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Last Updated: March 13, 2024, 00:00 IST
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Natalie McNeal scored a careerhigh 32 factors to go along with eight rebounds and No. 2 seed Green Bay took down No. 1 seed Cleveland State 6440 within the Horizon League Tournament on Tuesday to earn its first NCAA Tournament bid since 2018.
INDIANAPOLIS: Natalie McNeal scored a profession-excessive 32 factors to go along with eight rebounds and No. 2 seed Green Bay took down No. 1 seed Cleveland State 64-40 within the Horizon League Tournament on Tuesday to earn its first NCAA Tournament bid since 2018.
Green Bay (27-6), which superior to the ultimate recreation for the fourth time in six years, grew to become a 17-time match champion. The Phoenix enter the NCAA Tournament after reaching 25 wins for the seventh time within the final 10 years — together with wins over ranked Creighton and Washington State.
Cleveland State (29-5) was taking part in within the championship last for the sixth time in its historical past and for the third straight season — together with a victory over Green Bay final season. The Vikings had their 11-recreation successful streak snapped.
Jenna Guyer gave Green Bay the primary double-digit lead of the sport, 23-13, with 6:04 remaining within the second quarter. The Phoenix led by at the very least 10 the remainder of the best way. Guyer made a hook shot within the lane within the last seconds of the third quarter to increase Green Bay’s result in 47-29.
McNeal made 15 discipline objectives, whereas Cleveland State went 16 of 49 from the sector. She topped her earlier excessive of 30 factors, set on Feb. 3 in an 86-63 loss at Cleveland State.
Colbi Maples led Cleveland State with 22 factors. Mickayla Perdue, averaging 17.2 factors per recreation, was held to seven factors on 2-of-12 taking pictures. Maples led the league in free-throw makes an attempt this season with 208, however solely went 0 for 1 in opposition to Green Bay.
Maples scored 16 of Cleveland State’s 19 first-half factors after making 7 of 12 from the sector, whereas her teammates mixed to go 1 for 11 in trailing 32-19 on the break.
The Vikings had only one offensive rebounds by means of the primary three quarters.
Green Bay improved to 23-0 this season when holding opponents underneath 60 factors per recreation — regardless of going in opposition to the league chief in factors at 75.6 per recreation.
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