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Green Bay’s 40-game win streak is history

February 10, 2012 By

Green Bay’s 40-game unbeaten streak came to an end on Thursday night when the Phoenix women were beaten by Detroit 70-58. 

Shareta Brown scored 24 points and Senee Shearer added 23 to lead Detroit past the 9th ranked Phoenix (20-1, 10-1 Horizon League), handing them their first loss this season.  That leaves Baylor as the only unbeaten team in Division 1 women’s basketball.

Green Bay struggled offensively.  They made just 29% of their FG’s and made just three of their first 18 shots.  They shot just 22% in the first half. 

Julie Wojta had 16 for the Phoenix in defeat.

Detroit beat the Phoenix in Green Bay for the first time since 1997.

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New Top 25 polls are out

February 7, 2012 By

Marquette and Wisconsin both dropped in the latest top 25 polls, which were released on Monday.

Marquette dropped from 15th to 18th in the A.P. Poll and 15th to 19th in the coaches poll. 

The Wisconsin Badgers fell from 19th to 21st in the A.P. Poll and from 20th to 22nd in the coaches poll.

The women’s A.P. Top 25 poll is also out and the Green Bay Phoenix moved up one spot from 10th to 9th.  Green Bay is a perfect 20-0 on the season and has won 40-straight regular season games overall.

 

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Green Bay’s Wojta garners player of the week honors

January 30, 2012 By

For the fourth time this season and fifth of her career, Green Bay Phoenix senior Julie Wojta (Francis Creek, Wis.) has been named the Horizon League Player of the Week for her recent performance.  Wojta averaged 17 points and 9 rebounds in Green Bay’s wins at Butler Jan. 26 and Valparaiso Jan. 28.

In Green Bay’s 60-36 win at Butler, Wojta poured in a game-high 15 points while dishing out a game-high five assists in 25 minutes of play.  With her 15 points, Wojta cracked the top 10 career record list in scoring with 1,333 career points.

Following her performance at Butler, Wojta also added her name to the record books after her double double performance in Green Bay’s 65-37 win at Valparaiso.  Wojta poured in a game-high 19 points while grabbing a game-high 10 rebounds, posting her 10th double double of the season.  Wojta’s 10 rebounds moved her into 10th on the career record list for rebounds with 700 career boards.

Wojta is just one of seven players in Phoenix history to be in the top 10 career record lists in both scoring (1,352) and rebounding (700).

 

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Green Bay women continue to roll

January 27, 2012 By

The 12th ranked (A.P.) Green Bay Phoenix women’s team (18-0, 8-0 HL) held Butler to 19% shooting from the field and rolled to a 60-36 win in women’s Horizon League action in Indianapolis.

The win was Green Bay’s 32nd straight over the Bulldogs and 38th straight regular season win.

Julie Wojta moved into the top 10 on Green Bay’s all-time scoring list with her game high 15 points. 

The Phoenix held the Bulldogs to a season low 3 field goals and forced a Butler season high 30 turnovers.

Green Bay wraps up their road trip on Saturday with a game at Valparaiso.

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Green Bay & Milwaukee earn HL wins

January 27, 2012 By

The Green Bay Phoenix upset Valparaiso in men’s Horizon League basketball action on Thursday night. 

Kam Cerroni scored 23 points and Alec Brown added 16 points in Green Bay’s 75-60 victory.  Brennan Cougill added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Phoenix (8-12, 4-6 Horizon League) who improved to 8-1 at home this season.

The Crusaders (14-8, 7-3) dropped out of a first-place tie in the league standings, a half game behind idle Cleveland State. 

Panthers win

The UW-Milwaukee Panthers got 12 points from James Haarsma and pulled out a 53-42 win over the Butler Bulldogs.

Milwaukee (14-8, 7-3 HL) used a 13-1 run to start the second half to pick up the win.

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