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2011-12 Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus Athletics Communications Women s Basketball Contact: Jill Wunrow wunrowj@uwgb.edu O: (920) 465-5759 GREEN BAY INFORMATION Location: Green Bay, Wis.

Harden (University of Cincinnati) Athletics Director: Ken Bothof (Buena Vista, 1980) SWA: Jeanne Stangel (UW-Green Bay, 1987) Athletics Phone: (920) 465-2145 Fax: (920) 465-2652 Ticket Office Phone:

1 Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus Athletics Communications Women s Basketball Contact: Jill Wunrow wunrowj@uwgb.edu O: (920) GREEN BAY INFORMATION Location: Green Bay, Wis. Enrollment: 6,549 Founded: 1965 Nickname: Phoenix Colors: Green, White and Red Conference: Horizon League Affiliation: NCAA Division I Chancellor: Thomas K. Harden (University of Cincinnati) Athletics Director: Ken Bothof (Buena Vista, 1980) SWA: Jeanne Stangel (UW-Green Bay, 1987) Athletics Phone: (920) Fax: (920) Ticket Office Phone: (920) Mailing Address: Department of Athletics 2420 Nicolet Drive Green Bay, WI Website GreenBayPhoenix.com Arena: Kress Events Center Capacity: 4,018 Press Row Phone: (920) Head Coach: Matt Bollant Alma Mater: Winona State, 1994 Career Record (Years): (9) Record at Green Bay (Years): (4) Record vs. Ranked Opponents: 3-2 Horizon League Record: 68-4 NCAA Tournament Record: Postseason: Beat UALR 59-55, NCAA First Round Beat Michigan St , NCAA Second Round Lost to Baylor 86-76, NCAA Regional Semifinal Associate Head Coach: Mike Divilbiss Alma Mater: Winona State, 1981 Assistant Coach: Amanda Leonhard Alma Mater: Green Bay, 2003 Assistant Coach: Sarah Bronk Alma Mater: St. Thomas (Minn.), 1999 Director of Operations: AJ Whitehead Athletic Trainer: Dusty Lang TEAM INFORMATION Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 F, Julie Wojta, Sr. (13.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg) F, Sarah Eichler, Jr. (6.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg) G, Hannah Quilling, Sr. (4.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg) G/F, Kayla Tetschlag (14.2 ppg, 7.6 rpg) G, Celeste Hoewisch (13.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg) Other Returning Lettermen: 8 F, Adrian Ritchie, Jr. (9.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg) F, Lydia Bauer, Jr. (7.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg) F, Stephanie Sension, RJr. (3.9 ppg, 1.7 rpg) F, Jenny Gilbertson, Jr. (2.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg) C, Katie Bushman, Jr. (0.9 ppg, 0.6 rpg) G, Sam Zastrow, RSo. (0.6 ppg, 0.4 rpg) F, Breannah Ranger, So. (Redshirted last season) G, Megan Lukan, RFr. (Redshirted last season) Newcomers: 3 F, Ashley Luke, Fr. (Oak Creek, Wis.) G, Taylor Thomas, Fr. (Wausau, Wis. - Newman) G, Ellen Edison, Fr. (Maple Grove, Minn.) record: 34-2 (program best) Horizon League Record: 18-0 (second time in three years) Horizon League Finish: First (13th consecutive) Home Record: 17-0 Road Record: 11-1 Neutral Site Record: 6-1 First Season of Basketball: All-Time Record: (.721) Overall NCAA Division I Record: (since ) Overall Horizon League Record: (since ) NCAA Tournament Record: 5-12 Record vs. Ranked Opponents: RESULTS Date Opponent Result Sat, Nov. 13 George Washington# W, Sun, Nov. 14 Minnesota# W, Thu, Nov. 18 WISCONSIN W, Thu, Nov. 25 Hartford% W, Fri, Nov. 26 Penn State% W, Sat, Nov. 27 Utah% W, Wed, Dec. 1 North Dakota W, Mon, Dec. 6 Eastern Michigan W, Fri, Dec. 10 SEMO W, Sun, Dec. 12 Marquette L, Sat, Dec. 18 Evansville W, Tue, Dec. 28 SOUTH DAKOTA W, Fri, Dec. 31 DETROIT* W, Sun, Jan. 2 WRIGHT STATE* W, Thu, Jan. 6 Youngstown State* W, Sat, Jan. 8 Cleveland State* W, Wed, Jan. 12 LOYOLA* W, Sat, Jan. 15 UIC* W, Sat, Jan. 22 MILWAUKEE* W, Thu, Jan. 27 Butler* W, Sat, Jan. 29 Valparaiso* W, Thu, Feb. 3 CLEVELAND ST.* W, Sat, Feb. 5 YOUNGSTOWN ST.* W, Thu, Feb. 10 UIC* W, Sat, Feb. 12 Loyola* W, Sat, Feb. 19 Milwaukee* W, Thu, Feb. 24 VALPARAISO* W, Sat, Feb. 26 BUTLER* W, Thu, Mar. 3 Wright State* W, Sat, Mar. 5 Detroit* W, Wed, Mar. 9 LOYOLA** W, Fri, Mar. 11 WRIGHT STATE*** W, Sun, Mar. 13 Butler ^ W, Sun, Mar. 20 UALR! W, Tues, Mar. 22 Michigan State! W, Sun, Mar. 27 Baylor! L, * Horizon League game ** Horizon League Quarterfinals ***Horizon League Semifinals ^ Horizon League Championship # Best Buy Classic in Minneapolis, Minn. % Caribbean Challenge, Adventura Palace, Mexico! NCAA Tournament - Wichita, Kan.! NCAA Tournament - Dallas, Tex.

