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GAME DAY INFORMATION
Green Bay (6-2, 0-0 HL) vs. Loyola (4-1, 0-0 HL) Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 (7 p.m. CT) Resch Center (Green Bay, Wis.) Television: WACY (MYNEW32) Ted Stefaniak (play-by-play) and Dean Leisgang (analyst) will describe the game. Videostreaming: The game will be videostreamed live on the Horizon League Network. Radio: SportsRadio 107.5 FM/1400 AM The Fan & GreenBayPhoenix.com Chris Roth (play-by-play) and Bill Rabeor (analyst) call the action on the Phoenix Radio Network. Next on the Schedule: Green Bay hosts the Horizon League’s other Chicago school, UIC, this Saturday at 7 p.m. GAME NOTES A November to Remember * Green Bay’s six November wins were the most in the school’s history by two games. * The previous record was four, set in the 2007-08 campaign (4-2 record). * Just 24 teams nationally closed the first month of the season with at least six victories. Quick Starts * Green Bay is 6-2 through eight games for the third straight year. * The Phoenix is looking for its first 7-2 start since the 1995-96 campaign, a year the team went 25-4 and made its last NCAA Tournament appearance. Getting Defensive * Green Bay has allowed just 103 points over its last two outings, which is the fewest given up in back-to-back games since Dec. 6-11, 2008, when Detroit (46) and Idaho State (53) combined to score 99. * Green Bay’s last two opponents combined to shoot just 31.9 percent (36 for 113), including a paltry 17.5 percent from 3-point range (7 of 40). It’s That Time Already? * This week Green Bay will entertain UIC (Dec. 3) and Loyola (Dec. 5) to start the Horizon League season. * In an odd scheduling year, Green Bay plays four Horizon League games prior to the start of the 2010 calendar year (UIC-Dec. 3, Loyola-Dec. 5, Youngstown State-Dec. 19, Butler-Dec. 31). All-Time vs. Loyola * Green Bay is 19-14 (.576) against the Ramblers in a series that dates back to 1995. * The Phoenix is 11-4 against Loyola all-time in Titletown and has won two straight. * Three of the last four meetings have been determined by six points or less. * Head coach Tod Kowalczyk is 7-7 lifetime against Loyola. |