Green Bay Phoenix Explained

Green Bay Phoenix
University:University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
Association:NCAA
Conference:Horizon League (primary)
CCSA (nordic skiing)
Division:Division I
Teams:14
Director:Josh Moon
Location:Green Bay, Wisconsin
Soccerstadium:Festival Foods Field at Aldo Santaga Stadium
Basketballarena:Resch Center (men)
Kress Events Center (women)
Mascot:Phlash the Phoenix
Nickname:Phoenix
Fightsong:Hail To The Fighting Phoenix
Pageurl:http://www.greenbayphoenix.com/

The Green Bay Phoenix, previously known as the UW–Green Bay Phoenix and UWGB Phoenix, are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. A total of 14 Phoenix athletic teams compete in the Horizon League of NCAA Division I. The school does not sponsor an American football team.

Teams

A member of the Horizon League, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay sponsors teams in six men's and eight women's sports. [1]

Basketball
Cross country Cross country
Golf Golf
Nordic skiing Nordic skiing
Soccer
Swimming and diving Softball
Swimming and diving
Volleyball

Women's basketball

See main article: Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball. During the 2008/09-2012/13 seasons, the Green Bay women's basketball team had the third highest winning-percentage in the NCAA Division I with a 175–21 mark trailing only Connecticut and Stanford. The Phoenix has the fifth-most wins in Division I during that same stretch. The Phoenix entered the 2017–18 season on a string of 40 consecutive winning seasons, with only Tennessee having a longer such streak in women's college basketball.[2] Green Bay has won or tied for the Horizon League regular-season championship since 2000, the longest active streak in Division I NCAA women's basketball.[3] In those 17 years, the team has only lost the conference tournament three times, in the 2000–01, 2009–10, and 2013–14 seasons. Since the 2002–03 season, Green Bay has been ranked in the top 25 polls, with the highest ranking being #9 at the conclusion of the 2010–11 season when they made it to the Sweet 16 where they lost to the University of Baylor, 86–76. They have been to the NCAA tournament 18 times, advancing to the second round five times and to the Sweet 16 once.

Men's basketball

See main article: Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball. The men's basketball team has appeared in the NCAA Tournament five times, most recently in 2016.

Softball

In the 2005 season, they claimed their first Horizon League tournament championship after being picked to finish last in the conference. They went on to the national tournament, where they defeated #6 seed Oregon State in the first round of the tournament. They also won both the Horizon League regular season title as well as the Horizon League tournament title in 2014.

National championships

Team

Women's swimming and diving (1)NAIASingle1984Wisconsin–Eau Claire397–290

Notable sports figures

Athletes

Coaches

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Official Site of Green Bay Athletics . 8 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Jen Wellnitz looks to quarterback Green Bay to another winning season . Graham . Hays . . November 27, 2017 . November 28, 2017.
  3. Web site: Horizon League - Raise Your Sights . 2007-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070603055138/http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/110504aac.html . 2007-06-03.