by Bill Scott | Jan 30, 2014
The Green Bay Phoenix played without 7’1 center Alec Brown last night and saw their 12-game win streak come to an end. The Phoenix fell to Valparaiso 75-60 last night, losing for the first time in the Horizon League this season. Brown sat out last nights game...
by Bill Scott | Jan 29, 2014
UW-Green Bay Phoenix 7’1 senior center Alec Brown didn’t practice on Tuesday and his status is uncertain for tonight’s road game at Valparaiso. Brown averages 16.4 points a game for the Phoenix. He’s helped his team win 12-straight games....
by Bill Scott | Jan 28, 2014
Green Bay Phoenix junior guard Keifer Sykes has been named the Horizon League men’s basketball Player of the Week. The award is the sixth of the season for Sykes, who set the single-season conference record, breaking a tie with Norris Cole (Cleveland State,...
by Bill Scott | Jan 27, 2014
The Green Bay Phoenix shot just 28% from the field (13-46) but still managed to pull out a 62-52 win over Detroit (9-13, 2-5 Horizon League) on Sunday at the Resch Center in Green Bay. Green Bay held the Titans without a field goal for the final 8:57 and created a...
by Bill Scott | Jan 23, 2014
The Green Bay Phoenix trailed early but rebounded for their 11th straight win, 83-69 over Oakland on Horizon League action on Wednesday night. Keifer Sykes got off to a slow start, but the Phoenix’ guard scored 20 of his game high 27 points in the second half to...
by Bill Scott | Jan 20, 2014
Green Bay senior center Alec Brown has been named Horizon League men’s basketball co-player of the week. It’s the second time this season that Brown has won the award. Brown went 8 for 11 from the floor en route to 24 points in Green Bay’s win at...
by Bill Scott | Jan 20, 2014
Alex Brown and Keifer Sykes combined for 44 points on Sunday to lead the Green Bay Phoenix to a 69-64 win over Illinois-Chicago in Chicago. The Phoenix (15-3, 5-0 Horizon League) won its tenth straight overall. Brown scored 23 and Sykes 21 for the Phoenix, who...
by Bill Scott | Jan 17, 2014
The Green Bay Phoenix shot 31% from the field and 23% from three-point range and fell to Youngstown State 66-57 in Youngstown, Ohio last night. Green Bay has hit just 13 of 72 (18%) of their three’s during the last two games and 42 of 191 (22%) over the last...
by Bill Scott | Jan 13, 2014
Green Bay Phoenix point guard Keifer Sykes scored a career high 34 points, pulled down 8 rebounds and added five assists to pull out a 93-86 overtime victory over UW-Milwaukee at U.S. Cellular Arena on Sunday. Sykes played a total of 43 minutes and committed no...
by Bill Scott | Jan 12, 2014
UW-Milwaukee ended a 17-game losing streak against the UW-Green Bay Phoenix on Saturday, pulling off a 75-64 win over the Phoenix at the Kress Events Center. The Panthers (5-9, 1-0) erased a 12-point first half deficit and knocked off the 15-time defending conference...
by Bill Scott | Jan 9, 2014
The Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball team won their Horizon League opener last night, 66-50 over Illinois-Chicago at the Kress Events Center. Green Bay ended the Flames 11-game win streak. UIC is now 0-33 lifetime in games played in Green Bay. Green Bay...
by Bill Scott | Jan 6, 2014
Green Bay Phoenix junior guard Keifer Sykes has been named the Horizon League Player of the Week for the fourth time this season and the eighth time in his career. Sykes averaged 19.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in two Phoenix games last week. Sykes has now...
by Bill Scott | Jan 3, 2014
The Green Bay Phoenix fell behind by six points at halftime, but their second half defense forced nine turnovers and held Cleveland State (8-7, 0-1 HL) to 30% shooting, pulling out a 66-55 victory in their Horizon League opener at the Resch Center in Green Bay....
by Bill Scott | Jan 2, 2014
The Green Bay Phoenix women snapped a 4-game losing streak, knocking off the University of Maine 72-49 at the Kress Events Center on Wednesday afternoon. It’s the first win for the Phoenix (7-5) since they beat the same team at the Maine Thanksgiving Classic in...
by Bill Scott | Dec 31, 2013
A late 18-6 second half surge capped by a long-range three-point shot from Wisconsin’s Nicole Bauman with less than a second remaining tied the game before the Badgers completed their comeback in overtime, beating the Green Bay Phoenix 65-61. Wisconsin overcame...
by Bill Scott | Dec 19, 2013
The UW-Green Bay Phoenix’ second-half comeback fell short last night in a 49-45 home loss to 18th ranked Purdue at the Kress Center. Trailing by 11 points with three minutes remaining, Green Bay went on a 10-0 run to crawl within one, 44-43 with 49 seconds...
by Bill Scott | Dec 18, 2013
Using a 38-3 run that spanned both halves, Green Bay (7-3) turned a four-point deficit into a 31-point lead at the Resch Center on Tuesday night, giving the Phoenix a 76-49 win over visiting Tennessee Tech (6-7) in men’s college basketball action. Green Bay...
by Bill Scott | Dec 11, 2013
Senior Alec Brown scored 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds but the Green Bay Phoenix (5-3) couldn’t overcome a tough first half and fell to Eastern Michigan (6-3) 67-58 at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan. After Green Bay jumped out to a 7-4...
by Bill Scott | Nov 23, 2013
The Green Bay women’s basketball team held off Siena and won the opener of the TD Bank Classic with a 63-52 win over the Saints on Friday night on the campus of the University of Vermont. Sophomore forward Kaili Lukan scored a career-high 16 points and shot 4 of...
by Bill Scott | Nov 18, 2013
Green Bay Phoenix junior guard Keifer Sykes and Milwaukee junior guard Steve McWhorter have been named the Horizon League Men’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week. McWhorter helped direct a Panthers offense by posting a 2.25:1 assist-to-turnover ration while...
