INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Green Bay women's basketball team had a tough shooting outing Monday afternoon, falling 69-42 to the Cleveland State Vikings at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in the Horizon League Semifinals.

Sydney Levy led the Phoenix with eight points. Cassie Schiltz and Maddy Schreiber chipped in with seven apiece.

Cleveland State shot lights out from the get-go, and ended the day shooting 48.1-percent from the floor and 50.0-percent from three-point range. The Vikings offense was humming despite their leading scorer, Destiny Leo, only scoring five points.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Neither team scored in the game's first two minutes and 25 seconds, until Cleveland State's Isabelle Gradwell made a pair of free throws that started a 7-2 Vikings run. Schreiber made a three to make it 7-5, but the Vikings responded with another run, this time 10-2 to take a 17-7 lead into the quarter break.

Cleveland State kept adding to that lead, building a 26-9 advantage before Green Bay went on an 8-0 run to narrow its deficit to 26-17. Cleveland State responded and expanded its lead, leaving the Phoenix trailing 32-19 heading into halftime after Deja Williams hit a jumper with five seconds in the half.

Cleveland State continued to increase its lead after halftime, building a 41-24 advantage before Green Bay went on a 6-0 run, punctuated by a three from Levy, to trim its deficit to 41-30 with 2:58 to go in the third. Cleveland State countered and stretched its lead to 47-34 heading into the fourth. Green Bay knocked down three three-pointers in the quarter to score nine of its 15 total points.

Green Bay could not pull any closer in the fourth, losing by a final of 69-42. Cleveland State outscored the Phoenix 22-8 in the frame.

GAME NOTES

» Green Bay tied a season-high in three-point attempts, shooting 33 times from behind the arc, making four of them.
» The Green Bay bench made an impact by adding 20 points to its scoring output.
» The Green Bay defense forced 17 turnovers, committing 14 of their own.
» Sydney Levy led the Phoenix with eight points.
» Green Bay got a team-high five rebounds from Cassie Schiltz.
» Green Bay never got going offensively, finishing 17-of-58 (29.3-percent) from the field.
» The Vikings outscored GB in the paint 30-16.

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