Normal, Ill. – The Green Bay women's basketball team is on the road again this week to take on 3-0 Illinois State tomorrow before coming home for an in-state matchup against Wisconsin on Saturday.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Green Bay Phoenix (1-1) at Illinois State (3-0) – Normal, Ill.
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026
6:30 PM CST
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Wisconsin Badgers vs. Green Bay Phoenix – Green Bay, Wis.
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026
1:00 PM CST
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ABOUT THE REDBIRDS
Illinois State enters the matchup undefeated at 3-0 and has been one of the nation's most productive offenses through the opening week of the season. The Redbirds are averaging 97.7 points per game while shooting 48.1 percent from the field and 41.1 percent from three-point range. Illinois State has also dominated the glass, averaging 52.0 rebounds per game with a +17.0 rebounding margin, while holding opponents to 69.3 points per contest. Nevaeh Thomas leads a balanced attack with 17.7 points per game, while Hannah Chicken adds 16.0 points and a team-best 10.3 rebounds per outing. Green Bay holds the advantage in the all-time series against Illinois State, with a 6-2 record. GB has won the last two.
ABOUT THE BADGERS
Wisconsin also sits at 3-0 and has outscored its opponents by 30.0 points per game through the opening week of the season. Wisconsin will host Delaware on Wednesday before taking on the Phoenix in Green Bay on Saturday. The Badgers are averaging 85.7 points per contest while shooting 47.1 percent from the field and holding opponents to just 55.7 points per game on 35.1 percent shooting. Wisconsin has also been strong on the glass, averaging 40.3 rebounds per game, while forcing 23.7 turnovers per contest. Teagan Mallegni leads the team with 21.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, while Addie Deal adds 15.3 points per contest and Adaline Sheplee chips in 14.0 points per game. Wisconsin's three wins have come over Bradley, Oakland, and Grambling State. GB is 17-21 in the all-time series against the Badgers.
LAST TIME OUT
The Green Bay women's basketball team earned its first win of the 2026-27 season in dominant fashion this past Saturday at the Kress Events Center, rolling to an 82-48 victory over Loyola Chicago. The Phoenix improved to 1-1 on the season behind a balanced offense and a stifling defensive effort that forced 23 Ramblers turnovers.
Meghan Schultz led the Phoenix offensively with 16 points on an efficient 7-for-9 shooting night.
Maddy Skorupski added 14 points and a game-high seven assists, while
Kristina Ouimette chipped in 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting, including a pair of three-pointers.
McKenna Johnson scored nine points, and
Ady Ketterhagen and
Maren Westin each finished with eight.
AT THE TOP
The Green Bay women's basketball team was selected No. 1 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 preseason rankings. The Phoenix received 14 first place votes, edging out Princeton with seven, James Madison with five, Fairfield with two, and UC San Diego with one.
HOMEGROWN
Green Bay is a team of homegrown players, with 10 of their 16 rostered players being from Wisconsin. Five of those 10 are newcomers to the Phoenix, including three freshmen,
Kyrin Lile from Elkhorn, and Ady &
Riley Ketterhagen from Oostburg, and two transfers,
McKenna Johnson from Wilmot and
Jorey Buwalda from Randolph.
PHOENIX FAMILY
Two pairs of sisters will be rostered in Green Bay together this season. The freshman duo of twins Ady and
Riley Ketterhagen, each recruited out of Oostburg High School, and Julianna and her younger sister
Kristina Ouimette each return to the program. Green Bay and Lindenwood are the two programs in the country with two pairs of sisters.
KARIUS ERA
After becoming the first person in Horizon League history to win Player of the Year (2011) and Coach of the Year (2026), Karius inked an extension that will keep her at the helm of the Phoenix through the 2034-35 season. Entering her third season as head coach, Karius has a record of 54-15 in her time with GB, and a Horizon League record of 36-4.
ROSTER RELOAD
Green Bay graduated five seniors, who accounted for 48.5 percent of their points from a season ago. Karius' new-look roster features three transfers and four freshmen, the largest class of incoming freshmen for the Phoenix since 2021. Karius additionally brought in two new members to her coaching staff, adding Cambridge native
Carley Neumann after stints at Sioux Falls, Presentation College, and her alma mater St. Cloud St., and former Phoenix player
Cassie Schiltz after a year-long stint at UW-Oshkosh as assistant coaches.
HORIZON LEAGUE AWARDS
The Horizon League announced the #HLWBB Preseason All-League Awards and the Preseason Poll. Green Bay was picked to finish first in the league by the league's coaches.
Meghan Schultz made the Preseason First Team cut. In addition, three Green Bay players occupied spots on the Second Team, featuring a returning
Maddy Skorupski,
Jorey Buwalda, and
Elisa Mevius.
HORIZON LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
In 2025-26, for the second straight season, the Phoenix won the Horizon League Regular Season AND Tournament Championship. Green Bay has also won the regular-season title three out of the last four years, and the tournament title in the last three seasons.
NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES
Green Bay is in elite company of teams that have 20+ NCAA Tournament Appearances in the past 30 years. The complete list of teams: UConn, Tennessee, Notre Dame, Stanford, Texas, Louisville, Baylor, LSU, North Carolina, Georgia, Iowa State, Maryland, Iowa, Purdue, NC State, Vanderbilt, Michigan St., Florida St., DePaul, Duke, and Green Bay.
NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT
Green Bay ranked in the top 50 nationally last year in multiple categories. The Phoenix were 11th per game in assist/turnover ratio (1.33), 17th in assists per game (17.3), 31st in fewest turnovers per game (13.0), 44th in defensive rebounds per game (27.8), 48th in field goal percentage allowed (37.5 percent), 47th in scoring defense (59.1), and 43rd in field goal percentage (44.54 percent).
ALL-LEAGUE MEGHAN SCHULTZ
Meghan Schultz was selected to the Horizon League All-League First Team in the conference's preseason poll, being named to the All-League Third Team last season in her first season as a starter. The 6-4 center averaged 12.5 points and 4.3 rebounds last season, while tallying two double-doubles across her 34 starts. Schultz scored 20+ points six times a year ago, highlighted by a 26-point outing against North Dakota on Nov. 11, 2025.
SENIOR STAR POWER
Skorupski has earned All-League Second Team honors twice in her career, including in her first year at Green Bay last season, where she averaged 11.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 2.1 steals per game. She ranked second in assists and third in steals in the league, while also being named to the 2025-26 All-Tournament Team.
Jorey Buwalda was named to the HL All-League Third Team last season with Milwaukee, posting averages of 12.1 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, both leading the Panthers. A previous Horizon League Freshman of the Year in 2023-24, the Randolph, Wis. native recorded nine double-doubles last season and added 23 double-digit scoring performances in 31 games.
Elisa Mevius played 30 games in the past two seasons for the Oregon Ducks. Mevius was off to a strong start in 2025-26 through two games, averaging 12.5 points on 57.9 percent from the field before a season-ending injury. Before her time at Oregon, Mevius played at Siena, averaging 11.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 3.3 steals per game across two seasons, as well as earning MAAC Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2023-24. On top of her collegiate success, Mevius won the gold medal representing Germany in the Women's 3x3 Basketball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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