#HLWBB Roundup: Feb. 23
Rachel White
#HLWBB Scoreboard (home team on right)
Northern Kentucky 55,
UIC 73
Wright State 66, IUPUI 63
Detroit Mercy 45,
Milwaukee 90
Oakland 48,
Green Bay 78
#HLWBB Recaps
Flames End Draught with 73-55 Victory over NKU
CHICAGO (UICFlames.com) – The UIC women's basketball team (8-20, 1-16 HL) snapped a 17-game losing streak with a solid 73-55 victory over Northern Kentucky (8-20, 6-11 HL) on Friday afternoon at the UIC Pavilion. The win was The Flames' first in Horizon League play and first at home since Dec. 18.
Full UIC recap
NKU recap
Wright State Women Pick Up Big Win at IUPUI
INDIANAPOLIS (WSURaiders.com) – The Wright State women's basketball team got back in the win column with an important 66-63 win at IUPUI Friday night.
Full WSU recap
IUPUI recap
Milwaukee Cruises Past Detroit Mercy
MILWAUKEE (MKEPanthers.com) – Seniors Bailey Farley and Jenny Lindner each scored 21 points as the Milwaukee women's basketball team cruised to a 90-45 win over Detroit Mercy Friday night from the Klotsche Center.
Milwaukee recap
Detroit Mercy recap
No. 22/21 Green Bay Secures 20th-Consecutive Championship Outright, Downs Oakland
GREEN BAY, WIS. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The Green Bay women's basketball team secured its 20th-consecutive regular-season conference championship at the Kress Center in front of 2,679 fans on Thursday evening, defeating Oakland 78-48.
Full Green Bay recap
Oakland recap
Upcoming #HLWBB Slate: Saturday, February 24
Cleveland State at Youngstown State (4:15 p.m. ET – ESPN3)
Sunday, February 25
Detroit Mercy at Green Bay (2 p.m. ET - ESPN3)
Wright State at UIC (2 p.m. ET – ESPN3)
Oakland at Milwaukee (3 p.m. ET – ESPN3)
Northern Kentucky at IUPUI (5 p.m. ET – ESPN3)
Motor City Madness
The 2018 Little Caesars Horizon League Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championship will take place March 2-6 at the brand new Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich. Tickets can be purchased now at campus box offices or at HorizonLeague.com.
Little Caesars Arena is located in the heart of The District Detroit, a 50-block, mixed-use development that unites eight world-class theaters, five neighborhoods and three professional sports venues in one vibrant, walkable destination for people who want to live, work and play in an exciting urban environment. Home to the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons and Detroit Lions — The District Detroit represents the greatest density of professional sports teams in one downtown core in the country.