(GREEN BAY ATHLETICS) MILWAUKEE – Meghan Schultz scored 20 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, to help lead the Green Bay women’s basketball team over the Milwaukee Panthers 76-61 on the road Saturday. Green Bay held a one-point lead heading into the fourth quarter. With the win, the Phoenix moves to 15-5 on the year and 10-0 in the Horizon League.
Schultz added six rebounds to her 20-point game to lead the Phoenix. Maddy Skorupski helped out with 10 points and six steals, and Jenna Guyer chipped in with a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Kammy Peppler scored six points, including a pair of free throws that put her past the 1,000-point mark, doing so in the place where she started her collegiate basketball career.
The Green Bay defense caused its share of mistakes in Saturday’s game, forcing 18 Milwaukee turnovers while committing just nine. Those takeaways turned into 25 points on the other end of the floor. Skorupski’s six steals led the way individually for the Phoenix.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After falling behind 10-1 to the Panthers, Green Bay went on a 5-0 run with 6:07 left in the first quarter, culminating in a bucket from Kristina Ouimette, to narrow its deficit to 10-6. Milwaukee answered back, outscoring the Phoenix 7-4 in the remainder of the quarter and took a 17-10 lead into the second quarter.
Green Bay then cut the Panthers’ lead to 20-17 before going on a 7-0 run, highlighted by a bucket from Schultz, to take a 24-20 lead. The Panthers cut into that lead, but the Phoenix still enjoyed a 27-24 advantage heading into halftime. Green Bay forced six Milwaukee turnovers in the period and turned them into nine points.
Milwaukee battled back and retook the lead following intermission, before Green Bay went on a 5-0 run, punctuated by a basket from Kamy Peppler, to grab a 40-38 lead with 4:19 to go in the third. The two teams traded baskets the remainder of the way, with GB holding on to a 47-46 lead heading into the final frame.
Schultz dominated the fourth quarter, scoring 13 points to help the Phoenix outscore the Panthers 29-15 in the fourth en route to the 76-61 win. GB scored 18 of its 29 points in the paint.
GAME NOTES
» Jenna Guyer notched her third double-double of the season.
» The Phoenix held the Panthers to only 37.5-percent shooting from the field.
» Maddy Skorupski had a team-high six steals, the highest of any GB player in a game this season.
» Green Bay is 10-0 in Horizon League play for the first time since the 2012-13 season. (Finished 16-0)
» Green Bay cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 11 offensive boards in the game.
» GB had 36 rebounds to Milwaukee’s 37, and 11 assists to Milwaukee’s 12.
» Meghan Schultz notched her fifth 20+ point game of the season.
COMING UP
The Phoenix will return home to the Kress Center to begin a three-game home stand to close out their January schedule. The Phoenix starts by hosting the Oakland Golden Grizzlies for Military Appreciation Night this Thursday, Jan. 22, with a 6:00 p.m. CST scheduled tip-off.
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