GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) --- Green Bay's five-game road trip comes to an end this weekend at Milwaukee, as the Phoenix prepares to take the court against the Panthers at the Klotsche Center at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
 
CATCH THE ACTION: Saturday, February 8 at Milwaukee - 2 p.m. (CT) // Milwaukee, Wis. (Klotsche Center)

Where to Watch: ESPN3 vs Milwaukee
 
Where to listen: The Fan

Game Notes: Green Bay  |  Milwaukee

Scouting the Panthers: Milwaukee enters Saturday's matchup with an 8-14 record combined with a 5-6 mark in Horizon League play. The Panthers are coming off a victory over Wright State and have won two of their past three matchups. MKE is led by Brandi Bisping who averages 9.1 PPG and 5.8 RPG.
 

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GREEN BAY NOTES
RIVALRY ROUNDUP    
Green Bay heads to Milwaukee Saturday afternoon for the final in-state rivalry pairing of the regular season, and is looking for a sweep of the Panthers in the process. The Phoenix owns an all-time record of 72-19 against the team down south, and currently boasts a six-game winning streak in the series. GB has claimed victories in 14 of the past 15 meetings. The Phoenix has enjoyed success against the three division I teams hailing from Wisconsin, currently owning an all-time record of 121-49 heading into Saturday's matchup.

BORSETH BREAKING BARRIERS    
Head coach Kevin Borseth tallied his 500th  Division 1 win on last week at wright State. He has enjoyed numerous successes throughout his coaching career. Last season, Borseth surpassed 700 total wins and 400 wins with Green Bay. His 725 career wins ranks 19th all-time among DI women's basketball coaches. He also ranks inside the nation's top 10 in career wins among active DI coaches. Due in large part to Borseth's leadership, Green Bay is also featured in the nation's top 10 for winningest college basketball programs in the country. The Phoenix is one of only 12 teams to reach more than 1,000 wins, doing so in only 46 seasons. 

BONUS BASKETBALL    
Green Bay has played in three overtime games this season and secured victories in all pairings. THe Phoenix opened the season with a double-overtime victory at Central Michigan, 111-105. GB didn't slow down from there and later defeated #18/16 Syracuse in OT, 79-73. Most recently, Green Bay was taken to overtime at Youngstown State and defeated the Penguins, 70-63, in double overtime.

GLOWING ON THE GLASS    
Green Bay has been impressive on the boards this season, with the Phoenix posting its best outing against UIC and outrebounding the Flames 50-19 for its largest positive margin of the season, more than doubling its previous best of 14 set against Detroit Mercy on Jan. 11, 2020. It was also the first time since the 2015-16 season where GB secured at least 50 rebounds, with the last occasion happening against Youngstown State on Feb. 11, 2016, when Green Bay corralled 56 boards. The Phoenix has won the battle on the boards in 13 matchups this season.

PROTECTING HOME COURT    
In the past five seasons, Green Bay has been nearly perfect at home when taking the court against Horizon League opponents. The Phoenix owns a 44-5 record dating back to the 2014-15 season when facing teams from the HL within the friendly confines of the Kress Center. The Phoenix also posted perfect 9-0 seasons at home in league play in 2015-16 and 2016-17. 

BALL CONTROL    
Green Bay is excellent at taking care of the basketball on gameday and currently ranks 11th in the country in turnovers per game, surrendering only 11.9 per game. Green Bay has matched its season low of seven turnovers five times this season, most recently versus IUPUI. The current program record for turnovers allowed in a single season by the Phoenix is 375 in 30 games, which comes to a 12.5 per game average.

KEYS TO SUCCESS    
When Green Bay has reached 70 points or more this season, the Phoenix owns a 8-1 record. GB is also an impressive 10-3 on the year when outrebounding its opponent. The team also owns a 12-2 record when posting a better percentage from the floor than its opposition.

