GREEN BAY, Wis. - Sydney Levy amassed 20 points to help lead the Green Bay women's basketball team over the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons 70-64 at home Saturday in the regular season finale. The Phoenix won the Horizon League regular season title outright with the victory.
Jasmine Kondrakiewicz helped guide Green Bay (25-4, 18-2 HL) with 12 points and 14 rebounds, collecting her third career double-double. It was her second of the season, posting the feat in consecutive games. Bailey Butler dropped in 14 points to go with eight assists.
PFW (12-18, 9-11 HL) had three players reach double figures. Rylin Ott led the team with 18 points, while Aubrey Stupp scored 14, and Amellia Bromenschenkel had 11.
The Phoenix has recorded consecutive victories when trailing at the half after going 0-3 in such games before Thursday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Green Bay opened up an early 8-2 lead on buckets from Kondrakiewicz, Levy, and Butler. After the Mastodons responded to take a 13-11 lead, the Phoenix answered with a 6-0 run with 1:48 left in the first quarter. Kondrakiewicz scored all six points of the run, converting an and-one and nailing a three-pointer with 20 seconds to play. GB finished the first quarter with a 17-14 lead.
The second quarter featured five lead changes. After momentarily losing the lead at 19-20, a Kondrakiewicz layup made it 21-20 with 6:47 to play in the frame. Jenna Guyer contributed four points later in the quarter to give GB a 25-22 lead, but PFW battled back and took a four-point lead in the closing minute of the quarter. Cassie Schiltz sank a three with eight seconds to go to bring the Phoenix within one at halftime, 30-31.
GB came out on a tear to open the third quarter. Levy made three from downtown in the first five minutes, with two of those tucked in a 10-0 run from 9:04 to 7:27. A Schiltz triple with 4:55 to go gave the Phoenix a ten-point lead - 48-38 - their biggest of the game. The Mastodons responded with a 10-2 run, closing the Phoenix lead to 50-48 with 1:23 left. A put-back from Guyer as time expired gave Green Bay a 56-50 lead at the end of the third quarter. The Phoenix shot an even 50 percent (10-of-20) from the field in the third quarter.
Levy continued her scoring in the fourth quarter, scoring another six points. After GB held a nine-point lead early in the quarter, PFW gradually closed to within three points with 1:27 to go. Two free throws from Natalie McNeal iced the game as the Mastodons went scoreless in the last minute, giving the Phoenix a 70-64 win.
GAME NOTES
» GB turned 15 offensive boards into 20 second-chance points.
» McNeal totaled four rebounds and four assists.
» The Phoenix shared the ball, recording an assist on 83 percent of made baskets.
» Green Bay had a 41-29 edge on the boards in the win.
» Butler led all players with three steals.
TOURNAMENT TIME
Green Bay secured a first-round bye in the Horizon League tournament and will play the lowest remaining seed on Thursday, March 2, at the Kress Center at 7 p.m. Purchase your tickets here.
###
For the latest and most up-to-date information on Green Bay Athletics, please visit GreenBayPhoenix.com.
Follow us on Twitter: @GBPhoenix and @gbphoenixwbb.
Follow us on Instagram: @gbphoenix and @gbphoenixwbb.
Like Green Bay Phoenix Athletics and Green Bay Women's Basketball on Facebook.
If you would like to receive postgame recaps and other Green Bay Women's Basketball news via email, please fill out this form.
---GreenBayPhoenix.com---
