For the third consecutive season, the Alabama Crimson Tide are back in the 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament, this time as a No. 5 seed, their highest since the 1998-99 season.
To begin the NCAA Tournament as well, Alabama will be in action this upcoming Saturday for a first round matchup against the No. 12 in Regional 2 – Birmingham, the Green Bay Phoenix.
A team that Alabama has never played head-to-head, Green Bay is coming off one of the top seasons in program history, and, as a 12-seed, could certainly give the Crimson Tide some problems in this first round matchup.
Here are a few things you need to know about Alabama’s first round women’s NCAA Tournament appearance, the Green Bay Phoenix.
Green Bay Phoenix 2024-25 Team Overview
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Conference: Horizon
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Arena: Kress Center, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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2024-25 Record: 29-5 overall (19-1 in Horizon)
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Ranking: Unranked in AP Poll, Unranked in Coaches Poll
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NCAA Tournament Seed: No. 12
Green Bay comes into the NCAA Tournament as both the regular season and tournament champion of the Horizon League, with the Phoenix also owning a 29-5 overall record this year that included a 19-1 mark in conference play. Making their second March Madness appearance in as many seasons, the Phoenix also enter the NCAA Tournament as one of the hottest teams in the nation, currently riding a 22-game winning streak.
Green Bay Phoenix 2024-25 Coaching Staff
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Head Coach: Kayla Karius
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Assistant Coach: Sarah Bronk
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Assistant Coach: Kate Peterson Abiad
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Assistant Coach: Liz Oswald
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Assistant Coach: Shay Frederick
Leading the Green Bay women’s basketball program into the NCAA Tournament is Kayla Karius, who is in her first year as head coach of the Phoenix. Prior to Green Bay, Karius was the head coach for two seasons at South Dakota.
Green Bay Phoenix 2024-25 Stats
Statistically, Green Bay’s women’s team is one of the nation’s best in points allowed to opponents per game, ranking No. 17 nationally by allowing only 55.8, while also averaging 68.4 themselves. Green Bay also ranks Top 15 nationally in both assists per game and free throw percentage at 17.7 and 78.3%, respectively, while also ranking No. 39 in the nation with a combined 35.1% three-point percentage.
Green Bay Phoenix 2024-25 Players to Know
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Natalie McNeal, Guard – Senior
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Maddy Schreiber, Guard/Forward – Senior
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Jasmine Kondrakiewicz, Forward – Senior
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Cassie Schiltz, Guard – Senior
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Callie Genke, Guard – Senior
In conclusion, Green Bay is a very experienced team that has five seniors as their top leading scorers, headlined by guard Natalie McNeal at 14.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. The Phoenix also have one other player averaging in double figures in guard/forward Maddy Schreiber, who sits at 12.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game this season.
This article originally appeared on Roll Tide Wire: Alabama vs. Green Bay: March Madness preview of Phoenix
