2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by head coach Kevin Borseth, in his 13th year overall at Green Bay and the fourth of his current stint at the school, played 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 finished 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.

2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball
Horizon League Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceHorizon League
2015–16 record28–5 (16–2 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Amanda Leonhard-Perry
  • Sarah Bronk
  • Megan Vogel
Home arenaKress Events Center
2015–16 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Green Bay162 .889  285  .848
Wright State126 .667  2411  .686
Milwaukee126 .667  1913  .594
Detroit117 .611  1515  .500
Youngstown State99 .500  2113  .618
Northern Kentucky*99 .500  1914  .576
Oakland711 .389  1515  .500
Cleveland State612 .333  920  .310
Valparaiso513 .278  1021  .323
Illinois-Chicago315 .167  1218  .400
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Jen Wellnitz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrBlack Hawk South Wayne, WI
G 2 Tesha Buck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrRed Wing Red Wing, MN
G 3 Frankie Wurtz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrKimberly Kimberly, WI
G 4 Kaili Lukan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoBarrie Central Barrie, ON
G 5 Laken James 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrOconto Oconto, WI
F 10 Mehryn Kraker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrWest Allis Central West Allis, WI
F 11 Ashley Luke 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrOak Creek Oak Creek, WI
G/F 21 Jessica Lindstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoSuperior Superior, WI
G 24 Allie LeClaire 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoNotre Dame Academy Green Bay, WI
C 33 Lexi Weitzer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrWaukesha South Waukesha, WI
F/C 42 Mackenzie Wolf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrSheboygan North Kohler, WI
F 44 Mariah Monke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrFergus Falls Fergus Falls, MN
F/C 52 Madison Wolf 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSheboygan North Kohler, WI
G/F 55 Sam Terry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrBaraboo 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

[1]

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.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
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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