INDIANAPOLIS-- Detroit junior Rosanna Reynolds (Canton, Mich.) and Milwaukee junior Sierra Ford-Washington (Richfield, Minn.) are the Horizon League Women’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week while Cleveland State’s Ashanti Abshaw (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) is the Freshman of the Week for the week of Feb. 22-28.
Detroit faced Oakland in the second matchup of the Metro Series this season. It took overtime to determine the contest as the Titans defeated the Golden Grizzlies 82-77. The victory marked Detroit’s first 10-win conference season since 2011-12 and the most total victories since the 2012-13 season under first year head coach Bernard Scott. The team overcame a nine point deficit in the first half with an explosive third quarter to help take the game to overtime. Detroit then outscored Oakland 14-9 in extra time to take home the win and move to third place in the League standings tied with Wright State.
Reynolds posted a strong game against rival Detroit tallying 20 points on 9-for-14 shooting (.643) while scoring 15 of her points in the second half of the overtime victory. The junior grabbed seven rebounds, dished out five assists and had one steal. In addition, Reynolds moved to 16th all-time in scoring at Detroit with 1,187 points.
Milwaukee moved to second in League standings after picking up two wins over the weekend against Wright State and Northern Kentucky and now control its own destiny with two games left on the schedule. The Panthers tooks down the Norse 78-71 after Northern Kentucky had won six of its last seven games by over 18 points per win. A couple days later, Milwaukee battled for sole possession of second place in the standings and defeated Wright State 68-57 to sweep the series for the year.
Ford-Washington led the team in scoring in both home wins averaging 25 ppg on 15-for-30 shooting (.500) while tabbing 24 points over the Norse and season-high 26 points against Wright State. In addition, the junior also contributed on the boards averaging 7.5 rpg while also dishing out 3 apg for the Panthers.
Cleveland State hosted UIC on Friday as the Vikings defeated the Flames 72-69. Cleveland State controlled the first half with a four point lead at the halfway mark but the Flames came out strong in the third frame with a 8-3 run. From that point on, the two teams traded points before the Vikings eventually pulled away with a small lead entering the final quarter. Cleveland State then closed out of the game while maintaining the points edge the remaining 1:30.
Abshaw tabbed her eighth double-double of the season with 23 points and 10 rebounds against UIC while marking her seventh 20-point game this year. In addition to Abshaw’s game numbers she also set a program record for freshman/redshirt freshman scoring in a season. She now has 396 points on the year.
Cleveland State faces Valparaiso tonight at 5:30 p.m. ET. Detroit, Milwaukee and Cleveland State then have contests on Thursday with the Titans squaring off against Green Bay, Panthers taking on Oakland and the Vikings versus Wright State. All games begin at 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN3.
Top Players of the Week:
Indiya Benjamin, Youngstown State (So., G): Averaged 17 points and 4.5 assists to lead Youngstown State in wins over Valparaiso and UIC this week. Tied her career-high of 22 points versus UIC while scoring 13-straight for the Penguins at one point.
Christine Roush, Northern Kentucky (Sr., G): Averaged 16.5 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Norse this week with 19 points over Valparaiso and 14 points against Green Bay.
Top Freshmen of the Week:
Taylor Jones, Oakland (G): Recorded her first career double-double with a game-high 24 points and career-high 11 rebounds.
Players of the Week
Nov. 9: Kaili Lukan, Green Bay (Sr., G)
Nov. 16: Kim Demmings, Wright State (Sr., G)
Nov. 23: Kim Demmings, Wright State (Sr., G)
Nov. 30: Allie LeClaire, Green Bay (So., G)
Dec. 6: Sarah Cash, Youngstown State (So., F)
Dec. 13: Allie LeClaire, Green Bay (So., G)
Dec. 20: Olivia Nash, Oakland (Sr., G)
Dec. 27: Sarah Cash, Youngstown State (So., F)
Jan. 4: Rosanna Reynolds, Detroit (Jr., G)
Jan. 11: Kim Demmings, Wright State (Sr., G)
Jan. 18: Steph Kostowicz, Milwaukee (Sr., G)
Jan. 25: Courtney Roush, Northern Kentucky (Sr., F)
Feb. 1: Brianne Cohen, Detroit (So., F)
Feb. 8: Ruvanna Campbell, UIC (Sr., F)
Feb. 15: Steph Kostowicz, Milwaukee (Sr., G)
Feb. 22: Rosanna Reynolds, Detroit (Sr., G)
Feb. 22: Sierra Ford-Washington, Milwaukee (Jr., F)
Freshmen of the Week
Nov. 9: Taylor Jones, Oakland (Fr., G)
Nov. 16: Molly Glick, Northern Kentucky (Fr., F)
Nov. 23: Emily Vogelpohl, Wright State (Fr., G)
Nov. 30: Ashanti Abshaw, Cleveland State (Fr., F)
Dec. 6: Emily Vogelpohl, Wright State (Fr., G)
Dec. 13: Ashanti Abshaw, Cleveland State (Fr., F)
Dec. 20: Taylor Jones, Oakland (Fr., G)
Dec. 27: Emily Vogelpohl, Wright State (Fr., G)
Jan. 4: Taylor Jones, Oakland (Fr., G)
Jan. 11: Ashanti Abshaw, Cleveland State (Fr., F)
Jan. 18: Taylor Jones, Oakland (Fr., G)
Jan. 25: Taylor Jones, Oakland (Fr., G)
Feb. 1: Ashanti Abshaw, Cleveland State (Fr., F)
Feb. 8: Taylor Jones, Oakland (Fr., G)
Feb. 15: Emily Vogelpohl, Wright State (Fr., G)
Feb. 22: Ashanti Abshaw, Cleveland State (Fr., F)
Tags: Horizon League - Women's Basketball
