Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball

Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball
2024–25 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin–Green Bay
Head coachKayla Karius (1st season)
ConferenceHorizon League
LocationGreen Bay, Wisconsin
ArenaKress Events Center
(capacity: 4,018)
NicknamePhoenix
ColorsGreen and white[1]
   
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
2011
NCAA tournament round of 32
2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012
NCAA tournament appearances
1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024
Conference tournament champions
Mid-Continent
1994
Horizon
1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024
Conference regular season champions
North Star
1991, 1992
Horizon
1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023

The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college women's basketball team competing in the Horizon League for the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. The head coach is Kayla Karius. The Green Bay Phoenix entered the current season on a string of 46 consecutive winning seasons, with only Tennessee having a longer such streak in women's college basketball.[2]

In 2017–18, Green Bay captured its 20th straight regular season title and 16th league tournament title. The program made its 18th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, finishing the season 29–4, winning 27 games or more for the fourth consecutive year.

Year by Year Results

Source:[3]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Carol Hammerle (1973–1997)
1973–74 Carol Hammerle 3–9 –
1974–75 Carol Hammerle 8–9 –
1975–76 Carol Hammerle 7–12 –
1976–77 Carol Hammerle 4–17 –
1977–78 Carol Hammerle 14–9 –
1978–79 Carol Hammerle 17–7 –
AIAW Division II/Independent
1979–80 Carol Hammerle 18–9 – MAIAW Regionals
1980–81 Carol Hammerle 24–5 – MAIAW Regionals
Wisconsin Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1981–82 Carol Hammerle 27–8 10–0 1st AIAW DII Quarterfinals
NAIA/WWIAC
1982–83 Carol Hammerle 23–9 5–1 1st NAIA District
1983–84 Carol Hammerle 24–6 7–3 2nd NAIA District
Independent
1984–85 Carol Hammerle 24–10 – NAIA District
1985–86 Carol Hammerle 21–9 – NAIA Nationals
1986–87 Carol Hammerle 24–6 – NAIA Final Four
NCAA Division I/Independent
1987–88 Carol Hammerle 22–6 –
North Star Conference
1988–89 Carol Hammerle 19–10 11–3 3rd
1989–90 Carol Hammerle 16–13 7–5 3rd
1990–91 Carol Hammerle 22–6 13–1 1st
1991–92 Carol Hammerle 24–7 12–0 1st WNIT First Round
Mid-Continent Conference
1992–93 Carol Hammerle 19–10 14–2 2nd
1993–94 Carol Hammerle 18–11 13–5 2nd NCAA First Round
Midwest Collegiate Conference/Horizon League
1994–95 Carol Hammerle 19–9 10–6 T–4th
1995–96 Carol Hammerle 20–9 14–2 1st
1996–97 Carol Hammerle 18–11 11–5 3rd
1997–98 Carol Hammerle 21–9 11–3 2nd NCAA First Round
Carol Hammerle: 456-226 138-36
Kevin Borseth (Midwest Collegiate Conference/Horizon League) (1998–2007)
1998–99 Kevin Borseth 19–10 13–1 1st NCAA First Round
1999–00 Kevin Borseth 21–9 12–2 1st NCAA First Round
2000–01 Kevin Borseth 22–9 12–2 T–1st WNIT First Round
2001–02 Kevin Borseth 24–7 15–1 1st NCAA First Round
2002–03 Kevin Borseth 28–4 15–1 1st NCAA Second Round
2003–04 Kevin Borseth 23–8 13–3 1st NCAA First Round
2004–05 Kevin Borseth 27–4 15–1 1st NCAA First Round
2005–06 Kevin Borseth 23–7 14–2 T–1st WNIT First Round
2006–07 Kevin Borseth 29–4 16–0 1st NCAA Second Round
Kevin Borseth (1st stint): 216–62 125–13
Matt Bollant (Horizon League) (2007–2012)
2007–08 Matt Bollant 26–6 17–1 1st WNIT First Round
2008–09 Matt Bollant 29–4 18–0 1st NCAA First Round
2009–10 Matt Bollant 28–5 15–3 1st NCAA Second Round
2010–11 Matt Bollant 34–2 18–0 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2011–12 Matt Bollant 31–2 17–1 1st NCAA Second Round
Matt Bollant: 148–19 85–5
Kevin Borseth (Horizon League) (2012–present)
2012–13 Kevin Borseth 29–3 16–0 1st NCAA First Round
2013-14 Kevin Borseth 22–10 13–3 1st WNIT First Round
2014-15 Kevin Borseth 28–5 15–1 1st NCAA First Round
2015-16 Kevin Borseth 28–5 16–2 1st NCAA First Round
2016-17 Kevin Borseth 27–6 15–3 1st NCAA First Round
2017-18 Kevin Borseth 29–4 16–2 1st NCAA First Round
2018-19 Kevin Borseth 22–10 15–3 2nd WNIT First Round
2019-20 Kevin Borseth 19–13 13–5 T-2nd
2020-21 Kevin Borseth 15–7 14–4 3rd
2021-22 Kevin Borseth 20–8 15–4 3rd WNIT First Round
2022-23 Kevin Borseth 28–6 18–2 1st WNIT Second Round
2023-24 Kevin Borseth 27-7 17–3 2nd NCAA First Round
Kevin Borseth (2nd stint): 293–84 182–32
Kevin Borseth (Total): 509–146 307–45
Total: 1094–383

