GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay women's basketball team returned to the Kress Center for the first time in 45 days and got some revenge by taking down Horizon League first-place Youngstown State in an electrifying 70-69 double-overtime win.
Green Bay (11-5, 7-3) had four players score in double figures, led by Hailey Oskey, who had 14 points, four assists, and two steals. Cassie Schiltz added 13 points, six rebounds, four assists, and two steals. Sydney Levy and Bailey Butler chipped in with 12 and 10 points off of the bench respectively.
Green Bay's defense held Youngstown State to just 37.7-percent shooting from the field, including 27.9-percent from beyond the arc. Chelsea Olson, who leads the Horizon League in assist to turnover ratio, led the Penguins with five assists.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Youngstown State got off to a good start, going up 12-4 early, capped by a driving layup by Lilly Ritz. Green Bay would end the first quarter on a 6-0 run, finished by a Sydney Levy jumper. Hailey Oskey started the scoring in the second frame, draining a short jumper in the paint. The Penguins would pace the scoring the rest of the quarter, never surrendering a lead, going into the half up 27-25.
Both teams came out scorching in the third quarter, scoring 19 points apiece. Schiltz was dominant in the period for Green Bay, scoring seven points while snatching two rebounds and dishing out an assist. In a hard-fought fourth quarter, GB was able to tie the game at 52 thanks to another Schiltz jumper with 4:39 to go. Levy knotted the game up once again at 58 after knocking down a pair of free throws to send the game to overtime.
The Phoenix began the extra period strong, scoring quickly with a pair of Bailey Butler free throws. YSU would answer, taking a 64-62 lead with 1:43 left. Down 64-62, the Phoenix forced two Penguin turnovers and tied the game thanks to a pair of clutch free throws from Oskey. Youngstown State had one final possession to take the game, but the Green Bay defense once again turned them over to send the game to a second overtime. YSU stormed out of the gates in the second OT, taking a 69-64 lead in the first two minutes of the frame. Oskey put life back into the Phoenix with a jumper from the charity stripe that sparked a 6-0 run to end the game, punctuated by another pair of Levy free throws with 9.5 seconds to go. YSU's Paige Shy missed a three-point attempt with three seconds left.
GAME NOTES
» Green Bay's bench added 29 points.
» Green Bay won the turnover battle 14-26.
» Green Bay got a team-high six rebounds from Cassie Schiltz.
» Oskey, Schiltz, and Levy were all a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity stripe.
» The Phoenix had two players play 40+ minutes, Oskey (45) and Schiltz (40).
» YSU had the advantage on the boards, 40-32.
» YSU lost consecutive games for the first time this season.
» Green Bay was 18-of-20 from the free-throw line, the third time this season they've shot 90+ percent from the line (min. 10 FT attempts).
» The Phoenix is now 5-1 at home this season.
» With the win, the Phoenix is now fifth in the Horizon League, a half-game behind Cleveland State for fourth.
UP NEXT
Green Bay will continue their homestand on Saturday against Robert Morris before wrapping it up next Monday against Milwaukee.
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