(GREEN BAY PHOENIX ATHLETICS) – The Green Bay women’s basketball team fell just short of a Horizon League Tournament Championship at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum Tuesday afternoon. The Phoenix fell to the No. 2 seeded Cleveland State Vikings by a final score of 73-61.
Natalie put together a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds after scoring 12 fourth-quarter points to lead the Phoenix on the day. Jasmine Kondrakiewicz added eight points, six rebounds, and four blocks and Cassie Schiltz helped out with eight points.
Cleveland State separated themselves with the three ball, going 13-for-27 (48.1 percent) while the Phoenix shot 6-for-31 (19.4 percent) from beyond the arc.
Cleveland State started the fourth with an 11-0 run and held a 60-39 lead with 5:09 to go in the game. The Green & White made it interesting down the stretch thanks to McNeal’s scoring outburst, but could only bring it at close as 11 with 1:32 left. CSU hit their free throws down the stretch and took the game by a 73-61 final score.