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason

NCAA Division I

The Phoenix have appeared in 19 tournaments, with a record of 6–19.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1994 #15 First Round #2 Stanford L, 56–81
1998 #14 First Round #3 Illinois L, 58–82
1999 #14 First Round #3 UCLA L, 69–76
2000 #13 First Round #4 Old Dominion L, 85–94
2002 #13 First Round #4 Texas L, 55–60
2003 #8 First Round
Second Round		 #9 Washington
#1 LSU		 W, 78–65
L, 69–80
2004 #14 First Round #3 Houston L, 47–62
2005 #10 First Round #7 Maryland L, 55–65
2007 #9 First Round
Second Round		 #8 New Mexico
#1 Connecticut		 W, 59–52
L, 70–94
2009 #11 First Round #6 LSU L, 59–69
2010 #12 First Round
Second Round		 #5 Virginia
#4 Iowa State		 W, 69–67
L, 56–60
2011 #5 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #12 Little Rock
#4 Michigan State
#1 Baylor		 W, 59–55
W, 65–56
L, 76–86
2012 #7 First Round
Second Round		 #10 Iowa State
#2 Kentucky		 W, 71–57
L, 62–65
2013 #11 First Round #6 LSU L, 71–75
2015 #9 First Round #8 Princeton L, 70–80
2016 #10 First Round #7 Tennessee L, 53–59
2017 #8 First Round #9 Purdue L, 62–74
2018 #7 First Round #10 Minnesota L, 77–89
2024 #11 First Round #6 Tennessee L, 92-63

NAIA Division I

The Phoenix made the NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament two times, with a combined record of 3–2.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1986 NR First Round #4 Oklahoma Christian L, 48–78
1987 #8 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place game 		NR Auburn Montgomery
#1 Wayland Baptist
#4 North Georgia
#6 Arkansas Tech 		W, 87–61
W, 74–73
L, 76–85
W, 82–65

National awards

Mid-Major Player of the Year

  • Mehryn Kraker (2017)

All-American Second Team

  • Julie Wojta (2012)

Academic All-American

  • Pam Roecker (1983)
  • Chari Nordgaard (1999)

John R. Wooden All-American

  • Julie Wojta (2012)

Wade Award Finalist

  • Julie Wojta (2012)

Horizon League awards

Cecil N. Coleman Medal of Honor

  • Chari Nordgaard (1999)
  • Kristy Loiselle (2003)
  • Kayla Tetschlag (2010)
  • Julie Wojta (2012)
  • Ellen Edison (2015)
  • Mehryn Kraker (2017)

Player of the Year

  • Chari Nordgaard (1999)
  • Mandy Stowe (2001)
  • Kristy Loiselle (2003)
  • Tiffany Mor (2005)
  • Nicole Soulis (2006, 2007)
  • Kayla Tetschlag (2011)
  • Celeste Hoewisch (2011)
  • Julie Wojta (2012)
  • Mehryn Kraker (2017)

Defensive Player of the Year

  • Celeste Hoewisch (2011)
  • Julie Wojta (2012)
  • Kaili Lukan (2016)
  • Jen Wellnitz (2018, 2019)

Coach of the Year

  • Kevin Borseth (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2023)
  • Matt Bollant (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012)

Sixth-Player of the Year

  • Kayla Tetschlag (2009)
  • Callie Genke (2024)

Freshman of the Year/Newcomer of the Year

  • Chari Nordgaard (1996)
  • Trisha Ebel (1999)
  • Mandy Stowe (2001)
  • Nicole Soulis (2004)
  • Tesha Buck (2014)
  • Bailey Butler (2022)

All-League First Team

  • Chari Nordgaard (1997, 1998, 1999)
  • Trisha Ebel (2000)
  • Amanda Leonhard (2000)
  • Mandy Stowe (2001)
  • Kristy Loisell (2003)
  • Abby Scharlow (2004, 2005)
  • Tiffany Mor (2005)
  • Nicole Soulis (2006, 2007)
  • Natalie Berglin (2007)
  • Rachel Porath (2008, 2009)
  • Lavesa Glover (2009)
  • Kayla Tetschlag (2010, 2011)
  • Celeste Hoewisch (2010, 2011)
  • Julie Wojta (2012)
  • Adrian Ritchie (2013)
  • Mehryn Kraker (2017)
  • Jessica Lindstrom (2018)
  • Jen Wellnitz (2019)
  • Frankie Wurtz (2020)
  • Hailey Oskey (2022)
  • Sydney Levy (2023)
  • Natalie McNeal (2024)

