#HLWBB Notebook - 2026-27 Season Preview

October 30

Tristen Bronaugh

#HLWBB Notebook
INDIANAPOLIS (October 30, 2026) – The 2026-27 season tips off next week for our 12 #HLWBB programs.

#HLWBB DIG DEEPER

Green Bay posted a 25-9 overall record and was 17-3 in #HLWBB play last season, earning both the regular season and tournament titles.
- Preseason All-League First Team selection Meghan Schultz posted 12.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game last season, shooting 57.8 percent from the floor.
- Transfer Jorey Buwalda was voted to the Preseason All-League Second Team after posting 12.1 points and 8.7 rebounds per game for Milwaukee last season.
- 2025-26 All-League Second Team honoree Maddy Skorupski and newcomer Elisa Mevius represent the Phoenix on the Preseason All-League Second Team.
  - Skorupski scored 11.2 points per game last season and ranked second in the League in assists at 4.5 per game.
  - Mevius joins Green Bay from Oregon where she averaged 12.5 points per game through two games before a season-ending injury.
Youngstown State advanced to the final of the 2026 #HLWBB championship, collecting 15 League wins during the regular season and 25 total wins last season.
- 2025-26 All-Freshman Team honoree Sarah Baker was voted to the Preseason All-League First Team after posting 10.7 points per game for the Penguins, starting all 35 games.
- Preseason All-League First Team selection Jada Leonard posted 12.0 points, 3.0 assists and 2.9 steals per game last season for Cleveland State.
RMU was 18-12 last season, posting an 11-9 record in League play.
- Preseason All-League First Team honoree Myriam Traore returns to lead the Colonials after averaging 11.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in 2025-26.
Oakland won 10 games last season, going 7-13 in #HLWBB play.
- Preseason Player of the Year Makenzie Luehring was the Freshman of the Year in 2025-26, averaging 15.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.
Olivia Smith scored 10.6 points and added 3.8 rebounds per game for IU Indy last season.
NIU joins #HLWBB this season with Preseason All-League Second Team selection Nevaeh Wingate.
- Wingate led the Huskies in points, rebounds and steals, averaging 13.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game last season.
The regular season starts on Monday, Nov. 2 with Horizon League play scheduled to begin on Thursday, Dec. 3.
The 2027 Horizon League Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships are scheduled to culminate at the Riverview Health Arena at Innovation Mile in Noblesville, Ind. from March 7-9 with the mantra #MarchStartsHere.
- More information on the championships can be found at HorizonLeague.com/Noblesville.

#HLWBB ON THE HORIZON

Monday, Nov. 2
- Detroit Mercy vs. Michigan-Dearborn, 11 a.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Oakland vs. Cleary, 11 a.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Cleveland State at Penn State, 5 p.m. ET (B1G+)
- Northern Kentucky vs. Defiance, 6 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Youngstown State vs. Hiram, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Xavier, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- NIU vs. Indiana State, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- IU Indy at Purdue, 7 p.m. ET (B1G+)
Tuesday, Nov. 3
- Green Bay at Duke, 7 p.m. ET
- Milwaukee at Northwestern, 8 p.m. ET (B1G+)
- Wright State at Loyola Chicago, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Wednesday, Nov. 4
- Detroit Mercy at Illinois, 7 p.m. ET (B1G+)
Thursday, Nov. 5
- RMU vs. UIC, 4 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Northern Kentucky at Kentucky, 6:30 p.m. ET (SECN+)
- IU Indy vs. SIUE, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Cleveland State at Bowling Green, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Oakland at Wisconsin, 7:30 p.m. ET (B1G+)
- Milwaukee at Saint Louis, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Friday, Nov. 6
- Purdue Fort Wayne at DePaul, noon ET (ESPN+)
- NIU at Bradley, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Wright State vs. Ohio Christian, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Saturday, Nov. 7
- Northern Kentucky vs. Kent State, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Detroit Mercy at Valparaiso, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Youngstown State vs. Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Green Bay vs. Loyola Chicago, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Sunday, Nov. 8
- Oakland vs. Rochester Christian, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Milwaukee at SIUE, 2 p.m. ET
- RMU vs. Delaware State, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Wright State at Michigan, 2 p.m. ET (B1G+)