2017–18 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by head coach Kevin Borseth, in the sixth year of his current stint and 15th year overall at Green Bay, played their home games at the Kress Events Center and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 39th season of Green Bay women's basketball. They finished the season 29–4, 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 Minnesota in the first round.

2017–18 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball
Horizon League Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference	Horizon League
Ranking
AP	No. 21
2017–18 record	29–4 (16–2 Horizon)
Head coach	Kevin Borseth (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Amanda Leonhard-Perry Sarah Bronk Megan Vogel
Home arena	Kress Events Center

2017–18 Horizon League women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 21 Green Bay †	16	–	2		.889			29	–	4		.879
IUPUI	13	–	5		.722			22	–	10		.688
Wright State	12	–	6		.667			23	–	11		.676
Milwaukee	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Cleveland State	11	–	7		.611			19	–	11		.633
Youngstown State	11	–	7		.611			16	–	16		.500
Oakland	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Northern Kentucky	6	–	12		.333			9	–	22		.290
Detroit	2	–	16		.111			2	–	28		.067
UIC	1	–	17		.056			8	–	22		.267
† 2018 Horizon League Tournament winner As of 18 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2017–18 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown G 1 Jen Wellnitz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr South Wayne, WI G 3 Frankie Wurtz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Kimberly, WI G 4 Caitlyn Hibner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Portage, WI G 5 Laken James 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Oconto, WI G 10 Anna Brecht 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Sioux Falls, SD G 14 Meghan Pingel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Sun Prairie, WI G/F 21 Jessica Lindstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Superior, WI G 24 Allie LeClaire 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Green Bay, WI G/F 25 Lyndsey Robson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Burnsville, MN F 32 Karly Murphy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr River Falls, WI G 33 Alex Luehring 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Verona, WI F/C 42 Mackenzie Wolf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Kohler, WI F 44 Anna Dier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Algoma, WI F/C 52 Madison Wolf 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Kohler, WI	Head coach Kevin Borseth (Lake Superior State) Assistant coach(es) Amanda Leonhard-Perry (Green Bay) Sarah Bronk (St. Thomas) Megan Vogel (South Dakota State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 28, 2017

