SEATTLE, Wash. -The Green Bay women's basketball team took a 65-56 advantage into the fourth quarter, but could not hang on and fell 79-74 to the Washington Huskies on the road Saturday.
The Phoenix (8-4) had four players score in double figures, led by
Jenna Guyer, who had 19 points and eight rebounds.
Maddy Skorupski added 14 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and two steals, and
Meghan Schultz helped out with 13 points.
Carley Duffney also finished the day with 13 points.
Green Bay shared the ball well in Saturday's game, racking up 17 assists on 28 made field goals.
Kamy Peppler's nine assists led the Phoenix.
Sayvia Sellers led Washington with 30 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the floor.
HEAD COACH KAYLA KARIUS
"I'm really proud of our team's effort today on the road competing against the 20th best team in the country. We were fearless and efficient offensively and rebounded well all game long. Every time our program steps on the floor we expect to win and we certainly had our chances today, but we came up short. We will learn from this and continue to learn and grow as a program."
HOW IT HAPPENED
After falling behind 16-15, Green Bay went on a 6-0 run with 1:47 left in the first quarter, culminating in a three from Guyer, to take a 21-16 lead. The Phoenix then lost some of that lead but still entered the quarter break with a 23-20 advantage.
Washington rallied to take a 31-29 lead before Green Bay went on a 7-0 run starting at the 5:29 mark in the second period, highlighted by a bucket from Schultz, to take a 36-31 lead. The Huskies cut into that lead, but the Phoenix still enjoyed a 42-40 advantage heading into halftime. Green Bay dominated in the paint, scoring 14 of its 19 points close to the basket.
Green Bay continued to preserve its halftime lead before going on a 7-0 run, punctuated by a three from
Carley Duffney, to expand its lead further to 53-44 with 5:48 to go in the third. The Phoenix held onto that lead for the rest of the frame and entered the fourth quarter with a 65-56 edge. Green Bay knocked down four three-pointers in the quarter to score 12 of its 23 total points.
Washington then erased the Green Bay lead in the game's final quarter for a 79-74 comeback victory. The Huskies outscored the Phoenix 23-9 in the frame.
GAME NOTES
» The Phoenix shot well from three point range, knocking down seven of 17 long range attempts.
» Rebounds were even at 32 apiece.
» The Green Bay defense forced 14 turnovers, while committing 13 of their own.
» Green Bay got eight rebounds from both
Jenna Guyer and
Maddy Skorupski.
UP NEXT
Green Bay will close out its nonconference schedule on Saturday at Miami (OH), with tipoff set for noon CST.
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