YSU women beat Green Bay to grab share of Horizon lead

Junior Heidi Schlegel scored a game-high 23 points, including the 1,000th of her career, and the Youngstown State women's basketball team caused a logjam atop the Horizon League standings with a 72-63 win at Green Bay on Sunday at the Kress Events Center.

YSU, Green Bay and Wright State are all tied for first place with a 9-3 record, and Wright State plays both teams in the final two weeks of the regular season.

Youngstown State won for the first time ever at the Kress Events Center and swept Green Bay for the first time in school history.

Freshman guard Jenna Hirsch scored 16 points, and Liz Hornberger scored 11 of her 14 points in the second half. The senior hit back-to-back 3-pointers to start the second half as YSU started the period on a 9-0 run. The Penguins did not trail for the final 19:02, and it led for the final 13:51.

Kaili Lukan and Sam Terry had 13 points apiece to lead four Phoenix players in double figures.