Tesha Buck – Photo-Green Bay Athletics
The Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball team completed a sweep of their two-game regular season series against Wright State, beating the Raiders 61-45 last night at the Kress Events Center in Green Bay.
The win leaves Green Bay (19-4, 9-1 Horizon League) in the driver’s seat for their 17th straight Horizon League title. They’re up 2-full games on Wright State in the Horizon League, plus they own the tie-breaker.
Green Bay’s stellar defense held Wright State standout Tay’ler Mingo to just 10 points and the Raiders to a season low in points scored.
Green Bay’s Tesha Buck had 15 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists to lead three players in double figures. Mehren Kraker added 14 points, reaching double figures for the seventh straight game. Sam Terry added 11 points, hitting three 3-pointers.
Green Bay never trailed in this game and they held down a Wright State team that averaged 98.3 points in its last three games. The Raiders came into the game averaging 79.6 points a game for the season.
The Phoenix hit the road to face the Milwaukee Panthers on Saturday at 2 p.m.
