GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Green Bay women's basketball team is ready to begin a five-game homestand that will last through the New Year's holiday. GB welcomes Creighton, who is receiving votes in this week's
AP-Top 25 poll, to the Kress for a Saturday afternoon showdown.
Creighton will be the second Power 5 and Big East school to visit Green Bay this season, with DePaul having came to Titletown on November 21.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Green Bay Phoenix (7-4, 2-1 HL) vs. Creighton Bluejays (7-2, 1-0 Big East)
Saturday, December 14, 2024 |
Kress Center |
Tickets
1:00 PM CST |
Game Notes |
History
Follow the action: Watch (ESPN+) |
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Live Stats
WITH THE CALL
Saturday's contest will be streaming live on
ESPN+, at
watchespn.com, and in the
ESPN App,
free to download on mobile device.
Ted Stefaniak (play-by-play) will be joined by former Marquette women's basketball player
Chloe Marotta (analyst). Stefaniak was teammates on the 1986-87 Creighton men's basketball team with current Creighton women's basketball head coach Jim Flanery, and Marotta played AAU basketball with former Phoenix Sydney Levy and Hailey Oskey, as well as current Phoenix Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development
Shay Frederick. Fans can also listen to the game live on the
audio platform Mixlr. To sign up for a
free Mixlr account and
for more information, visit GreenBayPhoenix.com.
ABOUT THE BLUEJAYS
Creighton is entering tomorrow's contest on a roll, winning its last six consecutive. Head coach Jim Flanery, a Creighton graduate of 1987, has a record of 434-270 in 23 seasons, all spent with his alma mater. Lauren Jensen is a huge reason for Creighton's red-hot start, ranking 18th in the nation in scoring at 20.4 points per game. She also paces the Bluejays in rebounds (4.9 RPG) and minutes (33.1 MPG). The Bluejays started the season as the 21st-ranked team in the country and has beaten Drake, Northern Iowa, and #21 Nebraska (Nov. 22), while dropping a contest to Kansas State.
1. AROUND THE COUNTRY
The Phoenix is thriving in several statistical areas, boasting top-100 ranks across seven categories.
*as of Dec. 12, 2024*
Stat Rank Value
FT percent 60 74.7
3-pt. % 90 33.6
Assists/gm 73 15.8
TO/game 15 12.1
TO margin 60 4.36
Fouls/game 76 15.3
A/TO ratio 19 1.31
2. IT'S GOOD TO BE GENKE
Callie Genke has had a phenomenal start to the 2024-25 campaign. No. 12 has been a remarkable 32-for-65 (49.2 percent) overall while drilling 22 of 45 three-point field goal attempts (48.9 percent). Genke is also 12-of-15 from the free-throw line (80 percent). Callie officially played her 100th career game against IU Indy on December 4.
3. MIDDY McNEAL
Natalie McNeal has been reliable to begin her 2024-25 campaign. No. 11 returned to the starting lineup on Wednesday at Milwaukee after missing the previous two games (vs. IU Indianapolis, at Purdue Fort Wayne). She has made 47 of 104 field goals so far (45.2 percent). McNeal has been one of Green Bay's best rebounders as well, averaging 5.1 per game, only trailing
Jasmine Kondrakiewicz (6.9 RPG). McNeal scored her 1,000th career point on a fadeaway mid-range shot against Virginia on Thanksgiving Day. Against Milwaukee on Wednesday, McNeal tallied 11 points in just 11 minutes on 4-of-8 shooting. She is tied with
Maddy Schreiber for the most double-figure scoring games this season with seven. McNeal will be honored in a pregame ceremony on Saturday prior to the National Anthem with a ball to commemorate her 1,000th career point.
4. SHARP-SHOOTIN' SCHREIBER
In 2023-24,
Maddy Schreiber 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. Schreiber has made 55-of121 field goals so far during the 2024-25 campaign while being one of GB's most effective free throw shooters (24-of-28, 85.7 percent).
5. 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 at least six points in seven of the first 11 contests, including at least seven points on six occasions. Guyer grabbed a career-high seven rebounds on December 4 against IU Indy.
This is an abbreviated version of the game notes.
Click here to view full notes (PDF).
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