After second place finish in holiday tournament, Lady Frogs look to get over .500 in home game tonight
By Chad Murray
Skiff Staff

The women’s basketball team returns to the floor today after a trip to Indiana over the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Lady Frogs (2-2) play tonight against Wisconsin-Green Bay in the first game in a stretch of seven out of eight home matches.

Senior forward Grace Gantt said she is confident about this part of the schedule.

“We have some tough teams coming in here, but I think we’ll play really well,” Gantt said.

Head coach Jeff Mittie said the team is beginning to turn the corner.

“We haven’t put together a 40-minute game yet, but we’ve started to play better basketball,” Mittie said. “Our biggest issue has been developing continuity with our players coming off of injuries, and I feel that we’re starting to do that.”

The women took part in the Travelers Classic Thursday and Friday, defeating Holy Cross and losing to tournament host Purdue, which is ranked sixth nationally.

The Phoenix have made the NCAA tournament the past two seasons and boast four seniors on their starting roster. They captured the Oneida Bingo & Casino Holiday Tournament Saturday with an 83-72 victory over the Miami Hurricanes, in which the Phoenix hit a school record of 16 three-pointers.

Mittie said he thinks that Wisconsin-Green Bay will present a challenge for his squad.

“They are a good basketball team that can shoot and (they) have four senior starters,” Mittie said. “They’re (an) underrated (basketball team).”

Following this game, the Lady Frogs take on arch-rival Southern Methodist Thursday, and then will prepare to face another ranked opponent, Texas, Dec. 10 in Austin.

Chad Murray