GREEN BAY, Wis. – Welcome to Phoenix Weekly presented by Capital Credit Union! There are no home games for the Phoenix this weekend, but both the men's and women's basketball teams continue Horizon League road play.
 
WEEK IN REVIEW
MEN'S BASKETBALL
The Phoenix men fell in a pair of Horizon League road games last week. GB dropped a 74-51 contest at Wright State on Thursday, January 2 followed by a 78-60 loss at Northern Kentucky on Saturday, Jan. 4. The games marked the first for Phoenix newcomer Yonatan Levy. Levy, a 6'9" freshman forward from HaMerkaz, Israel played for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League in 2023-24 and received final eligibility certification from the NCAA in December.

Alumni Day is coming up, and we'd like you to join us! We'll be having a social at The Bar on Holmgren Way on Jan. 18 followed by gameday against Youngstown State on Jan. 19. RSVP here ??#RiseWithUshttps://t.co/NCekE7NEUi

— Green Bay Men's Basketball (@gbphoenixmbb) January 7, 2025

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Green Bay rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit en route to its third-straight win, defeating the Northern Kentucky Norse 78-59 Thursday night at the Kress Center. The Phoenix was paced by Jenna Guyer's 22 points, a new career-high after she scored her previous career-high 18 in the last game against Parkside. Natalie McNeal tallied 17, Cassie Schiltz added 15, and Callie Genke chipped in with 10 more. Miah Meyer also scored eight points, her second-highest tally this season. Green Bay gave up just 17 points in the entire second half.
 
Jenna Guyer finished two points shy of a double-double as GB triumphed over Wright State on Saturday afternoon. Guyer had 10 rebounds, a career-high, while tallying eight points. No. 30 has posted a career-high in three consecutive games – in points against Parkside (18) before besting that on Thursday against Northern Kentucky (22), all before recording her best mark on the board this afternoon versus WSU. GB was on cruise control in the fourth quarter, getting early buckets from Kondrakiewicz before going up by 19 on a Bailey Butler jumper. The Phoenix never looked back and extended its winning streak to four, the longest of the season.
 
A LOOK AHEAD
MEN'S BASKETBALL
The Green Bay men's basketball team has a lone road game this week, going down to Milwaukee to take on the Panthers on Saturday, January 11 for a 3 p.m. tipoff. The Phoenix will look to avenge an 88-67 loss to Milwaukee on December 11.
 
ABOUT THE PANTHERS
Milwaukee is 11-5 on the year and sits in second in the Horizon League with a 4-1 conference record. MKE is coming off of a 64-56 win on the road at Detroit Mercy on Saturday, Jan. 4.
 
Milwaukee ranks in the top four across the Horizon League on both sides of the ball, scoring the second-most points per game (79.1) and allowing the fourth-least points per game (71.0). Individually, they are led by Themus Fulks, however they spread the ball around, with five Panthers scoring in double figures. Fulks averages 15.2 points per game while Kentrell Pullian (13.6), Jamichael Stillwell (13.3), AJ McKee (12.8) and Erik Pratt (10.4) all average double figures.

Congrats to Cassie Schiltz for earning #HLWBB Player of the Week for the 2?nd time in her career!!

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— Green Bay Women's Basketball (@gbphoenixwbb) January 6, 2025

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The Green Bay women's basketball team is preparing to hit the road for a pair of games, beginning with Youngstown State on Thursday evening. Tipoff is slated for 5:30 pm CST. The Phoenix will look to make it five wins in a row against YSU on Thursday. Green Bay has had success against Youngstown State in recent years, winning eight of the last 10 matchups, including seven of the last 10 on the road. GB smacked Youngstown State 94-57 in the Horizon League Quarterfinal last March, getting 16 points from Cassie Schiltz to lead all players. YSU has had an up-and-down 2024-25 campaign, entering tomorrow's contest with a 7-8 record overall. The Penguins have dropped their last two games. Melissa Jackson is in her first year as YSU's head coach and sixth overall as a collegiate HC. Jewel Watkins paces the team with 13.5 points per game. Sophia Gregory is another player to watch, leading YSU in rebounds (7.3 RPG) and blocks (1.3 BPG).
 
Green Bay will conclude the brief trip will a battle against Robert Morris on Saturday at 1 PM.
 
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