FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Four Phoenix reached double figures as Green Bay pulled off a 70-61 win over the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons on Wednesday night in a #HLWBB standalone game. Green Bay has won seven in a row and is still in a heated battle for first place with Cleveland State.
Jasmine Kondrakiewicz, Natalie McNeal, and Callie Genke each tallied 14 points in the victory. Genke scored all 14 of GB's bench points. Green Bay (24-5, 17-2 HL) got 10 points from Cassie Schiltz and another nine from Bailey Butler. Kondrakiewicz racked up 12 rebounds, tying a season-high while recording her sixth career double-double and her second this season.
PFW (19-11, 12-7 HL) was led by 16 points from Renna Schwieterman.
HOW IT HAPPENED
It was 2-2 in the opening moments of the contest before Green Bay rattled off a 20-3 run, culminating in a layup from Genke to make it 22-5. The Phoenix got off to a fast start, shooting 60 percent (9-of-15) in the opening frame. GB cooled off slightly in the second stanza but led by no fewer than 14 thanks to a valiant effort by McNeal, who scored six of the team's 13 points in the quarter. The recently named Horizon League All-Academic Team member helped guide the Phoenix to a 37-19 halftime lead.
Purdue Fort Wayne started to close the gap out of the break, ending the third quarter on a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to 10 after GB opened the frame with a 20-point advantage. A triple each from Schwieterman and Graber helped tighten the screws. PFW made Green Bay uncomfortable in the fourth quarter, bringing it to 58-54 after a Shayla Sellers trey. Minutes later, Genke drilled a corner triple to give GB a seven-point lead with 4:40 to go. Another Sellers three would bring it back to within four, but Green Bay was lock-down in the final 2:06, holding PFW scoreless. Butler and Genke were able to salt away the game from the charity stripe, guiding GB to a 70-61 victory.
GAME NOTES
» Kondrakiewicz registered five blocks, the most since she had five (also against Purdue Fort Wayne) on March 6, 2023.
» Green Bay tallied eight blocks as a team, the most this season.
» The Phoenix held the Mastodons to only 36.5 percent shooting from the field.
» GB never trailed after taking a 5-2 first-quarter lead.
» Green Bay's defense forced 15 turnovers, turning them into 13 points. GB recorded 10 turnovers.
» The Phoenix had 34 points in the paint compared to PFW's 22.
COMING UP
Green Bay will conclude the regular season on Saturday against in-state rival Milwaukee. Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m. With the Green Bay men's basketball team defeating Cleveland State Wednesday night, the women's team will play its quarterfinal matchup at 5:30 p.m. CST on Thursday, March 7 (opponent TBD). Ticket information will be announced in the near future.
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