#HLWBB Weekly Notebook – February 19
Rachel White
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INDIANAPOLIS – With just two weeks remaining until the start of the #HLWBB championship, Green Bay, Milwaukee and Northern Kentucky posted 2-0 weeks, Youngstown State earned a win over Cleveland State and IUPUI clinched a share of the regular season title.
#HLWBB NEWS & NOTES
• IUPUI is ranked 16th in this week’s College Insider Women’s Mid-Major Top 25 Poll while Green Bay and Wright State are both receiving votes.
• With a win on Thursday, IUPUI clinched at least a share of its first #HLWBB regular season title. The Jaguars can lock in the outright crown and the number one seed in the championship with one win in their final three regular season contests.
• In League games this season, Macee Williams leads all #HLWBB players with 20.1 points per game and a field goal percentage of .647. She is also ranked third in rebounding (8.6 per game).
• Northern Kentucky has won three straight games, including snapping the Jags’ 13-game winning streak on Saturday, and is now tied with Wright State for second in the standings heading into Thursday’s battle between the Raiders and the Norse.
• Green Bay tops the League in #HLWBB contests in field goal percentage defense as opponents are shooting just 34.6 percent against the Phoenix in 14 League games. Frankie Wurtz led Green Bay to a pair of victories this past weekend at the Kress Center, averaging 19.5 points per game and helping lock teams down while averaging 4.5 steals per game.
• Milwaukee improved its winning streak to four straight with wins over Detroit Mercy and Oakland this week. Brandi Bisping has converted 93.3 percent of her free throws (42-45) in League games, best among #HLWBB players.
• Cleveland State’s Mariah White posted a career-high 33 points on a 12-for-25 effort (.480) at Youngstown State on Saturday, marking the first 30-point game of her career.
• Maddie Schires broke YSU's freshman record for 3-pointers in a season as she made four against Cleveland State on Saturday. She went 4-for-10 from long distance in the game to finish with 12 points, and she added three rebounds. Schires has 57 3s this season, which is two more than Nikki Arbanas' previous mark of 55 by a YSU freshman.
• Oakland’s Brianna Breedy continues to lead the League with an assist-turnover ratio of 2.6 in 14 League contests this season.
• Detroit Mercy’s Sylare Starks is the only freshman to average double figures (10.2 ppg) in #HLWBB play this season as the rookie leads the Titans in scoring for their14 League games.
• UIC’s Jada Nneji has collected 28 blocked shots in League play this season, best among #HLWBB players.
RESULTS
| DATE |
GAME |
RECAP |
| Thursday, Feb. 13 |
Northern Kentucky 78, UIC 35 |
Box Score |
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IUPUI 62, Wright State 58 |
Box Score |
| Friday, Feb. 14 |
Milwaukee 74, Oakland 67 |
Box Score |
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Green Bay 72, Detroit Mercy 45 |
Box Score |
| Saturday, Feb. 15 |
Youngstown State 84, Cleveland State 72 |
Box Score |
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Northern Kentucky 65, IUPUI 62 |
Box Score |
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Wright State 79, UIC 55 |
Box Score |
| Sunday, Feb. 16 |
Green Bay 76, Oakland 51 |
Box Score |
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Milwaukee 76, Detroit Mercy 51 |
Box Score |
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
| DATE |
GAME |
Time (ET) |
TV/Live Stream |
| Thursday, Feb. 20 |
Northern Kentucky at Wright State |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Friday, Feb. 21 |
Green Bay at UIC |
12 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Detroit Mercy at Youngstown State |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Oakland at Cleveland State |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Milwaukee at IUPUI |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Sunday, Feb. 23 |
Oakland at Youngstown State |
1 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Detroit Mercy at Cleveland State |
2 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Green Bay at IUPUI |
2 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Milwaukee at UIC |
3 p.m. |
ESPN+ |