UWGB women's basketball rides defense to top of the Horizon League

Key Highlights

• 4 at the Kress Center. Ten points. That’s how many the Colonials scored in the first half as the Phoenix built a commanding 21-point lead at the break that it extended to as much as 30 in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter. Robert Morris shot 17.9% (5-for-28) in the first 20 minutes, including 0-for-10 from 3-point range. It never did get much better after that.
• It finished the game at 29.1% overall (16-for-55) and 23.5% from 3 (4-for-17). UWGB held the Colonials to their fewest points of the season, two days after it held Cleveland State to its fewest after it entered the weekend as the top-ranked offense in the Horizon League. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Phoenix improved to 11-5 overall and remains the only undefeated team in Horizon play at 6-0.“I’m really proud of our defensive effort,” Karius said.
• “This is what this program has always preached.
• It’s also a really big challenge when your roster, more than half of it is brand new.
• We have very talented players, but players who basically have to learn our defensive system now and learn how important it is and have to strive to keep getting better.“That is probably what I’m most proud of.