#HLWBB Weekly Notebook – December 1
Rachel White
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INDIANAPOLIS – Cleveland State and Youngstown State remain undefeated this season as the second week of #HLWBB play begins on Thursday.
#HLWBB NEWS & NOTES
- In this week’s College Insider Women’s Mid-Major Top 25 poll, IUPUI ranked No. 20 while Cleveland State and Youngstown State received votes.
- Cleveland State junior forward Amele Ngwafang posted 20 points on 7-8 shooting and added nine rebounds as the Vikings completed an undefeated November with a win over LIU on Sunday.
- Youngstown State’s Lilly Ritz notched her third straight 20-point game and posted her second double-double of the season with a 20-point, 10-rebound effort in the win over LIU on Friday. Ritz was an efficient 9-for-11 from the field, and she added five steals and two blocks in 26 minutes. Over the last three games, Ritz is averaging 23 points and 8.0 rebounds while shooting a staggering 78.9 percent from the field.
- Purdue Fort Wayne freshman Ryin Ott had another standout week in the third week of her freshman campaign, scoring an average of 11.0 points in two games for the Mastodons.
- Rachel Kent posted 16 points, four assists, two steals and one rebound in the Jaguars’ 80-47 win over in-state foe Butler on Sunday. Her four three-pointers led the team to help the Jags tie the school record of three-pointers made in a game with 16.
- In two games this week, Megan Walstad averaged 19.5 points and 9.5 rebounds, helping the Panthers to a win over in-state rival Wisconsin. The redshirt sophomore shot 52.1 percent (17-32) from the floor and added five assists, two blocks, and two steals for the week.
- Northern Kentucky’s Ivy Turner earned Player of the Week honors as the Norse picked up a pair of road wins and the junior averaged a league high 22.5 points.
- Hailey Oskey led the way for Green Bay with 14 points on Friday as the Phoenix picked up a victory over Oklahoma State in Las Vegas.
- Kahlaijah Dean continues to lead Oakland in scoring with 18.3 points per game. Dean scored 17 points and added seven rebounds against Michigan State this week.
- RMU earned a pair of victories this week. Phoenix Gedeon led the Colonials with 12 points against Morehead State while Esther Castedo scored 17 points in the win over Canisius.
- UIC sophomore Kristian Young posted a double-double in UIC’s first win of the year over Valparaiso. She tallied 14 points and a career best 11 assists. She also contributed four rebounds and a pair of steals.
- Irene Murua paces Detroit Mercy with 10.0 points per game and 6.83 rebounds per game this season.
- Wright State’s Destyne Jackson is averaging 13.2 points per game for the Raiders.
RESULTS
| DATE |
GAME |
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| Wednesday, Nov. 24 |
RMU 69, Morehead State 45 |
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Evansville 84, Purdue Fort Wayne 71 |
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Xavier 62, Wright State 47 |
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Northern Kentucky 70, Miami Ohio 59 |
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Milwaukee 79, Wisconsin 67 |
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| Friday, Nov. 26 |
Youngstown State 70, LIU 55 |
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Michigan State 84, Oakland 71 |
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Green Bay 57, Oklahoma State 54 |
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| Saturday, Nov. 27 |
Northern Kentucky 63, Central Arkansas 59 |
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SMU 53, Green Bay 43 |
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RMU 57, Canisius 43 |
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| Sunday, Nov. 28 |
Northern Illinois 69, Milwaukee 50 |
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Cleveland State 87, LIU 65 |
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SIUE 68, Purdue Fort Wayne 56 |
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IUPUI 80, Butler 47 |
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| Monday, Nov. 29 |
Akron 67, Detroit Mercy 60 |
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Omaha 70, UIC 58 |
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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Thursday, Dec. 2
Purdue Fort Wayne at Ball State, 6:30 p.m. ET
UIC at Oakland, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Green Bay at RMU, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Milwaukee at Youngstown State, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
IUPUI at Detroit Mercy, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN3)
Friday, Dec. 3
Cleveland State at Northern Kentucky, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Saturday, Dec. 4
Green Bay at Youngstown State, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Milwaukee at RMU, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
IUPUI at Oakland, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
UIC at Detroit Mercy, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Sunday, Dec. 5
Purdue Fort Wayne at Northern Kentucky, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Tuesday, Dec. 7
Oakland at Central Michigan, 11 a.m. ET