GREEN BAY, Wis. – After cancellations last week against Milwaukee, the Green Bay women's basketball team will play a game for the first time in 18 days when they begin a brief two-game road trip Thursday against Wright State. The Phoenix will face Northern Kentucky on Saturday afternoon before heading home.
Thursday, Jan. 27 – 5 p.m. – NUTTER CENTER
Green Bay (8-5, 4-3 HL) vs. Wright State (2-14, 1-10 HL)
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Saturday, Jan. 29 – 1 p.m. BB&T ARENA
Green Bay (8-5, 4-3 HL) vs. Northern Kentucky (13-3, 7-2 HL)
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ABOUT THE RAIDERS
Wright State sits in second-to-last place in the Horizon League, but are led by one of the best scorers in the Horizon League. Jackson is eighth in the league in scoring, averaging 14.3 points per game. She's also eighth in overall field-goal percentage (36.4-percent), 11
th in average three-point field goals made per game (1.7), and fifth in minutes per game (33.3). The Raiders played a home-and-home against Northern Kentucky over the past weekend, dropping both games to the Norse.
The game between WSU and GB marks the second time Raiders head coach Kari Hoffmann will face her former boss,
Kevin Borseth. Hoffmann was named Wright State Head Coach in May 2021 and served as the GB women's basketball Director of Basketball Operations from 2008 to 2010.
ABOUT THE NORSE
Northern Kentucky is tied with the Cleveland State Vikings for second place in the Horizon League with a 7-2 conference record. The Norse have won nine in a row, with their win streak briefly interrupted at the beginning of January by two games (one vs. Robert Morris and another vs. Youngstown State) that were deemed no contest. NKU's last defeat was against Cleveland State, which was an 11-point loss at home on December 3.
Lindsey Duvall paces the Norse, averaging 18.8 points per game, second in the HL to Cleveland State's Destiny Leo. This season, the season's two-time HL Player of the Week ranks in the top five in rebounds per game (7.4), field goal percentage (40.2), free throw percentage (83.1), three-point field goals made per game (2.3), and minutes (34.9).
SERIES HISTORY
The Phoenix has dominated Wright State historically, winning 66 of their 72 matchups. GB swept WSU to end the regular season last year, narrowly defeating the Raiders on the road 66-62 on Feb. 19, 2021, and then 61-58 on Feb. 20, 2021. The Phoenix also swept Northern Kentucky on the road last season, posting two of the 12 total wins GB has against the Norse all-time. Earlier this year GB took down Wright State 78-67, but fell to NKU 61-52.
LAST TIME OUT
Green Bay was scheduled to play Milwaukee on Jan. 21 & 23, but the games were rescheduled to Feb. 7 & 21 due to COVID-19 complications within the Milwaukee program. The Phoenix will play their first game Thursday since Jan. 8, when they defeated UIC handedly, 75-38.
ENEMY TERRITORY
Last year, the Phoenix played two games at Northern Kentucky and Wright State each. They went 4-0 in those games, outscoring the Norse and Raiders by an average of 5.5 points per game.
FAMILIAR FACE
WSU head coach Kari Hoffmann served as Green Bay's Director of Basketball Operations from 2008-2010 under head coach
Kevin Borseth. During her time, GB won two Horizon League championships, representing the HL in the NCAA tournament both years. GB took down five-seeded Virginia in the first round of the 2009-10 tournament.
LOCK IT DOWN
Green Bay's defense has been one of the best in the Horizon League all season. Currently, the team yields 56.6 points to opponents per game, tied with IUPUI for the second-best mark in the HL. GB also holds opponents to 37.4-percent shooting, the third-lowest in the league.
CHARITY STRIPE CHANCES
Out of the 348 Division 1 teams, GB currently ranks 19th nationally in free throw percentage (77.8-percent). The Phoenix has four players who have at least 10 free throw attempts and are shooting 80+ percent from the line:
O IS FOR OSKEY
Hailey Oskey is having a career year as a junior. She's started all 12 games for GB, and leads the team in:
- Points per game (11.3)
- Field goals made and attempted (39-of-103, 37.9-percent)
- Free throws made and attempted (42-of-51, 82.4-percent)
- Minutes (27.8 mpg)
COMING IN HOT
Freshman
Maddy Schreiber has been solid all season long, and has earned the starting nod the past three games. The two-time Horizon League Freshman of the Week is shooting:
- 38-of-76 (50.0-percent) from the field, leading all GB players with at least 10 shot attempts
- 14-of-32 (43.8-percent) from beyond the arc, which also leads the team
- 14-of-16 (87.5-percent) from the charity stripe
COUNT ON CASSIE
Cassie Schlitz continues to have a pivotal role in the GB squad. She scored a career-high 18 points against Central Michigan, including a clutch score late in the game to give the Phoenix a three-point lead with five minutes to go. Schlitz was also a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe in the game. On the year, Schlitz is third on the team in scoring, averaging 8.3 points per game.
ON THE HORIZON
After facing Northern Kentucky on Saturday, the Phoenix will head home to begin a big three-game homestand that opens on Feb. 3 with the Horizon League-leading Youngstown State Penguins. Robert Morris will make a visit to the Kress Center Feb. 5, before Milwaukee comes to the frozen tundra on Feb. 7.
PRESEASON #HLWBB POLL
Pl. School (1st-place) – Votes
1. IUPUI – 139 (11)
2. Milwaukee – 125
3. Green Bay – 120 (1)
4. Northern Kentucky – 107
5. Oakland – 96
6. Cleveland State – 78
T7. Wright State – 72
T7. Youngstown State – 72
9. RMU – 47
10. UIC – 38
11. Purdue Fort Wayne – 26
12. Detroit Mercy – 16
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