GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) --- The Green Bay Phoenix volleyball team claimed their first-ever regular season championship last weekend, defeating UIC in five sets on Senior Day. With the win, they earned the top seed in the upcoming Horizon League Tournament as well as the right to host. This home-court advantage should play to Green Bay's advantage, as they did not drop a single match on Phoenix turf this season, going 8-0.

Head coach Abbey Sutherland and her team will make their first appearance in the tournament on Saturday, November 17 at 3:00 p.m. in a semifinal round against the UIC Flames at the Kress Events Center in an effort to move on to the championship round. The winner of the Horizon League Tournament will receive an automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Tournament. 

Following the Phoenix
UW-Green Bay students will be admitted to tournament matches FREE with their student I.D. For non-students, ticket prices are listed below:

    Adult All-Session Pass (no refunds)                                             $21.00
    Youth*/Seniors All-Session Pass (no refunds)                           $15.00

    Adult Single Session Pass (Friday/Saturday)                              $7.00
    Youth*/Seniors Single Session Pass (Friday/Saturday)            $5.00
    Groups of 10 or more (Friday/Saturday)                                      $4.00

    Adult Championship Sunday Session Pass                                 $10.00
    Youth*/Seniors Championship Sunday Session Pass               $7.00
    Groups of 10 or more (Championship Sunday)                           $5.00
        *Children under 5 are free

For those that can't make it to the Kress Events Center to watch the Phoenix in person, an ESPN+ broadcast as well as live stats will be available for fans. Click here to view the official Horizon League Volleyball Championship webpage.
 
Tournament Lineup
The Horizon League Tournament is set up in a bracket format, with six teams battling for the title. As the number one seed, Green Bay has received a bye and will play their first match in a semifinal round against the lowest-remaining seed. Click here to view the 2018 Horizon League Tournament bracket. (PDF)

Quarterfinals
 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16	TEAMS	TIME	WATCH	STATS
Match No. 1	No. 3 Northern Kentucky vs.   No. 6 Wright State	3 p.m. CT	ESPN+	Stats
Match No. 2	No. 4 UIC vs. No. 5 Milwaukee	6 p.m. CT	ESPN+	Stats

Semifinals

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17	TEAMS	TIME	WATCH	STATS
Match No. 3	No. 1 Green Bay vs. No. 4 UIC	3 p.m. CT	ESPN+	Stats
Match No. 4	No. 2 Cleveland State vs.  No. 3 Northern Kentucky	6 p.m. CT	ESPN+	Stats

Championship Round

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18	TEAMS	TIME	WATCH	STATS
Match No. 5	Winner of Match No. 3 vs.       Winner of Match No. 4	2 p.m. CT	ESPN+	Stats

 

A Season for the Books
This year's Green Bay volleyball team set program records for longest win streak (10 in a row) as well as the most league wins in a single slate (13), helping them clinch the regular season championship for the first time in history.

Although Green Bay served as the host site for the 2002 Horizon League Tournament, back when the host site was on a rotational basis, it has never been the No.1 seed. The Phoenix has only won one Horizon League tournament, which happened back in 2003 when GB upset No.1 seed Milwaukee as the No. 3 seed in Indianapolis.
 

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