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INDIANAPOLIS -- Wright State senior Breanna Stucke (Tip City, Ohio) is the Horizon League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week while Detroit’s Darianne Seward (Columbus, Ohio) is the Freshman of the Week for the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1. This week marks the third accolade Seward has collected this season.
Wright State (16-5, 5-2) contested in one game this past week on the road facing Oakland at the O’rena. The Raiders set a school record for the most points scored against a Division I opponent in the 108-89 victory. In the early minutes of the ballgame, the two squads exchanged several lead changes before Wright State took the lead for good after a 10-0 run. The Raiders exploded offensively throughout the entire contest, shooting 56 percent overall from the field and were 12 of 22 from behind the arc.
Stucke recorded a career-high of 24 points versus the Golden Grizzlies with 17 points coming in the second half on 6-of-9 shooting. She was also just one shy of tying a career-high in rebounds with 13. Her double-double performance marked the senior’s third this season and first during conference play. In addition, Stucke added four assists in the contest to compliment her field goal percentage of 69.2 percent.
Detroit (8-12, 3-4) took the road this week to compete against Youngstown State at the Beeghly Center. After being down double-digit points at the half, the Titans surged the final 20 minutes of the game fueled by a 22-4 run after the intermission. The game would battle back-and-forth a majority of the second half as Detroit took hold of the lead and eventual win off of key free throws down the stretch. The Titans defeated the Penguins 59-58 to give Youngstown State its first home loss of the season.
Seward was a main contributor to the Titans’ squad in the second half, scoring all of her 10 points during the final 20 minutes of the comeback victory. The freshman grabbed seven rebounds in the game to tab her second-best rebounding performance thus far on the year. Seward also dished out two assists while tallying one block against the Penguins in her 25 minutes on the court.
Wright State and Detroit are back in action Thursday, February 5 continuing League play. The Raiders host Youngstown State at 12:00 p.m. ET while the Titans welcome Valparaiso for a 7:00 p.m. ET tip-off. Wright State then hosts Valparaiso on Saturday, February 7 for a 2:00 p.m. ET start time. All games are set to be streamed on ESPN3, respectively.
Top Players of the Week:
Ruvanna Campbell, UIC (Jr., F): Scored 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the win over Valparaiso and tallied 15 points and 10 boards in the loss versus Green Bay at home. Currently owns 15 double-doubles this season and 41 for her Flames’ career.
Alexis Eckles, Cleveland State (So., G): Tallied a double-double against Oakland with 15 points and 11 rebounds and was just one shy of gathering her second double-digit performance of the week versus Milwaukee.
Elena Popkey, Oakland (Jr., G): Scored 21 points at home against Cleveland State to mark her second 20-point performance this season. The junior also added 17 points in the loss to Wright State.
Rosanna Reynolds, Detroit (So., G): Posted her fourth double-double of the season with a game-high 19 points and career-tying 11 rebounds. In addition, she also dished out seven assists in the ballgame.
Heidi Schlegel, Youngstown State (Sr., F): Tabbed 15 points and 15 rebounds in the loss at Detroit and added 24 points and nine boards in the win over Milwaukee at home. Went 9-for-9 from the charity stripe against Milwaukee and netted her final seven field-goal attempts.
Top Freshmen of the Week:
Indiya Benjamin, Youngstown State (Fr., G): Scored 18 points in the win versus Milwaukee while going 4-for-4 from the three-point range. In the loss facing Detroit, she scored five points and grabbed four boards.
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)
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)
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