2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team

2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball
Horizon League Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Horizon League
2015–16 record 28–5 (16–2 Horizon)
Head coach Kevin Borseth (4th year)
Assistant coach Amanda Leonhard-Perry
Assistant coach Sarah Bronk
Assistant coach Megan Vogel
Home arena Kress Events Center
2015–16 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Green Bay 16 2   .889     28 5   .848
Wright State 12 6   .667     24 11   .686
Milwaukee 12 6   .667     19 13   .594
Detroit 11 7   .611     15 15   .500
Youngstown State 9 9   .500     21 13   .618
Northern Kentucky* 9 9   .500     19 14   .576
Oakland 7 11   .389     15 15   .500
Cleveland State 6 12   .333     9 20   .310
Valparaiso 5 13   .278     10 21   .323
Illinois-Chicago 3 15   .167     12 18   .400
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team represents the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by 4th year head coach Kevin Borseth . The Phoenix play their home games at the Kress Events Center and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 37th season of Green Bay women's basketball. They finish the season 28–5, 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 Tennessee in the first round.

Roster

2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Wellnitz, JenJen Wellnitz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Black Hawk South Wayne, WI
G 2 Buck, TeshaTesha Buck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Red Wing Red Wing, MN
G 3 Wurtz, FrankieFrankie Wurtz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Kimberly Kimberly, WI
G 4 Lukan, KailiKaili Lukan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Barrie Central Barrie, ON
G 5 James, LakenLaken James 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Oconto Oconto, WI
F 10 Kraker, MehrynMehryn Kraker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr West Allis Central West Allis, WI
F 11 Luke, AshleyAshley Luke 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Oak Creek Oak Creek, WI
G/F 21 Lindstrom, JessicaJessica Lindstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Superior Superior, WI
G 24 LeClaire, AllieAllie LeClaire 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Notre Dame Academy Green Bay, WI
C 33 Weitzer, LexiLexi Weitzer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Waukesha South Waukesha, WI
F/C 42 Wolf, MackenzieMackenzie Wolf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Sheboygan North Kohler, WI
F 44 Monke, MariahMariah Monke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Fergus Falls Fergus Falls, MN
F/C 52 Wolf, MadisonMadison Wolf 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Sheboygan North Kohler, WI
G/F 55 Terry, SamSam Terry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Baraboo Baraboo, WI
Head coach

Kevin Borseth (Lake Superior State)

Assistant coach(es)

Amanda Leonhard-Perry (UW–Green Bay)
Sarah Bronk (St. Thomas)
Megan Vogel (South Dakota State)


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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

10/31/2015*
4:00 PM
Minnesota–Duluth W 80–25 
Kress Events Center (1,861)
Green Bay, WI

11/05/2015*
7:00 PM
St. Norbert W 75–38 
Kress Events Center (1,928)
Green Bay, WI
Non-conference regular season

11/15/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Marquette W 75–55  1–0
Kress Events Center (3,323)
Green Bay, WI

11/21/2015*
1:00 PM, TWCSC/ESPN3
Vanderbilt W 58–56  2–0
Kress Events Center (2,351)
Green Bay, WI

11/26/2015*
12:00 PM
vs. Virginia
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
L 59–68  2–1
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI

11/27/2015*
11:00 AM
vs. Tulane
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
W 79–58  3–1
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI

11/28/2015*
2:15 PM
vs. Rutgers
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
L 43–54  3–2
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI

12/06/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Drake W 86–61  4–2
Knapp Center (2,294)
Des Moines, IA

12/09/2015*
6:00 PM
at Butler W 55–46  5–2
Hinkle Fieldhouse (346)
Indianapolis, IN

12/13/2015*
2:00 PM
at Wisconsin W 72–58  6–2
Kohl Center (5,688)
Madison, WI

12/16/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 65–51  7–2
Kress Events Center (1,960)
Green Bay, WI

12/19/2015*
5:00 PM, ESPN3
South Dakota State W 58–57  8–2
Kress Events Center (2,527)
Green Bay, WI

12/22/2015*
6:00 PM, ESPN3
Belmont W 66–62  9–2
Kress Events Center (2,113)
Green Bay, WI

12/30/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Dayton W 68–52  10–2
Kress Events Center (2,533)
Green Bay, WI
Horizon League regular season

01/01/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Milwaukee W 63–42  11–2 (1–0)
Klotsche Center (1,364)
Milwaukee, WI

01/07/2016
4:30 PM, ESPN3
at Cleveland State W 66–45  12–2 (2–0)
Wolstein Center (603)
Cleveland, OH

01/09/2016
3:30 PM, ESPN3
at Youngstown State W 68–60  13–2 (3–0)
Beeghly Center (2,553)
Youngstown, OH

01/14/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Valparaiso W 81–42  14–2 (4–0)
Kress Events Center (1,994)
Green Bay, WI

01/16/2016
1:00 PM, TWCSC/ESPN3
UIC W 64–22  15–2 (5–0)
Kress Events Center (2,393)
Green Bay, WI

01/21/2016
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky W 81–73  16–2 (6–0)
BB&T Arena (1,418)
Highland Heights, KY

01/23/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3
at Wright State W 63–58  17–2 (7–0)
Nutter Center (908)
Dayton, OH

01/28/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Oakland L 56–58  17–3 (7–1)
Kress Events Center (2,083)
Green Bay, WI

01/30/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Detroit W 58–36  18–3 (8–1)
Kress Events Center (2,460)
Green Bay, WI

02/06/2016
2:00 PM, TWCSC/ESPN3
Milwaukee W 69–46  19–3 (9–1)
Kress Events Center (3,197)
Green Bay, WI

02/11/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Youngstown State W 69–35  20–3 (10–1)
Kress Events Center (2,326)
Green Bay, WI

02/13/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Cleveland State W 71–53  21–3 (11–1)
Kress Events Center (2,901)
Green Bay, WI

02/18/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at UIC W 58–40  22–3 (12–1)
UIC Pavilion (684)
Chicago, IL

02/20/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Valparaiso W 71–35  23–3 (13–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center (581)
Valparaiso, IN

02/25/2016
7:00 PM, TWCSC/ESPN3
Wright State W 70–55  24–3 (14–1)
Kress Events Center (2,326)
Green Bay, WI

02/27/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Northern Kentucky W 52–40  25–3 (15–1)
Kress Events Center (3,107)
Green Bay, WI

03/03/2016
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at Detroit W 74–58  26–3 (16–1)
Calihan Hall (237)
Detroit, MI

03/05/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Oakland L 69–77  26–4 (16–2)
Athletics Center O'rena (703)
Rochester, MI
Horizon League Women's Tournament

03/12/2016
3:00 PM, ESPN3
Northern Kentucky
Semifinals
W 80–78 2OT 27–4
Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI

03/13/2016
12:00 PM, ESPNU
Milwaukee
Championship Game
W 64–32  28–4
Kress Events Center (2,141)
Green Bay, WI
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/18/2016*
4:00 PM, ESPN2
(10 SF) vs. (7 SF) Tennessee
First Round
L 53–59  28–5
Wells Fargo Arena (2,842)
Tempe, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR N/A
Coaches NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 22 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR

See also

2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

References

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