GREEN BAY, Wis. - Green Bay is back at home this week as the team prepares to take the court against Northern Kentucky At the Kress Center on Monday and Tuesday.

LAST TIME OUT
Green Bay fell twice at in-state rival Milwaukee last week, with both matches being highly contested. The Panthers managed a straight-sets victory in the first meeting as all three games were decided by only two points. GB claimed the first two sets on day two, but MKE rallied with wins in sets three, four and five to claim the series.
  
PRESEASON POLL
The Horizon League released the spring 2021 preseason poll on January 21 with Green Bay picked to finish fourth. The Phoenix also received two first place votes in the poll voted on by the league's head coaches. Wright State was labeled the favorite, edging defending Horizon League Tournament Champion Northern Kentucky in the poll. The Raiders earned five first-place votes and 112 total points compared to 111 total points and three first-place votes for the Norse.
 
GOOD THINGS HAPPENING AT HOME
Green Bay finished an impressive 21-9 in the 2019 campaign and was nearly unbeaten at home, finishing 11-1 within the friendly confines of the Kress Center. In head coach Abbey Sutherland's first two years, the GB volleyball program finished an astonishing 21-1 at home – a stretch which includes a Horizon League Tournament Championship after the Phoenix earned hosting rights in 2018.
 
EXPERIENCED PHOENIX
Green Bay has a total of six upperclassmen on the roster this season, as Kristen Paulus, Ashley Sledge and Anna Eaton open their senior campaigns, and Alexis Dorner, Shannon Coughlin and Iro Chounta return as juniors. The Phoenix also welcomes Alexandra Zakutney back into the fold after she missed the 2019 season due to injury. Zakutney was named to the all-freshmen team in 2018.

WARM WELCOME
The Phoenix welcomes four newcomers to the roster in the 2020-21 season, with Emily Larson, Addy Karmik, Sydney Rabe and Danilynn Schell all gracing the roster. Larson and Rabe are standouts from Wisconsin, while Karmik comes from neighboring Illinois and Schell hails from Wyoming.
 
FAN ATTENDANCE
At this time, Green Bay will not host fans for home matches at the Kress Center.

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