GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay women's soccer team is headed to the Horizon League semifinals in Milwaukee, Wis. after an emphatic 4-0 win over No. 5 Cleveland State Sunday afternoon. The win is the first Horizon League postseason win for GB since the 2014 season when they beat Youngstown State 3-1 in the quarterfinals. The Phoenix will square off against top-seeded Milwaukee at Engelmann Stadium on Thursday at 1 p.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Green Bay started the scoring in the ninth minute when Emily Murphy chased down a loose ball behind the Cleveland State defense, and slotted it past the Viking keeper.

The Phoenix doubled their lead on a goal from McKayla Kertscher -- her sixth goal of the season -- in the 34th minute. Madeline Cruz found Kertscher's head off of a corner kick and the midfielder capitalized

Green Bay went up 3-0 on a long-range free kick from Murphy, her fourth goal of the season.

The Phoenix capped their huge day with a 78th minute goal from Hannah Bennett, her first career goal. Kertscher drove the ball from the midfield into the Cleveland State box, and laid it off to Bennett who finished far post.

GAME NOTES

• The four goal output is the most in a single game this season for the Phoenix.
• Murphy secured a brace in the contest, the first of her career.
• Annie Mason totaled six saves for the Phoenix out of 20 total Vikings shots.
• Green Bay recorded six shots on goal.
• Mason was the only Phoenix to play the full 90 minutes.

UP NEXT
Green Bay will look to avenge their season finale loss to Milwaukee this Thursday at 1 p.m. The last matchup between the two teams, on October 27, was decided on a penalty kick goal from the Panthers in the 73rd minute.

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