by By: Joey Daniels (@GBPhoenixWBB)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) –Holding Wright State to its lowest point total this season, the Green Bay women’s basketball team used solid defense and timely shooting to win 61-45 on Thursday night at the Kress Center, separating itself out in front of the Horizon League standings in the process.
Green Bay (19-4, 9-1 HL) held the league’s leading scorer Tay’ler Mingo to a season-low 10 points, while limiting the Horizon League’s highest scoring team (entered Thursday averaging 79.6 PPG) to under 50 points and its lowest total point tally of the season.
The Phoenix defense, which came in as the top defense in the league after only allowing 52.8 PPG in conference play this season, forced the visiting Raiders (18-6, 7-3 HL) into a 16-for-51 (31.4 percent) shooting effort from the field. Green Bay also enjoyed a plus-15 advantage in rebounding, finishing with 49 rebounds to Wright State’s 34.
Tesha Buck (Mdewakanton Sioux) relished one of her finest games of her young career, registering her first double-double of the season by finishing with a team-high 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Buck also dished out six assists.
Also finishing in double figures for the Phoenix was Mehryn Kraker and Sam Terry, who finished with 14 points and 11 points, respectively. Kraker and Terry both hit clutch three’s late in the game, eliminating any potential for a Wright State comeback.
Green Bay never trailed in the game and has now won back-to-back contests after dropping its first league game of the season. The victory also gives the Phoenix a season sweep of Wright State, giving it a virtual three-game lead in the current standings.
The Phoenix will head down I-43 this Saturday (Feb. 14), when it visits Milwaukee. The in-state rivals will tip at 2 p.m. on Valentine’s Day.
