GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Green Bay women's soccer team (2-7-3, 0-3-1
Horizon League) is set to begin a three-match road swing on Friday against
in-state rival Milwaukee (7-5-2, 3-1-0 Horizon League). Game time is slated for
7 p.m. at Engelmann Field.
Milwaukee,
which has won 10 consecutive regular season conference titles, owns a 20-6-1
advantage in the all-time series against the Phoenix. The last time Green Bay
defeated the Panthers was on Oct. 17, 2003 at Santaga Stadium.
Green
Bay is coming off a week in which it was defeated 3-0 by Butler on Friday
before battling to a 0-0 tie against Valparaiso on Sunday. Prior to the loss to
Butler, the Phoenix had not surrendered more than a single goal in any game
this season.
The
Panthers also enter tomorrow's match coming off a loss to Butler. The Bulldogs
handed Milwaukee a 1-0 loss on Sunday despite being outshot by the opposition 16-2.
The Panthers are currently in a three-way tie for first place in the league
standings.
Drusch wins Horizon League award: Junior goalkeeper Maddie Drusch (Appleton, Wis.) was tabbed as the Horizon League
Scholar-Athlete of the Month for the Month of September, becoming the first
Green Bay women's soccer player in program history to win the award. Drusch has
ranked among the nation's best in save percentage and goals-against average
throughout the season while carrying a 3.7 cumulative grade-point average.
To read more about Drusch's
award, click
here.
Follow it live:
Phoenix fans can follow Friday's match against Milwaukee live on
GreenBayPhoenix.com. Live stats will be available at kickoff. For more information,
click here.
Next on the schedule: Green Bay travels to Chicago on Tuesday, Oct. 19 to
take on Loyola before heading to Wright State on Friday, Oct. 22 for its final
regular season road game. The Phoenix then wraps up its regular season at home
against Detroit on Sunday, Oct. 24.
Extra
Time with Trevor Warren: Phoenix
head coach
Trevor Warren joins
Jill Wunrow to recap the past week in
Green Bay women's soccer, talk about
Maddie Drusch's Horizon League
Scholar-Athlete of the Month award and preview the upcoming road games. To
watch,
click
here.