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2017–18 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team

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2017–18 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball
Horizon League Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceHorizon League
Ranking
APNo. 21
Record29–4 (16–2 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Amanda Leonhard-Perry
  • Sarah Bronk
  • Megan Vogel
Home arenaKress Events Center
Seasons
2017–18 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Green Bay 16 2   .889 29 4   .879
IUPUI 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Wright State 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Milwaukee 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Cleveland State 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Youngstown State 11 7   .611 16 16   .500
Oakland 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Northern Kentucky 6 12   .333 9 22   .290
Detroit 2 16   .111 2 28   .067
UIC 1 17   .056 8 22   .267
2018 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of 18 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by head coach Kevin Borseth, in the sixth year of his current stint and 15th year overall at Green Bay, played their home games at the Kress Events Center and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 39th season of Green Bay women's basketball. They finished the season 29–4, 16–2 in Horizon play to win the Horizon League regular and tournament titles to earn an automatic to the NCAA women's tournament. They lost to Minnesota in the first round.

Roster

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2017–18 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 1 Jen Wellnitz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr South Wayne, WI
G 3 Frankie Wurtz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Kimberly, WI
G 4 Caitlyn Hibner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Portage, WI
G 5 Laken James 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Oconto, WI
G 10 Anna Brecht 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Sioux Falls, SD
G 14 Meghan Pingel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Sun Prairie, WI
G/F 21 Jessica Lindstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Superior, WI
G 24 Allie LeClaire 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Green Bay, WI
G/F 25 Lyndsey Robson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Burnsville, MN
F 32 Karly Murphy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr River Falls, WI
G 33 Alex Luehring 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Verona, WI
F/C 42 Mackenzie Wolf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Kohler, WI
F 44 Anna Dier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Algoma, WI
F/C 52 Madison Wolf 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Kohler, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 28, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/26/2017*
7:00 pm
UW–Whitewater W 71–34 
 12  Mad. Wolf   4  Murphy   4  Lindstrom  Kress Events Center (1,669)
Green Bay, WI
11/02/2017*
7:00 pm
Michigan Tech W 87–49 
 15  LeClaire   3  Lindstrom   3  3 tied  Kress Events Center (2,031)
Green Bay, WI
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Chattanooga W 60–30  1–0
 13  LeClaire   6  Lindstrom   8  Wellnitz  Kress Events Center (1,908)
Green Bay, WI
11/15/2017*
7:00 pm
at Wisconsin W 67–34  2–0
 19  Hibner   9  Lindstrom   4  James  Kohl Center (3,495)
Madison, WI
11/18/2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota State
Festival Foods Family Day
W 55–41  3–0
 19  Lindstrom   10  Lindstrom   2  3 tied  Kress Events Center (2,026)
Green Bay, WI
11/23/2017*
10:00 am
vs. Columbia
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 61–43  4–0
 13  Murphy   12  Lindstrom   3  LeClaire  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)
Cancún, Mexico
11/24/2017*
12:30 pm
vs. No. 24 Arizona State
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 61–48  5–0
 18  LeClaire   8  Lindstrom   5  LeClaire  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2017*
10:00 am
vs. No. 7 Mississippi State
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
L 46–67  5–1
 14  Lindstrom   7  Wurtz   3  James  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)
Cancún, Mexico
12/02/2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 23 Marquette W 63–55  6–1
 15  Lindstrom   12  Murphy   4  Wellnitz  Kress Events Center (2,865)
Green Bay, WI
12/06/2017*
10:00 am, SPEC
No. 23 at Dayton W 75–64  7–1
 29  Lindstrom   14  Lindstrom   6  Wellnitz  UD Arena (8,416)
Dayton, OH
12/10/2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 23 at Loyola–Chicago W 76–39  8–1
 16  Wurtz   12  Lindstrom   5  Lindstrom  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (304)
Chicago, IL
12/16/2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 21 Bradley W 72–40  9–1
