UW-Green Bay Phoenix

Infobox college athletics

logo_width = 200
name = UW-Green Bay Phoenix
university = University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
conference = Horizon League | division = Division I
director = Ken Bothof
city = Green Bay
state = Wisconsin
stateabb = WI
football stadium = Aldo Santaga Stadium
arena = Resch Center
arena2 = Kress Events Center
mascot = Phlash the Phoenix
nickname = Phoenix
fightsong = UWGB Fight Song
color1 = Green
color2 = White
hex1 = 006633
hex2 = FFFFFF
pageurl = http://www.uwgbathletics.cstv.com/
pagename = Green Bay Athletics

The UW-Green Bay Phoenix (also known as the UWGB Phoenix) are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. A total of 16 Phoenix athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I. They do not sponsor a football team.

Team Highlights

Women's Basketball

The UW-Green Bay women's basketball team has won or tied for the Horizon League regular-season championship nine times, including the last eight years. [http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/110504aac.html] They have been to the NCAA tournament eight times, as well, including four of the last five years. Their most recent win in the NCAA Tournament came in 2007, when they were seeded #9 and defeated the University of New Mexico in the first round before falling to the top seeded University of Connecticut in the second round despite leading 40-38 at the half. That loss ended their school-record and nation-leading 26-game winning streak. They also received their first national ranking in 2003, when they were ranked as high as #16 in both the Associated Press poll and the Coaches' Poll. In 2005, they also received a national ranking and a bid to the NCAA Tournament, but were knocked out in the first round by University of Maryland, College Park. They have also made two appearances in the Women's NIT (National Invitational Tournament), most recently in 2006, where they lost to Iowa State University in overtime in a first round game. unst unst unst unst.

Women's Softball

The UW-Green Bay softball team has also entered the national spotlight recently. 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 University in the first round of the tournament.

ee also

*UW-Green Bay Phoenix basketball

Notable athletes & sports figures

Notable athletes

*Tony Bennett, former NBA basketball player and current men's head basketball coach for Washington State University.
*Logan Vander Velden, former NBA basketball player

Notable Coaches

*Dick Bennett, former head basketball coach
*Kevin Borseth, former women's head basketball coach

External links

* [http://uwgbathletics.cstv.com UWGB Athletic Website]
* [http://www.uwgb.edu UWGB website]

References