Editor's Note: Back by popular demand. Coming off another historic
season which featured the program's record-14th consecutive regular
season Horizon League championship, as always there is a lot of
anticipation for the next season in Green Bay women's basketball. Every
Thursday throughout the summer, Assistant Director
of Athletics Communications Jill Wunrow will sit down with one player to talk
about the expectations they have for themselves for the upcoming season and
what fans can expect to see from them individually. This week we check in with our first of two juniors in Breannah Ranger.
Redshirt Junior, Breannah
Ranger (Skokie, Ill.), 6'2", F
As you enter your
junior campaign at Green Bay, what are you most looking forward to this season?
"I'm really looking
forward to being on the court in the five spot this season and getting the ball
from the guards and scoring big."
Having had the extreme
honor of working with Julie Wojta on a daily basis in the post position, what
did you learn from her that you've been working on in the offseason or will
carry with you throughout the remainder of your career?
"Just being stronger
with the ball on defense as well as scoring week. There can never be another
Julie Wojta, she's unbelievable and can do everything. I'm confident I can fill
that five spot and work just as hard."
Last season you had
spurts of what Breannah Ranger can do, like grab 12 points while dishing out
two assists in 16 minutes of play, what can fans expect from you this season?
"I hope to bring my
competitive drive and be more consistent this season than last season. I'm a
hard-working post player that can score and am also hoping to be the big post
in the five spot who can be a challenge for our opponents on defense."
What do you need to
improve on the most in order to be the player you want to be in the 2012-13
season?
"With Coach Borseth
we've been working on a lot of shots so I hope to shoot well this season. Coach
actually had me shoot threes a couple of times, which I've never done since
I've been here. I think I actually did pretty good shooting threes. I don't
think anyone expects me to shoot them but I know I can definitely make them.
Individually I've been working on a lot of shots and free throws based on a
drill we were given to do in order to train us to shoot quicker."
You have the honor of
playing for Coach Borseth this season. What have you seen from Coach Borseth so
far that has been refreshing and unexpected and how excited are you to have him
at Green Bay?
"He's just so
energizing and I love it. During individuals this year he jumped right in
drills with us and pushed us around a little bit so that excited me to have our
coach jump right in drills with us and push us around."
What's your go-to post
move to use and why?
"I love the drop step
or the reverse seal and when the guards lob it to me. I love jumping up and
going to get the ball, it's like a football team to me; I'm not sure why, I
just love going to get the ball."
Should you have any
free time during the summer months, what do you typically spend your day doing?
"A lot of lifting,
pickup, sleeping and eating; in that cycle. In my free time as a team we have
done cook outs, gone to teammate's houses and beaches sometimes. My teammates
know I don't like to stay out in the sun much so if they have an umbrella there
I go with them; I don't need a tan."
Favorite ice cream or
summer treat and why?
"Anything with caramel,
I love it! I don't really have a favorite as long as it has caramel in it.