COLUMBIA, Mo. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) --- The Green Bay women's basketball team secured a victory over No. 16 Missouri on the road Friday night, taking down the Tigers 56-49 at Mizzou Arena. It was the first win of the season for the Phoenix (1-2), who battled back-to-back ranked opponents in consecutive weeks, and the first loss of the season for Missouri (2-1).

It is the second-consecutive season in which Green Bay has defeated a ranked opponent, as the Phoenix picked up wins over No. 24 Arizona State and No. 23 Marquette in the 2017-18 campaign. Missouri is the highest ranked opponent to fall at the hands of the Phoenix since GB beat No. 12 Michigan State in the 2011 NCAA Tournament to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.

Frankie Wurtz led the Phoenix in scoring for the second-consecutive matchup, amassing16 points on a 3-for-8 performance from the field combined with a perfect 7-of-7 mark from the line. Redshirt senior Laken James added a career-high 11 points to Green Bay's total and secured nine rebounds in 39 minutes.

Green Bay returns to the friendly confines of the Kress Center on Tuesday for a matchup with Maine at 7 p.m.
 
QUICK HITS

• No. 16 Missouri is the highest ranked team ever defeated by Green Bay on the road
• The victory was Green Bay's 10th as a program over a ranked opponent
• Wurtz scored in double digits for the second-straight game
• The Phoenix outscored the Tigers 20-14 in the fourth quarter
• The game only saw a total of three lead changes
• Green Bay outscored Missouri in the paint 18-12
• The Phoenix bench poured in 25 points, while Mizzou was limited to only four
• GB surrendered only nine turnovers but forced the Tigers into committing 18
• Green Bay's overall record against ranked opponents improves to 10-28
• Kevin Borseth secured is fifth win over a ranked opponent at Green Bay
• The Phoenix has three wins over ranked teams in the past two seasons (No. 24 Arizona State, No. 23 Marquette and No. 16 Missouri)

 
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