 18  Murphy   9  Lindstrom   3  LeClaire  Kress Events Center (2,239)
Green Bay, WI
12/19/2017*
11:00 am
No. 21 at Northwestern W 63–57  10–1
 22  LeClaire   10  Lindstrom   4  Lindstrom  Allstate Arena (4,112)
Rosemont, IL
Horizon League regular season
12/28/2017
3:30 pm, ESPN3
No. 19 at Wright State W 58–51  11–1
(1–0)
 15  2 tied   12  Lindstrom   5  LeClaire  Nutter Center (814)
Fairborn, OH
12/30/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 19 at Northern Kentucky L 54–62  11–2
(1–1)
 20  Lindstrom   12  Lindstrom   4  2 tied  BB&T Arena (958)
Highland Heights, KY
01/06/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee
Cellcom Food Drive
W 52–29  12–2
(2–1)
 28  LeClaire   10  2 tied   4  Wellnitz  Kress Events Center (2,801)
Green Bay, WI
01/11/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 25 Youngstown State W 65–56  13–2
(3–1)
 14  Murphy   13  Lindstrom   6  Wellnitz  Kress Events Center (1,982)
Green Bay, WI
01/13/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 25 Cleveland State W 69–43  14–2
(4–1)
 16  Lindstrom   8  Lindstrom   9  Wellnitz  Kress Events Center (2,447)
Green Bay, WI
01/15/2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 23 at IUPUI W 60–34  15–2
(5–1)
 20  LeClaire   7  Lindstrom   4  2 tied  The Jungle (472)
Indianapolis, IN
01/18/2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 23 at Detroit W 85–27  16–2
(6–1)
 15  Wurtz   9  Lindstrom   6  2 tied  Calihan Hall (232)
Detroit, MI
01/20/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 23 at Oakland W 81–48  17–2
(7–1)
 22  Lindstrom   13  Lindstrom   9  Wellnitz  Athletics Center O'rena (624)
Rochester, MI
01/26/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 22 UIC W 65–36  18–2
(8–1)
 13  2 tied   12  Lindstrom   8  Wellnitz  Kress Events Center (2,510)
Green Bay, WI
01/28/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 22 IUPUI W 52–45  19–2
(9–1)
 22  LeClaire   6  Lindstrom   3  2 tied  Kress Events Center (2,970)
Green Bay, WI
02/01/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 20 Northern Kentucky W 58–41  20–2
(10–1)
 13  3 tied   11  Lindstrom   3  3 tied  Kress Events Center (2,308)
Green Bay, WI
02/03/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 20 Wright State
Alumni Day
W 75–68  21–2
(11–1)
 22  LeClaire   10  Hibner   7  Wellnitz  Kress Events Center (2,950)
Green Bay, WI
02/10/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 20 at Milwaukee W 65–36  22–2
(12–1)
 16  LeClaire   6  Hibner   5  LeClaire  Klotsche Center (1,489)
Milwaukee, WI
02/15/2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 19 at Cleveland State L 60-71  22–3
(12–2)
 23  Lindstrom   21  Lindstrom   5  Wellnitz  Wolstein Center (203)
Cleveland, OH
02/17/2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 19 at Youngstown State W 67–42  23–3
(13–2)
 21  Lindstrom   15  Lindstrom   4  Lindstrom  Beeghly Center (1,360)
Youngstown, OH
02/19/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 22 at UIC W 66–37  24–3
(14–2)
 22  Lindstrom   13  Lindstrom   5  Wellnitz  UIC Pavilion (413)
Chicago, IL
02/23/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 22 Oakland
Festival Foods Family Night
W 78–48  25–3
(15–2)
 16  Lindstrom   12  Lindstrom   5  Wellnitz  Kress Events Center (2,679)
Green Bay, WI
02/25/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 22 Detroit W 88–45  26–3
(16–2)
 19  Lindstrom   14  Lindstrom   5  Wellnitz  Kress Events Center (2,885)
Green Bay, WI
Horizon League Women's Tournament
03/03/2018
1:30 pm, ESPN3
(1) No. 21 vs. (8) Northern Kentucky
Quarterfinals
W 62–49  27–3
 21  LeClaire   12  Lindstrom   4  2 tied  Little Caesars Arena 
Detroit, MI
03/05/2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) No. 21 vs. (5) Youngstown State
Semifinals
W 66–45  28–3
 17  Lindstrom   9  Lindstrom   5  LeClaire  Little Caesars Arena 
Detroit, MI
03/06/2018
1:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) No. 21 vs. (3) Wright State
Championship Game
W 62–44  29–3
 24  LeClaire   14  Lindstrom   8  Wellnitz  Little Caesars Arena 
Detroit, MI
2018 Women's NCAA Tournament
03/16/2018*
4:15 pm, ESPN2
(7 S) No. 21 vs. (10 S) Minnesota
First Round
L 77–89  29–4
 17  LeClaire   8  Lindstrom   5  Wellnitz  Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP NR NR RV RV 23 21 21 19 RV 25 23 22 20 20 19 22 21 22 22 N/A
Coaches NR NR RV RV 25 24 23 20 24 24 22 21 20 17 15 21 21 21 21 RV

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball schedule". Retrieved January 9, 2018.

Awards and honors

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Horizon League Awards

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  • Defensive Player of the year: Jen Wellnitz
  • All-League First Team: Jessica Lindstrom
  • All-League Second Team: Allie LeClaire
  • All-Freshman Team: Karly Murphy
  • All-Defensive Team: Jen Wellnitz, Jessica Lindstrom
  • All-Academic Team: Jessica Lindstrom