2017–18 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team

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.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 21 Green Bay162 .889294 .879
IUPUI135 .7222210 .688
Wright State126 .6672311 .676
Milwaukee117 .6112112 .636
Cleveland State117 .6111911 .633
Youngstown State117 .6111616 .500
Oakland711 .3891516 .484
Northern Kentucky612 .333922 .290
Detroit216 .111228 .067
UIC117 .056822 .267
2018 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of 18 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2017–18 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
G1Jen Wellnitz5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)RS JrSouth Wayne, WI
G3Frankie Wurtz5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoKimberly, WI
G4Caitlyn Hibner6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoPortage, WI
G5Laken James5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS JrOconto, WI
G10Anna Brecht6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrSioux Falls, SD
G14Meghan Pingel5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)RS FrSun Prairie, WI
G/F21Jessica Lindstrom6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrSuperior, WI
G24Allie LeClaire5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrGreen Bay, WI
G/F25Lyndsey Robson6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrBurnsville, MN
F32Karly Murphy6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS FrRiver Falls, WI
G33Alex Luehring6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrVerona, WI
F/C42Mackenzie Wolf6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)RS SoKohler, WI
F44Anna Dier6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoAlgoma, WI
F/C52Madison Wolf6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)RS SoKohler, 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#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/26/2017*
7:00 pm
UW–WhitewaterW 71–34 
 12  Mad. Wolf  4  Murphy  4  Lindstrom Kress Events Center (1,669)
Green Bay, WI
11/02/2017*
7:00 pm
Michigan TechW 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
ChattanoogaW 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 WisconsinW 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 MarquetteW 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 DaytonW 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–ChicagoW 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 BradleyW 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 NorthwesternW 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 StateW 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 KentuckyL 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 StateW 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 StateW 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 IUPUIW 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 DetroitW 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 OaklandW 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 UICW 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 IUPUIW 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 KentuckyW 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 MilwaukeeW 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 StateL 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 StateW 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 UICW 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 DetroitW 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

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
APNRNRRVRV23212119RV25232220201922212222N/A
CoachesNRNRRVRV252423202424222120171521212121RV

References

Awards and honors

Horizon League Awards

  • 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