MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The Green Bay (1-0) women's basketball team tipped off its 2010-11 season with a solid 75-51 win over George Washington (0-1) in the first round of the Best Buy Classic in Minneapolis, Minn.

"It's a great way for us to start our season, especially against an athletic team like George Washington," said head coach Matt Bollant who is 4-0 in season openers. "I'm real proud of the way our players came out and were ready to play."

Five players scored in double figures for the Phoenix including sophomore Adrian Ritchie (De Pere, Wis.) who made her first collegiate start in style, pouring in a career high 24 points while playing a career high 40 minutes to lead players.

"I felt really good and was just trying to help my team out in any way I could," said Ritchie.

The Phoenix started the game with a 7-0 run before George Washington put its first points on the board from the free throw line at the 15:16 mark. The Colonials were able to slow down the Phoenix holding it scoreless for almost four minutes late in the half.

However Green Bay got its spark back from the shooting of Adrian Ritchie (De Pere, Wis.) who tied her career-high 14 points in the first half. After the Colonials cut Green Bay's lead to three with 3:36 to play in the half, Ritchie knocked down a three pointer from the top of the key with 2:38 to play.

After the Phoenix forced George Washington's 11th turnover of the half with less than 30 seconds to play, Celeste Hoewisch (Hortonville, Wis.) made a flashy drive to the hoop giving the Phoenix its largest lead of the half, 35-23, as time expired. Green Bay closed out the half with an 8-0 run.

The Phoenix outrebounded GW 21-19 while scoring 11 points off offensive boards and shooting 41.9 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes of play.

Green Bay started the second half with three turnovers allowing George Washington to come within 11 off a three pointer by Megan Nipe. That's as close as the Colonials would come to the Phoenix who led by as many as 27 with just over two minutes to play in the game.

Dominant in the paint, Green Bay scored 42 points down low as Stephanie Sension (Hopkins, Minn.) had a career high 11 points in front of her home crowd. Sarah Eichler (Grafton, Wis.) also had 11 while Celeste Hoewisch (Hortonville, Wis.) added 13 and Kayla Tetschlag (Sheboygan, Wis.) chipped in 10.

Green Bay shot 46.8 percent from the field and 61.1 percent from the free throw line while GW shot 27.8 percent from the field and 80 percent from the line.

The Phoenix will face tournament host Minnesota (1-0) in Sunday's championship game of the Best Buy Classic at 3:30 p.m. The Gophers beat Northern Illinois (0-1) 79-58 in its opening round.

Green Bay will host Wisconsin (1-0) Thursday, Nov. 18 in its home-opener at 7 p.m. at the Kress Events Center. To purchase tickets, click here.