Tag: green bay women’s basketball
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Peter Kraker writes ‘The Green Bay Way’ on UW-Green Bay women’s basketball
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Peter Kraker has been in and around sports his entire life. He was a prep standout at West Allis Central, played quarterback at Northern Illinois and signed a free agent contract with the Chicago Bears.But he never witnessed anything quite like he did when he brought his daughter, Mehryn, to watch the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay women’s basketball…
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Pandemic or not, The Teaching Press publishes second book—The Green Bay Way
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The Teaching Press at UW-Green Bay published its second book, recently—The Green Bay Way, a 194-page, non-fiction historical perspective of UW-Green Bay women’s basketball. Written by Peter Kraker, a father of a Phoenix (Mehryn Kraker) the book chronicles the story and stories (with nearly 100 players, staff, family and fans interviewed) of one of the…
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History of Green Bay women’s basketball is documented in new book by Peter Kraker
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…”A woman with a servant’s heart and a clear vision recruits regional girls who represent local values and forms a team that stresses academic excellence, player ownership, team ball, and intense defense. Local fans resonate with everything they see both on and off the court, and proceed to adopt the coaches, the girls, and the…
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Allie LeClaire, former Notre Dame, Green Bay women’s basketball star, hired at Eastern Illinois
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GREEN BAY – The next chapter in Allie LeClaire’s basketball career is about to begin.The former Green Bay Notre Dame and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay star guard has been hired as an assistant coach for the women’s team at Eastern Illinois University, an NCAA Division I school in Charleston.LeClaire isn’t the only one on the…
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Local women athletes and coaches share their perspective on ‘National Girls & Women in Sports Day’ | WFRV
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“The feeling that you shouldn’t be doing what men have been doing for so long is kinda always in the back of your head”, says UW-Green Bay Women’s Basketball player Caitlyn Hibner and UW-Green Bay alumnus Melanie Tilque Hendricks. Source: Local women athletes and coaches share their perspective on ‘National Girls & Women in Sports…
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Green Bay men win two; women split in weekend games
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The Green Bay men’s basketball team secured its fourth-straight win at home on Saturday, defeating Purdue Fort Wayne, 87-72, behind four double-digit scorers which included career highs from Japannah Kellogg III and Lucas Stieber. Emmanuel Ansong led Green Bay with 18 points as the Phoenix snapped Purdue Fort Wayne’s four-game winning streak on Friday night…
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Phoenix basketball teams on a roll
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Congratulations to the Green Bay men’s and women’s basketball programs for consecutive victories this weekend. See more at the athletics website.
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Green Bay Basketballl Update
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The Green Bay men’s basketball team notched its first win under Coach Will Ryan on Saturday against Youngstown State. The 79-69 win included a career-high performance from PJ Pipes. YSU was slated to finish second in the Horizon League’s preseason poll, and it was the first loss the Penguins suffered at home this season. Green…
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Upcoming GB basketball games
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Green Bay basketball teams will be busy in the weeks ahead. See the full schedule and follow the teams at GreenBayPhoenix.com. GB Women’s Basketball vs Milwaukee – Saturday, Dec. 12, 1 p.m. GB Women’s Basketball vs Milwaukee – Sunday, Dec. 13, 1 p.m. GB Men’s Basketball vs Milwaukee – Saturday, Dec. 19, 4 p.m. GB…
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Green Bay women power past Drake in season opener
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Caitlyn Hibner led Green Bay past Drake, 69-61, on Saturday afternoon with 24 points and 12 rebounds, notching the fifth double-double of her career. Fellow senior Lyndsey Robson and true freshman Jasmine Kondrakiewicz joined Hibner in double figures on the afternoon, chipping in 12 and 15 points, respectively. It was the season-opener for the Phoenix…