The Green Bay Phoenix will make its 16th appearance in the NCAA Tournament tomorrow afternoon at 5 p.m. ET and will square off against Tennessee in Tempe, Ariz. at the Wells Fargo Arena. The contest will air live on ESPN2.
Matchup Notables:
- This is the second tilt between Tennessee and Green Bay.
- Tennessee won the only other match-up, with the #5/5 Lady Vols defeating an unranked Green Bay squad, 71-36, in Knoxville on Nov. 26, 1996.
- The Lady Vols are making their 35th appearance in the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship, and UT is the only program to appear in all 35 tournaments.
- Tennessee enters the matchup with an overall record of 19-13, combined with an 8-8 record in SEC play. Throughout the year, 15 of their games have been decided by single-digit points.
- Green Bay and Tennessee rank first and second in consecutive winning seasons, as the Lady Vols has had 43 consecutive and the Phoenix has secured 39 consecutive.
- 2015-16 marks the second-time in Horizon League history in which the champion of the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments has come from the same institution (Milwaukee, 2005-06).
- The Phoenix tallied their 14th Horizon League Championship title this year with a 64-32 win over Milwaukee to lock in a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time in eight years.
- The Phoenix held 12 opponents to 50 or fewer points this season.
- Green Bay is 6-15 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
Tags: Green Bay - Women's Basketball · Horizon League - Women's Basketball
