GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay women's basketball team will wrap up their regular-season home schedule this weekend, facing UIC Thursday night before taking on IUPUI, the top team in the Horizon League, on Saturday.
Thursday, Feb. 17 – 7 p.m. CT – KRESS CENTER
UIC (2-20, 1-16 HL) vs. Green Bay (15-5, 11-3 HL)
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Saturday, Feb. 19 – 1 p.m. CT – KRESS CENTER
IUPUI (18-5, 15-3 HL) vs. Green Bay (15-5, 11-3 HL)
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ABOUT THE FLAMES
UIC has struggled in recent months, with their last win being on Dec. 4 against Detroit Mercy. Since then, the Flames have lost 15 straight games, including narrow losses to Wright State and Detroit Mercy on Saturday and Monday.
The Flames are led by Jaida McCloud, the fifth-leading scorer in the Horizon League, who averages 15.8 points per game. McCloud also averages a team-high 6.7 rebounds per game, and shoots 45.9-percent shooting from the floor and 33.3-percent shooting from three.
ABOUT THE JAGUARS
IUPUI is led by a terrific tandem in Macee Williams and Rachel McLimore. The pair has garnered a combined five Player of the Week awards, with Williams boasting three. The Jaguars' dynamic duo is also the top scorers on the team, paced by Williams' 17.8 PPG and McLimore's 13.2 PPG. Williams is second in the Horizon League in scoring, first in rebounds and field-goal percentage.
Like Green Bay, IUPUI started the season slow, going 5-5 in their first ten games before breaking open a 13-game win streak, which included their 51-49 victory over the Phoenix on Jan. 6. The Jaguars are battle-tested, having barely lost on the road to 11
th-ranked Michigan on Nov. 9 before grabbing a signature 74-73 win at 15
th-ranked Iowa on Dec. 21. IUPUI currently ranks eighth in the Women's Mid-Major Top 25.
SERIES HISTORY
Green Bay defeated UIC 75-38 on Jan. 8, marking the largest margin of victory for GB this season.
Cassie Schiltz paced the Phoenix with 15 points. Green Bay has dominated the Flames all-time, holding a 73-6 record in the all-time series.
GB held IUPUI to just 51 points earlier this season, but narrowly lost, 51-49. The defeat to the Jaguars on Jan. 6 marks the last time GB lost a game. Schiltz,
Hailey Oskey, and Schreiber all scored in double figures. The Phoenix is 7-4 all-time against IUPUI.
LAST TIME OUT
The Phoenix kept things rolling with a weekend sweep over Oakland and Detroit Mercy.
Thursday's game against Oakland went back-and-forth, but a 22-14 third quarter was the difference for the Phoenix, who took the game by a final score of 61-57.
GB surrendered just 39 points to the Titans last Saturday, the second-lowest total on the season. Only UIC (38) Scored less against the Phoenix. Oskey and
Sydney Levy each scored 10 points in the game.
EIGHT STRAIGHT
Green Bay's current eight-game win streak marks the longest since the 2017-18 season, when the Phoenix won 11 straight games.
BORSETH IN THE BOOKS
Head coach
Kevin Borseth hit another historic milestone last Saturday, notching the 450th win in his career at Green Bay. About 41.5-percent of the program's wins have come under Borseth, who holds a 450-131 record with GB and is 762-300 in his 35 seasons as a head coach.
BEWARE OF BUTLER
True freshman
Bailey Butler has had a spectacular season for Green Bay. The Horizon League named her Freshman of the Week on Feb. 14, making it her third overall honor, and second consecutive week to garner the award. Over her last five games, Butler has averaged:
- 9.4 points
- 3.8 rebounds
- 3.0 assists
- 49.7-percent shooting from the field (15-of-31)
DRIVEN BY DEFENSE
The Phoenix allows opponents just 55.3 points per game, marking the lowest of any HL team and 22nd in the nation. The HL has three teams in the top 50. IUPUI is 31st in the nation, allowing just 56.5 PPG. Youngstown State is on the Jaguars' heels at 36th, surrendering 56.8 PPG.
Green Bay is 10-2 when opponents score 59 points or less, and 14-4 when opponents score 69 points or less. The Phoenix has held opponents to less than 60 points 12 times in 18 games this season, and less than 50 points four times.
OPTIMUM OFFENSE
The Phoenix spread the wealth on offense, evidenced by having just one player averaging over 10 points per game. Six players average over six points per game, including
Bailey Butler (6.5 PPG) And
Sydney Levy (6.7 PPG), who have turned into big bench pieces for GB. 60 is the magic number for GB, with the Phoenix 11-0 in games it scores 60 or more points.
SENSATIONAL AT THE STRIPE
GB boasts the fourth-best free throw percentage in the country (80.1-percent). GB has five players who are shooting 80+ percent from the line (Min. 10 attempts):
ON THE HORIZON
Green Bay will conclude the regular season with a three-game road trip that begins Monday, Feb. 21 at Milwaukee. Stops at Purdue Fort Wayne on Feb. 24 and Cleveland State on Feb. 26 will round out the season. The Horizon League tournament will start on March 1 and 3 on campus sites.
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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