Murphy's 18 leads No. 21 Green Bay women past Bradley 72-40

Posted December 16, 2017 6:00 am

The Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Karly Murphy scored a career-high 18 points, Allie LeClaire added 15 and No. 21 Green Bay defeated Bradley 72-40 on Saturday.

Frankie Wurtz added 12 points off the bench for the Phoenix (9-1), who won their fourth straight. Both Murphy and LeClaire were 7 of 10 from the field as Green Bay shot 54 percent (27 of 50), including 6 of 14 on 3-pointers.

Shunseere Kent had 12 points for the Braves (5-4), who shot 30 percent (15 for 50) with 16 turnovers for a season low in scoring.

The Phoenix led 22-17 after one quarter but dominated the second, opening with a 14-2 run and closing with nine straight after Bradley's one field goal in 10 attempts, which came at the 1:56 mark. Green Bay shot 63 percent and led 45-21. The Braves also had eight turnovers in the quarter, 12 in the half and shot 35 percent.

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