Cleveland State and UIC Garner Wednesday Wins

#HLWBB Results -- February 25th 
Cleveland State 77, Valparaiso 70
UIC 72, Milwaukee 70

Vikings Come Away With 77-70 Victory At Valparaiso-- Box Score
VALPARAISO, Ind. – Cleveland State had four starters finish with double-digit points Wednesday evening, led by 20 from Imani Gordon, as the Vikings captured a 77-70 victory at Valparaiso. The win improves CSU to 16-10 overall this season and 8-5 in Horizon League play, while Valparaiso falls to 6-20 overall and 2-11 in league play.

Imani Gordon recorded her third double-double out of the last four games, posting 20 points and 10 rebounds against Valparaiso, while Cori Coleman also notched a double-double for the Vikings, notching 17 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.

Alexis Eckles was just shy of a double-double, tallying 18 points and nine rebounds, with Kiersten Green also finishing with double-digits, posting 13 points including a trio of three-pointers. Shadae Bosley added seven points and four boards, while Brooke Smith rounded out the scoring for the Vikings with two points. Read more

Vikings Prevail 77-70 over Crusader Women-- Box Score

Five Crusaders finished in double figures Wednesday night, but seniors Imani Gordon and Cori Coleman boosted Cleveland State to a 77-70 victory over Valpo at the Athletics-Recreation Center.

Jasmyn Walker (Muskegon, Mich./Mona Shores) tossed in a layup late to clinch her fourth straight double-double and seventh in Horizon League play. Walker put up 11 points and 13 rebounds. Sharon Karungi (Kampala, Uganda/[Northern Oklahoma College]) paced the Brown and Gold in scoring with 14 points, a season watermark for the senior. She finished one rebound shy of her second double-double of the season.

Valpo raced out to a 7-0 lead early on. The Viking triumvirate of Cori Coleman, Alexis Eckles, and Kiersten Green got Cleveland State back into the thick of things before the official timeout. The tail end of back-to-back threes off the hand of Green gave the visitors a 16-15 advantage. Read more

Nunn's Layup Leads Flames Past Milwaukee, 72-70-- Box Score
CHICAGO - The UIC women's basketball team (15-11, 5-8 HL) led by as many as 13 in the second half but needed a late putback by Kendyl Nunn to collect a 72-70 home win Wednesday night over Milwaukee (8-17, 4-9 HL). With the victory, the Flames jumped two spots in the Horizon League standings into sixth place.

UIC made 51 percent of its field goals (28-of-54), which is the second highest mark this season behind 61 percent against Robert Morris-Springfield (Jan. 2). The Flames also made a season-high 62 percent of their three-point attempts (5-of-8). UIC's performance from downtown is the highest percentage since Dec. 31, 2011 when the Flames made 64 percent (9-of-14) at Milwaukee.

UIC owned a 39-28 advantage on the boards and scored 16 second-chance points. The Flames have outrebounded 23 out of 26 opponents this season. Read more

Thrilling Milwaukee Comeback Comes Up Just Short-- Box Score
CHICAGO, Ill. - Senior Ashley Green scored a game-high 23 points and forced a late tie in regulation but UIC held on for a 72-70 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's basketball team Wednesday evening at the UIC Pavilion.

The Panthers (8-17, 4-9 Horizon League) used a 15-4 scoring run to get back into the game down the stretch against the Flames (15-11, 5-8 Horizon League). Green's jumper in the paint tied the contest at 70-70 with 27.7 seconds but Kendyl Nunn's putback with 13 seconds remaining decided the outcome. UWM had one final chance to force overtime but could not convert.

"All credit to UIC. They had some players that really stepped up and hit some big shots for them," Milwaukee head coach Kyle Rechlicz said. "When you look at the stat sheet – we had a positive assist-to-turnover ratio, shooting the percentage that we did and only giving UIC 12 offensive rebounds – you would never guess that we lost this game." Read more