GREEN BAY, Wis. - The two biggest games of the year so far await the Green Bay women's basketball team this weekend as they host Cleveland State Thursday night and Purdue Fort Wayne Saturday. The Phoenix and Vikings currently sit tied at the top of the Horizon League standings with a 16-2 league record. With a win over CSU Thursday, Green Bay would clinch a share of the regular season Horizon League title, and would then clinch the league outright if they were to win again Saturday.

Thursday, February 23 - Green Bay, Wis. - KRESS CENTER
Green Bay (23-4, 16-2 HL) vs. Cleveland State (26-3, 16-2 HL)
5:30 PM
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Saturday, February 25 - Green Bay, Wis. - KRESS CENTER
Green Bay vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
1:00 PM
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Green Bay is 69-9 all-time against CSU and a perfect 7-0 against Purdue Fort Wayne. GB soundly defeated Cleveland State on the road on January 14, 82-65. Four Phoenix were in double figures that day, led by 16 points and four rebounds from Jasmine Kondrakiewicz. Green Bay is a dominant 32-4 at home agasint CSU, but just 7-3 overall in the last 10 against the Vikings.

The Phoenix overcame the Mastodons on January 12, 60-32. Three Phoenix were in double figures that day, led by Sydney Levy's 12 points and five rebounds. Bailey Butler and Maddy Schreieber finished with 11 and 10 points respectively. GB is 1-0 all-time at home against PFW.

ABOUT THE VIKINGS
The Vikings have spent the entire year neck-and-neck at the top of the Horizon League standings with Green Bay. They're led by fifth-year head coach Chris Kielsmeier, who has three 20 win seasons in his five years at the helm of the program.

CSU is led by the Horizon League's leading scorer, Destiny Leo, who averages 18.3 points per game. Leo is extremely efficient, shooting 44.8 percent from the floor and 39.9 percent from three. Forward Brittni Moore is also a threat, averaging 12.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.

ABOUT THE MASTODONS
Heading into their Thursday night matchup with Milwaukee, Purdue Fort Wayne is 9-9 in the Horizon League. Two Mastodons average double figures, with Amelia Bromenschenkel putting up 12.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. Shayla Sellers averages 10.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.

LAST MATCHUP
Green Bay was dominant from the get-go last Sunday afternoon and secured a huge 67-54 win over Youngstown State on the road. The Phoenix avenged their early season loss to the Penguins and moved its win streak to nine. Callie Genke paced the Phoenix with a career-high 17 points, while Cassie Schiltz tacked on 16 points and eight rebounds and Jenna Guyer chipped in as well with 15 points in 20 minutes off the bench. GB's defense held Youngstown State to only 33.3 percent shooting from the field and 17.2 percent from beyond the arc, never trailing to victory.

MANY MILESTONES
Green Bay has had a Season to remember in many ways. On January 22, Tatum Koenig reached 1,000 career points in a win over Robert Morris at the Kress Center. Less than two weeks later on February 3 at Detroit Mercy, head coach Kevin Borseth tallied his 784th career victory, good for 20th all-time in NCAA women's basketball history. Two days after that on February 5, Sydney levy notched her 1,000th career point in a win at Oakland.

JUMPSTART
The Phoenix has lost just once in their past 21 games. Green Bay's formula for success has been dominating the first half, going into halftime with the lead in 24 of their 27 games, winning 23 of them.

TAKING CARE OF THE ROCK
GB has been exceptional at taking care of the ball during the 2022-23 campaign. The Phoenix has recorded the same or fewer turnovers in 19 of their 27 games. Green Bay tallied just eight turnovers last Friday at Robert Morris and six turnovers at Youngstown State last Sunday.

LEAVE IT TO LEVY
Senior Sydney Levy has been lights out for the Phoenix this season. She has reached double figures 15 times this season, more than the past two years combined. The Appleton North High School graduate has also paced GB in scoring in 10 games while notching her first career double-double on December 29 versus Oakland.

SHOUT FOR SCHILTZ
Cassie Schiltz has solidified herself as a leader for the Phoenix this season. The Luxemburg-casco graduate has appeared in 26 of GB's 27 games, starting all of the games she's appeared in. She's fourth in scoring on the squad at 8.4 points per contest. Schiltz is also the team's leading rebounder, pulling in 5.2 per game. She has racked up a team-leading 114 defensive rebounds.

TOUCHDOWN TATUM
Graduate guard Tatum Koenig has talents beyond the hardwood. She was the first female football player at West Branch High School in West Branch, Iowa. She was versatile for the Bears, playing Wide Receiver and Safety on the Junior Varsity squad. Koenig tallied several tackles in her first game against West Liberty. Tatum's brother Cooper was a Quarterback at West Branch.

JASMANIAN DEVIL
Jasmine Kondrakiewicz has proven to be an all-around threat on the offensive end for the Phoenix. She has appeared in all 27 games while starting 16. She chips in with 7.7 points per game on just 17.4 minutes per contest. A consistent shooter, 'jas' is 44.9 percent from the field (75-of-167) And 34.1 percent from deep (15-of-44).

BRING ON BAILEY
Reigning Horizon League Freshman of the Year Bailey Butler has been on top of her game the last six weeks. Since Green Bay's first game of 2023 at Wright State, Butler has reached double figures in nine of GB's 14 games, including four in a row from 1/5/23 to 1/14/23. She has been a mainstay on the hardwood, racking up 32 or more minutes in nine consecutive games from January 20 to February 17.

NAME OF THE GAME
Green Bay's offense has taken a leap from last season. In 2021-22, GB averaged 61.9 points per game, which ranked 225th in the nation. This year, the Phoenix is posting 67.7 points per contest, good for 135th in the country and fourth in the Horizon League. Green Bay's field goal percentage also climbed from 39.0 percent last season (6th in the HL) To second-highest at 43.1 percent this year. The Phoenix boasts the second-best scoring margin in the HL at +15.0, only behind Cleveland State's +19.3.

DYNAMITE DEFENSE
The Phoenix has historically prided itself on the defensive end of the ball, and that has continued during the 2022-23 campaign. Green Bay has held opponents to 52.6 points per game, easily the best in the Horizon League and sixth in the NCAA. GB is also number one in the Horizon League in opponent field goal percentage (32.9 percent) And second in opponent three-point percentage (25.2 percent). Additionally, GB has dominated the boards, boasting the second-best rebound margin in the league (+4.8).

WIN FROM WITHIN
13 of GB's 15 players come from inside the state border. Only Jenna Guyer (Circle Pines, Minn.) and Tatum Koenig (West Branch, Iowa) are not from Wisconsin.

NEW PHOENIX FACES
Green Bay welcomed three newcomers to the team last offseason.

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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