MILWAUKEE, Wis. - For the 100th time, the Green Bay women's basketball team is set to take on its in-state rival, the Milwaukee Panthers. The Phoenix will seek to open Horizon League action on a strong note coming off an upset victory over previously ranked Washington State, who was No. 23 in the AP Top-25 poll.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Green Bay (4-2, 0-0 HL) vs. Milwaukee (4-3, 0-0 HL)
7:00 PM CST
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ABOUT THE PANTHERS
Head Coach Kyle Reschlicz will look to keep the Panthers' hot streak going, with MKE having won four consecutive games. Rechlicz, a UW-Madison graduate and former Wisconsin Badger women's basketball player, is in her 12th season in the Cream City, recording a record of 168-176. Kendall Nead and Kamy Peppler have been a big reason for Milwaukee's current win streak, with the former boasting a team-best 19.7 points per game. Nead is also tied for the team lead in blocks per game with Jorey Buwalda (0.3 BPG) and is tied with Jada Donaldson for minutes per game (33.3). Peppler has repeatedly filled the stat sheet, leading the Panthers in assists per game (6.1 APG) and steals per game (2.0).
OFFSEASON TRANSACTIONS
April 11: Green Bay adds
Natalie Andersen from the transfer portal.
July 5: 11 players are tabbed to the Horizon League 2023 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
July 5: Jada Patterson is named Director of Operations & Content Creator.
July 20: Patrick Bowlin is promoted to Assistant Coach.
August 1: The WBCA ranks GB sixth in the nation in GPA for the 2022-23 season.
August 9: The 2023-24 non-conference schedule is released.
August 22: Horizon League unveils conference schedule.
August 29: Megan Vogel is promoted to Associate Head Coach and
Sarah Bronk is promoted to Assistant Head Coach.
September 27: Megan Pingel is named Assistant Coach.
October 18: Horizon League selects Green Bay to finish first in the Under Armour Preseason Poll.
WELCOME TO TITLETOWN
Green Bay welcomes four newcomers to the 2023-24 squad. The Phoenix bring a trio of true freshmen (
Maren Westin,
Sophie Lahti, and
Meghan Schultz) and one transfer (
Natalie Andersen, IUPUI). Westin and Andersen are guards, while Lahti and Schultz bring height to the forward position. Schultz stands at six feet, four inches, surpassing
Kendall Renard as the tallest player on the team. The Phoenix once again boast a roster of mostly homegrown talent. Of the 13 players on the roster, 10 are from the dairyland. Only Westin (Becker, Minn.), Lahti (Pine City, Minn.), and
Jenna Guyer (Circle Pines, Minn.) are not from Wisconsin.
BORSETH IN THE BOOKS
Head Coach
Kevin Borseth is on the brink of making history, closing in on 800 career wins, needing just two more to reach the milestone. Borseth began his career in 1987 with Division II institution Michigan Tech, winning a whopping 225 contests in 11 seasons. The 2023 Horizon League Coach of the Year also needs just 14 more wins to get his 500th win as the head coach of the Phoenix. Additionally, Borseth is 27 wins shy of 600 victories in the Division I landscape.
SHARING IS CARING
The Phoenix shared the ball well during the upset victory over No. 22-ranked Creighton in Omaha, Nebraska on November 16. Three players scored in double figures, and six Phoenix had two or more assists. Green Bay had seven players grab multiple rebounds, including five players with three or more. GB tallied their first victory over an AP Top 25 team since November 30, 2018. The win over Creighton also marked five years since GB's upset win over Missou, who was ranked 16th.
SHINING SCHILTZ
Senior guard
Cassie Schiltz starred in GB's dominant 85-52 win over UMass on Thanksgiving Day. Schiltz dropped a team-high 16 points, shooting 5-8 in just 23 minutes of action. She filled the stat sheet, shooting four-of-five from the charity stripe while grabbing three rebounds and chipping in with two assists. The Luxemburg-Casco, Wis. native chipped in with eight points in the upset win over Washington State last Saturday.
JOINING THE RANKS
Green Bay began receiving votes in the latest edition of the AP Top 25 poll, released on November 27. Of the 13 teams getting votes, GB is tied for the seventh-most with Alabama, tallying six votes. Washington State, who the Phoenix upset last Saturday, leads the pack with 55 receiving votes. Creighton, who Green Bay also upset nearly two weeks ago, has the second-most votes with 44.
GB IN THE AP POLL
It's been several years since the Phoenix was ranked in the Top 25, despite a lengthy history of being in the poll. Green Bay was last ranked inside the top-25 during teh 2017-18 season, ranking as high as 19th before ending the season 22nd. GB was also among the best the in the country during the 2016-17, 2014-15, 2012-13, 2011-12, 2010-11, 2009-10, 2006-07, 2004-05, and 2002-03 seasons.
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