GREEN BAY Wis. – The Green Bay women's soccer team will travel to Milwaukee for their second time in nine days, this time for the Horizon League Semifinals. The Phoenix earned a spot in the semifinals after an emphatic 4-0 win over No. 5 Cleveland State in the quarterfinals.
HORIZON LEAGUE SEMIFINALS
Thursday, November 4, 1 p.m. – MILWAUKEE, Wis.
No. 4 Green Bay (8-2-6, 4-2-5 HL) vs. No. 1 Milwaukee (16-1, 11-0 HL)
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A HISTORIC WIN
The win was the first Horizon League postseason win for Green Bay since the 2014 season. Green Bay is playing with their first-ever Horizon League Championship game appearance on the line.
LAST MATCHUP
On Sunday, Green Bay shut out Cleveland State 4-0. The Phoenix scored three goals in the first half, with
Emily Murphy scoring two goals and
McKayla Kertscher adding another.
Hannah Bennett scored Green Bay's fourth goal in the second half. In the lone regular-season matchup between the Vikings and Phoenix, Green Bay won 1-0 at Cleveland State.
ABOUT THE PANTHERS
Milwaukee won the Horizon League regular season with an 11-0 record, leading all teams with 33 points. They are on an 11-game winning streak, and haven't lost since September 9
th, when the Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Panthers 2-1 in 2OT.
ABOUT THIS MATCHUP
Milwaukee owns a 28-7-2 record all-time against Green Bay. The last meeting was October 27
th in Milwaukee, with the Panthers winning a nail-biter 1-0. The Panthers have won four consecutive matches against the Phoenix by a combined score of 12-0. Green Bay last defeated Milwaukee on October 8
th, 2014 in a 2-0 victory.
OTHER SIDE OF THE BRACKET
(2) Oakland hosts (3) Northern Kentucky at 4pm C.T. The Grizzlies and Norse last faced off on October 14
th, when Oakland won in fashion 3-0.
CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
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