As they did last Thursday, the Green Bay basketball teams split their Horizon League games on Sunday with the women beating Youngstown State 56-47 and the men falling hard to Wright State 86-58.
In the friendly confines of the Kress Events Center, the Phoenix women responded to a 15-11 deficit after the first quarter by outscoring 15-8 in the second half to take a slim lead into the locker room. The two teams traded blows in the second half, but Green Bay native Gracie Grzesk scored seven of her 11 points in the final stanza to hold off the Penguins. It served as the perfect complement to Megan Schultz, who scored a game-high 22 points to pace the Phoenix with Jenna Guyer (11 points) and Maddy Skorupski (10 points) also reaching double figures in the game. The Phoenix did their work in the paint, outrebounding the Penguins 38-36 and scoring 36 of their 56 points in the paint.
In Dayton, it was a 33-13 run for the Raiders that thwarted Phoenix comeback dreams in the second half. The Phoenix had battled back from a 20-10 first half deficit and 49-34 shortcoming to make the game close before the gap widened late. C.J. O'Hara led the Phoenix with 19 points while Justin Allen added 12 points in the loss.
Both teams will play at Indiana University-Indianapolis at 5:30 p.m. with the women playing their Wednesday and the men following up on Thursday.
