It was a mixed bag of emotions for Green Bay Phoenix basketball fans Thursday night as they saw the women advance to Indianapolis while the men were sent packing against their bitter in-state rivals.
The Phoenix women scored at least 20 points in all four quarters of its 94-57 win over Youngstown State. That includes outscoring the Penguins 27-6 in the opening frame to put the Phoenix ahead for good. Five Phoenix players registered double figures in the win, led by 16 points from Luxemburg-Casco alum Cassie Schiltz. The Phoenix women will take on No. 3-seeded Purdue Fort Wayne in Indianapolis on Monday. Tip-off is slated for 1:30 p.m.
The Phoenix men could not bottle up that momentum in its 95-84 loss to Milwaukee. The team's defense had no answer for BJ Freeman, who scored 32 points for the Panthers while leading an offense that outscored the Phoenix in the paint 54-32. Noah Reynolds tried his hardest to will the Phoenix to victory as he scored 27 points in over 30 minutes of action two weeks removed from a high-ankle sprain. Two other Phoenix players reached double figures on the night.
