#HLWBB Roundup - January 16

#HLWBB Roundup - January 16

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Rachel White

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INDIANAPOLIS – #HLWBB week five came to a close on Saturday with five teams closing out weekend sweeps, including Milwaukee who is now 10-0 in League play.

RESULTS
GAME RECAP
Milwaukee 65, Cleveland State 44 Box Score
Oakland 71, Detroit Mercy 61 Box Score
Youngstown State 66, UIC 59 Box Score
Wright State 58, RMU 51 Box Score
Green Bay 70, Purdue Fort Wayne 59 Box Score

GAME RECAPS
Milwaukee 65, Cleveland State 44
  • Milwaukee earned its tenth straight win and remained undefeated in League play (10-0) with a 65-44 home win over Cleveland State.
  • The Panther defense locked in during the second quarter, holding the Vikings to 5 points on 2-16 from the floor and taking an 18-point lead into the half. Overall, CSU shot just 26.8 percent from the field while the MKE offense shot 45.3 percent in the game.
  • Megan Walstad had a stellar game for the Panthers, posting a double-double with 28 points and 12 rebounds.
  • Barbara Zieniewska paced the Vikings with 11 points.
Oakland 71, Detroit Mercy 61
  • Oakland improved to 6-4 in League play and wrapped up a weekend sweep over Detroit Mercy with a 71-61 victory on Saturday afternoon.
  • The Golden Grizzlies scored 21 points off 20 Titan turnovers in the contest.
  • Autumn Kissman (18 points) and Kahlaijah Dean (17 points) led the Oakland offense in the win.
  • Four Detroit Mercy players scored in double figures, including Cierra Harrison who scored a team-high 14 points with nine rebounds and Sammiyah Hoskin who recorded a double-double (10 points, 13 rebounds).
Youngstown State 66, UIC 59
  • Youngstown State and UIC battled in another tight contest on Saturday afternoon with the Penguins taking a 66-59 win to finish the weekend sweep.
  • There were 16 lead changes in the game and YSU freshman Nneka Obiazor helped seal the victory with a three-point field goal that put the Penguins up three points with less than a minute to play.
  • Obiazor led YSU with 19 points while Mary Dunn scored 18 and Chelsea Olson added 11 for the Penguins.
  • UIC’s Kristian Young scored a game-high 25 points.
Wright State 58, RMU 51
  • Wright State is now 9-1 in #HLWBB play after winning its seventh straight game, a 58-51 triumph over Robert Morris.
  • The contest was tied through three quarters but the WSU offense was very efficient in the fourth quarter, shooting 60 percent from the field (6-10) to take the win.
  • The Raiders used a balanced offensive attack in the contest with four players scoring in double figures. Tyler Frierson led the way with 13 points and Jada Roberson totaled a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
  • Ten different Colonials scored in the contest, led by eight points from Esther Castedo.
Green Bay 70, Purdue Fort Wayne 59
  • Green Bay improved to 6-2 in League play with its sixth straight win as the Phoenix topped Purdue Fort Wayne on Saturday, 70-59.
  • The Phoenix totaled 38 points in the paint while holding the Mastodons to just 10 while GB also collected 12 more rebounds than Purdue Fort Wayne.
  • Hailey Oskey scored 13 points to lead the Phoenix and Lyndsey Robson added 10.
  • Sierra Bell led the Mastodons with 21 points while Riley Ott and Jaida Wolfork scored 11 points each.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE GAME Time (ET) TV/Live Stream
Friday, Jan. 22 Wright State at RMU 1 p.m. ESPN+
Green Bay at Cleveland State 1 p.m. ESPN+
Detroit Mercy at Youngstown State 2 p.m. ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne at Oakland 3 p.m. ESPN+
Northern Kentucky at UIC 5 p.m. ESPN+
Milwaukee at IUPUI 6 p.m. ESPN+
Saturday, Jan. 23 Green Bay at Cleveland State 11 a.m. ESPN+
Wright State at RMU 12 p.m. ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne at Oakland 1 p.m. ESPN+
Detroit Mercy at Youngstown State 2 p.m. ESPN+
Northern Kentucky at UIC 4 p.m. ESPN+
Milwaukee at IUPUI 6 p.m. ESPN+