#HLWBB Notebook – Feb. 4, 2025
Kobe Mosley
#HLWBB Notebook – Feb. 4, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (February 4, 2025) – Purdue Fort Wayne makes history, Northern Kentucky and RMU earn dominant victories and Oakland gets a career-high night from their leading scorer in the past week of #HLWBB action.
#HLWBB RECENT RESULTS
- Wednesday, Jan. 29
- Northern Kentucky 79, Detroit Mercy 49
- Milwaukee 66, IU Indianapolis 62
- Purdue Fort Wayne 79, Youngstown State 56
- RMU 74, Wright State 53
- Thursday, Jan. 30
- Green Bay 66, Cleveland State 52
- Friday, Feb. 1
- Purdue Fort Wayne 63, RMU 54
- Saturday, Feb. 2
- Oakland 77, Detroit Mercy 63
- Wright State 75, Northern Kentucky 67
- Cleveland State 89, Milwaukee 81
- Sunday, Feb. 3
- Green Bay 76, IU Indianapolis 54
#HLWBB DIG DEEPER
- All Gas and No Brakes for Norse
- Northern Kentucky had its best shooting performance and second-largest victory of the season in a dominant 79-49 win over Detroit Mercy on Wednesday. The Norse shot a blistering 60% from the floor and held the Titans to their second-worst shooting performance this season. Halle Idowu led the way with her fourth double-double of the season, finishing with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
- Milwaukee Survives Late Push from IU Indy
- The Panthers fended off the Jaguars in the fourth quarter to win 66-62 on the road. Both teams shot over 50% from the field in the last frame, but two free throws from Kacee Baumhower sealed the win with four seconds remaining.
- Mastodons Keep Up Historic Win Streak
- Claiming win number 14 and 15 in a row last week, Purdue Fort Wayne has now broken its program record for consecutive wins. The ‘Dons earned two straight road wins, defeating Youngstown State on Wednesday and RMU on Friday. PFW received a big scoring boost from its bench in the victories, with Jordan Reid averaging 14.0 points per game.
- RMU Earns Dominant Win Versus Wright State
- The Colonials put on a dominant home showing against the Raiders on Wednesday, winning 74-53. RMU was able to take advantage of Wright State down low, winning battles in rebounding (38-19) and points in the paint (40-22). Mya Murray led the way for Bobby Mo with 16 points and six rebounds.
- Seeing Green in Green Bay
- The Phoenix earned back-to-back wins last week, defeating another top-three team in Cleveland State, 66-52, and defeating IU Indy 76-54. Natalie McNeal had herself a night with 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting against the Vikings. Both McNeal and Cassie Schiltz scored 15 points in the win at IU Indy.
- Skorupski Erupts for Career-High 38 Points
- Oakland’s Maddy Skorupski dropped a career-high 38 points in a 77-63 victory against Detroit Mercy. Skorupski’s scoring outburst is the most points scored by a #HLWBB player this season and made her the sixth player in the League to score 30 points.
- Wright State Earn Saturday Home Win
- Four Raiders hit double figures in a 75-67 victory over Northern Kentucky on Saturday. Amaya Staton logged another double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Macie Taylor scored 13 points, Lauren Scott contributed 12, and Makiya Miller finished with 11.
- Perdue Leads Vikings Past Panthers
- Cleveland State’s Mickayla Perdue recorded her third 30-point game of the season in an 89-81 win on Saturday. Perdue got to the free throw line early and often in the contest, going 11-of-12 from the stripe. Jordana Reisma added 17 points and Destiny Leo lit it up from three-point range with four three-pointers and 16 total points.
#HLWBB ON THE HORIZON
- Wednesday, Feb. 5
- Wright State vs. IU Indianapolis, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Thursday, Feb. 6
- Cleveland State vs. Detroit Mercy, 11 a.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Milwaukee vs. RMU, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Green Bay vs. Youngstown State, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Oakland, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Saturday, Feb. 8
- Cleveland State vs. Oakland, 12 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- IU Indianapolis vs. Northern Kentucky, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Green Bay vs. RMU, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Milwaukee vs. Youngstown State, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Wright State, 4 p.m. ET (ESPN+)