WURTZ WORKING    
Redshirt senior Frankie Wurtz has notched two double-doubles this season and scored in double figures 17 times, marks which lead both categories. She has also served as the single-game leading scorer 13 times and single-game steals leader 14 times, the highest of any player on the roster. Wurtz ranks fourth in the Horizon League in PPG with a 15.0 average. 

A GLIMPSE OF THE PAST    
The last time a Borseth Phoenix team compiled a losing nonconference record was in his first season, when he started 3-8 and still managed to finish 19-10 on the year after a 13-1 mark in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. The streak of 20-straight conference championships began in the same season.

TOURNAMENT TESTS    
Green Bay has been tested early and often this season, as its non-conference schedule featured nine opponents who advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season, with Central Michigan (W, 111-105), South Dakota (L, 60-66), Missouri (W, 72-64), Marquette (L, 47-60), Mississippi State (L, 58-83), Syracuse (W, 79-73), DePaul (L, 65-76), Maine (L,60-61) and South Dakota State (L, 55-60) all punching their tickets in 2019.

RANKING VICTORIES    
Any win is a good win, but there's no feeling like taking down a top 25 team. Most recently, the Phoenix defeated #18 Syracuse in the Greater Victoria Invitational on Nov. 30, marking the 11th victory as a program over a ranked opponent and the fourth in three years.

PRESEASON PROMINENCE    
The Green Bay women's basketball team is no stranger to high expectations, with this year being no exception. The Phoenix is favored in the Horizon League's preseason poll for the 12th-consecutive season, sharing the title with defending champion Wright State.

KEY RETURNERS    
Green Bay was plagued by injuries a season ago and returns a number of key players in 2019-20. Caitlyn Hibner is poised to make a strong comeback after sitting out all of 2018-19 with an injury. Karly Murphy will also be gracing the floor once again for the Phoenix after suffering an injury in the season opener last year, causing her to miss the remainder of the season. Murphy impressed as a redshirt freshman in 2017-18, averaging 7.4 PPG and 4.1 RPG in league play.

PHOENIX FRESH FACES    
Green Bay welcomes three true-freshman to the 2019-20 roster, all from the state of Wisconsin. Cassie Schiltz resides from the local town of Luxemburg, where she was a three-time first team all-conference selection and the Northeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Year.  Julia Hartwig joins the Phoenix from Janesville where she was also a 2x first team all-conference selection and an all-state honoree in 2017-18.  Brooklyn Blackburn found her way to the squad from Milwaukee and also earned first team all-conference honors in high school.

WINNING TRADITION    
Green Bay secured its 42nd-consecutive winning season last year and trails only Tennessee (45) 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.

COURT AND CLASSROOM COMBO    
The Green Bay women's basketball team was named to the WBCA Academic Top 25 for the fifth-straight season this summer, coming in at No. 8 with a 3.64 team GPA. The Phoenix was dubbed champions of the classroom in 2016-17 and 2017-18 after owning the highest GPA in the nation through those two seasons.

STAYING STRONG AGAINST THE SEC    
Only two programs from the SEC have taken the floor on Carol's Court within the friendly confines of the Kress Center, and Green Bay has emerged victorious in both meetings. Most recently, the Phoenix took down Mizzou, 72-64, and moved to 4-1 all-time against the Tigers. Prior to that pairing, GB played host to Vanderbilt on Nov. 21, 2015 and defeated the Commodores 58-56.

BASKETBALL ABROAD    
Green Bay has fared pretty well in tournaments outside of the contiguous United States, posting an all-time record of 14-6. In matchups outside the reach of the United States, Green Bay's all-time record is 9-3. Most recently, Green Bay participated in the Greater Victoria Invitational and claimed third place while posting a record of 2-1 with wins over Bowling Green and #18 Syracuse.

SISTER, SISTER    
Redshirt seniors Madison and Mackenzie Wolf make Green Bay one of only 22 teams in DI women's basketball that has a pair of sisters on its roster and one of only 13 with a set of twins. 

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