GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) --- Coming off an exciting five-set victory against Purdue Fort Wayne on Senior Day, the Green Bay volleyball team looks to carry its momentum into the Windy City for Monday, Tuesday matches with UIC.

MATCHUPS
Monday, March 8 - 6 p.m. CT | ESPN+ | LIVE STATS
Tuesday, March 9 - 4 p.m. CT | ESPN+ | LIVE STATS

ZAKUTNEY HONORED
Redshirt sophomore Alexandra Zakutney earned Horizon League Player of the Week honors after a dominating performance on the court in Green Bay's early-week matches with Purdue Fort Wayne. This marks her first player of the week honor in her young career. A match-high 23 kills by Zakutney helped Green Bay down PFW in five sets, a day after hammering home 20 kills in four sets on Monday. The outside hitter registered a double-double on Monday with 13 digs, and added seven digs on Tuesday with a pair of aces in each match. The 23 kills on Monday are tied for the second-most by any Horizon League player this year, behind her career-high 28 from earlier this year. The sophomore also proved clutch in the fifth set, scoring the final two points of the match with a kill and ace to secure the victory.

SCOUTING UIC
The Flames enter the matchups with an impressive 9-1 record this season. UIC has pieced toheter a three-game winning streak after dropping its first match of the season at Milwaukee. The Flames are led by Paola Santiagao, who has 135 kills on the season and is hitting .255. The Flames are currently second in the league behind undefeated Wright State.
  
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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