GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com)
- The Green Bay
women's basketball team is predicted to win its 13th consecutive regular season
Horizon League title, according to the league's preseason poll released today.
Green Bay collected 26 of a possible 27 first-place votes. The votes are
tallied from league coaches, sports information directors and media members.
"We're
expected to do well every year so we don't get wrapped up in the preseason
rankings," said head coach Matt Bollant. "The Green Bay way is about seeking
excellence and we try to focus on that each day."
Three
members of the Green Bay squad were selected to the All-League First Team as
Kayla Tetschlag (Sheboygan, Wis.) was chosen as Player of the Year. Teammates
Julie Wojta (Mishicot, Wis.) and Celeste Hoewisch (Hortonville, Wis.) were the
other top two vote getters chosen as First Team selections.
Tetschlag
received 22 of 26 Player-of-the-Year votes. Last season, Tetschlag was a First
Team All-League selection and a three-time Player of the Week selection.
Tetschlag poured in a career-high 29 points in the second round of the NCAA
Tournament shooting 10-13 from the field and 4-5 from behind the arc against
Iowa State. A league All-Tournament Team selection, Tetschlag also was among league
leaders in field goal percentage (2nd), free
throw percentage (6th) and defensive rebounds (7th).
"I'm really honored to receive this award but
I think the best reward of all is that our team got picked first in the
conference," said Tetschlag. "It's an honor to have the top three vote-getters
on our team so I was more excited about that."
Last season Hoewisch finished the season
ranked third in the league in steals (2.5 spg) and was also a First Team
selection and All-Defensive Team selection. Wojta ranked fourth in the league
in free throw percentage (.829) and was a Second Team selection. Both Hoewisch
and Wojta received Player of the Week honors throughout the season for their
performances.
Joining Tetschlag, Wojta and Hoewisch on the First
Team are Shawnita Garland from Cleveland State and Jasmine Bailey from UIC.
With the nation's longest active streak for
regular season titles (12), Green Bay returns all five starters from last
year's squad. The Phoenix finished the season with a program and league-best 35
consecutive-game win streak.
The Phoenix opens the 2010-11 season with
exhibition play on Oct. 30 as it hosts Winona State at 4 p.m. Green Bay tips
off regular season play Nov. 13 at the Best Buy Classic in Minneapolis. The
Phoenix will host Wisconsin in its home-opener on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.
2010-11 HORIZON LEAGUE PRESEASON VOTING
Rank School (1st) Points
1.
Green Bay (26) 266
2. Butler 231
3. Detroit (1) 224
4. Cleveland State 166
UIC 166
6. Milwaukee 140
7. Loyola 93
8. Wright State 84
9. Valparaiso 82
10. Youngstown State 30
ALL-LEAGUE TEAM
First Team
Kayla Tetschlag, G/F Green
Bay
Julie Wojta, G/F Green
Bay
Celeste Hoewisch, G Green
Bay
Shawnita Garland, G Cleveland State
Jasmine Bailey, G/F UIC
Second Team
Yar Shayok, F Detroit
Lindsay Laur, F Milwaukee
Brandi Brown, F Youngstown
State
LaShawna Thomas, G Wright State
Brittany Bowen, G/F Butler
