Women climb again, to No. 17 in coaches’ poll

The 8-0 Phoenix women’s basketball team has climbed four more spots with Tuesday’s release of the weekly ESPN/USA Today Top 25 rankings. UW-Green Bay is now No. 17 in the nation, as voted by Division I coaches. (The sportswriters who determine the AP poll, a little slower to recognize a good thing, have the Phoenix at No. 23.) The Phoenix kept rolling last night with an impressive 68-44 road thumping of a decent Eastern Michigan team. Read more.