GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) --- The Green Bay women's basketball team is heading to Fargo, N.D., for two games this weekend, with back-to-back pairings with North Dakota State on Saturday, Sunday. Both games will be played at the Scheels Center.
GAME INFORMATION - Saturday
at North Dakota State // December 5, 2020
Scheels Center // Tipoff at 1PM
Streamed on ESPN3
GAME INFORMATION - Sunday
at North Dakota State // December 6, 2020
Kress Center // Tipoff at 1PM
Streamed on GoBison.com
HL HONORS SWEEP
The first Horizon League Women's Basketball Player of the Week awards of the 2020-21 season belong to Green Bay.
Caitlyn Hibner and
Jasmine Kondrakiewicz swept the first installment of the weekly awards, with Hibner earning player of the week and Kondrakiewicz taking home freshman of the week recognition.
HIBNER HAPPENING
Hibner's fifth double-double of her career was the catalyst, as the senior scored a game-high 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in an efficient 36 minutes. The Wisconsin native finished 10-of-13 from the field, doled out four assists and swiped two steals to fill the stat sheet.
FANTASTIC FRESHMAN
Kondrakiewicz made her first career start for Green Bay on Saturday afternoon, marking the first time since the 2013-14 season a true freshman graced the starting lineup for the Phoenix. Kondrakiewicz took advantage of the opportunity and scored 15 points in 20 minutes while shooting 50% (5-10) from the field. She also pulled down two rebounds, dished out one assist, logged one steal and recorded a block in her debut.
BATTLE WITH THE BULLDOGS
The Green Bay women's basketball team took down drake at the Kress Center last Saturday, using the fourth quarter to run away from the bulldogs and claim a 69-61 victory.
PRESEASON PICKS
The Green Bay women's basketball team is slated to finish second in the Horizon League, as defending champion IUPUI was dubbed preseason favorite with all 12 first-place votes. It marks the first time in over a decade the Phoenix women were not selected by the conference as preseason favorites. The last time Green Bay wasn't favored to win the league was in the 2007-08 season, when the team finished 17-1 in conference play and 26-6 overall.
HIBNER HOPS ON SECOND TEAM
Caitlyn Hibner is the lone honoree for Green Bay ahead of the 2020-21 campaign, earning a second-team nod from the conference. Hibner finished as a third-team member a season ago after averaging 9.6 PPG and collecting 7.4 RPG.
WINNING TRADITION
Green Bay secured its 43rd-consecutive winning season last year and trails only Tennessee (46) for the longest active streak in the nation. During that span, GB also pieced together a stretch of 20-straight conference titles and made 18 NCAA tournament appearances. The Phoenix also secured its 20th-consecutive 20-plus win season in 2018- 19, a streak dating back to 1999-00.
WINNING....SINCE THE BEGINNING
The Green Bay women's basketball team is one of three division I women's basketball programs that has had a winning record every year since the NCAA took over administration of women's college athletics in the fall of 1981. Essentially, the Phoenix has never had a losing record in the NCAA era. The only two other programs to accomplish the same feat are Tennessee and Georgia.
WELCOME TO THE LEAGUE
The Horizon League added two institutions to the conference beginning this season in RBU and Purdue Fort Wayne. The Colonials are coming off a NEC regular season title and are led by head coach Charlie Buscaglia. Head coach Niecee Nelson is at the helm for the Mastodons.
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