# 2023–24 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by Kevin Borseth in his 12th season in his second stint as head coach, and 20th overall, played their home games at the Kress Events Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin as members of the Horizon League. The leading scorer and the tournament MVP for the 2023-24 season was Natalie McNeal, with Jasmine Kondrakiewicz leading the team in blocks, and Maren Westin leading the Phoenix freshmen in all categories.

## Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2022–23 season 28–5, 18–2 in Horizon League play, to finish as Horizon League regular-season champions. As the #1 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they defeated #9 seed Wright State in the quarterfinals, and #6 seed Purdue Fort Wayne in the semifinals, before falling to #2 seed Cleveland State in the championship game. They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they would defeat Niagara in the first round, before falling to Bowling Green in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 25, 2023* 7:00 pm | | Wisconsin–Stout | W 74–36 | – | – | – | – | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 pm | | Northern Michigan | W 63–56 | – | – | – | – | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | L 67–78 | 0–1 | 14 – McNeal | 7 – Andersen | 4 – Butler | McLeod Center (3,964) Cedar Falls, IA |
| November 11, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Illinois State | W 88–62 | 1–1 | 26 – Genke | 6 – Genke | 4 – Butler | Kress Events Center (1,863) Green Bay, WI |
| November 16, 2023* 6:00 pm, FloHoops | | at No. 22 Creighton | W 65–53 | 2–1 | 14 – Schreiber | 5 – 2 tied | 4 – 2 tied | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,027) Omaha, NE |
| November 23, 2023* 12:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. UMass Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | W 85–52 | 3–1 | 16 – Schiltz | 7 – 2 tied | 3 – Butler | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (200) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 24, 2023* 12:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Maryland Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | L 59–68 | 3–2 | 12 – Schreiber | 8 – McNeal | 8 – Schiltz | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (111) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 25, 2023* 12:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. No. 23 Washington State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | W 59–48 | 4–2 | 12 – Schreiber | 6 – McNeal | 5 – Butler | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (136) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 30, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | W 76–53 | 5–2 (1–0) | 23 – Schreiber | 8 – McNeal | 5 – Butler | Klotsche Center (1,122) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 5, 2023* 11:00 am, FloHoops | | at DePaul | L 64–68 | 5–3 | 16 – 2 tied | 7 – McNeal | 4 – Butler | Wintrust Arena (6,057) Chicago, IL |
| December 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UIC | W 64–56 | 6–3 | 19 – McNeal | 5 – 3 tied | 6 – Butler | Kress Events Center (1,738) Green Bay, WI |
| December 16, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Louis | W 87–54 | 7–3 | 19 – Schreiber | 6 – 2 tied | 7 – Butler | Kress Events Center (1,756) Green Bay, WI |
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Parkside | W 94–55 | 8–3 | 16 – Schiltz | 9 – McNeal | 8 – Schiltz | Kress Events Center (1,850) Green Bay, WI |
| December 30, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | W 85–72 | 9–3 (2–0) | 27 – Schiltz | 8 – McNeal | 8 – Butler | Kress Events Center (2,421) Green Bay, WI |
| January 1, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 72–46 | 10–3 (3–0) | 19 – Schreiber | 6 – Schiltz | 9 – Schiltz | Kress Events Center (1,704) Green Bay, WI |
| January 5, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | W 86–56 | 11–3 (4–0) | 20 – Butler | 7 – McNeal | 6 – Butler | Truist Arena (1,094) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 7, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wright State | W 75–63 | 12–3 (5–0) | 20 – Schreiber | 11 – Schiltz | 5 – Butler | Nutter Center (1,098) Fairborn, OH |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | W 85–47 | 13–3 (6–0) | 16 – Kondrakiewicz | 9 – McNeal | 4 – Butler | Kress Events Center (1,531) Green Bay, WI |
| January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | W 72–40 | 14–3 (7–0) | 18 – McNeal | 10 – Schiltz | 7 – Butler | Kress Events Center (1,614) Green Bay, WI |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | W 75–48 | 15–3 (8–0) | 14 – Butler | 4 – 3 tied | 5 – Butler | Calihan Hall (251) Detroit, MI |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oakland | L 81–83 | 15–4 (8–1) | 24 – McNeal | 4 – Kondrakiewicz | 4 – Butler | OU Credit Union O'rena (520) Rochester, MI |
| January 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | W 87–59 | 16–4 (9–1) | 21 – Kondrakiewicz | 12 – Kondrakiewicz | 6 – Butler | IUPUI Gymnasium (471) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 28, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wright State | W 77–59 | 17–4 (10–1) | 20 – Kondrakiewicz | 7 – Kondrakiewicz | 5 – 2 tied | Kress Events Center (2,365) Green Bay, WI |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 63–86 | 17–5 (10–2) | 30 – McNeal | 9 – McNeal | 6 – Butler | Wolstein Center (848) Cleveland, OH |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | W 67–51 | 18–5 (11–2) | 16 – Schreiber | 16 – McNeal | 5 – Butler | Kress Events Center (1,862) Green Bay, WI |
| February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 71–52 | 19–5 (12–2) | 26 – McNeal | 15 – McNeal | 4 – Schreiber | Kress Events Center (2,115) Green Bay, WI |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | W 60–50 | 20–5 (13–2) | 14 – Schiltz | 8 – McNeal | 3 – Schreiber | UPMC Events Center (354) Moon Township, PA |
| February 17, 2024 12:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | W 71–59 | 21–5 (14–2) | 18 – 2 tied | 10 – McNeal | 9 – Butler | Beeghly Center (1,884) Youngstown, OH |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 74–45 | 22–5 (15–2) | 15 – Schreiber | 10 – 2 tied | 10 – Butler | Kress Events Center (1,990) Green Bay, WI |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 87–44 | 23–5 (16–2) | 18 – Andersen | 7 – Andersen | 7 – Butler | Kress Events Center (2,272) Green Bay, WI |
| February 28, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 70–61 | 24–5 (17–2) | 14 – 3 tied | 12 – Kondrakiewicz | 8 – Butler | Hilliard Gates Sports Center (589) Fort Wayne, IN |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | L 61–65 | 24–6 (17–3) | 14 – Guyer | 9 – McNeal | 4 – tied | Kress Events Center (2,371) Green Bay, WI |
| Horizon League tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | (7) Youngstown State Quarterfinals | W 94–57 | 25–6 | 16 – Schiltz | 6 – tied | 6 – Kondrakiewicz | Kress Events Center (2,019) Green Bay, WI |
| March 11, 2024 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Purdue Fort Wayne Semifinals | W 64–55 | 26–6 | 16 – Genke | 7 – McNeal | 10 – Butler | Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN |
| March 11, 2024 11:00 am, ESPNU | (2) | vs. (1) Cleveland State Championship | W 64–40 | 27–6 | 32 – McNeal | 8 – tied | 7 – Butler | Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 23, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN | (11 P4) | vs. (6 P4) Tennessee First round | L 63–92 | 27–7 | 13 – Schreiber | 7 – McNeal | 4 – Butler | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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