#HLWBB Notebook – Feb. 24, 2026

#HLWBB Notebook – Feb. 24, 2026

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#HLWBB Notebook
INDIANAPOLIS (February 24, 2026) – The top of the bracket is set: Green Bay clinches the No. 1 seed and Youngstown State secures No. 2 in the Barbasol HLWBB Championship – with the No. 3 seed still up for grabs.
#HLWBB RECENT RESULTS
  • Wednesday, Feb. 18
    • Oakland 71, Purdue Fort Wayne 64
    • Wright State 77, Milwaukee 55
  • Thursday, Feb. 19
    • Youngstown State 75, Northern Kentucky 55
    • Cleveland State 74, IU Indy 45
    • RMU 66, Detroit Mercy 55
  • Saturday, Feb. 21
    • Northern Kentucky 68, Wright State 62
    • Green Bay 91, Milwaukee 57
    • Youngstown State 76, Purdue Fort Wayne 71
    • Oakland 71, RMU 61
  • Sunday, Feb. 22
    • IU Indy 74, Detroit Mercy 72
#HLWBB DIG DEEPER
  • Green Bay earned a 91-57 win over Milwaukee, clinching the No. 1 seed in the Barbasol #HLWBB Championship. The Phoenix scored the most points by any team during the week while holding the Panthers to 57 points
  • Jenna Guyer ranked second in the League in scoring for the week, totaling 23 points in her lone game while shooting 62.5% from the field and 42.9% from three-point range
  • Youngstown State went 2-0 on the road, defeating Northern Kentucky and Purdue Fort Wayne to secure the No. 2 seed in the Barbasol #HLWBB Championship
  • Under Armour #HLWBB Player of the Week Sophia Gregory ranked third in the League in scoring with 21.5 points per game and first in rebounding with 18.0 rebounds per game, while ranking third nationally. She pulled down a total of 36 rebounds while shooting 73.1% from the field
  • Gregory also contributed across the stat sheet, averaging 4.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game, while logging 37.7 minutes per contest, fourth-most in the League
  • Oakland posted a 2-0 week, earning road and home wins over Purdue Fort Wayne and Robert Morris
  • Under Armour #HLWBB Freshman of the Week Makenzie Luehring led the League in scoring, averaging 24.0 points per game, while also ranking first in three-pointers made (nine) and second in assists (7.0 per game) and 8.5 rebounds per game, while playing 38.1 minutes per contest, second-most among all players
  • Teammate Lianna Baxter pulled downed a total of 22 rebounds during the week
  • Colbi Maples ranked fifth in the League in scoring at 18.0 points per game, while shooting 75.0% from the free-throw line and adding 2.0 steals in her lone game
  • Karina Bystry ranked among the League’s top freshmen, averaging 12.0 points per game, while finishing sixth in three-pointers made (four) and recording four steals during the week
  • Wright State earned a 77-55 home win over Milwaukee, holding the Panthers to 35.4% shooting.
  • Ellie Magestro-Kennedy averaged 11.5 points per game, ranking among the League leaders in three-pointers made (four) during the week
  • Eva Levingston ranked fourth in the League in scoring at 21.0 points per game, while adding 8.0 rebounds per contest and shooting 68.0% from the field
  • Jasmine Edwards ranked among League leaders, averaging 11.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 58.8% from the field
#HLWBB ON THE HORIZON
  • Wednesday, Feb. 25
    • Youngstown State vs. Detroit Mercy, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • Oakland vs. Northern Kentucky, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • Green Bay vs. IU Indy, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • Wright State vs. Cleveland State, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • Milwaukee vs. Purdue Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
  • Saturday, Feb. 28
    • Detroit Mercy vs. Northern Kentucky, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Green Bay, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • Cleveland State vs. Oakland, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • Milwaukee vs. IU Indy, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • RMU vs. Wright State, 4 p.m. ET (ESPN+)