MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — Jorey Buwalda scored 21 points to lead the Milwaukee Panthers to a 76-68 victory over the Detroit Titans in a Horizon League women’s basketball game Thursday night at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.

Milwaukee used a strong first quarter, outscoring Detroit 24-17, to establish a lead it would not relinquish. The Panthers improved to 7-14 overall, while the Titans fell to 4-15.

Makayla Jackson matched Buwalda with 21 points for Detroit. Maya Anderson added 14 points for the Titans. Milwaukee’s Madison Fitzgibbon scored 15 points and Kendall Barnes added 12.

An announced crowd of 308 watched the Panthers sweep the regular-season series after a Jan. 8 win in Detroit.