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15 Consecutive Horizon League Regular Season Titles • 14th NCAA Tournament Appearance •NCAA Stat RankingsMark Rank (of 343)Scoring Offense 67.8 62ndScoring Defense 48.1 2ndScoring Margin +19.6 5thFG% .450 9thFG% Defense .343 12th3FG% .351 26th3FG% Defense .255 10th3FG Made/Game 7.5 19thFree Throw % .705 119thRebound Margin +2.3 104thWon-Lost % .935 6thAssists Per Game 17.9 6thTurnovers Per Game 13.2 12thAst-to-Turnover Ratio +1.36 4thTurnover Margin +5.81 10thA. Ritchie A-TO Ratio +2.19 17thM. Lukan A-TO Ratio +2.13 23rdPhoenix LeadersPointsAdrian Ritchie......................................14.2ReboundsAdrian Ritchie........................................5.1AssistsMegan Lukan.........................................4.3StealsRitchie....................................................2.6BlocksRitchie....................................................0.6MinutesLydia Bauer..........................................32.1Field Goal PercentageBreannah Ranger.................. 54.2 (91-168)3FG PercentageSarah Eichler......................... 39.3 (42-107)Free Throw PercentageRitchie..................................... 85.7 (66-77)On a Roll: The Phoenix has won24-straight games including the final 21games of the regular season. The team’sregular season streak during the 2012-13 campaign finished fourth all-timefor regular season winning streaks inprogram history.Ranger Danger: Redshirt junior BreannahRanger has blossomed into a dangerouspost threat this season after entering the2012-13 campaign with just 79 careerpoints in 215 minutes in two seasons.This season, Ranger has given GreenBay a weapon down low off the bench,averaging 7.5 points per game. Shescored a career-high 16 points on Feb. 2against UIC and has two double-doublesthis season. In the Horizon LeagueChampionship game, she had a dominantsecond half en route to 12 points and sixrebounds.Late-Season Lukan: Redshirt sophomoreMegan Lukan entered the contest againstValparaiso on Feb. 23 just 6-of-34 fromlong range this season. In eight gamessince then, the Canadian import has becomea long-range weapon in the Phoenixarsenal while connecting on 20-of-48attempts. In three games against Detroitthis season Lukan was an incredible 11-of-19 from downtown including a 6-of-8performance in the second half alone in aMotor City win on Feb. 28.2012-13 Green Bay RosterNo. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School (Last)00 Brionna Barnett G Fr. 5-6 Elkhart, Ind. (Elkhart Memorial)3 Breannah Ranger F RJr. 6-2 Skokie, Ill. (Niles North)4 Kaili Lukan G Fr. 5-10 Barrie, Ontario, Canada (Barrie Central)10 Mehryn Kraker F Fr. 6-0 West Allis, Wis. (West Allis Central)12 Taylor Thomas G/F RFr. 6-0 Wausau, Wis. (Wausau Newman)13 Adrian Ritchie G Sr. 5-11 De Pere, Wis. (De Pere)14 Megan Lukan G RSo. 5-7 Barrie, Ontario, Canada (Barrie Central)20 Sam Zastrow G RJr. 5-5 Algoma, Wis. (Algoma)21 Ellen Edison G RFr. 5-9 Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove)22 Lydia Bauer F Sr. 6-0 Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich)25 Jenny Gilbertson F RSr. 6-2 Wabasha, Minn./Winona Cotter (Kansas State)41 Hannah Eichler G Fr. 5-11 Grafton, Wis. (Grafton)43 Sarah Eichler F Sr. 5-11 Grafton, Wis. (Grafton)44 Mariah Monke F Fr. 6-2 Fergus Falls, Minn. (Fergus Falls)45 Stephanie Sension F RSr. 6-3 Hopkins, Minn. (Hopkins)Phoenix NotesA Point Forward: Senior Sarah Eichlerhas long been known as a tough, drivingforward that can knock down a three orscore in the post, but this season, shehas evolved into an assisting machine.During the past 13 games, Eichler has averageda team-best 5.5 assists per game,including a career-high 11 in the HorizonLeague Championship quarterfinal winover Valparaiso on March 13.Balanced Attack: The Phoenix featuresfour players averaging 10 points pergame or better, led by senior AdrianRitchie at 14.2 points per contest.In addition to four of five startersaveraging in double figures, BreannahRanger and Jenny Gilbertson add 7.5and 4.3 points per game off the bench,respectively.Consistency is Key: Green Bay is oneof the few teams in the nation thatcan say it has used the same startingfive in every game this season. MeganLukan, Adrian Ritchie, Lydia Bauer,Sarah Eichler and Stephanie Sensionhave started each game of the 2012-13campaign.Home Court Advantage: Includingthree games in the Horizon LeagueTournament, Green Bay finished aperfect 16-0 at the Kress Center thisseason.PronunciationLydia BAUER............................................ BOW-uhrEICHLER..................................................... IKE-luhrMehryn Kraker............................................CrockerKAILI LUKAN...................................Kay-lee Lou-KINMariah MONKE....................................MAH-n-keyBREANNAH Ranger......................... Bree-ANN-nahStephanie SENSION............................... Sen-CHUNAmanda LEONHARD-Perry.....................Len-HERDBy ClassFreshmen.............................................................7Sophomores.........................................................1Juniors..................................................................2Seniors..................................................................5By PositionGuards..................................................................8Forwards..............................................................7By StateWisconsin.............................................................6Minnesota............................................................4Illinois...................................................................2Ontario (Can.).......................................................2Indiana..................................................................1