Phoenix Women Win Big
By: Burke Griffin
Updated: January 28, 2013
DAYTON, Ohio. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - In the last of four
straight games away from the Kress Center, Green Bay felt right at home at
Wright State's Nutter Center, where the Phoenix came away with a 70-48 victory
over the Raiders on Monday night. The win completed the season sweep over
Wright State, and improved Green Bay to 16-2 overall and 6-0 in the Horizon
League. The loss dropped Wright State to 9-10 overall and 3-3 in conference
play.
Green Bay dominated the first half, holding Wright State to just 2-26 (7.7 percent) from the field and held a 29-12 advantage on the boards. The Raiders were held without a field goal for the first 14:26 of play before Ivory James scored on a three. The Phoenix opened the game on a 15-2 run over the first 6:18, sparked by an Adrian Ritchie (De Pere, Wis.) three. Ritchie finished the game with 13 points.
"We came out and played extremely well in the first half, and anytime you go up 35 on the road, especially in the first half, you're setting yourself up for success," head coach Kevin Borseth said.
Ritchie extended the lead to 30 points at 44-14 on a three with 2:27 remaining in the first half, as Green Bay held the Raiders scoreless for the final 4:34 of the opening frame to take a 49-14 lead into the break.
Wright State opened the second half on a 5-0 run, and used an 11-0 run just minutes later to cut the deficit to 57-34.
"We didn't come out with the same intensity as we had in the
first half, and Wright State was a lot more physical and made us make mistakes
in the second half," Borseth said. "Even with the lead we built in the first
half, we need to play with the same intensity for the entire 40 minutes and not
just one half."
Green Bay will return to the Kress Center to host UIC on
Saturday at 2 p.m., marking the first time the team has played at home since
Jan. 12.






