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
2017–18 record29–4 (16–2 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Amanda Leonhard-Perry
  • Sarah Bronk
  • Megan Vogel
Home arenaKress Events Center
2017–18 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 21 Green Bay162 .889  294  .879
IUPUI135 .722  2210  .688
Wright State126 .667  2311  .676
Milwaukee117 .611  2112  .636
Cleveland State117 .611  1911  .633
Youngstown State117 .611  1616  .500
Oakland711 .389  1516  .484
Northern Kentucky612 .333  922  .290
Detroit216 .111  228  .067
UIC117 .056  822  .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
G 1 Jen Wellnitz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr South Wayne, WI
G 3 Frankie Wurtz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Kimberly, WI
G 4 Caitlyn Hibner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Portage, WI
G 5 Laken James 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Oconto, WI
G 10 Anna Brecht 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Sioux Falls, SD
G 14 Meghan Pingel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Sun Prairie, WI
G/F 21 Jessica Lindstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Superior, WI
G 24 Allie LeClaire 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Green Bay, WI
G/F 25 Lyndsey Robson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Burnsville, MN
F 32 Karly Murphy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr River Falls, WI
G 33 Alex Luehring 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Verona, WI
F/C 42 Mackenzie Wolf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Kohler, WI
F 44 Anna Dier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Algoma, WI
F/C 52 Madison Wolf 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Kohler, 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# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/26/2017*
7:00 pm
UW–Whitewater W 71–34 
 12  Mad. Wolf  4  Murphy  4  Lindstrom  Kress Events Center (1,669)
Green Bay, WI
11/02/2017*
7:00 pm
Michigan Tech W 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
Chattanooga W 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 Wisconsin W 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 Marquette W 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 Dayton W 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–Chicago W 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 Bradley W 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 Northwestern W 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 State W 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 Kentucky L 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 State W 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 State W 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 IUPUI W 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 Detroit W 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 Oakland W 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 UIC W 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 IUPUI W 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 Kentucky W 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 Milwaukee W 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 State L 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 State W 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 UIC W 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 Detroit W 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
(10 S) No. 21 vs. (7 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
AP NR NR RV RV 23 21 21 19 RV 25 23 22 20 20 19 22 21 22 22 N/A
Coaches NR NR RV RV 25 24 23 20 24 24 22 21 20 17 15 21 21 21 21 RV

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
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