By GREEN BAY ATHLETICSGREEN BAY – The Green Bay women’s basketball team responded after a season-opening loss to Drake by thrashing Marist 74-45 in the regular-season home opener on Nov. 12.The Phoenix (1-1, 0-0 Horizon League) had three players score in double figures, led by Hailey Oskey’s 19 points, six rebounds and three steals. She …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITOREven five years removed from playing her final game in the Green Bay women’s basketball program, Jessica Lindstrom stays in close contact with her former teammates. In fact, her and a bunch of her Phoenix cronies are planning to get together next month. They won’t be meeting on the Green Bay campus …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — Trailing by 21 points with one quarter remaining, the Green Bay women’s basketball team scored 32 points in the final 10 minutes. However, it wasn’t enough, as No. 6-seeded Cleveland State defeated No. 3 Green Bay 69-63 in a Horizon League quarterfinal game March 2 at the Kress …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball player Julia Hartwig came into her team’s Jan. 29 game having played only 63 minutes the entire season. Hartwig didn’t even play in the first half, as the Phoenix dug themselves a double-digit deficit. When she entered in the third quarter, she scored …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — The Green Bay men’s basketball team started the game with one field goal and four turnovers. Enter Emmanuel Ansong and Josh Jefferson, and suddenly, the Phoenix took off and never looked back. The two combined for 34 points and 12 rebounds, as Green Bay defeated Purdue Fort Wayne …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — After losing the 2019-20 Horizon League championship to IUPUI March 10, the Green Bay women’s basketball team made its 2020-21 debut Nov. 28 at the Kress Events Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The Phoenix (1-0 overall) got 24 points and 12 rebounds from …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY—The Green Bay women’s basketball team broke out of its scoring slump in defeating UIC 73-36 at the Kress Events Center Jan. 19. “If you get everybody involved, you are playing well,” said Kevin Borseth, Green Bay head coach. “Offensively, we shared the ball – we had good opportunities in …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — The Green Bay women’s basketball team went ice-cold in the second quarter in its 54-42 Horizon League loss to IUPUI at the Kress Events Center Jan. 17. The 42 points were a season-low, surpassing the 55 points scored in a loss to South Dakota St. Dec. 21. “We …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY—The Green Bay women’s basketball team went more than nine minutes without a point in a 60-47 loss to Marquette at the Kress Events Center Nov. 19. “We didn’t run what we were supposed to run,” said Green Bay head coach Kevin Borseth, referring to the first-half drought. “We were …
