# 2018–19 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by head coach Kevin Borseth, in the seventh year of his current stint and 16th year overall at Green Bay, played their home games at the Kress Events Center and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 40th season of Green Bay women's basketball. They finished the season 22–10, 15–3 in Horizon play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Horizon League women's basketball tournament where they lost to Wright State. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT where they lost to Kent State in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 24, 2018* 7:00 pm | | UW–Stevens Point | W 94–40 | | Kress Events Center (1,269) Green Bay, WI |
| Oct 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | | UW–Eau Claire | W 82–27 | | Kress Events Center (1,192) Green Bay, WI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwestern | L 55–57 | 0–1 | Kress Events Center (1,662) Green Bay, WI |
| Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at No. 15 DePaul | L 64–73 | 0–2 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,571) Chicago, IL |
| Nov 16, 2018* 6:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 16 Missouri | W 56–49 | 1–2 | Mizzou Arena (3,687) Columbia, MO |
| Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Maine | W 70–39 | 2–2 | Kress Events Center (1,280) Green Bay, WI |
| Nov 24, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Dayton | W 51–35 | 3–2 | Kress Events Center (1,560) Green Bay, WI |
| Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Dakota State | L 47–77 | 3–3 | Frost Arena (1,782) Brookings, SD |
| Dec 1, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at South Dakota | L 49–55 | 3–4 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,960) Vermillion, SD |
| Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wisconsin | W 55–46 | 4–4 | Kress Events Center (3,530) Green Bay, WI |
| Dec 15, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at No. 19 Marquette | L 54–80 | 4–5 | Al McGuire Center (1,801) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UW–Parkside | W 81–32 | 5–5 | Kress Events Center (1,485) Green Bay, WI |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Milwaukee | W 76–62 | 6–5 (1–0) | Klotsche Center (1,113) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 67–85 | 6–6 (1–1) | Nutter Center (323) Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky | W 81–61 | 7–6 (2–1) | BB&T Arena (1,288) Highland Heights, KY |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | W 62–53 | 8–6 (3–1) | Kress Events Center (1,723) Green Bay, WI |
| Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | W 60–42 | 9–6 (4–1) | Kress Events Center (2,315) Green Bay, WI |
| Jan 18, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Detroit Mercy | W 65–40 | 10–6 (5–1) | Calihan Hall (406) Detroit, MI |
| Jan 20, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oakland | W 77–53 | 11–6 (6–1) | Athletics Center O'rena (768) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UIC | W 62–32 | 12–6 (7–1) | Kress Events Center (1,356) Green Bay, WI |
| Jan 26, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | IUPUI | L 63–67 $^{OT}$ | 12–7 (7–2) | Kress Events Center (2,252) Green Bay, WI |
| Feb 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Milwaukee | W 59–45 | 13–7 (8–2) | Kress Events Center (2,540) Green Bay, WI |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | W 70–42 | 14–7 (9–2) | Kress Events Center (1,889) Green Bay, WI |
| Feb 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wright State | W 56–37 | 15–7 (10–2) | Kress Events Center (2,452) Green Bay, WI |
| Feb 15, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 59–70 | 15–8 (10–3) | Beeghly Center (1,663) Youngstown, OH |
| Feb 17, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | W 81–61 | 16–8 (11–3) | Wolstein Center (216) Cleveland, OH |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oakland | W 72–32 | 17–8 (12–3) | Kress Events Center (2,172) Green Bay, WI |
| Feb 23, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Detroit Mercy | W 82–37 | 18–8 (13–3) | Kress Events Center (2,486) Green Bay, WI |
| Feb 28, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | W 45–43 | 19–8 (14–3) | The Jungle (511) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 2, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UIC | W 77–53 | 20–8 (15–3) | Credit Union 1 Arena (312) Chicago, IL |
| Horizon League Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | (7) Cleveland State Quarterfinals | W 73–30 | 21–8 | Kress Events Center (1,920) Green Bay, WI |
| Mar 11, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Youngstown State Semifinals | W 55–53 | 22–8 | Little Caesars Arena Detroit, MI |
| Mar 12, 2019 11:00 am, ESPNU | (2) | vs. (1) Wright State Championship Game | L 52–55 | 22–9 | Little Caesars Arena Detroit, MI |
| WNIT ||||||
| Mar 21, 2019* 6:00 pm | | Kent State First Round | L 59–64 | 22–10 | Kress Events Center (1,269) Green Bay, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
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