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THE HORIZON LEAGUE SPOTLIGHT
Green Bay is ranked No. 22 in the most-recent Associated Press poll (Dec. 21) and No. 24 in the latest ESPN/USA Today poll (Dec. 15). The Phoenix's best all-time ranking of No. 16 came during the 2002-03 season.Green Bay (10-0) is currently one of just nine undefeated NCAA Division I women's teams. Nebraska (11-0) and St. Bonaventure (11-0) are the only undefeated squads with more wins than the Phoenix.Green Bay has defeated three Bowl Championship Series Conference opponents this season. The Phoenix topped Wisconsin (60-58) on Nov. 24, DePaul (79-68) on Dec. 2 and Marquette (65-48) on Dec. 19.Cleveland State posted a 77-75 win over Indiana on Saturday. The overtime decision was CSU's first win over a BCS Series Conference opponent since Dec. 30, 1996, when the Vikings knocked off Big East foe Syracuse. CSU defeated Louisville on Dec. 18, 2003, but the Cardinals were a Conference USA member at the time.
HORIZON LEAGUE TEAM NOTES
BUTLER BULLDOGS (6-4 overall, 0-0 HL)
Junior Alyssa Pittman scored 20 of her game-high 23 points in the second half and overtime on Monday at Dayton. She also knocked down seven three-pointers in the contest, which marked a Horizon League season high.Junior Brittany Bowen is averaging 16.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in the month of December. She is shooting 50 percent from the floor, 48 percent from beyond the arc and 94 percent from the free-throw line.Senior Melanie Thornton is averaging 14.3 points and 10.3 rebounds over the past four games. She recorded double-doubles against Cincinnati (14 pts, 13 rebs) and Dayton (16 pts, 10 rebs).
CLEVELAND STATE VIKINGS (4-5 overall, 0-0 HL)
Cleveland State trailed by seven points with 1:02 left on Saturday before rallying to force overtime against Indiana. The Vikings went on to defeat the Hoosiers, 77-75, for the first time in school history.Freshman Shalonda Winton grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against Indiana, helping the Vikings to a 53-45 rebounding edge. Winton leads CSU with 7.2 boards per game this season.Senior Kailey Klein made her 90th consecutive start on Saturday vs. Indiana.
DETROIT TITANS (1-8 overall, 0-0 HL)
Detroit travels to #9/12 Georgia for a non-conference tilt on Tuesday. UDM owns a 1-2 record in the overall series with UGA. On Nov. 22, 2008, the Titans captured a historic 70-66 win over the 23rd-ranked team in the country at Calihan Hall.Senior Brigid Mulroy leads the Horizon League and ranks third nationally with a .578 three-point percentage.
#22/24 GREEN BAY PHOENIX (10-0 overall, 0-0 HL)
Green Bay has won an all-time best 28 consecutive regular-season contests.At 10-0, the Phoenix is also off to its best start in the program's 36-year history.Green Bay held Marquette to just 14 points and 19 percent shooting in the first half of Saturday's 65-48 victory. The win was Green Bay's second over the Big East Conference this season.Green Bay ranks in the NCAA's Top 10 for free-throw percentage (4th, .805) and assists per game (5th, 18.8).Lavesa Glover, who scored 1,054 points for the Phoenix from 2005-09, has signed a professional contract with Aanekosken Huima in Finland. Visit HorizonLeague.org or GreenBayPhoenix.com for details.
LOYOLA RAMBLERS (5-4 overall, 0-0 HL)
Loyola held Western Illinois to just 27 points and 18 percent shooting in Saturday's 21-point win. The 27 points were the lowest total by a Rambler opponent since the College of DuPage scored 24 on Feb. 16, 1980.Sophomore Ellen Ayoub tallied a career-high 14 points and tied a career-best eight rebounds at Western Illinois.Junior Brittany Boeke added a season-high 14 points, while sophomore Katie Kortekamp snagged a career-best 10 rebounds in the win.
MILWAUKEE PANTHERS (5-5 overall, 0-0 HL)
The 89 combined points in Milwaukee's 51-38 loss to Illinois State made for the second-lowest scoring game in UWM's Division I history.Milwaukee has knocked down a three-pointer in 219 straight games.
UIC FLAMES (3-7 overall, 0-0 HL)
Senior Cassie Johnson has moved into third place on UIC's all-time blocked shots list with 136. She leads the Horizon League with 2.8 rejections per outing this year.Sophomore Jasmine Bailey recorded her second double-double of the season on Friday against Illinois State (16 pts, 10 rebs).Freshman Taylor Foulks led all scorers with a career-high 17 points on Sunday against Eastern Illinois.
VALPARAISO CRUSADERS (3-6 overall, 0-0 HL)
Valparaiso canned a season-high 10 three-pointers on Monday at Cincinnati.The Cincinnati game was Head Coach Keith Freeman's 450th at Valparaiso.The Crusaders are idle until a Dec. 28 neutral-court meeting with Southeastern Conference foe Auburn. It will be the first ever match-up between the two schools.
WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS (4-5 overall, 0-0 HL)
Wright State out-scored Boston College, 37-35, in the second half of a six-point setback on Sunday. The Raiders knocked down 54 percent in that second stanza.Senior Kanisha Ward has averaged 12.0 points and 4.5 assists over WSU's last four tilts. She has also connected on all 10 free-throw attempts during the stretch.
YOUNGSTOWN STATE PENGUINS (0-11 overall, 0-0 HL)
Freshman Brandi Brown collected a career-high 17 rebounds on Monday against Bowling Green and was just one point shy of a double-double.Sophomore Macey Nortey scored 14 points against Bowling Green and 12 on Thursday at Saint Francis (Pa.). She has scored 12+ points in six games year.The Penguins are idle until Jan. 2 when they open Horizon League action.
Tags: Horizon League - Women's Basketball
