by Bill Scott | Mar 15, 2014
In Stevens Point, the top ranked and host Pointers fell to Emory (GA) 76-73 in overtime, ending the Pointers season with just their second defeat. In the first game of the night, UW-Whitewater knocked off the University of Texas at Dallas 81-63. Whitewater faces Emory...
by Bill Scott | Mar 13, 2014
The Green Bay Phoenix advanced to the semifinals of the Horizon League women’s basketball tournament as it ran past Valparaiso, 72-55 in Wednesday’s quarterfinal game at the Kress Events Center. All 12 Phoenix players played in the game with 10 denting the...
by Bill Scott | Mar 12, 2014
The 2014 Horizon League Tournament title was supposed to belong to the Green Bay Phoenix. That that’s why they play the games. Given a double bye straight to the semifinals, the Phoenix got plenty of rest, while the Milwaukee Panthers, picked to finish dead...
by Bill Scott | Mar 10, 2014
For the third time this season, Green Bay women’s basketball forward Mehryn Kraker was named the Horizon League Freshman of the Week today. In the final weekend of the regular season, Kraker averaged 14.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 blocks a game...
by Bill Scott | Mar 9, 2014
The top-seeded and regular season Horizon League Champion Green Bay Phoenix had the table set. After a double-bye into the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament, the Phoenix had their semifinal matchup against UW-Milwaukee on their home court at the Resch...
by Bill Scott | Mar 8, 2014
The UW-Milwaukee Panthers won their second game in the Horizon League men’s basketball tournament, knocking off Valparaiso 74-57 in front of a small crowd of 1,770 at the Resch Center in Green Bay. The fifth-seeded Panthers (19-13) earned a spot in the...
by Bill Scott | Mar 7, 2014
The Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball team knocked off Oakland 67-52 last night to clinch at least a share of a 16th straight Horizon League regular-season title. In the process, Green Bay earned the number-1 seed for the conference tournament next week. ...
by Bill Scott | Mar 5, 2014
Jordan Aaron and Steve McWhorter combined to score 31 points as the UW-Milwaukee Panthers beat Detroit 83-73 in their Horizon League Tournament opener. The fifth-seeded Panthers (18-13) advanced to meet fourth-seeded Valparaiso (18-14) in a second round game on Friday...
by Bill Scott | Mar 4, 2014
The UW-Green Bay Phoenix get a bye all the way to Saturday’s semifinals of the Horizon League men’s basketball tournament, but there’s three opening round games on tap tonight. The UW-Milwaukee Panthers host Detroit at the U.S. Cellular Arena. It...
by Bill Scott | Mar 3, 2014
The Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball team seemingly grabbed all of the Horizon League postseason hardware. Head coach Brian Wardle was named Coach of the Year, junior guard Keifer Sykes was named Player of the Year and senior Alec Brown was named the Defensive...
by Bill Scott | Feb 28, 2014
The Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball team started the night in a three-way tie for the Horizon League lead with Wright State and Youngstown State. When the dust settled, it was the Phoenix who stood alone, atop the Horizon League. Green Bay (17-8, 10-3...
by Bill Scott | Feb 28, 2014
Alec Brown and Keifer Sykes combined to score 21 points in the second half as Green Bay rallied from 15 down to knock off Oakland 71-63, capturing the outright Horizon League regular season championship. Brown finished with 18 points while Sykes and Jordan Fouse added...
by Bill Scott | Feb 24, 2014
The Youngstown State women’s basketball team used 9 and 7 point runs in the second half to knock off the Green Bay Phoenix 72-63 at the Kress Events Center on Sunday. The win moved the Penguins into a first place tie with the Phoenix and Wright State atop the...
by Bill Scott | Feb 21, 2014
It’s been a long time since the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men’s basketball team has won a regular season league title. The drought came to an end on Thursday night at the Resch Center in Green Bay. The Phoenix knocked off Valparaiso 67-53 at the...
by Bill Scott | Feb 14, 2014
Alec Brown scored 24 points and Keifer Sykes added 14 points and 9 rebounds to lead the UW-Green Bay Phoenix past Youngstown State 71-40 in Horizon League action in Youngstown, Ohio on Thursday night. Green Bay dominated this game throughout, leading 39-23 at...
by Bill Scott | Feb 9, 2014
The race is getting tighter in men’s basketball at the top of the Horizon League. The UW-Milwaukee Panthers used a 20-5 second half run to build a lead and hold off the Green Bay Phoenix 73-63 on Saturday at the Resch Center. Green Bay’s 11-game home...
by Bill Scott | Feb 6, 2014
Keifer Sykes scored 18 points and grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds as the Green Bay Phoenix knocked off Illinois-Chicago 81-70, sweeping the Flames in the 2-game season series. Sykes scored 15 of his 18 in the second half. Alec Brown had 20 points and Carrington...
by Bill Scott | Feb 4, 2014
The Green Bay women’s basketball team picked up the 100th win in program history at the Kress Events Center, cruising to a 70-42 win over Valparaiso at the Kress Events Center on Monday night. The Kress Events Center opened its doors for the 2007-08 season. The...
by Bill Scott | Feb 3, 2014
Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball forward Mehryn Kraker is the Horizon League Freshman of the Week. It’s the second time Kraker was named freshman of the week after the opening weekend of the season on Nov. 11. Green Bay has now taken home freshman of...
by Bill Scott | Jan 31, 2014
Michala Johnson scored 19 points in the first half and finished with 26 for the game, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Wisconsin Badgers from a 71-67 loss to Michigan State in Big Ten women’s basketball at the Breslin Center in East Lansing on Thursday...