2 Green Bay Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus - Pg. 2 NCAA Records... With its program-best 34-2 record in and overall winning percentage of.721, Green Bay enters this season as the eighth winningest team (based on percentage) in Division I. The Phoenix also completed its 34th-consecutive winning season which ranks third all-time behind Louisana Tech and Tennessee who both have 38. Almost There... Senior Julie Wojta stands just six points shy of 1,000 for her career. Averaging 476 points throughout the past two seasons, Wojta is on track to become one of the program s top ten scorers. The Second Team All-League selection ranked 76th in the country in field-goal percentage (47.7) during her junior campaign. Solid Schedule... For the second consecutive season, Green Bay will face at least three opponents in non-conference play who appeared in the 2011 NCAA Tournament (Marquette, Georgia Tech and Northern Iowa). Last season in regular season nonconference play, the Phoenix went 3-1 against opponents in the 2010 NCAA postseason with its lone loss coming on the road at Marquette. Tournament Time... Green Bay s lone regular-season tournament will be the San Juan Tournament over the Thanksgiving holiday. The Phoenix will face Illinois from the Big Ten Conference and Georgia Tech from the ACC. In last season s holiday tournament in Cancun, Mexico, the Phoenix battled Hartford, Penn State and Utah and won all three games by an average of 19.6 points. Unfamiliar Opponent... For the first time in his career at Green Bay, fifth-year head coach Matt Bollant and his squad will battle Toledo (twice), Georgia Tech and Illinois. Under Bollant, the Phoenix is 38-7 overall in non-conference play. Steady Starters... Despite losing senior captain standouts Kayla Tetschlag and Celeste Hoewisch to graduation, Green Bay will have four starters with previous starting experience in the line up when the season tips off. Julie Wojta has been in the starting line up consistently since her sophomore campaign while Sarah Eichler has started a combined 55 games during her freshman and sophomore seasons. Senior Hannah Quilling started 20 games each of the past two seasons as junior Adrian Ritchie started last season on the first team before suffering a knee injury after 16 games of play. Future Freshmen... Head coach Matt Bollant added three new faces to this year s roster including Taylor Thomas (Wausau, Wis.) Ellen Edison (Maple Grove, Minn.) and Ashley Luke (Oak Creek, Wis.). Each member of the class of 2011 received All-State accolades during their high school careers. Pushing up the Polls... After entering the polls for the earliest time in a season (Nov. 22), Green Bay finished it s campaign at No. 9 in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, its highest ranking in program history. The women s college basketball preseason poll is expected to be released in early November. National Statistic Rankings... Green Bay completed its season ranked in the top 12 in nine of the 18 national statistic categories including second in won-lost percentage (94.4) and assists per game (20.0), third in turnover margin (7.97) and free-throw percentage (78.1), sixth in assist/turnover ratio (1.25) and scoring margin (20.9), ninth in scoring defense (53.1) and 12th in both three-point field goal defense (27.0) and steals per game (12.3). Record Book Breakers... Green Bay finished its season breaking eight program records including wins (34), winning percentage (.944), points (2666), free throws made (539), assists (721), steals (442), turnover margin (+8.0) and scoring margin (+20.9). The Phoenix was second on the charts in three-point field goals attempted (681), free throw percentage (.781), and assist/turnover ratio (1.30). Kress Krashers... In addition to selling out its first crowd at the Kress Events Center (4,018) on Feb. 26 for its annual PinkZone game, Green Bay set five Kress Center records throughout its campaign. During the Horizon League Championship semifinal on Mar. 11, the Phoenix poured in a venue record 95 points while sinking a record 12 three-pointers for the second time during the season. Green Bay s 27 assists against Cleveland State on Feb. 3, 91-percent free throw shooting on Dec. 28 and 50 rebounds on Dec. 1 were also Kress Events Center records. Individually, Lydia Bauer (Lake Zurich, Ill.) tied the Kress Center record sinking six three-point field goals in Green Bay s semifinal Horizon League Championship game on Mar. 11 against Wright State. Meanwhile, Julie Wojta tied the Kress Record seven steals in Green Bay s win over Southeast Missouri Dec. 10.

