Green Bay 65, Cleveland State 51
CLEVELAND, Ohio (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Mehryn Kraker led Green Bay with 21 points and Jessica Lindstrom recorded her 10th double-double (16 points, 15 rebounds) of the season, as the Phoenix (19-2, 10-0) downed Cleveland State 65-51 on Saturday afternoon at the Wolstein Center.
Green Bay led wire to wire in the victory, as it slowly pulled away from the Vikings (10-11, 5-5) with each quarter. The first 10 minutes of play saw the Phoenix construct a 23-16 lead, one that would continue to increase as time passed.
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Valparaiso 60, UIC 74
The UIC Flames (4-17, 1-9 HL) led wire to wire, set season highs in offensive efficiency, and registered their first Horizon League win of the season with a 74-60 triumph over Valparaiso (5-16, 0-10 HL) Saturday afternoon at UIC Pavilion.
The Flames shot 55% from the floor, their best performance all year, and assisted on a Horizon League-high 21 of their 26 baskets. Ten of those assists came from Terri Bender, making her the all-time assist leader in UIC history. She got her 455th assist on a Taylor Toney jumper late in the fourth quarter to move past Chrissy Dizon at the top of the list. It was her third career game with double digit assists.
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Milwaukee 78, Youngstown State 74
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Milwaukee women's basketball team led nearly the entire way in a 78-74 win over Youngstown State from the Beeghly Center Saturday afternoon.
The Panthers (15-6, 7-3 Horizon) led by as many as 12 points late in the game only to see YSU (7-14, 3-7 Horizon) get red-hot from behind the arc to make it close before Milwaukee closed the game out making 8-of-10 free throws in the final minute to clinch the win.
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