A big night for the Green Bay Phoenix basketball teams. The men knocked off Cleveland State on the road 69-61, snapping a three game losing streak. They played a third straight game without leading scorer Noah Reynolds, out with an ankle sprain but had four players reach double figures. Marcus Hall led the way with 12 while Elijah Jones added 10 points along with a team high 15 rebounds. The Phoenix built a 7 point lead at the half and stretched it out to as many as 15 in the second half before the Vikings rallied. Cleveland State closed to within 62-58 with 2:00 to play but the Phoenix got a couple of stops and knocked down free throws to secure an important win. GB is now 18-12 on the year, 13-6 in Horizon League play and with one game left in the regular season (at Milwaukee Saturday night), the Phoenix have clinched a spot in the top four of the standings which will ensure they host a Horizon League tournament quarterfinal game at the Kress Center next Thursday night.
The Phoenix women have long since sewed up a top seed and they are now a win away from clinching a share of the Horizon League regular season championship after beating Purdue Fort Wayne in Indiana 70-61. It was nearly a wire to wire victory for the Lady Phoenix as Jasmine Kondrakiewicz, Natalie McNeal and Callie Genke off the bench all produced 14 points. Kondrakiewicz also pulled down 12 rebounds and blocked five shots. GB is now 24-5 on the year and they’ve kept pace with Cleveland State atop the Horizon at 17-2. A win in their home finale against Milwaukee on Saturday will clinch a share of another Horizon League title before hosting a conference tournament quarterfinal next Thursday night as well. It will be a Horizon Tournament quarterfinal doubleheader with the women tipping at 5:30 PM with the men to follow.
The Horizon League also announced it’s Women’s Basketball All-Academic team which includes McNeal and Bailey Butler from Green Bay. The Phoenix was the only squad to put two players on the All-Academic team.
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