2011-12 Green Bay Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus - Pg. 3 RETURNING PLAYERS... Julie Wojta 32 Season 36-36 13.6 7.4 3.6.477.314.790 Career 91-69 10.9 5.7 2.8.489.368.

7 rebounds during 2011 NCAA Tournament Second Team All-League selection and Horizon League All-Tournament team Second on the team in both scoring and rebound during junior campaign Finished 2010-11

campaign Played a career-high 38 minutes Jan.15 vs. UIC Fall and Spring Horizon League Academic Honor Roll selection Suffered broken nose during the offseason F 5-11 Jr. De Pere, Wis. Season 31-16 9.

755 Poured in a game-high 20 points in second round of NCAA Tournament including four three pointers Scored a team-high 18 points in HL Championship title game Finished sophomore season second on

Grafton, Wis. Season 36-36 6.7 2.5 2.5.413.295.818 Career 69-55 6.2 2.6 1.9.443.310.

points in Horizon League Championship title game Poured in 15 points in tournament semifinal contest against Loyola Stephanie Sension F 6-0 Jr. Lake Zurich, Ill. Season 34-0 7.1 2.1 1.0.435.381.

889 Considered Green Bay s top three-point shooting threat Voted Most Improved Player by teammates for 2010-11 performance Scored 27 points in 20 minutes in semifinal vs.

