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Women's Basketball Set to Host UW-Oshkosh in Exhibition

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball is back tomorrow night at the Kress Center when the team hosts UW-Oshkosh in their first exhibition at 7 p.m. Green Bay will play another exhibition on Wednesday, Nov. 2 against Michigan Tech before officially opening the season on Monday, Nov. 7 at Drake.

Wednesday, Oct. 26 – 7 p.m. CT – KRESS CENTER
UW-Oshkosh vs. Green Bay
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ABOUT THE TITANS
UW-Oshkosh is coming into the 2022-23 season off the back of a 22-7 season and NCAA DII Elite Eight appearance.
 
The Titans graduated their top two scorers from last season, and will look to senior Jenna Jorgenson to shoulder some of that scoring load. Last year Jorgensen averaged 8.8 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.
 
OFFSEASON RECAP
A lot happened during the 2022 offseason. Let's get you caught up:
 
April 4 - Tatum Koenig is added to the roster from Bradley.
April 22 - Natalie McNeal joins Green Bay from St. Louis.
June 21 - Supporters of green bay women's basketball enjoy a successful Prevea Fore Hoops Golf Classic with the team.
June 24 - Seven players make the Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll.
July 20 - The team lands in the top five of the WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll.
August 17 - The 2022-23 #HLWBB schedule is released.
September 22 - Brehna Evans is added to the roster from St. Cloud State.
October 21 - Joey Dotterweich is named the women's basketball play-by-play announcer.
 
LAST MATCHUP
Even though the game won't count in the win-loss column, the Phoenix will hit the hardwood for the first time since March 17 when they lost to Minnesota in the first round of the 2022 WNIT.
 
A TOAST TO TWENTY
The 2022-23 season marks head coach Kevin Borseth's 36th season as a head coach, and 20th with Green Bay. Borseth is an impressive 455-134 in his previous 19 years with the Phoenix, and is 767-303 overall. Borseth coached for five years at Michigan from 2007-2012, but returned to Green Bay and has posted seven 20-win seasons since. The Phoenix has punched a ticket to 13 NCAA appearances under Borseth.
 
HOMEGROWN
Head coach Kevin Borseth has garnered a plethora of talent from the state of Wisconsin. This season, 13 of the 15 players on the roster are from Wisconsin. The only two not originally from the dairyland is Jenna Guyer (Circle Pines, Minn.) and Tatum Koenig (West Branch, Iowa).
 
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS
Natalie McNeal and Brehna Evans, who both transferred to Green Bay during the offseason, are local products. McNeal played high school basketball at Germantown, where she was a two-time All-State First Team member, and Evans played at West De Pere High School, just minutes from the Kress Center. Evans scored over 1,000 career points with the Phantoms and averaged 14.5 points per contest over her high school career.
 
FREE IS FOR ME
Last season, Green Bay had an incredible amount of success at the charity stripe. Four Phoenix players (Min.  13 attempts) had a free-throw percentage of 84.6-percent or higher. That success helped GB finish ninth in the nation in free-throw percentage last year (78.6-percent).
 
DEMOLITION DEFENSE
GB had a suffocating defense in 2021-22, allowing the fewest points per game in the Horizon League and 23rd in the nation (55.8 points per game). It was the fourth time in the last five years GB finished in the top 25 in the nation in scoring defense. The Phoenix was the no. 1 defense in 2017-18 (47.4 ppg) And no. 4 in 2018-19 (51.9 ppg).
 
NEW PHOENIX FACES
Green bay welcomes three new members for the 2022-23 Season.
 
TRANSFERS
Tatum Koenig (5-7, G | Bradley)
Natalie McNeal (5-8, G | St. Louis)
Brehna Evans (5-8, G | St. Cloud State)
 
PRESEASON #HLWBB POLL
PL.  Team (1st-place votes) – PTS.
1. Youngstown State (8) - 118
2. Green Bay (2) - 106
3. Cleveland State (1) - 102
4. Northern Kentucky - 88
5. Milwaukee - 75
6. IUPUI - 67
7. Oakland - 47
8. Purdue Fort Wayne - 44
9. Robert Morris - 42
10. Wright State - 26
11. Detroit Mercy – 11
 
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Players Mentioned

Jenna Guyer

#30 Jenna Guyer

C/F
6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
Tatum Koenig

#13 Tatum Koenig

G
5' 7"
Graduate Student
Natalie McNeal

#11 Natalie McNeal

G
5' 8"
Junior
Brehna Evans

#10 Brehna Evans

G
5' 8"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Jenna Guyer

#30 Jenna Guyer

6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
C/F
Tatum Koenig

#13 Tatum Koenig

5' 7"
Graduate Student
G
Natalie McNeal

#11 Natalie McNeal

5' 8"
Junior
G
Brehna Evans

#10 Brehna Evans

5' 8"
Graduate Student
G