By: Jill Wunrow
GreenBayPhoenix.com

GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - For the second time this season No. 18/14 Green Bay (12-0, 2-0 HL) senior Julie Wojta (Francis Creek, Wis.) has been named Horizon League Player of the Week, announced by the league office Monday. Green Bay opened Horizon League play Dec. 29 with an 80-63 win over UIC before closing 2011 with a 76-49 win over Loyola Dec. 31. Wojta averaged 14.5 points and 11.5 rebounds in the pair of wins.

"There are very few basketball players that can do all that Julie does and she just keeps getting better with every game," said fifth year head coach Matt Bollant.

After scoring just two points in the opening half against UIC, Wojta finished with 14 points and a game-high 15 rebounds, which also tied a career best. It was Wojta's sixth double double performance of the season in Green Bay's Horizon League opener.

In Green Bay's 80-63 win over Loyola, Wojta poured in a game-high 15 points, eight rebounds and four steals in 25 minutes of play.

Wojta has scored at least 12 points while grabbing at least five rebounds in every contest this season for the undefeated Phoenix. The senior captain leads Green Bay with an average 19.7 points, shooting 55.8 percent from the field. Wojta is also leading the way on the boards grabbing an average 10.2 rebounds per contest. Wojta is second in the league in both scoring and rebounding but leads the way with 42 steals.

This is the third time in her career Wojta has received Player of the Week honors. Wojta also received the accolade Nov. 27 after her performance in the San Juan Shootout.

For the second time in program history and second time under Bollant, Green Bay closed a calendar year with one loss, finishing 2011 with an impressive 34-1 record. The Phoenix has won 32 consecutive regular season games, the second longest streak in program history.

Green Bay will travel to Milwaukee Saturday, Jan. 7 for its lone league contest of the week. The Phoenix will battle the in-state rival Panthers at 12:30 p.m. at the Klotsche Center.

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