3 Green Bay Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus - Pg. 3 RETURNING PLAYERS... Julie Wojta 32 Season Career Six points shy of 1,000 for her career On pace to become one of the top 10 scorers in Phoenix history Averaged 12.3 points and 3.7 rebounds during 2011 NCAA Tournament Second Team All-League selection and Horizon League All-Tournament team Second on the team in both scoring and rebound during junior campaign Finished season with 10 double-doubles Hannah Quilling 10 Adrian Ritchie 13 Lydia Bauer 22 Sarah Eichler G/F 6-0 Sr. Mishicot, Wis. G 5-7 Sr. Eau Claire, Wis. Season Career Has started 20 consecutive games for the Phoenix Finished season ranked 25th in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio Second in free-throw percentage shooting 84 percent during junior campaign Played a career-high 38 minutes Jan.15 vs. UIC Fall and Spring Horizon League Academic Honor Roll selection Suffered broken nose during the offseason F 5-11 Jr. De Pere, Wis. Season Career Poured in a game-high 20 points in second round of NCAA Tournament including four three pointers Scored a team-high 18 points in HL Championship title game Finished sophomore season second on team with 48 three-pointers made Returned to action Feb. 3 after missing five games with a sprained right MCL injury Fall and Spring Horizon League Academic Honor Roll selection F 5-11 Jr. Grafton, Wis. Season Career Considered one of Green Bay s top defenders Fourth on the team in rebounding during sophomore campaign Scored nine points in NCAA Tournament first round win over UALR Scored a career-high 17 points in Horizon League Championship title game Poured in 15 points in tournament semifinal contest against Loyola Stephanie Sension F 6-0 Jr. Lake Zurich, Ill. Season Career Considered Green Bay s top three-point shooting threat Voted Most Improved Player by teammates for performance Scored 27 points in 20 minutes in semifinal vs. Wright State Set a Kress Center record (6) for three-pointers made vs. Wright State Mar. 11 Finished sophomore season second in three-point percentage behind Hoewisch F 6-3 RJr. Hopkins, Minn. Season Career Expected to have breakout season for the Phoenix Had career-high 16 steals during season Averaging 7.9 minutes per contest for the Phoenix Grabbed career-high 59 rebounds during sophomore campaign Played seven minutes in NCAA Tournament game against Baylor, drawing a charge against All-American Brittney Griner while tallying four points and two rebounds Jenny Gilbertson 25 Katie Bushman 30 Sam Zastrow 20 F 6-2 Jr. Wabasha, Minn. Season Career Will be looked to provide minutes in the post position Played a career-high 20 minutes vs. Youngstown State Feb. 5 Scored career-high eight points while playing a career-high 19 minutes vs. UND Transfer from Kansas State C 6-2 Jr. Phillips, Wis. Season Career Grabbed a career-high three rebounds in Horizon League quarterfinal Played a career-high eight minutes Feb. 5 vs. Youngstown State Transfer from Cincinnati G 5-5 RSo. Algoma, Wis. Season Career Will provide minutes for the Phoenix in the back-up point guard position Poured in five points throughout five minutes of play Feb. 24 Scored first collegiate points Nov. 27 in win over Utah Played a career-high 12 minutes Feb. 5 against Youngstown State Suffered broken nose in practice Jan. 13 Breannah Ranger 3 Megan Lukan 14 Season Career Redshirted sophomore season Has retained three years of eligibility Appeared in 18 games for thr Phoenix during freshman campaign, averaging 4.5 minutes per contest F 5-7 RFr. Barrie, Ontario Season Career Qualified for Canada women s junior national team Redshirted season, retained four years of eligibilty Named Ms. Basketball Canada 2010 Played for the National Elite Development Association Earned Female Athlete of the Year honors at Barrie Central NEWCOMERS Ashley Luke F 6-0 Fr. Oak Creek, Wis. Averaged 14.5 points and nine rebounds per game throughout senior campaign WBCA All-State Team selection Associated Press All-State Honorable Mention 12 Taylor Thomas G 6-0 Fr. Wausau, Wis. Led Wausau Newman to back-to-back state championship titles WBCA Academic All-State Team selection Associated Press Second Team All-State F 6-2 So. Skokie, Ill. 21 Ellen Edison G 5-9 Fr. Maple Grove, Minn. Two-time Northwest Suburban All-Conference selection Led Maple Grove High School to first conference championship and 2010 state tournament appearance All-State Honorable Mention during junior season

