GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Green Bay women's basketball team is ready to face Wright State on Saturday afternoon at the Kress Center.
Tipoff is slated for 1 PM on Youth Day.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Green Bay Phoenix (10-5, 3-1 HL) vs. Wright State Raiders (2-13, 0-5 HL)
Saturday, January 4, 2025 |
Kress Center |
Tickets
1:00 PM CST |
Game Notes |
History
Follow the action: Watch (ESPN+) |
Listen (Mixlr) |
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
Kati Coleman (analyst). 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 RAIDERS
Wright State is off to a slow start this season. The Raiders have lost their last nine contests and are 2-13 on the season, still looking for their first conference win of the campaign. WSU has several notable Wisconsin connections. Raiders head coach Kari Hoffman was Green Bay's Director of Operations from 2008-2010, helping the Phoenix win two Horizon League Tournament Championships. Wright State players Ellie Magestro-Kennedy (Stoughton) and Makenzie Drout (Kimberly) are from Wisconsin. GB has dominated WSU overall, posting a 73-7 record against the Raiders, including 37-2 at home. Green Bay has won the last 10 meetings, including the last four home games. Amaya Staton has played well for the Raiders, leading the team in points (10.1 PPG), rebounds (7.6 RPG), and blocks (1.4). The Raiders have been susceptible to giving up points this season, surrendering an average of 74.6 points per game.
1. CASH MONEY CASS
Cassie Schiltz had a spectacular night against Northern Kentucky on Thursday. She shot 5-for-8, with all of her attempts coming from beyond the arc. Schiltz's five three-point makes are the second-highest in a single game in her career. Cassie is tied for 10th all-time in program history with Sara Boyer with 160 made three-pointers.
2. MIDDY McNEAL
Natalie McNeal has been reliable to begin her 2024-25 campaign. No. 11 returned to the starting lineup on December 11 at Milwaukee after missing the previous two games (vs. IU Indianapolis,at Purdue Fort Wayne). She has made 73 of 158 field goals so far (446.2 percent). McNeal has been one of Green Bay's best rebounders as well, averaging 5.6 per game, only trailing
Jasmine Kondrakiewicz (7.1 RPG). McNeal scored her 1,000th career point on a fadeaway mid-range shot against Virginia on Thanksgiving Day.
3. KONDRAKIEWICZ IS COOKIN'
Jasmine Kondrakiewicz is having a superb season so far. She leads the team in rebounds, steals, free throws attempted, and blocks. Kondrakiewicz has grabbed 106 rebounds, which ranks 105th in the nation. 'Jas' is just 33 points from 1,000 in her career and eight steals from 100 career. She notched her 100th career block on Thursday against Northern Kentucky. Her seven steals against Ripon College on Thursday were a career-high, while also recording her seventh career double-double against Ripon (14 pts., 13 rebs.).
4. THE GREAT GENKE
Callie Genke is having a phenomenal 2024-25 campaign. No. 12 has been a remarkable 45-for-94 (47.9 percent) overall while drilling 32 of 67 three-point field goal attempts (47.8 percent). Genke is also 14-of-17 from the free-throw line (82.4 percent). Callie officially played her 100th career game against IU Indy on December 4. She is also fifth in the country in three-point percentage.
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 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
This is an abbreviated version of the game notes.
Click here to view full notes (PDF).
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