#HLWBB Roundup: Dec. 5
Rachel White
#HLWBB Scoreboard (home team on right)
Austin Peay 53, Northern Kentucky 52
Youngstown State 58,
Akron 75
#HLWBB Recaps
Northern Kentucky Falls in Heartbreaker to Austin Peay, 53-52
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY. (NKUNorse.com) – The Northern Kentucky women's basketball team fell to Austin Peay on Tuesday evening by a final score of 53-52. The Governors hit a shot with 3.9 seconds left in the contest to get the victory and extend their winning streak to seven games. NKU sits at 1-6 on the season, while Austin Peay advances to 7-1.
Full recap
Big Second Quarter Lifts Akron to 75-58 Win Over Youngstown State
AKRON, OHIO (YSUSports.com) –Akron outscored the Youngstown State women's basketball team 21-5 in the second period and made 13 3-pointers to beat the Penguins 75-58 on Tuesday at James A. Rhodes Arena.
Indiya Benjamin scored 14 of her career-high 25 points in the first period to give the Penguins a 24-17 lead after 10 minutes. Akron scored the first 14 points of the second period and held the lead the rest of the night.
Full recap
Upcoming #HLWBB Slate: Wednesday, December 6
Ohio at Cleveland State (11 a.m. ET – ESPN3)
Green Bay at Dayton (11 a.m. ET – A10 Network)
Indiana Northwest at UIC (5 p.m. ET – ESPN3)
Miami (OH) at IUPUI (7 p.m. ET – ESPN3)
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.