2023–24 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team explained

Sport:women's basketball
Year:2023–24
Prev Year:2022–23
Next Year:2024–25
Team:Green Bay Phoenix
Conference:Horizon League
Short Conf:Horizon
Record:27–7
Conf Record:17–3
Head Coach:Kevin Borseth
Hc Year:12th, 21st overall
Assoc Coach:Megan Vogel
Asst Coach1:Sarah Bronk
Asst Coach2:Patrick Bowlin
Asst Coach3:Meghan Pingel
Arena:Kress Events Center
Champion:Horizon League tournament champions
Tourney:NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:First Round

The 2023–24 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by Kevin Borseth in his 12th season in his second stint as head coach, and 20th overall, played their home games at the Kress Events Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin as members of the Horizon League. The leading scorer and the tournament MVP for the 2023-24 season was Natalie McNeal, with Jasmine Kondrakiewicz leading the team in blocks, and Maren Westin leading the Phoenix freshmen in all categories.

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2022–23 season 28–5, 18–2 in Horizon League play, to finish as Horizon League regular-season champions.[1] As the #1 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they defeated #9 seed Wright State in the quarterfinals,[2] and #6 seed Purdue Fort Wayne in the semifinals,[3] before falling to #2 seed Cleveland State in the championship game.[4] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,[5] where they would defeat Niagara in the first round,[6] before falling to Bowling Green in the second round.[7]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings. Horizon League. January 31, 2024. en.
  2. News: March 2, 2023 . Indy Bound! Green Bay Rolls Over Wright State in #HLWBB Quarterfinal . January 31, 2024 . University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics . en.
  3. News: March 6, 2023 . Mastodon Women's Basketball's Run Ends in the Horizon League Championship Semifinal . January 31, 2024 . Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics . en.
  4. News: Lofgren . Matt . March 7, 2023 . Cleveland State women's basketball clinches NCAA Tournament berth, tops Green Bay in Horizon League final . January 31, 2024 . . en.
  5. News: March 13, 2023 . Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT . January 31, 2024 . WNIT Pre and Post Tournament . en.
  6. News: Venci . Scott . March 17, 2023 . UWGB women cruise past Niagara to first WNIT win in program history . January 31, 2024 . . en.
  7. News: Schroeder . Dave . March 21, 2023 . Phoenix women fall to BGSU in 2nd round of WNIT . January 31, 2024 . . en.
  8. News: 2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule. University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics. January 31, 2024. en.
  9. News: Green Bay Phoenix 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule. ESPN. January 31, 2024. en.