Assistant coach(es) Stacy Cantley (UNC Wilmington) Cassie Lastivka (Ohio Northern) Malika Glover (Northern Kentucky) Anthony Houston (St. Mary's (TX)) Fletcher Brown (UMaine Fort Kent) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 13, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., SLN		at St. Thomas	L 81–84 ^OT	0–1	26 – Baumhower	11 – Lutz	5 – Kam. Peppler	Schoenecker Arena (538) St. Paul, MN
November 6, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Carroll	W 74–49	1–1	14 – 2 tied	8 – Donaldson	10 – Kam. Peppler	Klotsche Center (676) Milwaukee, WI
November 9, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Butler	L 70–79 ^OT	1–2	24 – Baumhower	8 – Lutz	7 – Kam. Peppler	Klotsche Center (454) Milwaukee, WI
November 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Valparaiso	W 90–79	2–2	28 – Baumhower	10 – Lutz	8 – Kam. Peppler	Klotsche Center (574) Milwaukee, WI
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+		at Wisconsin	L 45–82	2–3	11 – Baumhower	5 – 2 tied	2 – Kam. Peppler	Kohl Center (3,410) Madison, WI
November 20, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 10 Kansas State	L 46–111	2–4	8 – Buwalda	3 – 2 tied	2 – Rampulla	Bramlage Coliseum (3,438) Manhattan, KS
November 24, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Illinois	L 60–67	2–5	21 – Baumhower	6 – Lutz	5 – 3 tied	Klotsche Center (573) Milwaukee, WI
November 27, 2024* 5:30 p.m.		vs. American Puerto Rico Clasico	W 74–60	3–5	25 – Baumhower	9 – 2 tied	10 – Kam. Peppler	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
November 28, 2024* 5:30 p.m.		vs. Air Force Puerto Rico Clasico	L 40–56	3–6	16 – Lutz	8 – 2 tied	6 – Kam. Peppler	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
December 4, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Youngstown State	L 50–66	3–7 (0–1)	15 – Lutz	7 – Lutz	3 – Rechlicz	Beeghly Center (1,343) Youngstown, OH
December 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Robert Morris	L 55–56	3–8 (0–2)	14 – Donaldson	5 – 2 tied	5 – Kam. Peppler	UPMC Events Center (109) Moon Township, PA
December 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Green Bay	L 53–86	3–9 (0–3)	14 – Baumhower	7 – Pugh	3 – Kam. Peppler	Klotsche Center (624) Milwaukee, WI
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Marquette	L 51–69	3–10	10 – Lutz	7 – Kam. Peppler	4 – Donaldson	Al McGuire Center (2,448) Milwaukee, WI
December 22, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Central Michigan	L 50–54	3–11	19 – Kam. Peppler	6 – Baumhower	2 – 2 tied	McGuirk Arena (990) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 29, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Cleveland State	L 68–73 ^OT	3–12 (0–4)	20 – Lutz	8 – Lutz	7 – Kam. Peppler	Wolstein Center (321) Cleveland, OH
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wright State	W 75–50	4–12 (1–4)	18 – Baumhower	8 – Buwalda	11 – Kam. Peppler	Klotsche Center (685) Milwaukee, WI
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	L 65–68	4–13 (1–5)	13 – 2 tied	5 – 2 tied	5 – Kam. Peppler	Klotsche Center (628) Milwaukee, WI
January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Purdue Fort Wayne	L 58–70	4–14 (1–6)	19 – Rechlicz	8 – 2 tied	5 – Kam. Peppler	Gates Sports Center (418) Fort Wayne, IN
January 16, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Oakland	L 72–75 ^OT	4–15 (1–7)	30 – Lutz	9 – Lutz	7 – Kam. Peppler	Klotsche Center (2,091) Milwaukee, WI
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	L 52–54	4–16 (1–8)	13 – Lutz	8 – Lutz	6 – Kam. Peppler	Klotsche Center (637) Milwaukee, WI
January 23, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	L 62–66	4–17 (1–9)	20 – Buwalda	7 – Buwalda	3 – 2 tied	Truist Arena (1,277) Highland Heights, KY
January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wright State	L 61–69	4–18 (1–10)	13 – Baumhower	9 – Buwalda	4 – Lutz	Nutter Center (1,234) Fairborn, OH
January 29, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at IU Indy	W 66–62	5–18 (2–10)	15 – Lutz	6 – Rechlicz	5 – Baumhower	The Jungle (467) Indianapolis, IN
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cleveland State	L 81–89	5–19 (2–11)	21 – Baumhower	5 – 2 tied	8 – Kam. Peppler	Klotsche Center (600) Milwaukee, WI
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Robert Morris	L 52–58	5–20 (2–12)	20 – Kam. Peppler	6 – Donaldson	3 – Baumhower	Klotsche Center (497) Milwaukee, WI
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Youngstown State	W 61–56	6–20 (3–12)	20 – Lutz	8 – Lutz	5 – Donaldson	Klotsche Center (606) Milwaukee, WI
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy	L 46–50	6–21 (3–13)	13 – Donaldson	7 – Lutz	3 – Baumhower	Calihan Hall (405) Detroit, MI
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oakland	W 61–49	7–21 (4–13)	12 – Kal. Peppler	6 – Baumhower	4 – 2 tied	OU Credit Union O'rena (522) Auburn Hills, MI
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		IU Indy	W 77–70	8–21 (5–13)	26 – Kam. Peppler	9 – Lutz	8 – Kam. Peppler	Klotsche Center (427) Milwaukee, WI
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Green Bay	L 45–68	8–22 (5–14)	10 – Lutz	5 – Kam. Peppler	2 – 3 tied	Kress Events Center (2,332) Green Bay, WI
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne	L 46–82	8–23 (5–15)	9 – Pugh	5 – 2 tied	3 – Kam. Peppler	Klotsche Center (534) Milwaukee, WI
Horizon League tournament
March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(11)	vs. (6) Detroit Mercy Quarterfinals	L 62–73	8–24	20 – Kam. Peppler	7 – Lutz	4 – 2 tied	Calihan Hall (227) Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5]

References

1. "2024-25 Women's Basketball Standings". horizonleague.org. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
2. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
3. Engel, Sean (March 7, 2024). "Women's Basketball Season Closes with Quarterfinal Loss at Wright State". Milwaukee Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
4. "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Milwaukee Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
5. "Milwaukee Panthers Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved February 13, 2025.