(WFRV) – After leading the Green Bay women’s basketball program to the NCAA Tournament in her first year as head coach, Kayla Karius said goodbye to seven seniors and hit the transfer portal hard.
The Phoenix had to replace vital contributions as seniors Cassie Schiltz, Miah Meyer, Natalie McNeal, Callie Genke, Jasmine Kondrakiewicz, Bailey Butler, and Maddy Schreiber exit the program.
Karius and her coaching staff filled the roster with Wisconsin-based talent all across the board ahead of the 2025-26 basketball season.
Returning:
- Jenna Guyer
- Meghan Schultz
- Ellie Buzzelle
- Julianna Ouimette
- Sophie Lahti
- Maren Westin
Incoming transfers:
- Carley Duffney (Green Bay)
- Gracie Grzesk (Green Bay)
- Lily Hansford (Green Bay)
- Kallie Peppler (Hortonville)
- Kamy Peppler (Hortonville)
- Maddy Skorupski (Michigan)
Incoming freshmen:
- Madison Hoffmann (Illinois)
- Kristina Ouimette (Minocqua)
To hear from Karius at the annual UW-Green Bay / Packers Steak Fry on Tuesday evening – click the video above.
