#HLWBB Recaps, Dec. 6

#HLWBB Recaps, Dec. 6

Detroit Mercy 77, Eastern Michigan 64

YPSILANTI, Mich. (12/6/2016) -- Senior guard Rosanna Reynolds scored a season-high 30 points and the University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team jumped out to an early lead and controlled the contest in a 77-64 road victory over host Eastern Michigan on Tuesday.

Reynolds turned in a big game for the Titans (4-5), shooting 11-of-16 from the floor and totaling eight rebounds, a career-high-tying five steals and five assists. Junior forward Brianne Cohen added 16 points, sinking 12-of-16 foul shots, while freshman Anja Marinkovic added 13 points off the bench for Detroit Mercy, which earned its third win away from Calihan Hall this season.

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Akron 76, Youngstown State 74

Akron outscored the Youngstown State women's basketball team by 15 at the free-throw line and defeated the Penguins 76-74 in overtime on Tuesday evening at Beeghly Center.

YSU's Indiya Benjamin scored 21 points for the second straight game, but she battled foul trouble and was whistled for her fifth infraction on a soft bump with 2:45 left in the fourth period. She had just hit a 3-pointer that put the Penguins up 62-59, and YSU did not score again in regulation.

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Green Bay 78, Marquette 63

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The Green Bay women’s basketball team started hot on the road against in-state rival Marquette (6-2) this evening at the Al McGuire Center, all led by Jessica Lindstrom who scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to secure her fifth double-double of the season in the 78-63 Phoenix victory.

Green Bay (7-1) jumped out to a 16-3 lead over the Golden Eagles, as Lindstrom, Mehryn Kraker, Allie LeClaire and Lexi Weitzer all hit three-pointers in the first five minutes of the game. At the end of the first, the Phoenix had built up a 23-11 lead and owned an 11-6 advantage in rebounds.

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