#HLWBB Roundup: Dec. 2
Rachel White
#HLWBB Scoreboard (home team on right)
#23 Marquette 55,
Green Bay 63
Youngstown State 72,
American 78 (OT)
UIC 48,
Bradley 58
IUPUI 76, Ohio 52
#HLWBB Recaps
Green BaySoars Past #23 Marquette
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com)
– Taking the floor against a ranked opponent for the third-straight game, the Green Bay women's basketball team defended its home court against No. 23/23 Marquette with overwhelming defense and clutch plays down the stretch. Redshirt Freshman Karly Murphy notched the first double-double of her career with 11 points and 12 rebounds as the Phoenix downed the Golden Eagles, 63-55.
Full recap
Penguins Force Overtime at American
WASHINGTON, D.C (YSUSports.com). – The Youngstown State women's basketball team rallied from a nine-point deficit in the fourth period to force overtime but ultimately fell 78-72 at American on Saturday afternoon.
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Bradley Takes Down Flames
PEORIA, ILL. (UICFlames.com) – UIC fell to 3-3 on the season with a 58-48 loss to Bradley (4-3) Saturday afternoon in Peoria. Behind strong play by Gabryelle Johnson, UIC erased a 10 point deficit and tied the game on two occasions in the third quarter. But they were never able to stake themselves to the lead, and Bradley used a big run at the beginning of the fourth quarter to put the game out of the Flames' reach.
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Jags Power Past Ohio as Williams Posts Career-High
ATHENS, OHIO (IUPUIJags.com) – IUPUI stormed past Ohio for its sixth win of the season behind a career-high 19 points from Macee Williams and 23 from Danielle Lawrence.
Full recap
Upcoming #HLWBB Slate: Sunday, December 3
Central Michigan at Oakland (1 p.m. ET – ESPN3)
Chicago State at Wright State (2 p.m. ET – ESPN3)
Milwaukee at Northwestern (3 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network Plus)
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.