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.
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Year by Year Results
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Postseason
NCAA Division I
The Phoenix have appeared in 21 tournaments, with a record of 6–21.
NAIA Division I
The Phoenix made the NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament two times, with a combined record of 3–2.
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 (2011)
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)
Jenna Guyer (2026)
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)
Kayla Karius (2026)
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)
Jenna Guyer (2026)
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)
Meghan Schultz (2026)
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
Rhonda Rice (1996)
Shelly Beaber (1997)
Liz Reiman (1997, 1998)
Alison Schultz (1998)
Becky Knutson (1999)
Melanie Tilque (2000, 2001)
Elizabeth Dudley (2001, 2002, 2003)
Kristy Loiselle (2002, 2003)
Mary Kulenkamp (2004, 2005)
Nicole Soulis (2007)
Kayla Groh (2007, 2008)
Rachel Porath (2009)
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)
Jenna Guyer (2026)
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)
Jenna Guyer (2026)
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.
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 Nordgaard - 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)