By: Jill Wunrow
GreenBayPhoenix.com
VALPARAISO, Ind. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The No. 12/9 Green Bay (18-0, 8-0 HL) women's basketball team will look
to improve to 19-0 as it wraps up the first half of Horizon League play at
Valparaiso (5-14, 1-7 HL) Saturday at Athletics Recreation Center at 1:35 p.m.
With Green Bay's
recent 60-36 win over Butler Jan. 26, including Baylor (20-0), the Phoenix
remains one of two unbeaten teams in the country. Green Bay's 38th consecutive
regular season winning streak is the longest in program history.
Green Bay senior Julie
Wojta (Francis Creek, Wis.) is just nine rebounds shy of becoming one of the
programs top ten rebounders. The 6'0" forward has grabbed 690 rebounds in a
Phoenix uniform. Wojta's game-high 15 points at Butler moved her into tenth on the
all-time scoring list with 1,333 career points.
With its 34 consecutive
regular-season wins against conference opponents, Green Bay leads the Horizon
League in nine statistical categories including scoring offense (74.4), scoring
defense (52.2), scoring margin (+22.1), free throw percentage (.803), field
goal percentage (.446), assists (18.0), steals (12.9), turnover margin (+11.8)
and assist/turnover ratio (1.1).
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: Due to injuries
and illnesses this season, only three Crusaders have appeared in all 18 games.
Gina Lange, Tabitha Gerardot, and Ashley Varner are the only Crusaders that
have played in each contest. Valpo is averaging 52.7 points per game while
shooting 35 percent from the field. Gerardot leads Valpo's starting five with
an average of 12.4 points per game while Varner leads the way on the boards
with 9.4 rebounds per contest.
ABOUT THE SERIES: Green Bay owns an overall series record
of 22-4 against the Crusaders and is 9-2 at the ARC. The two teams last met
Feb. 24, 2011 at the Kress Events Center in Green Bay. The Phoenix won the
contest 75-48 as Wojta posted a double double with 10 points while grabbing a
game-high 11 rebounds. Lydia Bauer (Lake Zurich, Ill.) came off the bench to
lead all scorers with 13 points.
UP NEXT: Green Bay returns to the confines of
the Kress Events Center Saturday, Feb. 4 as it hosts Milwaukee (6-12, 2-6 HL)
at 7 p.m.
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