INDIANAPOLIS -- Milwaukee senior Ashley Green (Glendale, Wis.) is the Horizon League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week while Valparaiso’s Dani Franklin (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is the Freshman of the Week for the week of Feb. 2-8. This is the second accolade this season for Green while Franklin collects her third honor of the year.
Milwaukee (8-13, 4-5) competed in one conference game this past week and defeated Oakland at home, 66-60. The Panthers overcame a seven-point deficit within the final five minutes of the contest and used a late 14-3 run in the half to capture the victory.
Green led the comeback for Milwaukee to tab her fourth game of 30-or-more points this season, tying a school record to cap-off her birthday performance. The senior also notched her sixth double-double this year with 31 points and 10 rebounds. Green went 9-for-18 from the floor while netting 11-of-12 from the charity stripe. It was her three-pointer at the top of the arc that tied the game at 53-53 as the squad relied on crucial free throws down the stretch to capture their fourth League victory.
Valparaiso (5-17, 1-8) took the road this past week and defeated Detroit, 74-68, on Thursday and falling to Wright State Saturday. The Crusaders tabbed three players in double-figures versus the Titans while the contest remained close from start to finish. A late 9-2 run by Valparaiso sealed the team’s first League victory of 2015.
Franklin displayed her best shooting performance of the season at Detroit while going 8-of-9 from the field, 2-of-3 from behind the arc and was a perfect 2-for-2 on the charity stripe. The freshman recorded back-to-back 20-point performances during the two contests and averaged 20.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, shot a 61.5 (16-of-26) field goal percentage and 44.4 (4-of-9) three-point percentage.
Milwaukee and Valparaiso face-off on Thursday, February 12 at the Athletics Recreation Center for an 8:05 p.m. ET tip-off. The Panthers then host Green Bay on Saturday, February 14 for a 3:00 p.m. start. All games will be streamed on ESPN3, respectively.
Top Players of the Week:
Ruvanna Campbell, UIC (Jr., F): Posted a game-high 26 points and 17 rebounds against Cleveland State and finished with 23 points and 15 rebounds in the win over Youngstown State for the sixth-straight double-double.
Cori Coleman, Cleveland State (Sr., G): Led Cleveland State to an overtime win against UIC with 18 points, nine rebounds and three steals. The senior recorded team-highs with 23 points and seven rebounds at Green Bay in addition to her five steals in the contest.
Tay’ler Mingo, Wright State (Sr., G): Scored 23 points, dished out seven assists and had a career-tying seven steals against Youngstown State. Facing Valparaiso, she recorded 27 points, a career-high 11 assists and collected two steals.
Elena Popkey, Oakland (Jr., G): In the win over Green Bay, the junior scored her 1,000th career-point with 19 total and also tallied her 300th career assist at Milwaukee.
Rosanna Reynolds, Detroit (So., G): Scored 17 points and added a season-high eight assists, six rebounds, two steals and a block against Valparaiso.
Heidi Schlegel, Youngstown State (Sr., F): Paced Youngstown State last week with 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting against Wright State and scored 15 points in addition to a game-high 17 rebounds in the win over UIC.
Top Freshmen of the Week:
Nikki Arbanas, Youngstown State (G): Collected 13 points and dished out three assists versus UIC and scored five points against Wright State.
Kelsey Cunningham, Milwaukee (G): Scored in double-figures in the win against Oakland with 10 points and also collected a career-high eight rebounds in the contest.
Darianne Seward, Detroit (G): Tallied a season-high five triples en route to a 28-point performance against Valparaiso. The freshman scored 17 of her points in the second half and also added six rebounds in the contest.
Players of the Week
Nov. 10: Tay’ler Mingo, Wright State (Sr., G)
Nov. 17: Ruvanna Campbell, UIC (Jr., F)
Nov. 24: Mehryn Kraker, Green Bay (So., G)
Dec. 1: Rosanna Reynolds, Detroit (So., G)
Dec. 8: Ellisha Crosby, Detroit (Sr., G)
Dec. 15: Tay’ler Mingo, Wright State (Sr., G)
Dec. 22: Olivia Nash, Oakland (Jr., G)
Dec. 29: Latisha Walker, Youngstown State (Sr., G)
Jan. 5: Megan Lukan, Green Bay (Sr., G)
Jan. 12: Heidi Schlegel, Youngstown State (Sr., F)
Jan. 19: Ashley Green, Milwaukee (Sr., G)
Jan: 26: Breanna Stucke, Wright State (Sr., F)
Feb. 2: Ashley Green, Milwaukee (Sr., G)
Freshmen of the Week
Nov. 10: Nikki Arbanas, Youngstown State (Fr., G)
Nov. 17: Dani Franklin, Valparaiso (Fr., G)
Nov. 24: Indiya Benjamin, Youngstown State (Fr., G)
Dec. 1: Allie LeClaire, Green Bay (Fr., G)
Dec. 8: Dani Franklin, Valparaiso (Fr., G)
Dec. 15: Darianne Seward, Detroit (Fr., G)
Dec. 22: Darianne Seward, Detroit (Fr., G)
Dec. 29: Jasmyn Walker, Valparaiso (Fr., G)
Jan. 5: Jenny Lindner, Milwaukee (Fr., G)
Jan. 12: Jasmyn Walker, Valparaiso (Fr., G)
Jan. 19: Nikki Arbanas, Youngstown State (Fr., G)
Jan. 26: Darianne Seward, Detroit (Fr., G)
Feb. 2: Dani Franklin, Valparaiso (Fr., G)
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