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Panthers rally to upset Wright State in Horizon League quarterfinals

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The Milwaukee Panthers pulled off the comeback of all comebacks, knocking off Wright State 94-92 in overtime in the Horizon League Tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday night.

DeAndre Gholston hit a three-point shot with 1.3 seconds left to force overtime.  Gholston then hit all six of his free throws in the final 38+ seconds of overtime to complete an improbable rally.

The Panthers (10-11) trailed by 24-points with 8:11 left in regulation, then trailed again by three points with 1:43 left in overtime.

Gholston finished with 31 points (26 in second half) and nine rebounds, while Te’Jon Lucas scored 25 points, 23 of which coming in the second half comeback.

Grant Basile led all scorers with 35 points for Wright State. [Read more…]

GB Phoenix women fall in HL Championship game

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Green Bay head coach Kevin Borseth

For just the second time in the last nine Horizon League seasons, a team other than Green Bay has claimed the tournament championship and the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament that goes with it.

The Phoenix fell to Wright State 55-52 in the title game on Tuesday in Detroit.  The Phoenix (22-9) was shooting for a fifth-straight tournament championship.  Instead, the Raiders are headed to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in their history.

Green Bay, which shot just 37 percent from the field, trailed for much of the game but forged a 49-49 tie with 90 seconds left to play.  Wright State, which shot just 31.6 percent from the field, eventually prevailed.

Mackenzie Wolf led Green Bay with 10 points, the only player in double figures for the Phoenix.  Wolf was named to the All-Tournament team.

Green Bay is a long shot at securing an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, but could find their chances of securing a spot in the WNIT much better.  The WNIT field will be announced next week.

 

Green Bay captures Horizon League men’s title

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Green Bay Phoenix logo 2The Green Bay Phoenix earned their first Horizon League Tournament Championship in 20 years with a
78-69 win over Wright State in the Championship game of the 2016 Horizon League men’s basketball tournament on Tuesday night at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

Jordan Fouse led the Phoenix with 16 points on the way to being named the Tournament MVP.  Teammates Carrington Love and Charles Cooper joined Fouse on the All-Tournament team, along with Wright State’s JT Yoho and Valparaiso junior guard Alec Peters. [Read more…]

Phoenix women trounce Wright State 71-44

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The Green Bay Phoenix women dominated the Wright State Raiders 71-44 on Saturday.  The Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year, Kim Demmings of Wright State, was held to three points in a strong defensive performance from the Phoenix women.

Green Bay put the game away early, taking a 36-15 lead at the break.  The Phoenix outscored Wright State 36-8 in the paint.

UW-Green Bay was led in scoring by Sarah Eichler who scored 24 points and pulled down 7 rebounds.  Eichler is closing in on 1,000 career points.  Yesterday’s performance put here at 924 career points.

The Phoenix is now 2-0 in Horizon League play, and hits the road for the next four games.  The first of those four is at Cleveland State on Thursday night.