CHICAGO, ILL. - The Green Bay women's basketball team is ready to take on the UIC Flames as the Green and White continues non-conference action. Green Bay is seeking its 29th consecutive victory over the Flames and first win of the 2024-25 season.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Green Bay Phoenix (0-2, 0-0 HL) at UIC Flames (0-1, 0-0 MVC)
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 | Credit Union 1 Arena
7:00 PM CST | Game Notes | History
Follow the action: Watch (ESPN+) | Listen (Mixlr) | Live Stats

WITH THE CALL
Wednesday's contest is being streamed on ESPN+. Max Thoma will have the play-by-play. The game will also be available in the ESPN App and at watchespn.com. Ted Stefaniak (play-by-play) will have the call on the audio platform Mixlr. Fans can sign up for a free Mixlr account. For more information, visit GreenBayPhoenix.com.

ABOUT THE FLAMES
UIC began its season with a 54-66 loss to Cincinnati in Chicago last Tuesday, November 5. The Bearcats jumped out to a 16-5 lead and stifled the Flames for just eight points in the fourth quarter en route to UIC's defeat. Danyel Middleton led UIC with 10 points. Jaida McCloud filled the stat sheet, tallying 12 rebounds while recording a block and leading the team with 34 minutes played. Head Coach Ashleen Bracey is in her third season as a collegiate head coach, all with the Flames.

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— Green Bay Women's Basketball (@gbphoenixwbb) November 11, 2024

1. GOTTA GUARD GENKE
Callie Genke has stepped up for Green Bay in the first two games. No. 12 had knocked down seven of 13 field goals, including six of 10 from beyond the arc. The Wrightstown, Wisconsin native played 25 minutes against Northern Iowa last Saturday, shooting four-of-seven, with all field goal attempts being threes.

2. SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS...
Green Bay is in somewhat rare territory to begin the 2024-25 season. Since the start of the century, the Phoenix has started 0-2 just once while losing two out of its first three only twice. The last time Green Bay began 0-2 was the 2018-19 season under Kevin Borseth, when Green Bay finished 22-10 overall (15-3 in Horizon League play) while making the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

3. THERE GOES GUYER!
Center/forward Jenna Guyer helped the Phoenix down the stretch last season and is off to a strong start this year. The CIrcle Pines, Minnesota native has scored seven points in each of GB's first two contests, totaling 27 minutes of game action. She's been efficient from the field, shooting six-of-14 (3-of-7 in each game). Guyer grabbed five rebounds last Saturday against Northern Iowa, the second-most on the team.

4. NOTEWORTHY GREEN BAY COACHING CONNECTIONS
Head Coach Kayla Karius (Testchlag) played at Green Bay from 2007-2011... Assistant Coach Allie Alexander (LeClaire) played at Green Bay from 2014-18 and is a Green Bay native... Assistant Coach Kate Peterson Abiad was the head coach at Cleveland State from 2003-18 before becoming the Assistant Director on the Executive Staff of the WIAA (Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association)... Assistant Coach/Director of Operations Liz Oswald played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin - Stout... she was the Director of Operations under Karius at South Dakota...Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development Shay Frederick is a Greenville, Wisconsin native and is a graduate of Hortonville High School, less than an hour south of Green Bay...

5. GREEN BAY IN THE POLLS
Green Bay was selected to finish 10th in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Preseason Poll. The Phoenix was also recently picked to place second in the Horizon League. Here is the full Horizon League Preseason Poll:

2024-25 Under Armour #HLWBB Preseason Poll
Pl.        Team – Pts. (First-place votes)
1.         Cleveland State (7) – 117
2.         Green Bay (4) – 114
3.         Purdue Fort Wayne – 98
4.         Milwaukee – 85
5.         Youngstown State – 63
6.         Wright State – 58
7.         Northern Kentucky – 53
8.         Detroit Mercy – 39
9.         Oakland – 38
10.       IU Indianapolis – 36
11.       RMU – 25

For complete game notes, click here (PDF).

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