MANHATTAN, Kan. - Basketball season is back! The Green Bay women's basketball team opens the 2024-25 campaign on the road against the 13th-ranked Kansas State Wildcats late Monday morning.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Green Bay Phoenix (0-0 0-0 HL) at #13 Kansas State Wildcats (0-0, 0-0 Big 12)
Monday, November 4, 2024 | Bramlage Coliseum
11:00 AM CST | Game Notes | History
Follow the action: Watch (ESPN+) | Listen (Mixlr) | Live Stats

ABOUT THE WILDCATS
KSU is coming off an impressive 2023-24 season in which the Wildcats went 26-8 overall. Kansas State made the second round of the NCAA Tournament but fell to Colorado in the Portland region of the bracket. Jeff Mittie enters his 11th season at the helm of the Wildcats program and 33rd season overall as a head coach. He is approaching 200 career wins, entering the 2024-25 season with a 190-135 record overall. KSU returns its top-two scorers from last season, 6'6" center, graduate, Ayoke Lee (19.7 PPG last season), and 6'2" guard, senior, Serena Sundell (12.1 PPG last season).

WITH THE CALL
Monday's regular season opener is being streamed on ESPN+, available in the ESPN App and at watchespn.com. Brian Smoller (play-by-play) will be joined by Missy Heidrick (analyst) and Hannah Whetstone (sideline reporter). Ted Stefaniak (play-by-play) will have the call on the audio platform Mixlr. Fans can sign up for a free Mixlr account and listen to games from anywhere with the free Mixlr app for mobile devices, or by visiting Mixlr.com and searching 'Green Bay Women's Basketball'. For more information, visit this story.

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1. SENIORS STEPPING UP
Seven of the 13 rostered players for Green Bay are of senior or graduating status. Miah Meyer, Cassie Schiltz, Natalie McNeal, Callie Genke, Jasmine Kondrakiewicz, Bailey Butler, and Maddy Schreiber are combining for over 700 career games when the game against Kansas State tips off. Green Bay's seven seniors is the most since the 2019-20 season when the program had four.

2. THERE'S A BUZZ IN TOWN
Kayla Karius announced the addition of transfer guard Ellie Buzzelle on May 30. Buzzelle came to Titletown from Eastern Illinois after spending her first collegiate season at Grand Canyon University. Buzzelle burst onto the scene last season with EIU, playing in 33 games (32 starts) while averaging 9.8 points per game and shooting 36.4 percent from the field. She also made 36.5 percent of her three-point attempts (70 of 192), which ranked second in the OVC in three-point percentage. Buzzelle was a four-year starter at Rogers High School and was an All-Conference performer as a sophomore and junior. A member of the Minnesota Fury AAU Team, she helped lead the team to the UAA National Championships in the Summer of 2022.

3. MAKIN' MCNEAL
Natalie McNeal returns to the Phoenix in 2024 after playing a cruicial role in Green Bay's success last season. She paced the Green and White in field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, points, and rebounds last year. McNeal dropped a career-high 32 against Cleveland State in the Horizon League Championship Game in March, helping the Phoenix punch its ticket to a 19th NCAA Tournament berth.

4. SHARP-SHOOTIN' SCHREIBER
Senior guard/forward Maddy Schreiber is another returnee for the Phoenix. In 2023-24, she finished 162-of-293 overall (55.3 percent) while drilling 41 of 97 three-points attempts (42.3 percent). She was also sharp from the charity stripe, knocking down 45 of 55 free throw attempts (81.8 percent). Maddy was second on the team in points per game (12.1), only trailing McNeal.

5. OFFSEASON NOTES
Here's a synopsis of Green Bay's most noteworthy offseason events:
• April 10, 2024: Kevin Borseth announces his retirement after an illiustrious coaching career of nearly four decades.
• April 16, 2024: Julianna Ouimette is added to the 2024 roster.
• April 23, 2024: Kayla Karius is announced as the fourth head coach in program history.
• April 30, 2024: The University of Wisconsin - Green Bay unveils 'Kevin Borseth Way' in honor of the legendary coach.
• May 16, 2024: Sarah Bronk (retained), Allie Alexander, and Kate Peterson Abiad are announced as Assistant Coaches.
• May 17, 2024: Liz Oswald is announced as Assistant Coach/Director of Operations.
• May 22, 2024: Miah Meyer (Monahan) is added to the 2024 roster.
• May 24, 2024: Shay Frederick (Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development) is announced as the final addition to the coaching staff.
• May 30, 2024: Ellie Buzzelle signs with Green Bay.
• August 12, 2024: Green Bay announces its non-conference schedule, which includes tilts against AP Top-25 teams Kansas State and Creighton.
• September 4, 2024: The Horizon League announces the conference schedule.

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