# Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball

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.

## Year by Year Results

Source:
Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Carol Hammerle (1973–1997) ||||||
| 1973–74 | Carol Hammerle | 3–9 | – | | |
| 1974–75 | Carol Hammerle | 8–9 | – | | |
| 1975–76 | Carol Hammerle | 7–12 | – | | |
| 1976–77 | Carol Hammerle | 4–17 | – | | |
| 1977–78 | Carol Hammerle | 14–9 | – | | |
| 1978–79 | Carol Hammerle | 17–7 | – | | |
| AIAW Division II/Independent ||||||
| 1979–80 | Carol Hammerle | 18–9 | – | | MAIAW Regionals |
| 1980–81 | Carol Hammerle | 24–5 | – | | MAIAW Regionals |
| Wisconsin Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ||||||
| 1981–82 | Carol Hammerle | 27–8 | 10–0 | 1st | AIAW DII Quarterfinals |
| NAIA/WWIAC ||||||
| 1982–83 | Carol Hammerle | 23–9 | 5–1 | 1st | NAIA District |
| 1983–84 | Carol Hammerle | 24–6 | 7–3 | 2nd | NAIA District |
| Independent ||||||
| 1984–85 | Carol Hammerle | 24–10 | – | | NAIA District |
| 1985–86 | Carol Hammerle | 21–9 | – | | NAIA Nationals |
| 1986–87 | Carol Hammerle | 24–6 | – | | NAIA Final Four |
| NCAA Division I/Independent ||||||
| 1987–88 | Carol Hammerle | 22–6 | – | | |
| North Star Conference ||||||
| 1988–89 | Carol Hammerle | 19–10 | 11–3 | 3rd | |
| 1989–90 | Carol Hammerle | 16–13 | 7–5 | 3rd | |
| 1990–91 | Carol Hammerle | 22–6 | 13–1 | 1st | |
| 1991–92 | Carol Hammerle | 24–7 | 12–0 | 1st | WNIT First Round |
| Mid-Continent Conference ||||||
| 1992–93 | Carol Hammerle | 19–10 | 14–2 | 2nd | |
| 1993–94 | Carol Hammerle | 18–11 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA First Round |
| Midwest Collegiate Conference/Horizon League ||||||
| 1994–95 | Carol Hammerle | 19–9 | 10–6 | T–4th | |
| 1995–96 | Carol Hammerle | 20–9 | 14–2 | 1st | |
| 1996–97 | Carol Hammerle | 18–11 | 11–5 | 3rd | |
| 1997–98 | Carol Hammerle | 21–9 | 11–3 | 2nd | NCAA First Round |
| Carol Hammerle: | Carol Hammerle: | 456-226 | 138-36 | | |
| Kevin Borseth (Midwest Collegiate Conference/Horizon League) (1998–2007) ||||||
| 1998–99 | Kevin Borseth | 19–10 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 1999–00 | Kevin Borseth | 21–9 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 2000–01 | Kevin Borseth | 22–9 | 12–2 | T–1st | WNIT First Round |
| 2001–02 | Kevin Borseth | 24–7 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 2002–03 | Kevin Borseth | 28–4 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Second Round |
| 2003–04 | Kevin Borseth | 23–8 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 2004–05 | Kevin Borseth | 27–4 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 2005–06 | Kevin Borseth | 23–7 | 14–2 | T–1st | WNIT First Round |
| 2006–07 | Kevin Borseth | 29–4 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Second Round |
| Kevin Borseth (1st stint): | Kevin Borseth (1st stint): | 216–62 | 125–13 | | |
| Matt Bollant (Horizon League) (2007–2012) ||||||
| 2007–08 | Matt Bollant | 26–6 | 17–1 | 1st | WNIT First Round |
| 2008–09 | Matt Bollant | 29–4 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 2009–10 | Matt Bollant | 28–5 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Second Round |
| 2010–11 | Matt Bollant | 34–2 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen |
| 2011–12 | Matt Bollant | 31–2 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Second Round |
| Matt Bollant: | Matt Bollant: | 148–19 | 85–5 | | |
| Kevin Borseth (Horizon League) (2012–2024) ||||||
| 2012–13 | Kevin Borseth | 29–3 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 2013–14 | Kevin Borseth | 22–10 | 13–3 | 1st | WNIT First Round |
| 2014–15 | Kevin Borseth | 28–5 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 2015–16 | Kevin Borseth | 28–5 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 2016–17 | Kevin Borseth | 27–6 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 2017–18 | Kevin Borseth | 29–4 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 2018–19 | Kevin Borseth | 22–10 | 15–3 | 2nd | WNIT First Round |
| 2019–20 | Kevin Borseth | 19–13 | 13–5 | T-2nd | |
| 2020–21 | Kevin Borseth | 15–7 | 14–4 | 3rd | |
| 2021–22 | Kevin Borseth | 20–8 | 15–4 | 3rd | WNIT First Round |
| 2022–23 | Kevin Borseth | 28–6 | 18–2 | 1st | WNIT Second Round |
| 2023–24 | Kevin Borseth | 27–7 | 17–3 | 2nd | NCAA First Round |
| Kevin Borseth (2nd stint): | Kevin Borseth (2nd stint): | 293–84 (.777) | 182–32 (.850) | | |
| Kevin Borseth (Total): | Kevin Borseth (Total): | 509–146 (.777) | 307–45 (.872) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 1,094–383 (.741) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||

## Postseason
### NCAA Division I

The Phoenix have appeared in 20 tournaments, with a record of 6–19.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 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 Round Second Round | #9 Washington #1 LSU | W 78–65 L 69–80 |
| 2004 | #14 | First Round | #3 Houston | L 47–62 |
| 2005 | #10 | First Round | #7 Maryland | L 55–65 |
| 2007 | #9 | First Round Second Round | #8 New Mexico #1 Connecticut | W 59–52 L 70–94 |
| 2009 | #11 | First Round | #6 LSU | L 59–69 |
| 2010 | #12 | First Round Second Round | #5 Virginia #4 Iowa State | W 69–67 L 56–60 |
| 2011 | #5 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #12 Little Rock #4 Michigan State #1 Baylor | W 59–55 W 65–56 L 76–86 |
| 2012 | #7 | First Round Second Round | #10 Iowa State #2 Kentucky | W 71–57 L 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 | TBD |

### NAIA Division I

The Phoenix made the NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament two times, with a combined record of 3–2.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1986 | NR | First Round | #4 Oklahoma Christian | L 48–78 |
| 1987 | #8 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Third place game | NR Auburn Montgomery #1 Wayland Baptist #4 North Georgia #6 Arkansas Tech | W 87–61 W 74–73 L 76–85 W 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 (2010)
* 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)

### 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)

### 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)

### 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)

### All-League Third Team

* Caitlyn Hibner (2020)
* Bailey Butler (2024)

### 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

* 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)

### 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)

## 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.
| No. | Player | Career |
| 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 Norgaard - 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)