(WNFL) – The Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball team won the Horizon League conference tournament on Tuesday to earn a berth in the NCAA tournament.
The Phoenix defeated Youngstown State 57-49.
Neither team shot particularly well as they both shot 38 percent.
Youngstown State was 20-of-52 while Green Bay was 21-of-56.
The difference was at the free throw line where the Phoenix were 12-of-19 compared to 3-of-6 for the Penguins.
Jenna Guyer led the Phoenix with 21 points. Maddie Skorupski added 13 points.
Skorupski and Kamy Peppler both had 6 rebounds with Peppler also contributing 8 assists.
Youngstown State was led by Paulina Hernandez and Sophia Gregory who score 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Trailing by 43-42 with 7:o2 left in the game, the Phoenix went ahead on a pair of free throws by Jenna Guyer which started a 15-6 run for Green Bay over the rest of the game. Guyer then made a 3-point play off a Penguins’ turnover, making a layup and free throw for a 47-43 lead.
Maddy Skorupski made it 49-43 on a jumper with Peppler making a driving layup for a 51-43 lead.
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