#HLWBB Weekly Notebook – March 1

March 01

Rachel White

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INDIANAPOLIS – The 2021 #HLWBB Championship continues on Tuesday, March 2 with quarterfinal action as the top 4 seeds host seeds 5-8 to determine who will head to the semifinals in Indianapolis.

#HLWBB NEWS & NOTES
• In the Feb. 23 College Insider Women’s Mid-Major Top 25 poll, IUPUI remained No. 11, Green Bay entered the poll at No. 25 and Milwaukee and Wright State received votes.

• No. 1 seed Wright State and No. 8 seed Northern Kentucky met twice during the regular season with the Raiders taking both contests on the road, 66-50 and 63-54, on Feb. 12-13.

• Wright State is one of the top rebounding teams in the nation, ranking 13th with 43.8 per game while NKU ranks third in the League with 38.2 rebounds per game.

• Junior Angel Baker leads the Raiders in scoring (17.1 points per game), assists (2.9) and field-goal percentage (40.5 percent).

• Lindsey Duvall had a stellar game for the Norse in the first round, totaling 29 points and 14 rebounds while Kailey Coffey and Ivy Turner added 10 points each for NKU.

• No. 2 seed Milwaukee and No. 7 seed Youngstown State have not faced each other yet this season. The two teams last battled on Feb. 27, 2020 with the Panthers picking up a 59-54 win at the Klotsche Center.

• Milwaukee is only allowing opponents to shoot 35.1 percent from the field this season, best among League teams while Youngstown State ranks second in field-goal percentage offense (44.8 percent).

• Redshirt-sophomore Megan Walstad leads the Panthers and the League with 1.8 blocks per game while ranking second with 8.8 rebounds per game and scoring 12.7 points.

• Mary Dunn led the Penguins to a win over Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round, totaling 26 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double while #HLWBB Freshman of the Year Nneka Obiazor added 20 points for YSU.

• No. 3 seed Green Bay and No. 6 seed Cleveland State split their two regular season matchups in Cleveland with the Phoenix winning game one, 71-62, on Jan. 22 and the Vikings taking game two, 60-48, on Jan. 23.

• Green Bay leads #HLWBB with an assist-turnover ratio of 1.04 (14.8 assists, 14.1 turnovers) while Cleveland State ranks first in turnover margin (3.0), including totaling 9.8 steals per game.

• Green Bay’s Caitlyn Hibner ranks in the #HLWBB top ten in scoring (15.0 points) and rebounding (7.0) while also ranking third in field-goal percentage (51.5 percent).

• In Thursday’s first round, Mariah White led CSU with 21 points while Isabelle Gradwell and Nadia Dumas added 12 points each. The Vikings forced 30 UIC turnovers on the defensive end.

• No. 4 seed Oakland and No. 5 seed IUPUI will face off for the first time this season on Tuesday. The Jaguars defeated the Golden Grizzlies, 89-63, on Feb. 8, 2020 in the last meeting between the two programs.

• IUPUI boasts the top scoring offense in the League (71.7 points per game) while Oakland ranks second (69.7 points).

• Oakland’s Kahlaijah Dean ranks third among #HLWBB players in assists (4.5) and fourth in scoring (17.3).

• Three-time #HLWBB Player of the Year Macee Williams leads the League with 9.3 rebounds per game and ranks second with 17.9 points per game.

RESULTS

DATE	GAME	RECAP
Thursday, Feb. 25	No. 7 seed Youngstown State 62, No. 10 seed Purdue Fort Wayne 59	Box Score
	No. 6 seed Cleveland State 69, No. 11 seed UIC 43	Box Score
	No. 8 seed Northern Kentucky 68, No. 9 seed RMU 54	Box Score

2021 #HLWBB CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

DATE	GAME	Time (ET)	TV/Live Stream
Tuesday, March 2	No. 8 seed Northern Kentucky at No. 1 seed Wright State	2 p.m.	ESPN+
	No. 5 seed IUPUI at No. 4 seed Oakland	3 p.m.	ESPN+
	No. 7 seed Youngstown State at No. 2 seed Milwaukee	8 p.m.	ESPN+
	No. 6 seed Cleveland State at No. 3 seed Green Bay	8 p.m.	ESPN+
Monday, March 8	Highest-Remaining Seed vs. Lowest-Remaining Seed	11 a.m.	ESPN+
	Second Highest-Remaining Seed vs. Second Lowest-Remaining Seed	2 p.m.	ESPN+
Tuesday, March 9	Championship	12 p.m.	ESPNU