No. 24 Green Bay 78, Valparaiso 54

By foxsports
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Julie Wojta scored 14 points and No. 24 Wisconsin-Green Bay used a 16-0 run to pull away from Valparaiso and win 78-54 on Saturday.

The Phoenix (18-2, 7-2 Horizon) led 46-43 early in the second half before Wojta started the spurt with consecutive baskets. Heather Golden and Hannah Quilling sank 3-pointers, Kayla Tetschlag scored inside and Celeste Hoewisch made four free throws to cap the burst and give Green Bay a 62-43 edge midway through the half.

Tetschlag and Hoewisch each had 12 points for the Phoenix, who are tied with Detroit atop the conference. The two teams will play on Thursday. Wisconsin-Green Bay won the earlier meeting 71-46.

Raegan Moore scored 17 points off the bench for the Crusaders (6-14, 3-6), who were done in by 26 turnovers. Green Bay turned those miscues into a whopping 39 points.