By: Jill Wunrow
GreenBayPHoenix.com

GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The top two scoring teams in the Horizon League meet Thursday, Jan. 12 as No. 14/12 Green Bay (13-0, 3-0 HL) travels to the Nutter Center to face Wright State (11-5, 4-0 HL) at 6 p.m. CT. The winner will have sole possession of first place in the league standings as the Phoenix and the Raiders enter Thursday's contest as the only unbeaten teams in the conference.

Green Bay leads the Horizon League averaging 77.0 points  while Wright State is averaging 66.2 points. Reigning Co-Horizon League Player of the week Julie Wojta (Francis Creek, Wis.) leads the conference scoring 20.2 points per game while the Raiders are being paced by freshman Kim Demmings who is pouring in an average of 15.2 points per game.

 With a win Thursday, Green Bay would tie the program's regular season winning record, 34 games, which spans from Jan. 4, 2009-Jan. 16, 2010. Green Bay has won its last 29 regular season games against conference opponents and is one of four unbeaten teams in the country through games played Jan. 8. The Phoenix is coming off a dominant 88-53 win at Milwaukee Jan. 7 in which Wojta grabbed a league and program record 12 steals in the win while pouring in a game-high 27 points.

Wright State enters Thursday's contest coming off two road wins over Loyola and UIC by a combined four points. The Ramblers erased a 14-point halftime deficit to edge Loyola 64-62 Jan. 5 before erasing a nine point second half deficit to hold on for the 62-60 win over UIC Jan. 7. Under second year head coach Mike Bradbury, Wright State was picked to finish third in this year's Horizon League Preseason Poll.

LAST MEETING... Green Bay and Wright State last met in the Horizon League Semifinal game Mar. 11. Current Phoenix starter Lydia Bauer (Lake Zurich, Ill.) poured in a career-high 27 points in Green Bay's dominant win over the fourth seeded Raiders, advancing to the championship game.

In its last trip to the Nutter Center (Mar. 3), though Green Bay had a 30-27 advantage over the Raiders at halftime, head coach Matt Bollant felt his team was outplayed by the Raiders. Green Bay outscored Wright State 17-6 throughout the first nine minutes of the second half while its defense forced eight turnovers. "I thought Julie's leadership really carried us in the second half," said Bollant of Wojta's performance.

WOJTA THE THIEF... Senior Julie Wojta had one of the best if not thee best performances of her career in Green Bay's 88-53 win at Milwaukee Jan. 7. After the Panthers took an early 12-10 lead in the first half, Wojta led Green Bay on a 24-0 run with 15 points, including three from beyond the arc, seven steals and two assists in 12 minutes of play. Wojta finished the first half with 11 steals, setting a new program record. Wojta scored eight points in the first six minutes in the second half while grabbing her 12th steal of the game, setting a new Horizon League record, two shy of the NCAA record 14. In addition, Wojta poured in a game-high 27 points...all in 25 minutes of play. Wojta currently ranks second in the country in steals per game with an average of 4.1.

FOLLOW THE ACTION... Fans can follow Thursday's game against Wright State live on GreenBayPhoenix.com. To watch a live video stream of the game, click here.

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