Top-seeded Phoenix (25-8) advanced to its 21st NCAA Tournament by outscoring the second-seeded Penguins 17-10 in the fourth quarter to open a close game.
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Guyer, the conference player of the year, was 7 of 11 shooting and 6 of 7 at the free throw line. Skorupski had five steals and six rebounds.
Paulina Hernandez scored 12 points, Sophia Gregory added 11 and Casey Santoro had nine points and nine rebounds for the Penguins (24-9), who were vying for their first Horizon tournament title in their 25 years in the league.
Guyer scored the first five points on a 9-0 fourth-quarter run and Green Bay opened an eight-point lead with 2 1/2 minutes remaining. The teams traded 3-pointers and then Skorupski, who moments earlier made a save at the other end of the court, hit a pair of free throws for a game-high 10-point lead with 43.1 seconds remaining.
Trailing by three points at halftime, Green Bay’s Meghan Schultz scored the first five points and seven total in the third quarter. Kristina Ouimette hit a pair of mid-range jumpers and Phoenix took a 40-39 lead into the fourth quarter.
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After shooting 52% in the first half and taking a 28-25 halftime lead, the Penguins finished at 38%, as did Green Bay. Phoenix scored 10 more points off turnovers and nine more at the free throw line.
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