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
Record28–5 (16–2 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Amanda Leonhard-Perry
  • Sarah Bronk
  • Megan Vogel
Home arenaKress Events Center
Seasons
2015–16 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Green Bay 16 2   .889 28 5   .848
Wright State 12 6   .667 24 11   .686
Milwaukee 12 6   .667 19 13   .594
Detroit 11 7   .611 15 15   .500
Youngstown State 9 9   .500 21 13   .618
Northern Kentucky* 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Oakland 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
Cleveland State 6 12   .333 9 20   .310
Valparaiso 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Illinois-Chicago 3 15   .167 12 18   .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

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2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jen Wellnitz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Black Hawk South Wayne, WI
G 2 Tesha Buck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Red Wing Red Wing, MN
G 3 Frankie Wurtz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Kimberly Kimberly, WI
G 4 Kaili Lukan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Barrie Central Barrie, ON
G 5 Laken James 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Oconto Oconto, WI
F 10 Mehryn Kraker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr West Allis Central West Allis, WI
F 11 Ashley Luke 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Oak Creek Oak Creek, WI
G/F 21 Jessica Lindstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Superior Superior, WI
G 24 Allie LeClaire 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Notre Dame Academy Green Bay, WI
C 33 Lexi Weitzer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Waukesha South Waukesha, WI
F/C 42 Mackenzie Wolf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Sheboygan North Kohler, WI
F 44 Mariah Monke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Fergus Falls Fergus Falls, MN
F/C 52 Madison Wolf 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Sheboygan North Kohler, WI
G/F 55 Sam Terry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Baraboo Baraboo, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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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

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
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

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2015–16 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball".