2025–26 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team

2025–26 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball
Horizon League regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceHorizon League
Record25–9 (17–3 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKress Events Center
2025–26 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Green Bay † 17 – 3   .850 25 – 9   .735
Youngstown State 15 – 5   .750 24 – 9   .727
Cleveland State 13 – 7   .650 24 – 9   .727
Northern Kentucky 12 – 8   .600 15 – 17   .469
Purdue Fort Wayne 12 – 8   .600 20 – 13   .606
Robert Morris 11 – 9   .550 18 – 12   .600
IU Indy 9 – 11   .450 14 – 17   .452
Oakland 7 – 13   .350 10 – 21   .323
Wright State 6 – 14   .300 10 – 22   .313
Milwaukee 4 – 16   .200 8 – 24   .250
Detroit Mercy 4 – 16   .200 7 – 24   .226
† 2026 Horizon League tournament winner
As of March 20, 2026

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 awarded 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

Departures
Name Num. Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
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

Green Bay incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Carley Duffney 20 G 5'10" RS Senior Green Bay, WI South Dakota[4]
Gracie Grzesk 22 F 5'11" Sophomore 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" Sophomore Hortonville, WI Milwaukee[8]

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Kristina Ouimette
G/F 		Minocqua, WI Lakeland High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Apr 25, 2024 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Madison Hoffmann
F 		Grayslake, IL Grayslake Central High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Jun 6, 2024 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found

Sources:[9]

Roster

2025–26 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kamy Peppler 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Milwaukee Hortonville, Wisconsin
G 2 Lily Hansford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Iowa State Green Bay, Wisconsin
G 3 Maddy Skorupski 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Oakland Clarkston, Michigan
G 4 Maren Westin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Becker High School Becker, Minnesota
F 5 Sophie Lahti  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Pine City High School Pine City, Minnesota
G 10 Julianna Ouimette 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Lehigh Minocqua, Wisconsin
G/F 13 Madison Hoffmann 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Grayslake Central High School Grayslake, Illinois
F 20 Carley Duffney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr South Dakota Green Bay, Wisconsin
G 21 Kallie Peppler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Milwaukee Hortonville, Wisconsin
F 22 Gracie Grzesk 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin
G 24 Ellie Buzzelle 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Eastern Illinois Rogers, Minnesota
F/C 30 Jenna Guyer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Centennial High School Circle Pines, Minnesota
G/F 44 Kristina Ouimette 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Lakeland Union High School Minocqua, Wisconsin
F/C 55 Meghan Schultz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So New Berlin West High School Waukesha, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 22, 2026

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
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) L 50–66  8–5
  12 – Guyer   6 – Skorupski   3 – Tied  Millett Hall (317)
Oxford, OH
December 30, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wright State W 89–55  9–5
(4–0) 		 21 – Guyer   10 – Guyer   7 – Duffney  Nutter Center (1,205)
Fairborn, OH
January 2, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cleveland State W 58–55  10–5
(5–0) 		 15 – Guyer   8 – Skorupski   9 – Skorupski  Kress Events Center (2,300)
Green Bay, WI
January 4, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Robert Morris W 64–43  11–5
(6–0) 		 19 – Guyer   6 – Tied   5 – Peppler  Kress Events Center (1,642)
Green Bay, WI
January 8, 2026
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oakland W 78–63  12–5
(7–0) 		 21 – Skorupski   9 – Guyer   8 – Skorupski  OU Credit Union O'rena (733)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 10, 2026
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy W 74–53  13–5
(8–0) 		 21 – Guyer   10 – Guyer   8 – Skorupski  Calihan Hall (305)
Detroit, MI
January 14, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Purdue Fort Wayne W 69–57  14–5
(9–0) 		 17 – Guyer   12 – Skorupski   6 – Skorupski  Kress Events Center (1,808)
Green Bay, WI
January 17, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee W 76–61  15–5
(10–0) 		 20 – Schultz   10 – Guyer   4 – Peppler  Klotsche Center (1,023)
Milwaukee, WI
January 22, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Oakland W 73–59  16–5
(11–0) 		 19 – Skorupski   5 – Tied   5 – Guyer  Kress Events Center (1,689)
Green Bay, WI
January 24, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy W 72–61  17–5
(12–0) 		 22 – Skorupski   10 – Guyer   4 – Guyer  Kress Events Center (2.016)
Green Bay, WI
January 29, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wright State W 66–52  18–5
(13–0) 		 20 – Guyer   11 – Skorupski   8 – Pepper  Kress Events Center (2,260)
Green Bay, WI
February 5, 2026
10:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Robert Morris W 61–58  19–5
(14–0) 		 13 – Skorupski   8 – Buzzelle   4 – Skorupski  UPMC Events Center (1,289)
Moon Township, PA
February 7, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State W 54–51  20–5
(15–0) 		 16 – Guyer   7 – Tied   5 – Peppler  Beeghly Center (1,937)
Youngstown, OH
February 11, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State L 82–83 OT 20–6
(15–1) 		 25 – Skorupski   9 – Guyer   7 – Peppler  Wolstein Center (456)
Cleveland, OH
February 14, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky L 59–77  20–7
(15–2) 		 16 – Schultz   5 – Tied   4 – Tied  Kress Events Center (2,371)
Green Bay, WI
February 21, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Milwaukee W 91–57  21–7
(16–2) 		 23 – Guyer   6 – Tied   11 – Skorupski  Kress Events Center (3,243)
Green Bay, WI
February 25, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		IU Indy W 72–61  22–7
(17–2) 		 20 – Skorupski   8 – Guyer   5 – Skorupski  Kress Events Center (1,941)
Green Bay, WI
February 28, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Purdue Fort Wayne L 66–71  22–8
(17–3) 		 20 – Schultz   7 – Peppler   3 – Peppler  Gates Sports Center (702)
Fort Wayne, IN
Horizon League tournament
March 4, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) (11) Detroit Mercy
First Round 		W 81–57  23–8
  25 – Guyer   10 – Skorupski   10 – Skorupski  Kress Events Center (1,916)
Green Bay, WI
March 9, 2026
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (5) Purdue Fort Wayne
Semifinal 		W 73–48  24–8
  20 – Duffney   10 – Tied   8 – Skorupski  Corteva Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
March 10, 2026
11:00 am, ESPN2 		(1) vs. (2) Youngstown State
Championship 		W 57–49  25–8
  21 – Guyer   6 – Tied   8 – Peppler  Corteva Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2026*
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		(13 S2) at (4 S2) No. 18 Minnesota
First Round 		L 58–75  25–9
   – –    – –    – –  Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[10][11]

Injuries

On November 13, 2025, it was announced that Sophie Lahti will miss the season due to a knee injury she suffered during the pre-season.[12]

On January 22, 2026, against Oakland, Maren Westin returned to action since suffering a torn ACL back in December 2024, where she tallied a rebound and scoring a layup in her first ten seconds back.[13]

In January 2026 the Phoenix lost two players for the season to injury. Sophomore guard Kallie Peppler suffered a foot injury, last playing on Jan. 4 vs. Robert Morris. Freshman forward Madison Hoffmann suffered a hip injury, last appearing on Jan. 10.

References

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  2. ^ Lopresti, Mike (March 11, 2025). "Green Bay carries Horizon League crown, 22-game win streak into NCAA tournament". ncaa.com.
  3. ^ "March Madness: 5th-seeded Alabama snaps Green Bay's 22-game winning streak with an 81-67 win". espn.com. Associated Press. March 22, 2025.
  4. ^ Schilz, Indiana (March 14, 2025). "Green Bay native Carley Duffney returns home to join Phoenix women's basketball". wearegreenbay.com. WFRV-TV.
  5. ^ "Green Bay Phoenix women add former UW Badgers player". wtaq.com. WTAQ-AM. March 24, 2025.
  6. ^ Venci, Scott (April 18, 2025). "UWGB women's basketball adds Oakland standout Maddy Skorupski from NCAA transfer portal". Green Bay Press-Gazette.
  7. ^ "Former Appleton East star Lily Hansford transfers to Green Bay". fox11online.com. WLUK-TV. April 21, 2025.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Women's Basketball Inks Two on National Signing Day". University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics. November 13, 2024.
  10. ^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  11. ^ "Green Bay Phoenix 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  12. ^ Venci, Scott (November 13, 2025). "UWGB women's basketball improves to 4-0 as big tests loom". Green Bay Press-Gazette.
  13. ^ "Phoenix WBB improves to 11-0 in Horizon League with 78-63 win over Oakland". WBAY. January 22, 2026.
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