#HLWBB Recaps; Feb. 18

Northern Kentucky 58, Cleveland State 77

CLEVELAND, Ohio – With a pair of free throws at the 1:02 mark of the second quarter, Ashanti Abshaw recorded her 1,000th career point and helped lead Cleveland State to a 77-58 victory over Northern Kentucky Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Vikings are now 13-14 overall this season and 8-8 in Horizon League play.

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Detroit Mercy 55, Valparaiso 57

The Valparaiso University women’s basketball team escaped with an improbable 57-55 win over Detroit Mercy on Saturday afternoon at the Athletics-Recreation Center. The Crusaders avenged a 25-point loss to the Titans from earlier in the season. Amber Lindfors (Elk Grove Village, Ill. / Elk Grove) had a double-double while Dani Franklin (Cedar Rapids, Iowa / George Washington) led the Crusaders (8-19, 3-13 Horizon) with 16 points.

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Oakland 78, UIC 50

CHICAGO - Nicole Dodd poured in a career-high 15 points draining a career-best 5-of-10 from behind the arc leading Oakland to a 78-50 win at UIC on Saturday. The victory marks the program's 300th win in the Division I era.

Dodd, Leah Somerfield and Nola Anderson went a combined 13-for-13 from the free throw line with Somerfield adding 15 points along with 10 from Anderson. Defensively, the Golden Grizzlies had 17 steals and 27 points off 24 UIC turnovers.

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Wright State 68, Youngstown State 64

The Wright State women's basketball team tied a program record with its 13th straight victory Saturday, defeating Youngstown State 68-64 at the Beeghly Center.

Mackenzie Taylor opened the scoring with a jumper at the 7:41 mark of the first quarter, only to see the Penguins answer with 10 straight points over the next two minutes.  The Raiders were then down 30-21 late in the second stanza before closing the half on an 8-2 run, five of those coming from Symone Simmons, to only trail 32-29 at the break.

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