All-League Second Team

  • Sarah Meyer (1995)
  • Chari Nordgaard (1996)
  • Rhonda Rice (1996)
  • Alison Schultz (1998)
  • Trisha Ebel (1999)
  • Amanda Leonhard (2001)
  • Sarah Boyer (2002, 2003)
  • Elizabeth Dudley (2003)
  • Nicole Soulis (2004, 2005)
  • Natalie Berglin (2006)
  • Kayla Groh (2008)
  • Lavesa Glover (2008)
  • Celeste Hoewisch (2009)
  • Julie Wojta (2010, 2011)
  • Adrian Ritchie (2012)
  • Sarah Eichler (2013)
  • Kaili Lukan (2014, 2016)
  • Tesha Buck (2015)
  • Megan Lukan (2015)
  • Mehryn Kraker (2015, 2016)
  • Jessica Lindstrom (2017)
  • Allie LeClaire (2018)
  • Laken James (2019)
  • Caitlyn Hibner (2021)
  • Bailey Butler (2023)
  • Maddy Schreiber (2024)

All-League Third Team

  • Caitlyn Hibner (2020)
  • Bailey Butler (2024)

All-Freshman Team/ All-Newcomer Team

  • Liz Reiman (1995)
  • Chari Nordgaard (1996)
  • Trisha Ebel (1999)
  • Mandy Stowe (2001)
  • Nicole Soulis (2004)
  • Kayla Groh (2005)
  • Rachel Porath (2006)
  • Sarah Eichler (2010)
  • Tesha Buck (2014)
  • Mehryn Kraker (2014)
  • Caitlyn Hibner (2017)
  • Karly Murphy (2018)
  • Bailey Butler (2022)

All-Defensive Team

  • Celeste Hoewisch (2010,2011)
  • Kayla Tetschlag (2011)
  • Julie Wojta (2012)
  • Adrian Ritchie (2013)
  • Sarah Eichler (2013)
  • Megan Lukan (2014)
  • Kali Lukan (2016)
  • Jessica Lindstrom (2016, 2017, 2018)
  • Jen Wellnitz (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • Frankie Wurtz (2020)
  • Bailey Butler (2023, 2024)

All-Academic Team

  • Amanda Leonhard (2001, 2002)
  • Mandy Stowe (2002)
  • Kristy Loiselle (2003)
  • Abby Scharlow (2004, 2005)
  • Tiffany Mor (2005)
  • Amanda Popp (2006, 2007)
  • Kayla Groh (2007, 2008)
  • Erin Templin (2009)
  • Julie Wojta (2012)
  • Mehryn Kraker (2017)
  • Jessica Lindstrom (2018)
  • Laken James (2019)
  • Jen Wellnitz (2019)
  • Frankie Wurtz (2020)
  • Caitlyn Hibner (2021)
  • Sydney Levy (2023)
  • Bailey Butler (2024)
  • Natalie McNeal (2024)

Phoenix in the Pros

WNBA

Europe

Retired numbers

Green Bay has retired three jersey numbers. Quigley's jersey was retired in 1979 and Barta's jersey was retired in 1988, but there was no official ceremony for either jersey retirement at the time. On February 11, 2011, the numbers were formally dedicated at Kress Events Center. On January 28, 2024, the Phoenix hosted a halftime ceremony to retire Chari Nordgaard's number 33 in the team's 77-59 win over Wright State.[4][5][6]

No. Player Career
23 Jeanne Barta 1983–87
33 Chari Nordgaard 1995-99
46 Mary Quigley 1974–78

All-time records

Career records

  • Most Points: Chari Nordgaard - 1,964 (1996–1999)
  • Most Rebounds: Jeanne Barta (D2) - 1,234 (1984–1987)
  • Most Assists: Pam Roecker (D2) - 831 (1980–1983)
  • Most Steals: Sue Aspenson (D1-D2) - 315 (1986–1989)
  • Most Blocks: Kim Wood - 274 (1991–1994)
  • Most 3-Point Field Goals: Mehryn Kraker - 234 (2013–2017)

Single season records

  • Most Points: Chari Norgaard - 653 (1998–1999)
  • Most Rebounds: Jeanne Barta (D2) - 345 (1984–1985)
  • Most Assists: Pam Roecker (D2) - 310 (1982–1983)
  • Most Steals: Julie Wojta - 127 (2011–2012)
  • Most Blocks: Kim Wood - 108 (1992–1993)
  • Most 3-Point Field Goals: Adrian Ritchie - 71 (2012-2013)

Single-game records

  • Most Points: Chari Nordgaard - 38 (1999)
  • Most Rebounds: Karen Kupper - 22 (1988)
  • Most Assists: Pam Roecker (D2) - 15 (1983)
  • Most Steals: Julie Wojta - 12 (2012)
  • Most 3-Point Field Goals: Trisha Ebel - 9 (2000)

References

  1. ^ "Green Bay Athletics Logo Sheet". July 30, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Hays, Graham (November 27, 2017). "Jen Wellnitz looks to quarterback Green Bay to another winning season". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  4. ^ A Golden day for former Phoenix Coach Carol Hammerle. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2018-05-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ https://www.facebook.com/121392504557633/posts/696045660425645/ [user-generated source]