#HLWBB Roundup – Feb. 24
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INDIANAPOLIS – The final weekend of the regular season tipped off on Thursday with IUPUI moving into a tie for the top spot in the standings, Cleveland State and Green Bay clinching top four seeds in the Keeps #HLWBB Championship and Northern Kentucky, RMU and Wright State also earning #HLWBB victories.
RESULTS
GAME RECAPS
Northern Kentucky 66, Oakland 62
- Northern Kentucky moved to 13-6 in #HLWBB play with a 66-62 win over Oakland on Thursday afternoon.
- The Norse completed the comeback with 26 points in the fourth quarter on 60 percent shooting (9-15).
- Lindsey Duvall posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Ivy Turner also scored 18 points and Grayson Rose added 11 points.
- Breanne Beatty scored a game-high 20 points as the Golden Grizzlies fell to 10-9 in the League standings.
Wright State 71, Detroit Mercy 67
- Wright State earned its third #HLWBB win on Thursday afternoon, topping Detroit Mercy, 71-67,
- The Raiders started strong on the offensive end with 21 points in the opening quarter then held off a comeback attempt from the Titans in the second half to secure the victory.
- Five WSU players scored in double figures led by Jada Roberson with 16 points and nine rebounds.
- Irene Murua totaled a game-high 20 points for the Titans with Janna Lewis adding a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds.
RMU 57, UIC 50
- RMU improved to 11-10 in the #HLWBB standings with a 57-50 victory at UIC on Thursday evening.
- The Colonials totaled 40 bench points in the win.
- Natalie Villaflor paced RMU offensively with 14 points.
- Jaida McCloud scored a game-high 26 points for the Flames in the loss.
IUPUI 68, Youngstown State 45
- IUPUI moved into a tie with Youngstown State at the top of the #HLWBB standings as the Jaguars completed the regular season sweep over the Penguins with a 68-45 win in the Jungle on Thursday.
- The IUPUI defense held the Penguins to just 31 percent shooting in the contest, including 6-33 from three-point range while the Jags shot 48.2 percent offensively.
- Macee Williams led IUPUI with 18 points while Morgan Allen added 12 points and Rachel McLimore scored 10 points.
- Jen Wendler scored 11 points to lead the Penguins.
Green Bay 73, Purdue Fort Wayne 57
- Green Bay clinched a top-four seed in the upcoming Keeps #HLWBB Championship with a 73-57 road victory at Purdue Fort Wayne on Thursday.
- The Phoenix outscored the Mastodons 38-16 in the paint and 39-16 in bench points.
- Sydney Levy scored 18 points, Callie Genke chipped in 15 points and Hailey Oskey added 13 points for GB.
- Shayla Sellers and Sylare Starks led the Mastodons with 15 points each.
Cleveland State 67, Milwaukee 55
- Cleveland State locked up a first-round bye in the Keeps #HLWBB Championship on Thursday, outlasting Milwaukee, 67-55.
- The Vikings scored 36 points off 25 MKE turnovers in the win.
- Nadia Dumas led CSU with 16 points and Gabriella Smith and Amele Ngwafang added 12 points each.
- Megan Walstad posted a double-double for the Panthers with 15 points and 19 rebounds.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Saturday, Feb. 26
Green Bay at Cleveland State, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Oakland at Wright State, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Youngstown State at UIC, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Milwaukee at Purdue Fort Wayne, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Detroit Mercy at Northern Kentucky, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
RMU at IUPUI, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Tuesday, March 1
#HLWBB Championship First Round (ESPN+)
Thursday, March 3
#HLWBB Championship Quarterfinals (ESPN+)
Monday, March 7
#HLWBB Semifinal #1, Noon ET (ESPN+)
#HLWBB Semifinal #2, 2:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Tuesday, March 8
#HLWBB Championship, Noon ET (ESPNU)