Nike #HLWBB Players of the Week (February 13)
Rachel White
INDIANAPOLIS (February 13, 2023) – Youngstown State’s Lilly Ritz earned Nike® #HLWBB Player of the Week for the third time this season while Cleveland State’s Jordana Reisma picked up Nike® #HLWBB Freshman of the Week for the fourth time. Ritz averaged 28.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in a 2-0 week for the Penguins. Reisma posted 10.5 points and 4.0 rebounds as the Vikings went 2-0 to extend their winning streak to six games.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK | LILLY RITZ | YOUNGSTOWN STATE | SENIOR | FORWARD | CAMBRIDGE, OHIO
Ritz averaged 28.5 points - seven more than any other HLWBB player - and 10.5 rebounds to carry the Penguins to a pair of victories last week. She led the conference in scoring, steals and blocks last week, and she also ranked third in rebounding and seventh in field-goal percentage. In Thursday's win over Oakland, Ritz scored 31 points while going 15-for-21 from the field. The 31 points and the 15 field goals are the most by any player in a Horizon League game this season, and they were the highest totals by a Penguin since 2015. Ritz also grabbed nine rebounds against the Golden Grizzlies, and her five steals and three blocks in the contest were highs in the circuit last week. On Saturday against Detroit Mercy, Ritz recorded her 14th double-double of the season with 26 points and 12 rebounds while adding three steals, three assists and a block. She made eight of her final 10 attempts from the field to help the Penguins hold off the Titans.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK | JORDANA REISMA | CLEVELAND STATE | FORWARD | BROWN DEER, WIS.
Reisma averaged 10.5 points and 4.0 rebounds on the week for the Vikings. The freshman opened the week with seven points and five rebounds in a non-league game against Chicago State then tied her career-high with 14 points – on 6-for-9 shooting – in the win at IUPUI with three rebounds, two blocked shots and one steal against the Jaguars. She helped the Vikings tie the program record for wins in a season with 23 at IUPUI.
2022-23 Nike® #HLWBB Players of the Week
November 14 – Lilly Ritz, Youngstown State
November 21 – Lindsey Duvall, Northern Kentucky
November 28 – Destiny Leo, Cleveland State
December 5 – Destiny Leo, Cleveland State
December 12 – Brittni Moore, Cleveland State
December 19 – Alexis Johnson, Oakland
December 26 – Rachel Kent, IUPUI
January 2 – Jazmyn Turner, IUPUI
January 9 – Amele Ngwafang, Cleveland State
January 16 – Lilly Ritz, Youngstown State
January 23 – Ivy Turner, Northern Kentucky
January 30 – Destiny Leo, Cleveland State
February 6 – Amele Ngwafang, Cleveland State
February 13 – Lilly Ritz, Youngstown State
2022-23 Nike® #HLWBB Freshmen of the Week
November 14 – Amaya Burch, Detroit Mercy
November 21 – Jordana Reisma, Cleveland State
November 28 – Brooke Quarles-Daniels, Oakland
December 5 – Jordana Reisma, Cleveland State
December 12 – Ana Cabañas Llorens, Detroit Mercy
December 19 – Brooke Quarles-Daniels, Oakland
December 26 – Makiya Miller, Wright State
January 2 – Jordana Reisma, Cleveland State
January 9 – Kamy Peppler, Milwaukee
January 16 – Brooke Quarles-Daniels, Oakland
January 23 – Brooke Quarles-Daniels, Oakland
January 30 – Brooke Quarles-Daniels, Oakland
February 6 – Lauren Scott, Wright State
February 13 – Jordana Reisma, Cleveland State