#HLWBB Notebook – Jan. 27, 2026
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#HLWBB Notebook
INDIANAPOLIS (January 27, 2026) – Green Bay, RMU, IU Indy and Purdue Fort Wayne went unbeaten this week while three teams split League action in #HLWBB play.
#HLWBB RECENT RESULTS
- Wednesday, Jan. 21
- RMU 55, Youngstown State 40
- IU Indy 75, Northern Kentucky 70
- Purdue Fort Wayne 80, Cleveland State 70
- Thursday, Jan. 22
- Milwaukee 76, Detroit Mercy 68
- Green Bay 73, Oakland 59
- Saturday, Jan. 24
- Purdue Fort Wayne, 97, Northern Kentucky 91 (OT)
- Green Bay 72, Detroit Mercy 61
- Oakland 82, Milwaukee 71
- RMU 74, Wright State 53
- Sunday, Jan. 25
- Youngstown State 61, Cleveland State 38
#HLWBB DIG DEEPER
- Purdue Fort Wayne remained unbeaten during the week with wins over Cleveland State and an overtime victory against Northern Kentucky.
- Under Armour #HLWBB Player of the Week, Alana Nelson added 19.5 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game while shooting 61.5% from the field and logging nearly 37 minutes per contest.
- Under Armour #HLWBB Freshman of the Week, Rylee Bess averaged 20.0 points per game while ranking among the League leaders in three-pointers made (six).
- Green Bay stayed hot in League action with a 2-0 week, knocking off Oakland before earning a home win over Detroit Mercy.
- Maddy Skorupski ranked among League leaders in scoring among multi-game players at 20.5 points per game while shooting 62.5% from the field and adding 4.0 steals per contest.
- Jenna Guyer continued to impact both ends, averaging 7.5 rebounds per game while ranking among the League leaders in assists (4.5 per game).
- RMU went 2-0 on the week with wins over Youngstown State and Wright State.
- Myriam Traore averaged 13.5 points per game while ranking among the League leaders in three-point percentage (70.0%).
- Ava Leroux added to the undefeated week averaging 15.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.
- Oakland split its League games, highlighted by a road win at Milwaukee.
- Makenzie Luehring ranked among the League’s top scorers at 19.5 points per game while leading the League with eight three-pointers made.
- Layla Gold added 7.5 rebounds per game while ranking second in the League in assist-to-turnover ratio (6.0).
- IU Indy earned a key League win over Northern Kentucky.
- Olivia Smith collected 23.0 points while shooting 58.3% from the field and 90.0% from the free-throw line.
- Northern Kentucky’s Karina Bystry topped the League in scoring at 26.5 points per game while logging 36.4 minutes per contest.
- Maddie Moody added 15.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game for the Norse.
- Youngstown State closed the week with a home win over Cleveland State.
- Sophia Gregory ranked among the League leaders in rebounding at 9.0 boards per game while adding 3.5 steals per contest.
- Sarah Baker contributed 12.5 points per game.
- Detroit Mercy’s Jasmine Edwards led the League in offensive rebounding (4.5 per game) while averaging 9.5 rebounds.
- Makayla Jackson paced the Titans offensively, averaging 16.0 points per contest.
- Milwaukee earned a home League win over Detroit Mercy.
- Jorey Buwalda averaged 18.0 points per game while shooting 66.7% from the field and ranking among the League leaders in rebounds (6.5 per game).
#HLWBB ON THE HORIZON
- Tuesday, Jan. 27
- Purdue Fort Wayne vs. RMU, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Wednesday, Jan. 28
- Oakland vs. IU Indy, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Cleveland State vs. Milwaukee, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Thursday, Jan. 29
- Green Bay vs. Wright State, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Detroit Mercy vs. Youngstown State, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Saturday, Jan. 31
- Northern Kentucky vs. Cleveland State, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Oakland vs. Youngstown State, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Milwaukee vs. Wright State, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Sunday, Feb. 1
- IU Indy vs RMU, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Detroit Mercy, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)