INDIANAPOLIS – The newly-crowned Horizon League women’s champions from Green Bay were a big mess.
That might need explaining. The Phoenix had just swept past Purdue Fort Wayne, 76-63, to win the Horizon League tournament, which is sponsored by Barbasol, the shaving cream folks. Afterward, there was a space set aside with a sign that read “One Shaving Moment” and the Phoenix players were handed a bunch of cans of shaving cream and, well, you can probably guess the rest. Goggles optional.
It’s a @BarbasolShave One Shaving Moment✨#OurHorizon🌇 #MarchStartsHere #HLWBB pic.twitter.com/AKjfBeaLrm
— Horizon League (@HorizonLeague) March 11, 2025
That was one of the rare unkempt moments for Green Bay this season, a team that is a testament to the sturdiness of its program and the skill of its new coach, who was hired with a very high bar overhead. Mostly, the trip has been non-stop to March. There are more good players than ever in women’s college basketball, more good teams than ever, and more chances to lose than ever. But Green Bay has won 22 games in a row. Its margins of victory in the Horizon League tournament were 29, 14 and 13 points, though Purdue Fort Wayne was a struggle for three quarters.
The 29-5 Phoenix will now take that shiny streak to the NCAA…
