MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Green Bay women's basketball team is ready to renew the I-43 rivalry with its in-state conference foe Milwaukee tomorrow night in the 414.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Green Bay Phoenix (6-4, 1-1 HL) at Milwaukee Panthers (3-8, 0-2 HL)
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | Klotsche Center
6:00 PM CST | Game Notes | History
Follow the action: Watch (ESPN+) | Listen (Mixlr) | Live Stats

WITH THE CALL
Wednesday's contest will be streaming live on ESPN+, at watchespn.com, and in the ESPN App, free to download on mobile device. Matt Menzl will have the play-by-play. Fans can also listen to the game live on the audio platform Mixlr, with Cory Sparks handling the play-by-play. Fans can sign up for a free Mixlr account. For more information, visit GreenBayPhoenix.com.

ABOUT THE PANTHERS
Head coach Kyle Rechlicz became the longest-tenured Horizon League coach following Kevin Borseth's retirement in April. Rechlicz has posted a 183-197 overall record as a HC entering Wednesday's contest. All 13 of her seasons as a head coach have been in Milwaukee. The Panthers have gotten the best of GB in recent years, with Green Bay dropping six of the last 10. MKE has also slowed the Phoenix on offense, with Green Bay scoring 60 or fewer points in seven of the last 10 meetings. Senior guard Kacee Baumhower, who stands at five-foot-nine, paces the Panthers at 16.3 PPG and in steals at 1.1 SPG. Kamy Peppler leads MKE in minutes with 31.5 MPG and shares the ball well, recording 5.5 assists per game. Green Bay has dominated the series overall, posting a 76-25 record against MKE.

.@MarenWestin tied her career-high with 1?3? points against IU Indy last week!

Her nifty floater off the window to beat the halftime buzzer against IU Indy is the Play of the Week, presented by our friends from @mycellcom! ??#RiseWithUs pic.twitter.com/ovozBokQbS

— Green Bay Women's Basketball (@gbphoenixwbb) December 9, 2024

1. 450 ON THE HORIZON
A win over IU Indy on December 4 gave the Phoenix 450 wins all-time between the program's time in the MCC and Horizon League. That is by far the most in the conference, with Milwaukee (275) and Detroit Mercy (269) trailing the Phoenix. Green Bay is also just eight victories shy from its 1,100th win since the program's inception in 1973.

2. AROUND THE COUNTRY
The Phoenix is thriving in several statistical areas, boasting top-100 ranks across five categories.

Stat                     Rank     Value
FT percent          60          74.6
TO/game            18          12.5
TO margin           T-79      3.40
Fouls/game         T-88      15.6
A/TO ratio           34          1.19

3. NET IN THE NATION
Green Bay is among the highest-ranked Horizon League teams in terms of NET ranking.

Team                         NET Rank     Previous Week
Cleveland State         76                 78
Purdue Fort Wayne   106               107
Green Bay                 139               141

4. GREEN BAY IN THE POLLS
The Phoenix was 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

5. PRESEASON ACCOLADES
Several Phoenix were selected for preseason accolades. Natalie McNeal was selected to the Preseason All-League First Team, while Maddy Schreiber and Bailey Butler earned Preseason All-League Second Team.

Preseason All-League First Team (alphabetical order by school)
Destiny Leo, Cleveland State
Colbi Maples, Cleveland State
Mickayla Perdue, Cleveland State
Natalie McNeal, Green Bay
Amellia Bromenschenkel, Purdue Fort Wayne

Preseason All-League Second Team (alphabetical order by school)
Bailey Butler, Green Bay
Maddy Schreiber, Green Bay
Katie Davidson, IU Indianapolis
Kamy Peppler, Milwaukee
Macey Blevins, Northern Kentucky

This is an abbreviated version of the game notes. Click here to view full notes (PDF).

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