Youngstown -- The Youngstown State women's basketball team put a scare into 25th-ranked UW-Green Bay on Thursday night at the Beeghly Center, but the Phoenix were able to pull out a 74-62 victory over the Penguins.

YSU pulled within 48-44 at the 13:39 mark of the second half before the Phoenix went on a decisive 16-3 run that ballooned its advantage to 64-47 with 6:52 remaining.
In the later stages of the contest, the Guins were able to get with 11 points with 2:29 remaining, however, that was as close they came the rest of the game.

Junior guard Heather Karner scored 17 points to lead four Penguins who finished in double figures. Velissa Vaughn had 13, Monique Godfrey contributed 12 and Jessica Schloemp contributed 11.

UW-Green Bay was led by forward Nicole Soulis who scored a game-high 23 points. Natalie Berglin had 15 while Amanda Popp and Rachel Porath both had 10.

The Penguins drop to 7-16 overall and 5-7 in the Horizon League while the Phoenix improve to 20-3 overall and 11-0 while extending their winning streak to 17.

In the first half, neither team led by more than four points until the Phoenix went ahead 30-25 following two Soulis free throws.

UWGB extended the lead to 32-25 on two Kayla Groh free throws before YSU answered on a Karner 3-pointer and a Ta-myra Davis free throw cutting the deficit to 32-29 at the 4:23 mark. However, that was the closest the Guins could get the remainder of the night.

From that point, the Phoenix used a 9-0 run to go in front 41-29 following a Soulis basket at the 1:57 mark. At the break, YSU trailed 43-34 following a late 3-pointer by Velissa Vaughn.

The Penguins play their final home game of the regular season on Saturday when they play host to UW-Milwaukee. Tipoff at the Beeghly Center is set for 2:05 p.m.