Phoenix Sweeps Western Illinois in Home Opener

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay volleyball team had a dominant home-opening win over the Western Illinois Leathernecks Friday night, taking the three sets 25-16, 25-19, and 25-13. The non-conference victory improved Green Bay’s overall record to 6-4 on the season. Friday night’s match marked the return to the Kress for Kendall Schara, who hadn’t played in the Kress Center since 2024.Diane Pichelman finished with eight kills on the day to lead the Phoenix attack while finishing with a hitting percentage of .467. Olivia Neumann also had eight kills. GB got 11 digs from Kennedy Schmitz, along with five…