The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college women's basketball team competing in the Horizon League for the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. The head coach is Kayla Karius. The Green Bay Phoenix entered the current season on a string of 46 consecutive winning seasons, with only Tennessee having a longer such streak in women's college basketball.
In 2017–18, Green Bay captured its 20th straight regular season title and 16th league tournament title. The program made its 18th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, finishing the season 29–4, winning 27 games or more for the fourth consecutive year.
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|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="8" align="center" | AIAW Division II/Independent
|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="8" align="center" | Wisconsin Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="8" align="center" | NAIA/WWIAC
|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="8" align="center" | Independent
|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="8" align="center" | NCAA Division I/Independent
|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="8" align="center" | North Star Conference
|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="8" align="center" | Mid-Continent Conference
|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="8" align="center" | Midwest Collegiate Conference/Horizon League
Postseason NCAA Division I The Phoenix have appeared in 21 tournaments, with a record of 6–21. 1994 #15 First Round #2 Stanford L 56–81 1998 #14 First Round #3 Illinois L 58–82 1999 #14 First Round #3 UCLA L 69–76 2000 #13 First Round #4 Old Dominion L 85–94 2002 #13 First Round #4 Texas L 55–60 2003 #8 First RoundSecond Round #9 Washington#1 LSU W 78–65L 69–80 2004 #14 First Round #3 Houston L 47–62 2005 #10 First Round #7 Maryland L 55–65 2007 #9 First RoundSecond Round #8 New Mexico#1 Connecticut W 59–52L 70–94 2009 #11 First Round #6 LSU L 59–69 2010 #12 First RoundSecond Round #5 Virginia#4 Iowa State W 69–67L 56–60 2011 #5 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #12 Little Rock#4 Michigan State#1 Baylor W 59–55W 65–56L 76–86 2012 #7 First RoundSecond Round #10 Iowa State#2 Kentucky W 71–57L 62–65 2013 #11 First Round #6 LSU L 71–75 2015 #9 First Round #8 Princeton L 70–80 2016 #10 First Round #7 Tennessee L 53–59 2017 #8 First Round #9 Purdue L 62–74 2018 #7 First Round #10 Minnesota L 77–89 2024 #11 First Round #6 Tennessee L 92–63 2025 #12 First Round #5 Alabama L 67–81 2026 #13 First Round #4 Minnesota L 58–75
NAIA Division I The Phoenix made the NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament two times, with a combined record of 3–2. 1986 NR First Round #4 Oklahoma Christian L 48–78 1987 #8 First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsThird place game NR Auburn Montgomery#1 Wayland Baptist#4 North Georgia#6 Arkansas Tech W 87–61W 74–73L 76–85W 82–65
National awards
Mid-Major Player of the Year Mehryn Kraker (2017)
All-American Second Team Julie Wojta (2012)
Academic All-American Pam Roecker (1983) Chari Nordgaard (1999)
John R. Wooden All-American Julie Wojta (2012)
Wade Award Finalist Julie Wojta (2012)
Horizon League awards
Cecil N. Coleman Medal of Honor Chari Nordgaard (1999) Kristy Loiselle (2003) Kayla Tetschlag (2011) Julie Wojta (2012) Ellen Edison (2015) Mehryn Kraker (2017)
Player of the Year Chari Nordgaard (1999) Mandy Stowe (2001) Kristy Loiselle (2003) Tiffany Mor (2005) Nicole Soulis (2006, 2007) Kayla Tetschlag (2011) Celeste Hoewisch (2011) Julie Wojta (2012) Mehryn Kraker (2017) Jenna Guyer (2026)
Defensive Player of the Year Celeste Hoewisch (2011) Julie Wojta (2012) Kaili Lukan (2016) Jen Wellnitz (2018, 2019) Bailey Butler (2025)
Coach of the Year Kevin Borseth (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2023) Matt Bollant (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012) Kayla Karius (2026)
Sixth-Player of the Year Kayla Tetschlag (2009) Callie Genke (2024)
Freshman of the Year/Newcomer of the Year Chari Nordgaard (1996) Trisha Ebel (1999) Mandy Stowe (2001) Nicole Soulis (2004) Tesha Buck (2014) Bailey Butler (2022)
