Tag: women’s basketball
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Love, Lukan are Horizon’s players of the week
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In a promising sign for Phoenix basketball 2015-16, Green Bay players have swept the first Horizon League player of the week awards. Carrington Love was the leading scorer in the Phoenix’s 93-89 loss to Stanford, torching the Pac-12 opponent for 32 points and six 3-pointers in the game, which established new career highs. On the…
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Phoenix women host Marquette in season opener
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The Phoenix women welcome in-state rival Marquette for their season opener at 7 p.m. today (Friday, Nov. 13) at the Kress Events Center. Coach Kevin Borseth’s Green Bay team has high hopes again, and rightfully so: The program has posted 38 consecutive winning seasons (trailing only Tennessee, 42); won 17 straight Horizon League titles, recorded…
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Game includes Military Appreciation Night ceremonies; recognition for Edison
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The Phoenix women’s game Friday (Nov. 13) is Military Appreciation Night. The UW-Green Bay players will be sporting special jerseys honoring 14 local female service. Prior to the game, Debbie Thomas (Green Bay), Lynn Geiser (Howard), Billie Ellwanger (Oconto Falls), Karrie Milheiser (Kaukauna), Ashley Couillard (Townsend), Lindsey West (Allouez), Katie McDonald (Kewaunee), Renee Jackson (Green…
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On Phoenix Friday: deals, discounts and Phoenix vs Marquette
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The Phoenix Bookstore will be providing scratch-off cards revealing surprise deals this Friday (Nov. 13). A’viands’ 10 percent discount for wearing Phoenix colors and logos comes to the Garden Café this Friday. Playing at Cheapseats this week is “We are Your Friends,” at 6:30 and 9:05 p.m. This Friday also kicks off another UWGB Nites…
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U of Illinois fires AD but says allegations against Bollant were unfounded
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The University of Illinois has fired athletic director Mike Thomas prior to releasing the final report of its investigation into alleged mistreatment of football and women’s basketball players. The report also determined that accusations of racial bias by seven former women’s basketball players against coach Matt Bollant — who took the Illini coaching reigns a…
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Phoenix women welcome SNC tonight for final tuneup
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The Green Bay women’s basketball program is set to welcome St. Norbert to the Kress Events Center Thursday (tonight) for its final unofficial action of the 2015-16 season, with tipoff slated for 7 p.m. Coach Kevin Borseth’s team is coming off yet another NCAA Division I tournament season, while St. Norbert returns eight of its…
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Sun rises in east, sets in west, and women’s basketball is Horizon favorite
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For the eighth consecutive season, the Green Bay women’s basketball team will enter the season as the Horizon League preseason favorite, as announced by the league office during its media day event on Wednesday. Receiving pre-season recognition for the Phoenix were first-team all-Horizon designees Tesha Buck and Mehryn Kraker. For more.
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Phoenix men, women win big in exhibition openers
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The Green Bay women’s basketball team thumped Minnesota-Duluth at the Kress Center on Saturday afternoon, winning their exhibition opener 80-25. The Phoenix led 55-13 at the end of three quarters. (Yes, the NCAA women’s game has moved from 20-minute halves to four 10-minute quarters.) Next up for Coach Kevin Borseth’s team is a Thursday date…
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United Way campaign launches with free, picnic-style lunch Thursday
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UW-Green Bay Brown County United Way campaign opens with a new wrinkle this year, a complimentary kickoff lunch, served picnic-style, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Thursday (Oct. 29) at the Shorewood Clubhouse. Sponsors are corporate partners A’viands, Pepsi and the Shorewood Golf Course. Campaign director Rick Warpinski emphasizes the event “is a FREE,…
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Athletics to recognize Elaina Koltz at Military Appreciation Day
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The Green Bay women’s basketball team will open its 2015-16 season on Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m., hosting archrival Marquette on Military Appreciation Day at the Kress. All veterans and current service members will receive free ticket to the game, and their guests will receive discounted game tickets at the price of $5 for…