2025–26 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team
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| Conference | Horizon League |
| Record | 8–4 (3–0 Horizon) |
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| Home arena | Kress Events Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 11 | – | 2 | .846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Mercy | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 3 | – | 8 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IU Indy | 0 | – | 3 | .000 | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 0 | – | 3 | .000 | 3 | – | 10 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Horizon League tournament winner As of December 19, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team represents the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by second-year head coach Kayla Karius, play their home games at the Kress Events Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin as members of the Horizon League.
Previous season
The Phoenix finished the 2024–25 season 29–6, 19–1 in Horizon League play, winning the conference's regular season title. Seniors Natalie McNeal and Maddy Schreiber earned first team All-Conference honors, whereas forward Jasmine Kondrakiewicz was tabbed to the All-Defensive team with guard Bailey Butler was being named conference defensive player of the year.[1]
En route to winning the Horizon League tournament championship, they defeated Oakland, Robert Morris, and two-seed Purdue Fort Wayne, all a part of a 22-game winning steak and earning conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, their second consecutive appearance and the first for head coach Kayla Karius.[2]
They received the #12 seed in the Birmingham Regional 2, where they would fall to #5 seed Alabama in the first round.[3]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Num. | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Cassie Schiltz | 1 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Luxemburg, Wisconsin | Graduated |
| Miah Meyer | 3 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Silver Lake, Minnesota | Graduated |
| Natalie McNeal | 11 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Germantown, Wisconsin | Graduated |
| Callie Genke | 12 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Wrightstown, Wisconsin | Graduated |
| Jasmine Kondrakiewicz | 21 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Graduated |
| Bailey Butler | 22 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Black Hawk, Wisconsin | Graduated |
| Maddy Schreiber | 34 | G/F | 6'0" | Senior | Appleton, Wisconsin | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Carly Duffney | 20 | G | 5'10" | RS Senior | Green Bay, WI | South Dakota[4] |
| Gracie Grzesk | 22 | F | 5'11" | Sophmore | Green Bay, WI | Wisconsin[5] |
| Maddy Skorupski | 3 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Clarkston, MI | Oakland[6] |
| Lily Hansford | 2 | G | 6'2" | Senior | Green Bay, WI | Iowa State[7] |
| Kamy Peppler | 1 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Hortonville, WI | Milwaukee[8] |
| Kallie Peppler | 21 | G | 6'0" | Sophmore | Hortonville, WI | Milwaukee[8] |
2025 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Kristina Ouimette G/F |
Minocqua, WI | Lakeland High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Apr 25, 2024 | |
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| Madison Hoffmann F |
Grayslake, IL | Grayslake Central High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Jun 6, 2024 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UW-Stevens Point | W 85–37 | 1–0 |
20 – Schultz | 9 – Schultz | 7 – tied | Kress Events Center (1,857) Green Bay, WI | ||||
| November 6, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Loyola | W 55–46 | 2–0 |
15 – Skorupski | 7 – Buzzelle | 6 – Kamy Peppler | Gentile Arena (210) Chicago, IL | ||||
| November 11, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Dakota | W 67–43 | 3–0 |
26 – Schultz | 7 – tied | 5 – Skorupski | Kress Events Center (1,903) Green Bay, WI | ||||
| November 13, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
New Hampshire | W 76–64 | 4–0 |
13 – Duffney | 5 – Grzesk | 6 – Kamy Peppler | Kress Events Center (2,647) Green Bay, WI | ||||
| November 16, 2025* 2:00 pm, B1G+ |
at Wisconsin | L 72–76 | 4–1 |
22 – Schultz | 10 – Skorupski | 6 – Kamy Peppler | Kohl Center (3,330) Madison, WI | ||||
| November 22, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Kansas State | W 47–44 | 5–1 |
13 – Skorupski | 10 – Schultz | 7 – Kamy Peppler | Kress Events Center (1,995) Green Bay, WI | ||||
| November 27, 2025* 3:00 pm, FloHoops |
vs. No. 25 NC State Cancun Challenge |
L 67–79 | 5–2 |
23 – Grzesk | 7 – Skorupski | 4 – Tied | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (200) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
| November 28, 2025* 8:00 pm, FloHoops |
vs. Richmond Cancun Challenge |
L 59–76 | 5–3 |
16 – Guyer | 4 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico | ||||
| December 4, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Kentucky | W 70–60 | 6–3 (1–0) |
13 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 5 – Peppler | Truist Arena (939) Highland Heights, KY | ||||
| December 7, 2025 11:30 am, ESPN+ |
Youngstown State | W 56–47 | 7–3 (2–0) |
22 – Schultz | 8 – Schultz | 5 – Peppler | Kress Events Center (1,610) Green Bay, WI | ||||
| December 10, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at IU Indy | W 74–47 | 8–3 (3–0) |
13 – Schultz | 6 – Schultz | 7 – Skorupski | The Jungle (401) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| December 13, 2025* 2:00 pm, B1G+ |
at No. 20 Washington | L 74–79 | 8–4 |
19 – Guyer | 8 – Tied | 9 – Peppler | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,603) Seattle, WA | ||||
| December 20, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Miami (OH) | Millett Hall Oxford, OH | |||||||||
| December 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Wright State | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||||
| January 2, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cleveland State | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI | |||||||||
| January 4, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Robert Morris | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI | |||||||||
| January 8, 2026 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Oakland | OU Credit Union O'rena Auburn Hills, MI | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Detroit Mercy | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI | |||||||||
| January 14, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Purdue Fort Wayne | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Milwaukee | Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
| January 22, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Oakland | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Detroit Mercy | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI | |||||||||
| January 29, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wright State | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI | |||||||||
| February 5, 2026 10:00 am, ESPN+ |
at Robert Morris | UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA | |||||||||
| February 7, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Youngstown State | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH | |||||||||
| February 11, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cleveland State | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Kentucky | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI | |||||||||
| February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Milwaukee | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI | |||||||||
| February 25, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
IU Indy | Kress Events Center Green Bay, WI | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Purdue Fort Wayne | Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN | |||||||||
| Horizon League tournament | |||||||||||
| March 2–10, 2026 TBA |
TBA | Home court of higher seed | |||||||||
References
- ^ Mosley, Kobe (March 3, 2025). "Horizon League Releases 2024-25 #HLWBB All-League Awards". Horizon League.
- ^ Lopresti, Mike (March 11, 2025). "Green Bay carries Horizon League crown, 22-game win streak into NCAA tournament". ncaa.com.
- ^ Venci, Scott (March 22, 2025). "UWGB women's basketball can't keep pace with Alabama, falls in NCAA tournament first round". Green Bay Press Gazette.
- ^ Schilz, Indiana (March 14, 2025). "Green Bay native Carley Duffney returns home to join Phoenix women's basketball". wearegreenbay.com. WFRV-TV.
- ^ "Green Bay Phoenix women add former UW Badgers player". wtaq.com. WTAQ-AM. March 24, 2025.
- ^ Venci, Scott (April 18, 2025). "UWGB women's basketball adds Oakland standout Maddy Skorupski from NCAA transfer portal". Green Bay Press Gazette.
- ^ "Former Appleton East star Lily Hansford transfers to Green Bay". fox11online.com. WLUK-TV. April 21, 2025.
- ^ a b Miller, John (May 1, 2025). ""Too good to pass up": Hortonville sisters Kamy & Kallie Peppler transfer to UW-Green Bay". nbc26.com. WGBA-TV.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Inks Two on National Signing Day". University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics. November 13, 2024.
- ^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ "Green Bay Phoenix 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2025.