Badger women come up short
MADISON It was another close one at the Kohl Center Tuesday night for the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team, but this time the Badgers came up short.
Wisconsin (3-1) trailed by as many as 14 points in the second half and used a 14-3 run in the final six minutes, but it was not enough as Green Bay (4-0) hung on for the 60-58 win in front of 4,416 fans at the Kohl Center.
Alysa Karel had a solid game offensively for the Badgers with a game-high 21 points on 10-of-16 shooting. Senior guard Teah Gant chipped in 13 points on 3-of-4 shooting and she went 7-of-9 from the free throw line. The Badgers finished 44.4 percent from the field.
Kayla Tetschlag led the Phoenix with 18 points, while Celeste Hoewisch added 14 points.
UW-GREEN BAY 60, WISCONSIN 58
UW-Green Bay (60)—Wojtz 1-2 2-2 4, Tetschlag 4-9 10-10 18, Eichler 1-3 4-6 6 , Hoewisch 4-6 6-7 14, Golden 3-12 1-2 8, Ritchie 0-4 3-4 3, , Bauer 0-1 0-0 0, Sension 3-4 0-0 7. Totals: 16-41 26-31 60.
Wisconsin (58)—Steinbauer 1-3 0-0 2, Zastrow 1-5 5-6 7, D’alie 2-8 2-2 6, Gant 3-4 7-9 13, Karel 10-16 0-1 21, Davis 0-2 0-0 0, Wurtz 0-1 0-0 0, Neal 0-0 2-2 2, Covington 3-6 1-2 7. Totals: 20-45 17-22 58.
UW-Green Bay 31 29—60
Wisconsin 28 30—58
Three-piont goals—Green Bay 2-9 (golden 1-3, Sension 1-1, Tetschlag 0-2, Eichler 0-1, hoewisch 0-1, Bauer 0-1), wisconsin 1-9 (Karel 1-3, Steinbauer 0-1, Zastrow 0-1, D’Alie 0-2, Davis 0-2). Fouled out—Hoewisch. Rebounds—Green Bay 28 (Ritchie 7), wisconsin 26 (Gant 5). Assists—Green Bay 9 (Tetschlag 4), Wisconsin 6 (D’Alie 2). Total fouls—Green Bay 22, Wisconsin 26.
Attendance—4,416.

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