GREEN BAY, Wis. – Welcome to another edition of Phoenix Weekly! The Green Bay Phoenix basketball teams have a busy weekend in the bay, with the women hosting Detroit Mercy on Thursday and Oakland on Saturday, while the men will host Robert Morris on Friday and Youngstown State on Sunday. Both teams will be celebrating alumni weekend, with the women celebrating on Saturday and the men on Sunday. Click here to learn more about
women's basketball alumni day and
men's basketball alumni day.
The Green Bay Nordic Skiing team will also host this weekend with the Ariens Invite taking place at the Ariens Nordic Center in Brillion, Wis. on Saturday and Sunday. The Phoenix men will kick the event off on Saturday with the 15K Classic Individual Start taking place at 9:30 a.m. The women's race will follow shortly after at 11. On Sunday, the Phoenix will compete in the 4x5K Mixed Gender Relay at 9 a.m.
WEEK IN REVIEW
MEN'S BASKETBALL
The Green Bay men's basketball team fell to Milwaukee 59-70 Saturday afternoon in the on the road. The Phoenix (2-16, 0-7 HL) was paced by 15 points each from
Marcus Hall and
Yonatan Levy, while
Mac Wrecke chipped in with 13. Milwaukee (12-6, 5-2 HL) was paced by 14 points from Themus Fulks. Kentrell Pullian had 13 more, and John Lovelace, Jr. and Erik Pratt each had 10.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Natalie McNeal and
Cassie Schiltz each had a double-double to help the Green Bay women's basketball team cruise past Robert Morris 78-48 on Saturday afternoon.
The Phoenix put the pedal to the metal in the third stanza. GB shot 8-for-13 (61.5 percent), including 4-of-9 from deep, outscoring the Colonials 24-11 in the quarter. Schiltz had a hot hand from beyond the arc, drilling a three to give GB a 52-24 lead with 5:33 remaining in the third. Green Bay led by as much as 39 points in the fourth quarter and finished with a blowout win, 78-48 on the road over Robert Morris.
A strong first quarter helped the Green Bay women's basketball team escape past Youngstown State Thursday evening, 58-50. The first quarter proved a keystone for Green Bay in the victory. GB sprinted to a 5-0 lead, getting a triple from Genke, which forced an immediate timeout by the Penguins. The duo's efforts maintained a 10-point lead going into the fourth quarter. GB had 12 chances at the charity stripe and knocked down eight free throws, which played a huge part in the eight-point win over Youngstown State, 58-50.
A LOOK AHEAD
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Robert Morris has gotten off to a good start in 2025, sitting at 11-7 coming into Thursday's matchup with Green Bay. The Colonials are 3-4 in conference play, having recently taken down Wright State on Sunday, Jan. 12 by a score of 75-72.
RMU spreads the ball around as well as any team in the Horizon League, with four of their players averaging in double figures. Kam Woods leads the way at 14.1 points, 4.2 assists, and 4.0 rebounds per game. The three other main offensive threats for the Colonials are Alvaro Folgueiras (12.8 ppg), Amarion Dickerson (12.1 ppg), and Josh Omojafo (11.8 ppg). As a team RMU is one of the best rebounding teams in the Horizon League, sitting second with a 4.0 rebounding margin on the year.
Under first-year head coach Ethan Faulkner, the Youngstown State Penguins are currently 11-7 and second in the Horizon League with a 6-2 record. The Penguins lost the battle for first place last Saturday when they fell to Cleveland State, 80-72. YSU's only other HL loss came to PFW, who is also 6-2 in league play.
Youngstown State gets it done on the defensive side of the ball, sitting atop the HL in multiple defensive categories. The Penguins are first in opponent field goal percentage (41.0 percent) and opponent three point field goal percentage (31.5). They also allow the third-fewest points per game at 69.8. On the offensive side of the ball the Penguins are led by EJ Farmer and Nico Galette. Farmer is averaging 14.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game while Galette is at 12.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The Green Bay women's basketball team is back home this weekend, beginning a two-game homestand against the Detroit Mercy Titans on Thursday night. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m.
Green Bay has gotten the best of the Titans in the all-time series, dominating with a 60-8 record. GB has won the last 14 meetings, not having lost to UDM since February 4, 2017. The Green and White is also a whopping 33-2 when hosting the Titans, taking care of business in the last 14 home meetings.
Oakland enters their Thursday night contest at Milwaukee with a 6-10 overall record and a 4-3 conference record.
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