#HLWBB Weekly Notebook – January 16
Rachel White
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INDIANAPOLIS – During the third week of #HLWBB play, Wright State improved to 5-0 in League play while Green Bay, IUPUI, and Milwaukee also went undefeated for the week.
#HLWBB NEWS & NOTES
• Wright State leads the Horizon League in scoring offense (71.9 points per game) and rebounding (43.3 per game), and also commits the fewest turnovers per game (12.5).
• Green Bay’s Jen Wellnitz leads #HLWBB in steals with 2.7 per game, totaling 40 steals in 15 games this season.
• Youngstown State is the top scoring defense in the League, allowing just 54.9 points per game to opponents this season. Offensively, four Penguins average in double-figures in scoring, three of whom have won League Player of the Week honors this season (Alison Smolinski, Chelsea Olson, Mary Dunn).
• IUPUI’s Macee Williams leads #HLWBB in scoring with 18.9 points per game and is third in rebounding (8.0).
• UIC’s Jada Nneji leads the League in blocks with 2.7 per game. Nnjei set a Horizon League single-game record with 13 blocks in Sunday’s contest against Detroit Mercy.
• Milwaukee freshman Megan Walstad leads #HLWBB in field goal percentage, converting on 57.6 percent of her field-goal attempts this season.
• Cleveland State’s Savanna Crockett ranks first in the League with 9.8 rebounds per game in her freshman campaign.
RESULTS
| DATE |
GAME |
RECAP |
| Thursday, Jan. 10 |
Milwaukee 71, Youngstown State 68 (OT) |
Box Score |
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Green Bay 62, Cleveland State 53 |
Box Score |
| Friday, Jan. 11 |
IUPUI 82, Detroit Mercy 47 |
Box Score |
|
UIC 69, Oakland 65 (OT) |
Box Score |
| Saturday, Jan. 12 |
Wright State 61, Northern Kentucky 55 |
Box Score |
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Green Bay 60, Youngstown State 42 |
Box Score |
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Milwaukee 59, Cleveland State 53 |
Box Score |
| Sunday, Jan. 13 |
Detroit Mercy 42, UIC 36 |
Box Score |
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IUPUI 82, Oakland 53 |
Box Score |
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
| DATE |
GAME |
Time (ET) |
TV/Live Stream |
| Friday, Jan. 18 |
Northern Kentucky at Cleveland State |
11 a.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Wright State at Youngstown State |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Milwaukee at Oakland |
7 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
|
Green Bay at Detroit Mercy |
7 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
| Saturday, Jan. 19 |
UIC at IUPUI |
2 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
| Sunday, Jan. 20 |
Wright State at Cleveland State |
1 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Northern Kentucky at Youngstown State |
1 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
|
Milwaukee at Detroit Mercy |
1 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
|
Green Bay at Oakland |
3 p.m. |
ESPN+ |