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/26/2017* 7:00 PM		UW–Whitewater	W 71–34		12 – Mad. Wolf	4 – Murphy	4 – Lindstrom	Kress Events Center (1,669) Green Bay, WI
11/02/2017* 7:00 PM		Michigan Tech	W 87–49		15 – LeClaire	3 – Lindstrom	3 – 3 tied	Kress Events Center (2,031) Green Bay, WI
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017* 12:00 PM, ESPN3		Chattanooga	W 60–30	1–0	13 – LeClaire	6 – Lindstrom	8 – Wellnitz	Kress Events Center (1,908) Green Bay, WI
11/15/2017* 7:00 PM		at Wisconsin	W 67–34	2–0	19 – Hibner	9 – Lindstrom	4 – James	Kohl Center (3,495) Madison, WI
11/18/2017* 1:00 PM, ESPN3		South Dakota State Festival Foods Family Day	W 55–41	3–0	19 – Lindstrom	10 – Lindstrom	2 – 3 tied	Kress Events Center (2,026) Green Bay, WI
11/23/2017* 10:00 AM		vs. Columbia Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	W 61–43	4–0	13 – Murphy	12 – Lindstrom	3 – LeClaire	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico
11/24/2017* 12:30 PM		vs. No. 24 Arizona State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	W 61–48	5–0	18 – LeClaire	8 – Lindstrom	5 – LeClaire	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya  Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2017* 10:00 AM		vs. No. 7 Mississippi State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	L 46–67	5–1	14 – Lindstrom	7 – Wurtz	3 – James	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico
12/02/2017* 1:00 PM, ESPN3		No. 23 Marquette	W 63–55	6–1	15 – Lindstrom	12 – Murphy	4 – Wellnitz	Kress Events Center (2,865) Green Bay, WI
12/06/2017* 10:00 AM, SPEC	No. 23	at Dayton	W 75–64	7–1	29 – Lindstrom	14 – Lindstrom	6 – Wellnitz	UD Arena (8,416) Dayton, OH
12/10/2017* 1:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 23	at Loyola–Chicago	W 76–39	8–1	16 – Wurtz	12 – Lindstrom	5 – Lindstrom	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (304) Chicago, IL
12/16/2017* 1:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 21	Bradley	W 72–40	9–1	18 – Murphy	9 – Lindstrom	3 – LeClaire	Kress Events Center (2,239) Green Bay, WI
12/19/2017* 11:00 AM	No. 21	at Northwestern	W 63–57	10–1	22 – LeClaire	10 – Lindstrom	4 – Lindstrom	Allstate Arena (4,112) Rosemont, IL
Horizon League regular season
12/28/2017 3:30 PM, ESPN3	No. 19	at Wright State	W 58–51	11–1 (1–0)	15 – 2 tied	12 – Lindstrom	5 – LeClaire	Nutter Center (814) Fairborn, OH
12/30/2017 12:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 19	at Northern Kentucky	L 54–62	11–2 (1–1)	20 – Lindstrom	12 – Lindstrom	4 – 2 tied	BB&T Arena (958) Highland Heights, KY
01/06/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3		Milwaukee Cellcom Food Drive	W 52–29	12–2 (2–1)	28 – LeClaire	10 – 2 tied	4 – Wellnitz	Kress Events Center (2,801) Green Bay, WI
01/11/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 25	Youngstown State	W 65–56	13–2 (3–1)	14 – Murphy	13 – Lindstrom	6 – Wellnitz	Kress Events Center (1,982) Green Bay, WI
01/13/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 25	Cleveland State	W 69–43	14–2 (4–1)	16 – Lindstrom	8 – Lindstrom	9 – Wellnitz	Kress Events Center (2,447) Green Bay, WI
01/15/2018 6:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 23	at IUPUI	W 60–34	15–2 (5–1)	20 – LeClaire	7 – Lindstrom	4 – 2 tied	The Jungle (472) Indianapolis, IN
01/18/2018 6:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 23	at Detroit	W 85–27	16–2 (6–1)	15 – Wurtz	9 – Lindstrom	6 – 2 tied	Calihan Hall (232) Detroit, MI
01/20/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 23	at Oakland	W 81–48	17–2 (7–1)	22 – Lindstrom	13 – Lindstrom	9 – Wellnitz	Athletics Center O'rena (624) Rochester, MI
01/26/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 22	UIC	W 65–36	18–2 (8–1)	13 – 2 tied	12 – Lindstrom	8 – Wellnitz	Kress Events Center (2,510) Green Bay, WI
01/28/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 22	IUPUI	W 52–45	19–2 (9–1)	22 – LeClaire	6 – Lindstrom	3 – 2 tied	Kress Events Center (2,970) Green Bay, WI
02/01/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 20	Northern Kentucky	W 58–41	20–2 (10–1)	13 – 3 tied	11 – Lindstrom	3 – 3 tied	Kress Events Center (2,308) Green Bay, WI
02/03/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 20	Wright State Alumni Day	W 75–68	21–2 (11–1)	22 – LeClaire	10 – Hibner	7 – Wellnitz	Kress Events Center (2,950) Green Bay, WI
02/10/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 20	at Milwaukee	W 65–36	22–2 (12–1)	16 – LeClaire	6 – Hibner	5 – LeClaire	Klotsche Center (1,489) Milwaukee, WI
02/15/2018 6:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 19	at Cleveland State	L 60-71	22–3 (12–2)	23 – Lindstrom	21 – Lindstrom	5 – Wellnitz	Wolstein Center (203) Cleveland, OH
02/17/2018 12:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 19	at Youngstown State	W 67–42	23–3 (13–2)	21 – Lindstrom	15 – Lindstrom	4 – Lindstrom	Beeghly Center (1,360) Youngstown, OH
02/19/2018 4:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 22	at UIC	W 66–37	24–3 (14–2)	22 – Lindstrom	13 – Lindstrom	5 – Wellnitz	UIC Pavilion (413) Chicago, IL
02/23/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 22	Oakland Festival Foods Family Night	W 78–48	25–3 (15–2)	16 – Lindstrom	12 – Lindstrom	5 – Wellnitz	Kress Events Center (2,679) Green Bay, WI
02/25/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 22	Detroit	W 88–45	26–3 (16–2)	19 – Lindstrom	14 – Lindstrom	5 – Wellnitz	Kress Events Center (2,885) Green Bay, WI
Horizon League Women's Tournament
03/03/2018 1:30 PM, ESPN3	(1) No. 21	vs. (8) Northern Kentucky Quarterfinals	W 62–49	27–3	21 – LeClaire	12 – Lindstrom	4 – 2 tied	Little Caesars Arena  Detroit, MI
03/05/2018 12:00 PM, ESPN3	(1) No. 21	vs. (5) Youngstown State Semifinals	W 66–45	28–3	17 – Lindstrom	9 – Lindstrom	5 – LeClaire	Little Caesars Arena  Detroit, MI
03/06/2018 1:00 PM, ESPNU	(1) No. 21	vs. (3) Wright State Championship Game	W 62–44	29–3	24 – LeClaire	14 – Lindstrom	8 – Wellnitz	Little Caesars Arena  Detroit, MI
2018 Women's NCAA Tournament
03/16/2018* 4:15 PM, ESPN2	(10 S) No. 21	vs. (7 S) Minnesota First Round	L 77–89	29–4	17 – LeClaire	8 – Lindstrom	5 – Wellnitz	Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, OR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane Region. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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	NR	RV	RV	23	21	21	19	RV	25	23	22	20	20	19	22	21	22	22	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	RV	RV	25	24	23	20	24	24	22	21	20	17	15	21	21	21	21	RV

References

1. "2017-18 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball schedule". Retrieved January 9, 2018.

Awards and honors

Horizon League Awards

• Defensive Player of the year: Jen Wellnitz
• All-League First Team: Jessica Lindstrom
• All-League Second Team: Allie LeClaire
• All-Freshman Team: Karly Murphy
• All-Defensive Team: Jen Wellnitz, Jessica Lindstrom
• All-Academic Team: Jessica Lindstrom