4 Green Bay Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus - Pg. 4 Numerical and Pronunciation Roster Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School) 3 Ranger, Breannah (Bree-AH-nah) F 6-2 So. Skokie, Ill. (Niles North) 10 Quilling, Hannah G 5-7 Sr. Eau Claire, Wis. (North) 11 Luke, Ashley G 5-11 Fr. Oak Creek, Wis. (Oak Creek) 12 Thomas, Taylor G 6-0 Fr. Wausau, Wis. (Newman) 13 Ritchie, Adrian G 5-11 Jr. De Pere, Wis. (De Pere) 14 Lukan, Megan (Lou-KIN) G 5-7 RFr. Barrie, Ontario, Canada (Barrie Central) 20 Zastrow, Sam G 5-5 RSo. Algoma, Wis. (Algoma) 21 Edison, Ellen F 5-9 Fr. Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove) 22 Bauer, Lydia (BOW-uhr) F 6-0 Jr. Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich) 25 Gilbertson, Jenny F 6-2 Jr. Wabasha, Minn. (Winona Cotter/Kansas State) 30 Bushman, Katie C 6-2 Jr. Phillips, Wis. (Phillips/Cincinnati) 32 Wojta, Julie (White-UH) G/F 6-0 Sr. Francis Creek, Wis. (Mishicot) 43 Eichler, Sarah (Ike-LUHR) F 5-11 Jr. Grafton, Wis. (Grafton) 45 Sension, Stephanie (Sen-CHUN) F 6-3 RJr. Hopkins, Minn. (Hopkins) Coaching Staff Head Coach, Matt Bollant (BO-launt), Fifth Season Associate Head Coach, Mike Divilbiss (DUH-vill-biss), Fourth Season, Second as Assoc. Head Coach Assistant Coach, Sarah Bronk, Fifth Season Assistant Coach, Amanda Leonhard (Len-HERD), Fourth Season Director of Basketball Operations, AJ Whitehead, Second Season

5 Green Bay Women s Basketball Final Stats Overall record: 34-2 Conf: 18-0 Home: 17-0 Away: 11-1 Neutral: 6-1 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 42 Tetschlag, Kayla Wojta, Julie Hoewisch, Celeste Ritchie, Adrian Bauer, Lydia Eichler, Sarah Quilling, Hannah Sension, Stephanie Gilbertson, Jenny Bushman, Katie Zastrow, Sam Golden, Heather Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS GB OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Green Bay Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/13/10 vs George Washington W /14/10 at Minnesota W /18/10 WISCONSIN W /25/10 vs Hartford W /26/10 vs Penn State W /27/10 vs Utah W /1/10 NORTH DAKOTA W at Eastern Michigan W /10/10 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W /12/10 at Marquette L /18/10 EVANSVILLE W /28/10 SOUTH DAKOTA W * 12/31/10 DETROIT W * 1/2/11 WRIGHT STATE W * 1/6/11 at Youngstown State W * 1/8/11 at Cleveland State W * 1/12/11 LOYOLA W * 1/15/11 UIC W * 1/22/11 MILWAUKEE W * 1/27/11 at Butler W * 01/29/11 at Valparaiso W * 2/3/11 CLEVELAND STATE W * 2/5/11 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W * at UIC Flames W * at Loyola Chicago W * 02/19/11 at Milwaukee W * 2/24/11 VALPARAISO W * 2/26/11 BUTLER W * 3/3/11 at Wright State W * 03/05/11 at Detroit W /9/11 LOYOLA W /11/11 WRIGHT STATE W /13/11 BUTLER W vs UALR W vs Michigan St. W /27/11 vs Baylor L * - Conference game

PHOENIX GAME DAY No. 14/12 Green Bay 14-0, 4-0 Horizon League vs. Detroit 8-9, 4-1 Horizon League

PHOENIX GAME DAY No. 14/12 Green Bay 14-0, 4-0 Horizon League vs. Detroit 8-9, 4-1 Horizon League 13 Consecutive Regular Season Horizon League Championships 12 NCAA Tournament Appearances Athletics Communications Women s Basketball Contact: Jill Wunrow wunrowj@uwgb.edu (920) 465-5759 PHOENIX GAME DAY