All-League First Team Chari Nordgaard (1997, 1998, 1999) Trisha Ebel (2000) Amanda Leonhard (2000) Mandy Stowe (2001) Kristy Loisell (2003) Abby Scharlow (2004, 2005) Tiffany Mor (2005) Nicole Soulis (2006, 2007) Natalie Berglin (2007) Rachel Porath (2008, 2009) Lavesa Glover (2009) Kayla Tetschlag (2010, 2011) Celeste Hoewisch (2010, 2011) Julie Wojta (2012) Adrian Ritchie (2013) Mehryn Kraker (2017) Jessica Lindstrom (2018) Jen Wellnitz (2019) Frankie Wurtz (2020) Hailey Oskey (2022) Sydney Levy (2023) Natalie McNeal (2024, 2025) Maddy Schreiber (2025) Jenna Guyer (2026)
All-League Second Team Sarah Meyer (1995) Chari Nordgaard (1996) Rhonda Rice (1996) Alison Schultz (1998) Trisha Ebel (1999) Amanda Leonhard (2001) Sarah Boyer (2002, 2003) Elizabeth Dudley (2003) Nicole Soulis (2004, 2005) Natalie Berglin (2006) Kayla Groh (2008) Lavesa Glover (2008) Celeste Hoewisch (2009) Julie Wojta (2010, 2011) Adrian Ritchie (2012) Sarah Eichler (2013) Kaili Lukan (2014, 2016) Tesha Buck (2015) Megan Lukan (2015) Mehryn Kraker (2015, 2016) Jessica Lindstrom (2017) Allie LeClaire (2018) Laken James (2019) Caitlyn Hibner (2021) Bailey Butler (2023) Maddy Schreiber (2024) Maddy Skorupski (2026)
All-League Third Team Caitlyn Hibner (2020) Bailey Butler (2024) Meghan Schultz (2026)
All-Freshman Team/ All-Newcomer Team Liz Reiman (1995) Chari Nordgaard (1996) Trisha Ebel (1999) Mandy Stowe (2001) Nicole Soulis (2004) Kayla Groh (2005) Rachel Porath (2006) Sarah Eichler (2010) Tesha Buck (2014) Mehryn Kraker (2014) Caitlyn Hibner (2017) Karly Murphy (2018) Bailey Butler (2022)
All-Defensive Team Rhonda Rice (1996) Shelly Beaber (1997) Liz Reiman (1997, 1998) Alison Schultz (1998) Becky Knutson (1999) Melanie Tilque (2000, 2001) Elizabeth Dudley (2001, 2002, 2003) Kristy Loiselle (2002, 2003) Mary Kulenkamp (2004, 2005) Nicole Soulis (2007) Kayla Groh (2007, 2008) Rachel Porath (2009) Celeste Hoewisch (2010, 2011) Kayla Tetschlag (2011) Julie Wojta (2012) Adrian Ritchie (2013) Sarah Eichler (2013) Megan Lukan (2014) Kali Lukan (2016) Jessica Lindstrom (2016, 2017, 2018) Jen Wellnitz (2017, 2018, 2019) Frankie Wurtz (2020) Bailey Butler (2023, 2024, 2025) Jasmine Kondrakiewicz (2025) Jenna Guyer (2026)
All-Academic Team Amanda Leonhard (2001, 2002) Mandy Stowe (2002) Kristy Loiselle (2003) Abby Scharlow (2004, 2005) Tiffany Mor (2005) Amanda Popp (2006, 2007) Kayla Groh (2007, 2008) Erin Templin (2009) Julie Wojta (2012) Mehryn Kraker (2017) Jessica Lindstrom (2018) Laken James (2019) Jen Wellnitz (2019) Frankie Wurtz (2020) Caitlyn Hibner (2021) Sydney Levy (2023) Bailey Butler (2024) Natalie McNeal (2024) Jenna Guyer (2026)
Phoenix in the Pros
WNBA
Chandra Johnson – Los Angeles Sparks (2003) Natalie Berglin – Connecticut Sun (2008) Julie Wojta 2012: drafted 18th overall by the Minnesota Lynx (Cut after training camp) 2012: re-signed by the Minnesota Lynx 2013: signed by the San Antonio Silver Stars Mehryn Kraker 2017: drafted 27th overall by the Washington Mystics
Europe
Kayla Tetschlag Celeste Hoewisch – Lks Simens Agd Lodz (2012) Adrian Ritchie – Nottingham Wildcats (2014) 2014: signed with the Nottingham Wildcats 2014: named European Basketball League Player of the Year
Retired numbers Green Bay has retired three jersey numbers. Quigley's jersey was retired in 1979 and Barta's jersey was retired in 1988, but there was no official ceremony for either jersey retirement at the time. On February 11, 2011, the numbers were formally dedicated at Kress Events Center. On January 28, 2024, the Phoenix hosted a halftime ceremony to retire Chari Nordgaard's number 33 in the team's 77–59 win over Wright State.A Golden day for former Phoenix Coach Carol Hammerle. Retrieved March 25, 2021.https://www.facebook.com/121392504557633/posts/696045660425645/ 23 Jeanne Barta 1983–1987 33 Chari Nordgaard 1995–1999 46 Mary Quigley 1974–1978
All-time records
Career records Most Points: Chari Nordgaard - 1,964 (1996–1999) Most Rebounds: Jeanne Barta (D2) - 1,234 (1984–1987) Most Assists: Pam Roecker (D2) - 831 (1980–1983) Most Steals: Sue Aspenson (D1-D2) - 315 (1986–1989) Most Blocks: Kim Wood - 274 (1991–1994) Most 3-Point Field Goals: Mehryn Kraker - 234 (2013–2017)
Single season records Most Points: Chari Nordgaard - 653 (1998–99) Most Rebounds: Jeanne Barta (D2) - 345 (1984–85) Most Assists: Pam Roecker (D2) - 310 (1982–83) Most Steals: Julie Wojta - 127 (2011–12) Most Blocks: Kim Wood - 108 (1992–93) Most 3-Point Field Goals: Adrian Ritchie - 71 (2012–13)
Single-game records Most Points: Chari Nordgaard - 38 (1999) Most Rebounds: Karen Kupper - 22 (1988) Most Assists: Pam Roecker (D2) - 15 (1983) Most Steals: Julie Wojta - 12 (2012) Most 3-Point Field Goals: Trisha Ebel - 9 (2000)
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