#HLWBB Weekly Notebook – December 14
Rachel White
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INDIANAPOLIS – Cleveland State and Northern Kentucky each picked up a pair of victories to highlight this week’s #HLWBB action.
#HLWBB NEWS & NOTES
- In this week’s College Insider Women’s Mid-Major Top 25 poll, Cleveland State moved up to No. 9, Youngstown State ranked No. 23 and Green Bay ranked No. 25 while Northern Kentucky received votes.
- Cleveland State has won nine straight games, most recently picking up a 76-58 road win at Akron on Sunday. Destiny Leo scored a game-high 21 points for the Vikings while Brittni Moore added 16 points.
- Sophomore Kailee Davis helped lead the Norse to back-to-back nonconference victories this past week, defeating both Eastern Kentucky and Miami (OH) in the I-75 Challenge, as she averaged 17.0 points and 6.5 assists.
- Youngstown State’s Lilly Ritz scored a game-high 26 points while going 12-for-16 from the field and contributing seven rebounds, a block and a steal in the win over Canisius on Saturday as the Penguins extended their winning streak to five games.
- Green Bay’s Sydney Levy scored a season-high 18 points to go with three rebounds in Saturday’s win over North Dakota State. The Oshkosh, Wis., native shot 53.8 percent from the floor and 50 percent from three-point range.
- RMU’s Phoenix Gedeon ranks fourth in the League in rebounding (7.5 rebounds per game) and sixth in scoring (13.4 points per game)
- Destiny Perkins (12.9 points per game), Jazmyn Turner (11.9 points) and Natalie Andersen (10.0 points) lead the Jags in scoring.
- Angie Cera paced the Panthers with 21 points against Eastern Illinois on Saturday.
- Oakland’s Breanne Beatty ranks first among #HLWBB players with a .917 free throw percentage while teammate Brooke Daniels ranks first with 2.1 steals per game.
- Purdue Fort Wayne leads the League in steals as the Mastodons are averaging 10.5 steals per game this season.
- Emily Chapman paced the Raiders with 18 points at Tennessee on Sunday afternoon.
- Irene Murua averaged 17.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game for the Titans this week while shooting 54.2 percent from the field with three steals and two blocks.
RESULTS
| DATE |
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| Thursday, Dec. 8 |
Cleveland State 86, Central Michigan 55 |
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Ball State 61, IUPUI 54 |
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Northern Kentucky 79, Eastern Kentucky 69 |
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Detroit Mercy 91, Miami Hamilton 84 |
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West Virginia 72, RMU 42 |
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St. Thomas 79, Purdue Fort Wayne 64 |
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| Friday, Dec. 9 |
Marshall 72, Wright State 47 |
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| Saturday, Dec. 10 |
Youngstown State 75, Canisius 50 |
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Green Bay 70, North Dakota State 52 |
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Eastern Illinois 51, Milwaukee 45 |
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| Sunday, Dec. 11 |
Georgia Southern 82, Detroit Mercy 79 (OT) |
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Tennessee 96, Wright State 57 |
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Northern Kentucky 75, Miami OH 66 |
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Oklahoma 94, RMU 65 |
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Cleveland State 76, Akron 58 |
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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Dec. 14
Milwaukee at Minnesota, Noon ET
Green Bay vs. Wisconsin, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Thursday, Dec. 15
IUPUI vs. Bowling Green, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Friday, Dec. 16
Youngstown State vs. St. Francis (PA), 5:15 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
RMU vs. St. Bonaventure, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Saturday, Dec. 17
Wright State vs. Southern Indiana, Noon ET (ESPN+)
Oakland at Miami Ohio, 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN3)
Sunday, Dec. 18
Purdue Fort Wayne at Indiana State, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Green Bay at Illinois State, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Detroit Mercy at Michigan State, 3 p.m. ET
Monday, Dec. 19
Oakland vs. Madonna, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Tuesday, Dec. 20
Wright State at Saint Joseph’s, 1 p.m. ET
Cleveland State vs. Lindenwood, 3 p.m. ET