GREEN BAY, Wis. – The final edition of the October Phoenix Weekly is here! It's a busy week in Phoenix Athletics, including the first exhibition basketball games, three conference volleyball matches, and a crucial men's soccer home game.
WEEK IN REVIEW
MEN'S SOCCER
The Phoenix men's soccer team secured three points with their big win over IUPUI this past Saturday, defeating the Jaguars 2-1. IUPUI struck first courtesy of Lukas Hackaa in the 14
th minute.
Josh Johansen and
Keegan Walker found
Chris Album as he knocked the ball off a Jaguar defender to score in the 29
th minute, notching his sixth goal of the season. The game was tied at 1-1 the rest of the way until the 84
th minute when
Keegan Walker tallied his second assist of the game, finding
Tommy Coughlin for the game-winner. IUPUI stayed in second with the loss with 13 points while Green Bay moved into a tie for third with 11 points. GB is tied with Purdue Fort Wayne and Detroit Mercy in the standings. The Phoenix also got a non-conference win on Tuesday over St. Thomas, 2-1.
Kajus Kontautas scored the team's second-straight game winner in the 89th minute.
SWIM & DIVE
On Saturday afternoon, the Green Bay women's swim and dive team participated in the Wisconsin Showcase hosted by Milwaukee at the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center. Other teams to participating included St. Norbert, UW-La Crosse, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Whitewater, MSOE, and Carthage.
Women's Events:
Alexa Kelly tallied the lone first-place finish for the Phoenix in the 200 Yard Fly finishing in 2:22.55.
McKenna Metropulos finished fourth in the women's 50 Yard Freestyle with a time of 24.92. Metropulos also finished second in the 100 Yard Freestyle with a time of 54.23.
Ella Anderson tallied a second-place finish in the 100 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:07.76.
Men's Events: Max Kasal won two events for Green Bay, including the 50 Yard Freestyle finishing in 20.63. and the 100 Yard Fly in 49.98. Sebby Smolecki added a first-place finish in the 200 Yard Breastroke with a time of 2:08.18.
Calvin Kremer won the 100 Yard Backstroke finishing in 52.26.
John Burnard won the 200 Yard Fly in 1:59.45 to finish off the first-place finishes for the Phoenix.
VOLLEYBALL
The Phoenix volleyball team split the weekend on the road, defeating IUPUI before falling to Purdue Fort Wayne. On Friday, Green Bay defeated IUPUI in five sets (25-20, 25-17, 19-25, 24-26, 15-10).
Hannah Vanden Berg finished with a team-high 18 kills, also adding nine digs.
Cora Behnke added 12 kills.
Emma Johnson led Green Bay with 41 assists.
On Saturday, Green Bay lost in straight sets to Purdue Fort Wayne (23-25, 20-25, 23-25).
Hannah Vanden Berg led the Phoenix in kills with 16.
Emma Johnson had 34 assists.
Abby Gardner added 13 digs for Green Bay. The Phoenix are now 9-14 overall and tied for fourth in the Horizon League with a record of 7-4.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
The Green Bay women's soccer team lost its home finale against Youngstown State 2-0 this past Saturday at Aldo Santaga Stadium. Chloe Weiland scored in the 26
th minute for the Penguins. Jordan Evans scored just four minutes later in the 30
th minute to finish out the scoring for the match.
A LOOK AHEAD
CROSS COUNTRY
GB Cross Country has a big weekend coming up as they are traveling to Fairborn, Ohio for the 2023 Horizon League Championships. Wright State is hosting this year's championships at the Fairborn Community Park. The men's 8K race will start at 10 a.m. followed by the women's 6K at 11 a.m. For more information on this year's championships, click
here.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
The Green Bay men's basketball team kicks off the 2023-24 season with an exhibition game on Monday against St. Norbert. Evan Glaser is the Green Knights returning leading scorer, averaging 11.3 points per game a season ago. Carter Gebler is right behind averaging 11.1 per contest
Clarence Cummings III is Green Bay's returning leading scorer averaging 10.4 last season. The Phoenix roster has 12 newcomers, led by Wyoming transfer
Noah Reynolds who averaged 14.5 points per game last season for the Cowboys.
