GREEN BAY, Wis. - Welcome back to the September 20 edition of the Phoenix Weekly! This week's home events include two home matches for Green Bay volleyball, as well as an Alumni meet for Green Bay swimming & diving.
 
WEEK IN REVIEW
MEN'S GOLF
The Green Bay men's golf team concluded their second tournament of the fall on Tuesday afternoon at the Valpo Fall Invitational. Despite good outings from Trent Meyer and Joe Forsting, the Phoenix finished in 9th place. Meyer, a sophomore, paced the team with a 227 (+11), good for a tie in 20th place. He finished the opening round by hitting par (72) before recording a 75 (+3) in round three. Forsting continued a nice fall season by tallying 229 (+13) strokes.
 
MEN'S SOCCER
In their Horizon League opener vs Purdue Fort Wayne, the men's soccer team fell 2-1 in a hard-fought match. The Mastodons grabbed an early lead after a 6th-minute goal, but the Phoenix responded with a Chris Album penalty goal in the 13th minute. Album accumulated two yellow cards by the 68th minute, so GB played down a man for the last 22 minutes of the match. Purdue Fort Wayne was able to capitalize on that and scored the game-winning goal on a header by Abe Arellano in the 80th minute.
 
VOLLEYBALL
The Green Bay volleyball team had a tough go of it in the Capital Credit Union Classic, losing all three of their matches. In their first match of the weekend, the Phoenix went down 2-0 to South Dakota (15-25, 22-25) to start. However, GB rallied to take the next two sets (25-21, 25-19) to tie the match at two sets apiece. Ultimately, Green Bay came up just short, losing 19-17 in a tight fifth set. The Phoenix lost in straight sets on Friday to Central Michigan (25-12, 27-25, 26-24). Green Bay finished up tournament play against Illinois State on Saturday, losing 25-10, 25-23, 25-19. Cora Behnke led the team on the weekend with 35 kills, Emma Johnson recorded 98 assists, and Emma Best was named to the All-Tournament Team for her strong performances in the back row.
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Green Bay women's soccer dropped their first two Horizon League matches losing 1-0 to Wright State, and 5-1 to Robert Morris. Zoey Pagels scored her second goal of the season against Robert Morris. 
 
A LOOK AHEAD
MEN'S SOCCER
The Phoenix men's soccer team will travel to Cleveland State on Saturday for their second Horizon League match. Cleveland State is 1-5-1 this season, 0-2 in the Horizon league. The Vikings are averaging 1.4 goals per game which is fourth in the conference. Albert Portas leads Cleveland State with three goals and is tied for second in the Horizon League in that category. Green Bay is 3-2-1 and 1-1 in the Horizon League going into their matchup with the Vikings. GB's Chris Album leads the Horizon League with four goals scored this season. 
 
MEN'S GOLF
Men's golf will travel to Madison, Illinois for the SIUE Dolenc Tournament on Sept. 25 and 26. 
 
VOLLEYBALL
To start off Horizon League play Green Bay volleyball will host Purdue Fort Wayne and IUPUI this weekend on Friday and Saturday at the Kress Events Center. Purdue Fort Wayne is 5-8 overall and 0-1 in the HL. The Mastodons are third in the Horizon League with a .204 hit percentage this season. Panna Ratkai is second in the Horizon League averaging 4.04 kills per set for PFW. IUPUI is 6-6 overall and 0-1 in the HL this season. The Jaguars are first in service aces in the Horizon League averaging 1.89 per set. Morgan Ostrowski is third in the Horizon League with a .318 hitting percentage. 
 
Green Bay enters the weekend with a 2-10 overall record. Tiffany Paalman is 10th in the Horizon League averaging 0.87 Blocks per set. The Phoenix as a team are second in service aces in the Horizon League averaging 1.74 per set. 
 
SWIM & DIVE
Green Bay swim & dive team starts their season with the Roger Harriman Alumni Meet on Saturday, at Peter F. Dorschel Natatorium.
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
The Phoenix women's soccer team travels to Detroit Mercy for another Horizon League matchup on Sunday. Detroit Mercy holds a 3-4-3 record overall and is 1-1 going into their match against IUPUI tomorrow night. Karsen Murray currently leads the Titans with three goals in 10 games played. In the Horizon League, Detroit Mercy is fourth overall in goals per game at 1.9. Green Bay is 0-6-2 overall this season. Zoey Pagels leads the team with two goals while Sierra Morgano has racked up a team-leading two assists. 
 
OTHER HAPPENINGS
Green Bay Athletics announced the return of the iconic Phoenix logo Wednesday afternoon. The new-look bird will serve as a secondary logo for the department. To honor the return of the Phoenix logo, an Adidas pop-up shop is open now until Sept. 24 featuring many great options with the Phoenix logo. All proceeds from the Adidas Team Store will directly benefit Green Bay Athletics and its student-athletes. With Fall sports in action, and Green Bay Basketball right around the corner, now is a perfect time to gear up with brand new Green Bay Phoenix merchandise. The team store features men's and women's options in t-shirts, long sleeves and sweatshirts, as well as two hat options, all including the Phoenix logo.
 
The Green Bay softball team announced the addition of 12 newcomers to the program Tuesday afternoon. The Phoenix added 10 freshmen and two transfers to the 2023-24 roster.
 
School is back in session, and there's no better time for kids in kindergarten through 8th grade to get signed 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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