Wisconsin News and Sports
The 22nd-ranked Green Bay Phoenix (28-3) women knocked off Youngstown State 66-45 in Monday’s semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament in Detroit.
Green Bay trailed 28-26 at halftime but outscored the Penguins 21-5 in the third quarter and 40-17 in the second half. The Phoenix shot 58.6% from the field in the final 20 minutes.
With the win, Green Bay has now won 10-straight HL tournament games and also won its 10th-straight game over the Penguins (16-15) in the process. [Read more…]
The Horizon League Tournament has seen a number of upsets early, with the top two seeds (Oakland & Valparaiso) being knocked out of the tournament.
That meant the third-seeded Green Bay Phoenix became the favorite, only to fall victim to the upset themselves. The Phoenix lost to 6th-seeded UIC 79-70 at Joe Louis Arena, sending the Flames into the semifinals against 10th seeded Milwaukee.
UIC was up 51-50 in the second half before going on a 19-2 run to take a 70-53 lead with 3:53 left to play. [Read more…]