GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Green Bay women's basketball team will host the 103rd edition of the I-43 Rivalry, as GB welcomes Milwaukee to the Kress Center on Saturday. Tipoff is slated for 1 PM.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Green Bay Phoenix (24-5, 17-1 HL) vs. Milwaukee Panthers (8-21, 5-13 HL)
Saturday, February 22, 2025 | Kress Center
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 devices. Ted Stefaniak (play-by-play) will be joined by Phoenix women's basketball alumna Kati Coleman (analyst). Fans can also listen to the game live on the audio platform Mixlr.

ABOUT THE PANTHERS
In the storied rivalry between Milwaukee and GB, the Phoenix has gotten the best of the Panthers, owning a 77-25 record. MKE and GB have gone back and forth lately, with Milwaukee reigning victorious in six of the last 11. The Phoenix is a whopping 45-8 when hosting the Panthers, winners in seven of the past 10 home contests versus Milwaukee. The Panthers came into Titletown and upset the Phoenix 61-65 at the Kress Center last year, spoiling GB's hope for the number one seed. Dating back to 2017, GB has scored 65 or more points just twice at home against MKE, including fewer than 60 points six times in that same stretch. GB crushed Milwaukee in the Cream City in the previous matchup, 86-53. Maddy Schreiber led all players with 20 points, while Jasmine Kondrakiewicz added 16 and Natalie McNeal chipped in with 11. Kacee Baumhower (14 points) was the only Panther to reach double figures.

Milwaukee's record doesn't completely indicate their potential. The Panthers has lost 13 games by eight or fewer points, including nine games by five or fewer points. However, MKE has struggled mightily on the road this season, combining for a 3-13 record between true road and neutral site contests. Kacee Baumhower is currently pacing Milwaukee's scoring at 12.3 points per game, while Anna Lutz grabs just over five rebounds per contest on average. She also is the team's leading blocker at 1.1 BPG. Kamy Peppler stuffs the stat sheet with 4.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

Put your hands together for our amazing student managers, Joey and Vanessa!! ????

They are a crucial part to our success, and we couldn't do it without them!! @GTGhoops #RiseWithUs | #ManagerAppreciationWeek pic.twitter.com/MTwIVZrCBE

— Green Bay Women's Basketball (@gbphoenixwbb) February 20, 2025

1. YOU BUTLER WATCH OUT
Senior guard Bailey Butler is having another fantastic season. No. 22 is three wins away from 100 career and ranks among the best in program history in assists. She needs just nine more to tie for third in team history, and 10 more to become first in team history since the program's move to a Division I team in 1987.

2. SEEING DOUBLE
Natalie McNeal recorded her 11th career double-double on Wednesday at Cleveland State, posting 12 points and 12 rebounds. McNeal drilled three field goals in the opening quarter against Cleveland State on January 30, surpassing 500 career made field goals. She also reached 700 career rebounds on February 6 against Youngstown State. She is one win away from reaching 100 in her career.

3. JUST KEEP WINNING
Green Bay's 17-game winning streak is the longest since the 2012-13 season, when the Phoenix rattled off a whopping 24 consecutive victories. GB had a 13-game winning streak in 2022-23 and 2015-16, which was surpassed last Saturday versus Robert Morris. GB's 17-game winning streak is currently tied for the third-longest in the country.

4. NOTEWORTHY CONNECTIONS
Head Coach Kayla Karius (Testchlag) played at Green Bay from 2007-2011... 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 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... Milwaukee's Anna Lutz (Marshall), Payton Rechlicz (Menomonee Falls), Kallie Peppler (Hortonville), Kamy Peppler (Hortonville), Jada Donaldson (Beaver Dam), Sophia Rampulla (Union Grove), Jorey Buwalda (Randolph), and Grace Lomen (East Troy) are all Wisconsin natives...

5. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Sophie Lahti celebrates her birthday on Monday, February 24. We wish her well.

What song do our coaches jam out to? ????#RiseWithUs pic.twitter.com/MUicwPcx3V

— Green Bay Women's Basketball (@gbphoenixwbb) February 21, 2025

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

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