#HLWBB Weekly Notebook – February 27
Rachel White
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INDIANAPOLIS – In week nine of #HLWBB play, Green Bay, Milwaukee, Northern Kentucky, and Wright State each went 2-0, while IUPUI picked up a win in its lone contest.
#HLWBB NEWS & NOTES
• In this week’s College Insider Women’s Mid-Major Top 25 poll, Wright State moved up to No. 11, Green Bay moved up to No. 19, while IUPUI and Youngstown State each received votes.
• Four #HLWBB student-athletes were named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District Women’s Basketball Team, selected by CoSIDA last week. Youngstown State’s Mary Dunn and Northern Kentucky’s Kailey Coffey each earned First Team recognition in their respective regions and are eligible for Academic All-America honors. YSU’s Sarah Cash and Melinda Trimmer were named to the Second Team in district five.
• League-leading Wright State is ranked second nationally in total rebounds (1261) and third in rebounds per game (45.04).
• Green Bay boasts one of the top defenses in the country, ranking sixth in scoring defense (52.5 points per game) and sixth in field-goal percentage defense (34.6 percent).
• IUPUI’s has the 15th best rebounding margin in the NCAA, as the Jags are pulling down 8.6 more rebounds per game than opponents.
• Youngstown State is tenth nationally in free-throw percentage. Penguins are converting 77.1 percent of shots at the line.
• UIC’s Jada Nneji is averaging 2.87 blocks per game, the fifth highest in the nation.
• IUPUI’s Macee Williams and Cleveland State’s Mariah Miller are tied for the lead in scoring in #HLWBB play, with each averaging 15.3 points per contest.
• Wright State’s Symone Simmons leads the League in rebounding in #HLWBB games, averaging 10.6.
• YSU’s Alison Smolinski is eighth nationally in three-point field goals made (91).
RESULTS
| DATE |
GAME |
RECAP |
| Thursday, Feb. 21 |
Green Bay 72, Oakland 32 |
Box Score |
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Milwaukee 59, Detroit Mercy 34 |
Box Score |
| Friday, Feb. 22 |
Northern Kentucky 65, Youngstown State 62 |
Box Score |
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Wright State 78, Cleveland State 52 |
Box Score |
| Saturday, Feb.23 |
IUPUI 73, UIC 44 |
Box Score |
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Green Bay 82, Detroit Mercy 37 |
Box Score |
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Milwaukee 83, Oakland 53 |
Box Score |
| Sunday, Feb. 24 |
Northern Kentucky 74, Cleveland State 55 |
Box Score |
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Wright State 70, Youngstown State 65 |
Box Score |
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
| DATE |
GAME |
Time (ET) |
TV/Live Stream |
| Thursday, Feb. 28 |
Northern Kentucky at Oakland |
4 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
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Wright State at Detroit Mercy |
5 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
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Green Bay at IUPUI |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Milwaukee at UIC |
8 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Saturday, March 2 |
Wright State at Oakland |
12 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
|
Youngstown State at Cleveland State |
1 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
|
Green Bay at UIC |
1 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
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Northern Kentucky at Detroit Mercy |
1 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Milwaukee at IUPUI |
2 p.m. |
ESPN3 |