#HLWBB Weekly Notebook – January 6
Rachel White
#HLWBB Standings | #HLWBB Statistics | #HLWBB Weekly Notebook
INDIANAPOLIS – In week three of #HLWBB play, Cleveland State, Green Bay, IUPUI, Milwaukee and Wright State all earned road sweeps.
#HLWBB NEWS & NOTES
• In this week’s College Insider Women’s Mid-Major Top 25 poll, IUPUI remained at No. 6 with one first place vote while Milwaukee moved up three spots to No. 10.
• IUPUI leads the League with multiple offensive categories in League play this season, including points per game (75.0), field goal percentage (49.8) and three-point field goal percentage (40.7).
• Cleveland State’s Mariah White scored 36 points on Friday at Purdue Fort Wayne, which is tied for the fifth highest single-game total all-time at Cleveland State and marks the highest single-game total among #HLWBB players so far this season.
• Following her second weekly award of the season and tenth in her career, IUPUI’s Macee Williams is now tied with Milwaukee’s Traci Edwards for most all-time #HLWBB weekly awards.
• Milwaukee’s Megan Walstad is shooting 59.3 percent from the floor in League contests this season, first among qualifying League players.
• NKU’s Lindsey Duvall continued her stretch of dominant play in the 2020-21 season, this time reaching the 20-point plateau against her former team and the No. 2 squad in the nation, Louisville. Duvall poured on a 20-point effort for the second-straight game and third time this season with 20 points at Louisville. The junior made 7-of-14 shots from the field, 3-of-5 from long range and all three free-throw attempts. She also corralled seven rebounds and handed out a pair of assists.
• Wright State is averaging 47.3 rebounds per League game, the most in #HLWBB.
• Hailey Oskey helped the Phoenix to a pair of victories this weekend against Oakland, averaging 17.0 PPG. The guard finished with a career-high 24 points on Saturday afternoon and shot 9-of-12 from the field, including an impressive 4-of-5 from long range. Oskey also collected 11 rebounds, three assists and three steals on the weekend.
• Oakland’s Kahlaijah Dean posted her second 28-point performance of the season on Friday for the Golden Grizzlies, connecting on 5-of-12 from three-point range in the contest.
• UIC’s Jada Nneji leads #HLWBB with 3.0 blocks per League game this season.
• Detroit Mercy’s Kaela Webb ranks fifth in the League with 17.2 points per League contest.
• Mary Dunn was the leading scorer for the Penguins in YSU’s first action of the season, averaging 11.0 points per game this week.
• RMU freshman Sol Castro led the Colonials with a 14-point performance on Saturday, her second double-digit scoring performance of the season.
• Riley Ott leads Purdue Fort Wayne with 11.3 points per League game.
RESULTS
| DATE |
GAME |
RECAP |
| Friday, Jan. 1 |
Wright State 57, Youngstown State 53 |
Box Score |
|
IUPUI 71, RMU 49 |
Box Score |
|
Green Bay 78, Oakland 76 (OT) |
Box Score |
|
Milwaukee 64, Detroit Mercy 43 |
Box Score |
|
Cleveland State 85, Purdue Fort Wayne 51 |
Box Score |
|
Louisville 74, NKU 64 |
Box Score |
| Saturday, Jan. 2 |
IUPUI 74, RMU 53 |
Box Score |
|
Wright State 54, Youngstown State 39 |
Box Score |
|
Green Bay 92, Oakland 61 |
Box Score |
|
Milwaukee 77, Detroit Mercy 38 |
Box Score |
|
Cleveland State 72, Purdue Fort Wayne 57 |
Box Score |
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
| DATE |
GAME |
Time (ET) |
TV/Live Stream |
| Friday, Jan. 8 |
Detroit Mercy at Green Bay |
12 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Wright State at Cleveland State |
1 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Oakland at Youngstown State |
5 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Northern Kentucky at IUPUI |
6 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
|
Purdue Fort Wayne at Milwaukee |
7 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
|
UIC at RMU |
7 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
| Saturday, Jan. 9 |
Detroit Mercy at Green Bay |
12 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Wright State at Cleveland State |
1 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
UIC at RMU |
5 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
|
Northern Kentucky at IUPUI |
6 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
|
Purdue Fort Wayne at Milwaukee |
7 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
|
Oakland at Youngstown State |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |