#HLWBB Notebook – Dec. 24
Kobe Mosley
#HLWBB Notebook – Dec. 24
INDIANAPOLIS (December 24, 2024) – Cleveland State becomes winners of nine straight, Northern Kentucky and Purdue Fort Wayne earn wins behind dynamic scoring duos and Youngstown State has a career day from a freshman to highlight the last week of #HLWBB action.
#HLWBB RECENT RESULTS
- Wednesday, Dec. 18
- Grand Canyon 82, Wright State 69
- Detroit Mercy 65, Youngstown State 58
- Oakland 55, RMU 53
- Thursday, Dec. 19
- Cleveland State 56, Morgan State 39
- Georgia Southern 88, Wright State 82
- Northern Kentucky 58, UC San Diego 50
- Green Bay 75, Ripon College 42
- Friday, Dec. 20
- East Tennessee State 54, IU Indianapolis 41
- La Salle 70, Northern Kentucky 67
- Saturday, Dec. 21
- Cleveland State 93, Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 31
- FAU 68, Wright State 52
- Youngstown State 85, Point Park 42
- North Carolina A&T 62, IU Indianapolis 53
- Purdue Fort Wayne 83, Western Michigan 75
- Green Bay 72, UW-Parkside 39
- Detroit Mercy 79, Valparaiso 71 (2OT)
- RMU 65, St. Bonaventure 41
- Sunday, Dec. 22
- Indiana 90, Oakland 55
- Central Michigan 54, Milwaukee 50
#HLWBB DIG DEEPER
- Detroit Stand Up!
- Detroit Mercy continues one of the program’s best starts in over 40 seasons by improving to 8-2 with wins over Youngstown State and Valparaiso this past week. #HLWBB Player of the Week Aaliyah McQueen led the way for the Titans, averaging a 27 point-10 rebound double-double over the two-game stretch.
- Oakland Earns Road Win at RMU
- 19 points from Maddy Skorupski led the Golden Grizzlies to a 55-53 victory over the Colonials on Wednesday. Skorupski, the League leader in steals this season, also logged a game-high 5 takeaways, and Oakland as a team racked up 16 to tie its season high.
- Vikings Continue Winning Ways in Puerto Rico
- Cleveland State is now winners of nine straight after claiming victories over Morgan State and Puerto Rico-Mayaguez on Wednesday and Saturday. Jordana Reisma continued her efficient shooting performances, averaging 15.7 points and 6.7 rebounds on a 71.4% field goal percentage.
- Morgan and Meredith Lead Norse in Thursday Win
- A combined 33 points between Kamora Morgan and Mya Meredith powered Northern Kentucky to a 58-50 win over UC San Diego on Thursday. Morgan finished with 17 points and five rebounds while Meredith logged a 16 point-10 rebound double-double.
- A Field Day for the Freshman
- Youngstown State’s Sophia Gregory had a career day in the Penguins’ 85-42 win over Point Park on Saturday, recording career-highs in points, rebounds, field goals attempted and field goals made. Her finishing statline read 28 points on 12-of-16 shooting with 13 rebounds. Gregory’s 28 points are the fourth-most by an YSU freshman in the program’s history.
- Ross and Freeman Lead ‘Dons to Win over Western Michigan
- Lauren Ross and Sydney Freeman both had impressive performances in Purdue Fort Wayne’s 83-75 victory over Western Michigan. Ross led the game in scoring with 27 points on 8-of-11 from the field and 4-of-6 from three. Freeman posted 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting to go with six steals.
- Three Colonials Hit Double Figures in Saturday Win
- Isys Grady, Noa Givon and Jada Lee were all double-digit scorers in RMU’s 65-41 win over St. Bonaventure on Saturday. Grady and Givon both scored 16 points while Lee added 14 points in the winning effort.
#HLWBB ON THE HORIZON
- Saturday, Dec. 28
- IU Indianapolis vs. Youngstown State, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- RMU vs. Detroit Mercy, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Wright State vs. Purdue Fort Wayne, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Sunday, Dec. 29
- Cleveland State vs. Milwaukee, 12 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Northern Kentucky vs. Oakland, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN+)