#HLWBB Notebook – March 4, 2025
Kobe Mosley
#HLWBB Notebook – March 4, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (March 4, 2025) – Green Bay wins the regular season title in an overtime thriller and Purdue Fort Wayne and Cleveland State earn dominant wins to highlight the last week of the #HLWBB regular season.
#HLWBB RECENT RESULTS
- Wednesday, Feb. 26
- IU Indianapolis 80, Oakland 65
- RMU 76, Youngstown State 53
- Cleveland State 81, Wright State 46
- Thursday, Feb. 27
- Purdue Fort Wayne 82, Milwaukee 46
- Detroit Mercy 81, Northern Kentucky 75
- Saturday, March 1
- IU Indianapolis 74, Detroit Mercy 67
- Green Bay 68, Purdue Fort Wayne 63 (OT)
- Youngstown State 73, Cleveland State 70
- Northern Kentucky 61, Oakland 58
- RMU 73, Wright State 57
#HLWBB DIG DEEPER
- Jags End Regular Season on High Note
- IU Indianapolis defeated Oakland and Detroit Mercy this past week to close out the regular season. Against the Golden Grizzlies, five players scored in double figures, led by 19 points from Alexa Hocevar. In the win over the Titans, Katie Davidson logged her second 30-point game of the season on an efficient 8-of-11 shooting.
- Givon Powers RMU Past Youngstown State, Wright State
- In the Colonials’ two wins over Youngstown State and Wright State, Noa Givon stuffed the stat sheet for Bobby Mo. The junior guard averaged 17.5 points with 67/55/83 shooting splits to go with eight rebounds, four assists, one block and three steals per contest.
- CLEVELAND! This Is For You!
- The Vikings closed their regular season home slate with a dominant 81-46 victory over Wright State on Wednesday. The League’s leader in 20-point performances, Mickayla Perdue, scored a game-high 20 points. Jordana Reisma finished with 17 points and seven rebounds.
- Mastodons Stomp Their Way To Win
- Purdue Fort Wayne cruised to an 82-46 win over Milwaukee on Thursday. Lauren Ross and Audra Emmerson both pitched in 12 points each, followed by 11 from Amellia Bromenschenkel and 10 from Renna Schwieterman.
- Big Win for the Birthday Girl
- On her 23rd birthday, Aaliyah McQueen scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Titans to an 81-75 victory on Thursday. Myonna Hooper added 14 points, Emaia O’Brien contributed 13 and Makayla Jackson finished with 12.
- Phoenix Takes One Seed in Winner-Take-All Matchup
- In a game-of-the-year candidate in League play, Green Bay outlasted Purdue Fort Wayne 68-63 in overtime. #HLWBB Player of the Week Natalie McNeal dropped 27 points to go with 13 rebounds. With the win, the Phoenix finished the regular season on a 19-game winning streak.
- Watkins, Gregory Lead Penguins Past Vikings
- Jewel Watkins and Sophia Gregory combined for 49 of Youngstown State’s 73 points in a home win over Cleveland State to close out the regular season. Watkins’ 29 points was a game-high, while Gregory recorded a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double that included seven offensive boards.
- Norse Squeeze Past Golden Grizzlies in Regular-Season Finale
- Northern Kentucky defeated Oakland 61-58 on Saturday to conclude the regular season. Macey Blevins scored a team-high 15 points, followed by 12 points and 12 rebounds by Abby Wolterman.
#HLWBB ON THE HORIZON
- Tuesday, March 4
- No. 8 seed Wright State vs. No. 9 seed Youngstown State, 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- No. 6 seed Detroit Mercy vs. No. 11 seed Milwaukee, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- No. 7 seed IU Indianapolis vs. No. 10 seed Oakland, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Thursday, March 6
- No. 3 seed Cleveland State vs. Highest remaining seed, 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- No. 4 seed RMU vs. No. 5 seed Northern Kentucky, 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- No. 2 seed Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Second-lowest remaining seed, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- No. 1 seed Green Bay vs. Lowest remaining seed, 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT (ESPN+)
- Monday, March 10
- #HLWBB Semifinal No. 1, 12 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- #HLWBB Semifinal No. 2, 2:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Tuesday, March 11
- #HLWBB Championship, 12 p.m. ET (ESPN2)