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Women's Basketball Starts Horizon League Play at Detroit, Wright State



Erin Templin and the Phoenix will take on Detroit and Wright State this week to start Horizon League play.

Jan. 3, 2008

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GREEN BAY GAME DAY
Game 12: Green Bay vs. Detroit
Thursday, Jan. 3 • 6 p.m. CT
Calihan Hall • Detroit

Game 13: Green Bay vs. Wright State
Saturday, Jan. 5 • noon CT
Nutter Center • Dayton, Ohio

TELEVISION
None
RADIO AM 1400 WDUZ in Green Bay area
INTERNET AUDIO http://uwgbathletics.cstv.com/multimedia/wbb-audio.html
INTERNET VIDEO http://www.horizonleaguenetwork.tv
LIVESTATS http://www.uwgbathletics.cstv.com

Currently on a four-game winning streak, the Green Bay women's basketball team (8-3, 0-0) will tip-off its 2008 Horizon League slate this week, starting at Detroit Thursday before finishing with Wright State Saturday. Green Bay is currently on a 19-game winning streak against Horizon League opponents and has not lost a league regular season game since Feb. 13, 2006.

This week's contests will air live on AM 1400 WDUZ "The Fan" in the Green Bay area, with Bruce VandenPlas on the call. Live audio is also available here.

Phoenix Fast Fact: Detroit is the last team to beat Green Bay during the month of January; Green Bay has not lost in the first month since Jan. 24, 2004, a span of 26 games.

Scouting Green Bay: Green Bay pulled away with a strong defensive effort at the start of the second half to post an 82-65 win over Southern Illinois. Five players scored in double figures, led by Lavesa Glover's career-high 18 points. Fellow juniors Kati Harty and Erin Templin sniffed at career-bests as well, both missing by a point as they tallied 17 and 12 points, respectively. Rachel Porath and Kayla Groh also tallied double figures in the road win.

For the first time this season, all five starters scored in double figures in the team's win over Southern Illinois Dec. 29, which led to the team's highest offensive output thus far this season. The quintet combined to shoot 66 percent from the field while all five had at least 10 field goal attempts. Normally a proficient team from three-point range, Green Bay adjusted from just making three three-pointers to dominate in the paint.

For the second straight game, Green Bay had a player tally a double-double when Rachel Porath posted 17 points along with a team-best 10 rebounds against Southern Illinois Dec. 29. The double-double was the second of her career. She also added four assists and three steals in the game.

Scouting Detroit: The Titans (2-8) closed out 2007 with a 55-40 setback at home against Toledo on Dec. 18, but rebounded with a victory over IPFW (62-52) on Dec. 21 to capture its first road win of the season.

Junior guard Zemora Davis paced Detroit with 10 points after a 5-of-11 showing from the field against Toledo. Sophomore guard Chanica Hall poured in a career-high 22 points in the Titans' win, which included a 9-of-13 outing at the line. Senior forward India Bruster grabbed a game-high 12 boards to post double-digits in rebounds for the third time this season.
All-time series: Green Bay leads, 26-5
Green Bay vs. UDM at Detroit: 9-4
Green Bay's overall streak: W9

Scouting Wright State: The Raiders (3-8) snapped a three-game slide with a thrilling 71-70 win over Evansville Dec. 21 in Dayton. Wright State will host Milwaukee Thursday before entertaining the Phoenix Saturday afternoon.

Leading the Raiders offensively is a quartet of players in double figures in scoring, paced by Sheylani Peddy and her 15.2 points per game. Whitney Lewis, who missed the first three games of the year, is chipping in 13.0 ppg.
All-time series: Green Bay leads, 36-3
Green Bay vs. WSU at Dayton, Ohio: 16-3
Green Bay's overall streak: W9