Kaili Lukan – Photo: Green Bay Athletics
The Green Bay Phoenix continued its early season roll by knocking off Arizona State 63-57 in the semifinals of the Gulf Coast Showcase on Saturday night.
Green Bay (5-1) won its fourth in-a-row after trailing by as much as nine points in the second half.
Mehryn Kraker scored 19 points to lead four Green Bay players in double figures. Megan Lukan added 13 points and Lexi Weitzer and Kaili Lukan had 12 points each.
Green Bay outscored the Sun Devils 52-36 in the paint and the Phoenix also forced 20 ASU turnovers. The Phoenix shot 54%, the fourth time this season they’ve gone over 50%.
With the win, Green Bay has logged victories over a team from the Big Est, Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12.
Up next for Green Bay, a date with 3rd ranked U-Conn in the championship game at 7:30 tonight.