GREEN BAY, Wis. – Welcome back to another fall edition of Phoenix Weekly, presented by Capital Credit Union! Home events this week include volleyball hosting Alumni Weekend on Friday and Saturday, and Senior Day for women's soccer this Sunday.
 
WEEK IN REVIEW
 
MEN'S SOCCER
The offense came to play for the Green Bay men's soccer team last Wednesday night, as the Phoenix picked up a 3-1 road win at St. Thomas. Oscar Bjornskov opened the scoring in the first half after finishing a Myles Sophanavong flick from the end line to the middle of the box. It was Bjornskov's second goal of the season. GB doubled its lead after Sophanavong found Luke Nicholson, who scored his fourth goal of the season in the 42nd minute. Andrew Paolucci was also credited with an assist on the goal.
 
Yesterday, Green Bay fell to No. 13 Western Michigan 2-0. Phoenix had a couple of chances late in the half, including a Paolucci shot on goal, but Western Michigan's defense stood strong behind goalkeeper Colin Welsh and it was 0-0 at the break. The Broncos challenged Green Bay not long after intermission, with Owen Smith opening the scoring before Western Michigan added one on in the 85^th minute on a goal from Emiel Nieuwhof.
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
The Green Bay women's soccer team found themselves on the wrong side of a high-scoring affair last Thursday afternoon, falling on the road to IU Indy 4-1. The Green & White was still able to compete in the second half despite being down a player but was unable to equalize. The Jaguars pushed it to a 3-1 lead in the 66th minute with a goal from Keilah Muldrow. GB responded by holding Youngstown St. scoreless to a 3-0 shutout win Sunday at home at Aldo Santaga Stadium. The Phoenix scored all three goals in less than a 10-minute span in the first half. Abby Lom, Laney Stark, and Senah Hanes each scored spanning from the 34^th minute to the 42^nd minute to put the game out of reach for the visiting Penguins. 
 
VOLLEYBALL
The Green Bay volleyball team dropped a four-set contest to the Cleveland State Vikings on Friday night. The Phoenix attack was paced by Katie Schulz, who finished with 13 kills, and Danilynn Schell, who had 11. Defensively, GB had three players reach double figures in digs, including Calli Gentry's 16, Abby Gardner's 14, and 10 more from Kendall Schara.
 
On Saturday, Green Bay fell once again, this time 3-2. After forcing a fifth set, Green Bay fell behind early 3-0 and never scored more than two points in a row in the last set. GB's offense was paced by Katie Schulz, who finished with a career-high 22 kills on the day. Danilynn Schell added 19. Defensively, Abby Gardner had 25 digs, and Kendall Schara tallied 19. From the front row, Diane Pichelman contributed six blocks.
 
SWIM & DIVE
The Green Bay swimming and diving team took on the Wisconsin Badgers last Friday night.
 
MEN'S EVENTS
The Phoenix had a good showing in the 1,000-yard freestyle, led by Owen Kearns. He had a time of 10:05.06, good for a fourth-place completion. John Burnard and Jordan Spilde were right behind him, with times of 10:16.39 and 10:29.31, respectively. Chris Aristondo did well in the 200-yard freestyle, placing fourth with a time of 1:46.19. Max Kasal took fourth in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.11. His counterpart Sebby Smolecki was on his heels for a fifth-place completion, finishing with a time of 47.74. In the men's 500-yard freestyle, Ramiro Diaz took fourth with a time of 4:53.78, while Liam Gilman placed fifth with a time of 4:56.15. Andy Groebner took third on the one-meter board after scoring 211.58 points.
 
WOMEN'S EVENTS
Elise Pasholk placed fourth in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:42.93. A few events later, freshman Hailey Duvall took fifth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:57.14. A week after freshmen dominated, another newcomer, Ryann Nutt, placed fifth in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.24, less than two seconds back of a top-three finish. Paige DeKiep and Marisol Swenson were right behind Nutt. Mia Pagel and Esther Oswald impressed in the 200-yard backstroke, with the former finishing in fourth with a time of 2:10.63. Oswald, a senior, claimed the number five spot with a time of 2:11.74. On the diving board, Rachel Everson scored 200.33 points during the three-meter event.
 
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S GOLF
After falling on day one to Central Michigan 7.5 to 5 in coed match play, the Phoenix moved into the third-place match against Detroit Mercy on Tuesday. GB ended up winning the match 7.5 to 3.5 and taking third at the Motor City Matchup. GB was once again led by under-par rounds from Mason Haupt and Bret Wieland. Haupt shot a 68 (-4) while Wieland shot a 70 (-2). Besides those two, Green Bay got match wins from Trent Meyer (75, +3), Jordan Shipshock (85, +13), Riley Pechinski (78, +6), and Ellie Frisch (82, +10).
 
A LOOK AHEAD
 
MEN'S SOCCER
The Phoenix men's soccer team is back on the road to face off against Robert Morris on Sunday at 12 p.m. at North Athletic Complex. RMU is led by Chase Gilley with six goals this season. The Colonials are 6-4-2 overall and 3-1-1 in the Horizon League.
 
Green Bay's Chris Album is tied for sixth in the league with five goals and Andrew Paolucci and Myles Sophanavong are tied for fourth in assists with four.
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
The Phoenix women's soccer team is back on the road to face off against Purdue Fort Wayne on Thursday at 3 p.m. in Fort Wayne, Ind. Before returning home to host Robert Morris at 12 p.m. at Aldo Santaga Stadium. RMU is 4-4-5 and 3-1-2 in the Horizon League this season.
 
Green Bay's Senah Hanes is first in the HL with eight goals. Hanna Arvay is tied for first with five assists.
 
VOLLEYBALL
The Phoenix volleyball team hosts Oakland two Horizon League matches on Friday and Saturday. Oakland is 6-13 this season and 2-5 in the HL. Tyler Linkhart is 13th in the HL averaging 2.71 kills per set to pace the Golden Grizzlies offense.
 
Green Bay's Katie Schulz is eighth in the Horizon League averaging 3.07 kills per set. Abby Gardner is ninth in digs per set at 3.74. Calli Gentry is fourth in the HL averaging 8.74 assists per set. Emma Best is third in the HL averaging 0.41 service aces per set.
 
SWIM & DIVE
The Phoenix swim & dive team continues its season at the Wisconsin Showcase on Saturday in Milwaukee. 
 
CROSS COUNTRY
The Phoenix Cross Country team continues their season at the Bradley Pink Classic on Friday.
 
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