GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Green Bay women's basketball team is 10-0 in the Horizon League for the first time since the 2012-13 season as they enter a three-game homestand, beginning on Thursday against the Golden Grizzlies of Oakland, followed by a clash with the Titans of Detroit Mercy on Saturday.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Green Bay Phoenix (15-5, 10-0 HL) vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies (6-12, 3-5 HL)
Thursday, January 22, 2026
6:00 PM CST
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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Green Bay Phoenix vs Detroit Mercy Titans
Saturday, January 24, 2026
1:00 PM CST
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ABOUT THE GOLDEN GRIZZLIES
Oakland is led by first-year head coach Keisha Newell, coming to the Golden Grizzlies after leading the Lewis University Flyers (DII) to three consecutive NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances. The team is led by a trio of double-figure scorers, with Cali Denson averaging 12.2 points per game. However, Denson has been inactive since Dec. 15, 2025. The other two leading scorers are Makenzie Luehring at 10.7 points per game and Angie Smith at 10.3 points per game.

ABOUT THE TITANS
The Titans are led by first-year head coach Kiefer Haffey, who was promoted to the role of head coach after serving as an assistant since 2022. Detroit Mercy has struggled in 2025-26, sitting at 4-14 and 2-7 in Horizon League play heading into their two road games against Milwaukee and Green Bay. The Titans are led by a pair of double-figure scorers, with Jasmine Edwards leading the way at 11.2 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, while Makayla Jackson averages 10.9 points per game. 

LAST TIME OUT
Meghan Schultz scored 20 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, to help lead the Green Bay women's basketball team over the Milwaukee Panthers 76-61 on the road Saturday. Green Bay held a one-point lead heading into the fourth quarter. With the win, the Phoenix moves to 15-5 on the year and 10-0 in the Horizon League. Schultz added six rebounds to her 20-point game to lead the Phoenix. Maddy Skorupski helped out with 10 points and six steals, and Jenna Guyer chipped in with a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Kamy Peppler scored six points, including a pair of free throws that put her past the 1,000-point mark, doing so in the place where she started her collegiate basketball career.

PROTECT HOME COURT
Green Bay has been strong at home in 2025-26, starting the year 8-0. The Phoenix is 7-3 on the road and 0-2 on a neutral court.
 
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MIDMAJOR POLL
Green Bay has been in the top five of the CollegeInsider Women's Basketball Top 25 Poll most of the season. Green Bay is currently sitting at #6 in the latest poll from January 20th.
 
MEG-NIFICANT MEGHAN
Redshirt-Sophomore Meghan Schultz has had a breakout season, and is second on the Phoenix, scoring 12.7 points and third in rebounds at 4.7 per game. Schultz has scored in double figures in 13 of GB's 20 games.
 
SKORING SKORUPSKI
Former Oakland standout and one of two Horizon League All-League players left in the league from a season ago, Maddy Skorupski will wear the Green & White in her senior season. Skorupski is third on the team in points per game at 9.7 and second in assists per game, averaging 4.3 (also second in the HL). After 21 points at Oakland and 18 points at Detroit Mercy last week, Skorupski was named the Horizon League Player of the Week on Jan. 12.
 
1,000 POINT PEPPLER
Senior Kamy Peppler scored her 1,000th career point against Milwaukee on Jan. 17, 2026. Peppler leads the Horizon League at 4.4 assists per game, while Maddy Skorupski is in second at 4.3 per game.
 
GUYER ON FIRE
Redshirt-Senior forward Jenna Guyer returned to the Phoenix lineup on Nov. 22 after an injury kept her out of the first five games of the season. In 15 games since then, Guyer has scored in double figures 13 times, including nine straight times. Guyer is first on the team, averaging 14.9 points per game, and secured her third double-double of the season at Milwaukee on Saturday, adding 10 rebounds to her 15 points. Guyer was named the Horizon League Player of the Week for the second time this season this past Monday, Jan. 19.
 
WINNING WITH KARIUS
Head Coach Kayla Karius earned her 75th career win in her fourth season as an NCAA Division I head coach with an 89-55 win against Wright State on Dec. 30, 2025.
 
Fastest to 25 wins - Green Bay HC history *since becoming Division I program in 1987*
1. Matt Bollant - 29 games (2007-08)
2. Kayla Karius - 30 games (2024-25)
3. Carol Hammerle - 33 games (1987-88)
4. Kevin Borseth - 41 games (1998-99)
 
KARIUS ERA
After winning the Horizon League and making the NCAA Tournament in her first season as the Phoenix Head Coach, Kayla Karius will look to do the same in year two with an overhauled roster. Green Bay graduated seven seniors and 85.2% of its scoring from 2024-25. The 2025-26 Phoenix features eight newcomers, consisting of six transfers and two true freshmen. After two seasons as the head coach at South Dakota and her seasons with the Phoenix, Karius holds an all-time record of 81-40.

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