MEN'S SOCCER
The Green Bay men's soccer team hosts Oakland for Senior Night this Saturday at Aldo Santaga Stadium. Oakland currently sits first in the Horizon League with 15 points. The Grizzlies are led by Mikey Ketteman with seven goals this season, tied for third in the HL. Donavan Phillip is second in the Horizon League with six assists for Oakland.
Chris Album leads the Phoenix with six goals this season and is first in points per game in the Horizon League, averaging 1.56.
Jake Parish is tied for sixth in the HL with four assists.
SWIM & DIVE
The Green Bay swim and dive team will continue their season as they travel to Valparaiso for a duel on Saturday.
VOLLEYBALL
The Phoenix volleyball team has three home matches this week in Robert Morris, Youngstown State, and Milwaukee. Robert Morris sits at 3-9 in the Horizon League and 6-17 overall. Natalie Stepanovich leads Robert Morris averaging 3.36 kills per set, good for second in the Horizon League. Ashleigh Wallin is second in service aces in the HL averaging 0.45 per set. Youngstown State is 2-10 this season in the Horizon League and are 7-16 overall. The Penguins are led by Jazmin Vergara averaging 3.09 kills per set which is eighth in the Horizon League. Julia Sell is fourth in blocks per set averaging 1.09. Milwaukee is currently atop the Horizon League standings with a record of 9-2 and 17-8 overall. Ari Miller of Milwaukee leads the Horizon League in Hitting Percentage at .375. Madi Malone leads the Panthers in kills per set, averaging 3.24.
Hannah Vanden Berg leads Green Bay with 3.06 kills per set which is good for 9th in the Horizon League. Vanden Berg leads all of the Horizon League with 0.47 service aces per set.
Emma Johnson is third in the HL averaging 9.17 assists per set.
Abby Gardner is ninth in the Horizon League averaging 3.44 digs per set.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The Green Bay women's basketball team has its first exhibition game tonight against UW-Stout. Raegan Sorensen averaged 15.8 points per game last year to lead the Blue Devils. Anna Mutch averaged 12.8 points per game as well for the Blue Devils. The Phoenix brought back nine members from their Horizon League Regular Season Championship team a year ago. Of the returners,
Maddy Schreiber led Green Bay averaging 9.9 points per game.
Cassie Schiltz leads Green Bay returners in rebounds per game, averaging 5.1 last season.
Bailey Butler led the team in assists at 4.1 per game and steals in 1.4.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Green Bay women's soccer has its final match of the season on Oct. 25 at Milwaukee. Kayla Rollins is first in the Horizon League for Milwaukee this season with 11 goals, four more than any other player.
Zoey Pagels leads Green Bay with four goals this season.
Sierra Morgano is first in assists for the Phoenix tallying two this season.
OTHER HAPPENINGS
The 2023 Phoenix Fund Fall Drive is officially underway! Investing in the
Phoenix Fund helps give Phoenix student-athletes the best opportunity to excel in competition, in the classroom, and in the community. The annual Fall Drive focuses on engaging with alumni, fans, supporters, and friends of the university to support the Phoenix Fund philanthropically. These funds enhance academic services, health and wellness, scholarships, and recruiting, among other valuable services for academic achievement and competitive preparation.
The
Green Bay Basketball Coaches Show is back for the 2023-24 season. The first show of the season will take place Tuesday, Nov. 7., and will be the first of three total shows. Each show will run from 6-7 p.m. and air live on
WDUZ The Fan 107.5 FM. The Bar on Lime Kiln is located at 606 Lime Kiln Rd, Green Bay, WI 54302. All shows are free and open to the public. Shows are also scheduled for December 18 and February 20.
The Horizon League unveiled the #OneHL Group on Monday. #OneHL is a subset of the Horizon League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and seeks to bring about meaningful change and action to social issues across the League.
Current #OneHL initiatives include the annual
Coach John McLendon Celebration and a partnership with
Athlete Ally. Representing Green Bay is
Betsey Walkowiak, a member of the swim and dive team. Walkowiak was selected to represent the SAAC (Student-Athlete Advisory Committee) back on July 31.
Calling all Phoenix youth! Students in kindergarten through 8th grade are encouraged to sign up for
Phlash's Phriends, the Official Kid's Club of the Green Bay Phoenix. At just $25 per child, each member receives numerous benefits, including a free ticket to all home volleyball and basketball games, postgame court access, Phoenix apparel, and personalized Kid's Club Day activities.
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