The Green Bay Phoenix basketball teams opened their seasons on opposite sides of spectrum results-wise on Monday night.

The Phoenix women had strong starts to both halves to cruise past in-state UW-Stevens Point 85-37. The team outscored the Pointers 21-5 to open the game and 25-3 in the third quarter to turn the game quickly into rout. While the teams were even at 11 in the turnovers department, the Phoenix outrebounded the Pointers 52-31 and outshot them from the field 53 percent to 24 percent. Meghan Schultz led a quartet of Phoenix players in double figures with a career-high 20 points. Carley Duffney added 12 points while Kristina Ouimette and Julianna Ouimette each posted 10 points in the wind. The Phoenix will head to Chicago on Thursday to battle Loyola.

The Phoenix men were on the opposite side of the coin in their 94-51 loss to Kansas at the Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks, led by future NBA Lottery picks Flory Bidunga and Darryn Peterson, shot nearly 57 percent from the field while the Phoenix struggled to reach 30 percent. The Phoenix were also outrebounded 44-26 by Jayhawks. Marcus Hall led the Phoenix with 17 points while C.J. O'Hara chipped in nine points. They will head east on Friday to face Buffalo.