#HLWBB Roundup: Nov. 24
Rachel White
#HLWBB Scoreboard (home team on right)
Bucknell 66, Youngstown State 60
Arizona State 48,
Green Bay 61(Cancun, Mexico)
North Texas 63, Detroit Mercy 57 (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
#HLWBB Recaps
Green Bay Opens Cancun Challenge with 61-43 Win Over Columbia
CANCUN, Mexico (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The Green Bay women's basketball team moved to 5-0 on the season with a 61-48 win over No. 24/RV Arizona State in the Cancun Challenge at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya. Senior Allie LeClaire contributed a season-high 18 points and fellow senior Jessica Lindstrom added 17 points and eight rebounds to help secure the victory.
The win marks Green Bay's first victory over a ranked opponent since November 19, 2014 when the Phoenix upset No. 24 Purdue, 81-78, in double overtime. It is also the second largest margin of victory over a ranked opponent in program history, second only to when the Phoenix upset No. 4 Georgia, 81-57, on November 25, 1991.
Full recap
Slow Stretches Hurt Penguins in 66-60 Loss to Bucknell
(YSUSports.com) - The Youngstown State women's basketball team had to play from behind from the tip and was outscored by 10 at the free-throw line in a 66-60 loss to Bucknell on Friday afternoon at Beeghly Center.
Full recap
Titans Drop Matchup with North Texas
Detroit Mercy fell to North Texas on Friday in Daytona Beach, Fla. The Titans dropped the battle, 63-57. Brianne Cohen led the Titans with 21 points, while Anja Marinkovic chipped in 16 in the defeat.
Full recap
Upcoming #HLWBB Slate
Friday, November 24
Cleveland State vs Saint Louis (11 p.m. ET, Las Vegas)
Saturday, November 25
Mississippi State vs Green Bay (11 a.m. ET – College Sports Live, Cancun, Mexico)
Oakland City at Northern Kentucky (1 p.m. ET – ESPN3)
Santa Clara at UIC (2 p.m. ET – ESPN3)
IUPUI at UCF (2:30 p.m. ET - UCFKnights.TV)
Motor City Madness
This year’s Little Caesars Horizon League Basketball Championships will take place at the new Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich.
Little Caesars Arena is located in the heart of District Detroit, a vibrant 50-block area full of restaurants, bars, parks, and other destinations. Fans attending Motor City Madness will be able to explore all that District Detroit has to offer while taking in 18 thrilling Horizon League tournament games over five days in a state-of-the-art entertainment facility.
Tickets can be purchased at campus box offices now and online starting December 15. For more information,
click here.